GARDEN VALLEY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30

4.01: BASIC SALARY SCHEDULE

September 2018 1.60%

Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Increment 0	37055	41207	46518	55889	59780	63095	66625
1	38773	43530	49357	59405	63481	66531	70142
2	40485	45860	52201	62926	67159	69966	73676
3	42209	48264	55039	66441	70883	73401	77207
4	43932	50510	57877	69966	74588	76839	80731
5	45658	52840	60714	73481	78289	80275	84259
6	47375	55163	63563	77001	81988	83708	87791
7	49096	57494	66400	80520	85689	87135	91315
8				84037	89393	90572	94845
9				87550	93091	94008	98319
10						97443	101905

September 2019 1.40%

Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Increment 0	37573	41784	47169	56672	60617	63978	67558
1	39315	44139	50048	60236	64369	67462	71124
2	41051	46502	52932	63807	68099	70945	74708
3	42800	48940	55809	67371	71876	74429	78288
4	44547	51218	58688	70945	75632	77915	81862
5	46297	53580	61564	74510	79385	81399	85439
6	48038	55935	64453	78079	83136	84880	89020
7	49784	58299	67329	81647	86889	88355	92593
8				85214	90644	91840	96172
9				88775	94394	95325	99696
10						98807	103331

September 2020 0.50%

Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Increment 0	37761	41993	47405	56955	60920	64298	67896
1	39512	44360	50299	60537	64691	67799	71479
2	41257	46735	53197	64126	68439	71300	75081
3	43014	49184	56088	67708	72235	74801	78679
4	44770	51474	58981	71300	76010	78304	82271
5	46529	53848	61872	74882	79782	81806	85866
6	48279	56215	64775	78469	83552	85305	89465
7	50032	58591	67666	82056	87324	88797	93056
8				85640	91097	92300	96653
9				89219	94866	95801	100194
10						99301	103848

September 2021 (COLA)

COLA will be determined as follows. In January 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter, when the 12-month (January to December 2021) average annual Statistics Canada consumer price index (MB CPI All Items) change is made known, the increase will be applied retroactively to 21/22 school year.

All TBD amounts stated in this agreement will reflect this COLA increase.

4.02: ANNUAL INCREMENTS

Except as hereinafter provided, teachers shall proceed from their initial salary by increments as indicated in Article 4.01 and 4.02 for each year of service in the teaching profession.

Annual increments shall be paid on September 1 if the anniversary date of experience falls between April 1 and October 31, and on January 1 if the anniversary date of experience falls between November 1 and March 31.

Any teacher who improves his or her academic or professional qualifications and thereby reaches a higher salary classification shall be paid according to such improved qualifications, as provided for in this Agreement, effective September 1 of the year in which such improved qualifications were obtained.

The onus is on the teacher to give notice to the Division of increased qualifications. The teacher must provide documentary evidence that his/her increased qualifications have been registered with the Manitoba Education and Professional Certification Unit. If evidence is not submitted by November 15 then the change in classification will be effective the month following submission of evidence.

4.03: CREDIT FOR EXPERIENCE

Permit Experience:

Teachers shall receive credit for two years only of permit experience.

Teachers on staff shall receive credit for experience as is recognized by the Manitoba Education Professional Certification Unit.

Vocational Industrial and Business Education Teachers: Experience gained prior to becoming a teacher in this area shall be assessed at 1 increment for every 2 years of practical experience so achieved in the particular field of expertise to a maximum of 5 increments.

4.04: EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

For the purpose of the salary schedule, teachers shall be classified according to the classification awarded them by the Manitoba Education Professional Certification Unit. (Manitoba Regulation 515/88R).

Unspecified Qualifications

If a teacher engaged by the Division whose qualifications cannot be specifically defined by the terms of this Agreement, the Division shall meet with the Division Association Committee to determine the placement of such teachers on the salary schedule not later than 15 days following the effective date of employment.

4.05: SALARY PAYMENTS

The Board is prepared to provide salary 2X per month including July and August.

4.06: INTEREST ON RETROACTIVE PAY

The Division shall pay to members of the Association interest on the net amount of any retroactive pay which may be paid to such members, calculated from the date on which the monies would have been due to the date of actual payment. The interest shall be calculated at the Board’s average deposit interest rate over the last 12 months on the date the Agreement is signed.

Interest on Retroactive Pay is waived for the 2018-22 collective agreement.

4.07: PER DIEM SALARY RATES

Wherever in this Agreement deduction of salary during a leave of absence or payment of salary is to be made at the per diem rate, the amount of deduction or payment shall be calculated in accordance with the appropriate formula set out below:

Payment at Per Diem Rate

No. of days for which payment is due

No. of school days in the school year X Teacher’s Current Annual Salary

As defined by the Minister of Education

Deduction at Per Diem Rate

No. of days leave without pay