(e) Effective January 1st, 1986, teachers entering the Division shall be placed on the salary schedule in accordance with their qualifications as recognized by the Certification and Records Branch of the Department of Education.
(i) If the teacher has not changed his/her academic classification since January 1, 1986, he/she should be credited with the additional years of experience gained since that time in order to determine the salary to be paid him/her upon commencing employment with the Division.
(ii) If the teacher has changed his/her academic classification since January 1, 1986, the salary to be paid him/her upon commencing employment with the Division shall be determined as if the teacher had been teaching in the Division at the time of reclassification in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(iii) A permit teacher shall be paid $500.00 below the class the teacher would be in if the said teacher had professional training.
(iv) In the event that a conflict arises between this clause and any other clause in the collective agreement, this clause shall be deemed to modify the other clause or clauses.