PEMBINA TRAILS TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 7: BENEFITS

7.5 Professional Development Fund

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  2. The Board will establish a professional development fund by way of a separate allocation in its annual budget which will be jointly administered by the Association and Division.

 

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  2. The Board shall make an annual allocation per fiscal year as set out below:

 

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

$503,862

$510,916

$513,470

COLA

 

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  2. The Professional Development Fund will not be an imprest fund.


{An imprest fund is created when a cash payment is made from the central bank account of the Division into either a pool of physical cash or into a bank account separate from the Division's central bank account and which is under the control of designated teachers of the Division. Disbursements are made from the imprest fund separate from the central disbursement process as directed by the designated teachers).

  1. A Management Committee will be established to administer the Fund comprised of equal representation from the Division and the Association. The Superintendent will appoint the Division representatives on the Management Committee and the President of the Pembina Trails Teachers' Association will appoint the Association representatives. The maximum size of the Management Committee will be eight (8).

 

  1. Where irreconcilable differences between the parties exist with respect to the administration of the Fund, a third party shall mediate/arbitrate any difference.

 

  1. The Division and the Association will agree on the name{s) of a third party or parties who will be available to mediate/arbitrate any irreconcilable differences between the parties on the administration of this Fund. The decision of the third-party mediator/arbitrator will be final and binding.

 

  1. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Professional Development Fund expenditures are for sabbaticals {full or partial), in-service training, workshops, conferences, a course or courses of study which may or may not include paid or unpaid leaves of absence, or any other professional development activity which is appropriate.
  1.  The Professional Development Fund is set out in addition to any other budgeted professional development allocation for staff, including teachers, which the Board may choose to make in the course of establishing its annual budget.

 

  1. ​​​​​​​Any professional development activity must have as its aim and purpose to provide a benefit and furtherance to the educational activities of the Pembina Trails School Division.

 

  1. A Joint Professional Development Accumulated Surplus/Deficit Fund ("the Surplus/Deficit Fund") shall be established commencing with the results of the 2007/08 Fiscal Year. For any fiscal year when the actual amount expended is less than the amount of the annual allocation adjusted by the carried forward balance in the Surplus/Deficit Fund from the prior fiscal year, the unexpended amount shall be added to the Surplus/Deficit Fund. For any fiscal year when the actual amount expended is greater than the amount of the annual allocation adjusted by the carried forward balance in the Surplus/Deficit Fund from the prior fiscal year, the over expended amount shall be deducted from the Surplus/Deficit Fund. The balance in the Surplus/Deficit Fund shall be added to or deducted from the annual allocation for the subsequent fiscal year. The Management Committee shall take every reasonable precaution not to over expend the amounts available to it in any fiscal year.

DATED at Winnipeg, Manitoba, this 6th day of May, A.D. 2021

 

Pembina Trails Teachers' Association

of  The Manitoba Teachers' Society                          Pembina Trails School Division

                                                                                  ____________________________

                                     Chair of the Board

_______________________________                    ____________________________

Negotiations Chair                                                     Secretary Treasurer

 

The parties agree to renew the following SCHEDULE, MEMORANDUMS and LETTERS:

 

LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION RE: METHOD OF PAYMENT

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING RE: PERSONAL LEAVE APPLICATIONS ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT RE: PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AUXILIARY AGREEMENT

COLLATERAL DENTAL PLAN AGREEMENT

LETTER OF AGREEMENT RE: REVISED SALARY GRID NET OF DENTAL AND EXTENDED HEALTH

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING RE: DIVISIONAL PRINCIPAL

 

 

THE PARTIES AGREE TO DELETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION RE: JOINT COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO RELEASE TIME FOR REPORTING