PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 5: SALARIES

5.01

Definition of a Teacher:  A teacher means a person who holds a valid and subsisting teacher certificate or a limited permit under the Department of Education or who is authorized by the Minister to teach in a school.

5.02

Scope:  All teachers who hold a Teacher's Certificate or a Limited Teaching Permit issued under the Education Administration Act and who are employed under contract as a teacher by The Portage la Prairie School Division come under the scope of this Agreement.

5.03

Educational Qualifications:

For the purpose of the salary schedule, members of the teaching staff are classified according to the Professional Certification Unit of Manitoba Education.

5.04

It is understood and agreed that teachers on staff classified for salary purposes under former clauses 5.03 (b) and 5.04 (c) shall continue to be classified as long as they remain in the employ of this School Division.

5.05A

All teachers engaged by the Division shall be paid a salary in accordance with the schedule outlined in Article 5.09.  Each teacher shall receive full credit for all experience recognized by the Manitoba Education.

5.05B

Non-teaching experience related to the duties of Vocational - Industrial teachers shall be calculated on the basis of one year of teaching experience for each year of related experience. Classification is determined by the Department.

5.05C Vocational - Industrial Teachers

Class 3

Teachers coming on staff with less than an Interim Vocational - Industrial Certificate shall be placed in Class 3.  Teachers so classified must make progress toward interim certification at a rate which is satisfactory to the Board of Trustees.

 

Class 4      

  1. Interim or Permanent Special Certificate in Vocational - Industrial

                                                                  or

Any method authorized by the Manitoba Education for obtaining a Class 3 classification.

 

  1. Interim or Permanent Special Certificate in Vocational - Industrial

                                                                  and

  1. five university courses or 30 semester hours which can be applied to a degree program;

                                                                  or

  1. thirty semester hours of post-secondary courses (18 hours technical and 12 hours professional);

                                                                  or

  1. any method authorized by the Manitoba Education for obtaining a Class 4 classification.

 

Class 5      

Interim or Permanent Special Certificate in Vocational - Industrial

                                                                  and

  1. sixty semester hours (36 hours technical and 24 hours professional) of post secondary courses;

                                                                  or

  1. ten university courses (or sixty semester hours) which can be applied to a degree program;

                                                                  or

  1. any method authorized by the Manitoba Education for obtaining a Class 5 classification.

 

Class 6      

  1. Interim or Permanent Special Certificate in Vocational - Industrial and fifteen university courses or ninety (90) semester hours.  Must attain at least a Bachelor's degree;

                                                                  or

  1. any method authorized by the Manitoba Education for obtaining a Class 6 classification.

 

Class 7      

  1. Interim or Permanent Special Certificate in Vocational - Industrial and twenty university courses or 120 semester hours.  Must be at the graduate (500 or 700 courses) level and applicable to a higher degree;

                                                                  or

  1. any method authorized by the Manitoba Education for obtaining a Class 7 classification.

5.06 Allowance for Multi-Graded Classrooms

Teachers teaching multi-graded classrooms, having two grades or more and not departmentalized shall be paid in accordance with the following scale:       

Number of classes September 2018 September 2019 September 2020 September 2021
Up to 3 classes 1,237.00 1,254.00 1,260.00 1,302.00
Up to 6 classes 1,418.00 1,438.00 1,445.00 1,493.00
More than 6 classes 1,611.00 1,634.00 1,642.00 1,696.00

5.07 Allowance for Additional Qualifications

The allowance for additional qualifications as recognized by the Manitoba Education shall be paid to a teacher effective from the first day of September of the calendar year in which evidence is filed with the Secretary-Treasurer that such qualifications have been obtained.  A statement from the Manitoba Education showing classification shall be accepted as evidence.  The onus of supplying the Division with satisfactory proof of additional qualifications rests with the teacher concerned and such evidence must be submitted to the Division not later than December 31st.

5.08 Increments

The basic salary of a teacher shall, on completion of each year of teaching experience within the Division, ten (10) teaching months, be increased by an increment as indicated in the salary scale until the teacher has reached the maximum salary for the class.  The due date of increments shall be the first day of the teaching month next following completion of this ten (10) months of teaching service.

The increment for all teachers employed on a part time basis shall be proportionate to the contracted fraction for which they are employed.

5.09 Basic Schedule

Sept 2018 Salary grid net of Dental and Extended Health

The Division administers the Manitoba Public School Employees Dental and Extended Health Plan as per the Collateral Agreement dated May ____, 2021 for the members of the Portage la Prairie Teachers’ Association.  Teachers who are participants in the Dental Plan and Extended Health shall be paid according to Article 4 in the Collateral agreement. The following salary schedule reflects the provisions of Article 4 of the Collateral Agreement for September 2018.

STEP

EFFECTIVE FALL TERM SEPTEMBER 2018

      

0

 $  35,352

 $  39,252

 $  45,273

 $  54,663

 $  58,424

 $  61,272

 $     64,586

1

 $  37,025

 $  41,220

 $  47,650

 $  57,682

 $  61,575

 $  64,630

 $     67,742

2

 $  38,690

 $  43,178

 $  50,035

 $  60,685

 $  64,735

 $  67,991

 $     70,901

3

 $  40,361

 $  45,145

 $  52,412

 $  63,694

 $  67,887

 $  71,354

 $     74,048

4

 $  42,029

 $  47,111

 $  54,791

 $  66,695

 $  71,047

 $  74,721

 $     77,202

5

 $  43,707

 $  49,069

 $  57,175

 $  69,706

 $  74,193

 $  78,085

 $     80,353

6

 $  45,376

 $  51,023

 $  59,555

 $  72,713

 $  77,304

 $  81,446

 $     83,510

7

 $  47,045

 $  53,002

 $  61,936

 $  75,725

 $  80,501

 $  84,806

 $     86,667

8

 

 

 

 $  78,728

 $  83,657

 $  88,177

 $     89,813

9

 

 

 

 $  81,732

 $  86,806

 $  91,530

 $     92,968

10

 

 

 

 $  84,806

 $  90,067

 $  94,886

 $     96,127

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $     99,381

 

STEP

EFFECTIVE FALL TERM SEPTEMBER 2019

 

    

0

 $  35,778

 $  39,733

 $  45,838

 $  55,359

 $  59,173

 $  62,061

 $     65,421

1

 $  37,475

 $  41,728

 $  48,249

 $  58,421

 $  62,368

 $  65,466

 $     68,621

2

 $  39,163

 $  43,714

 $  50,667

 $  61,465

 $  65,573

 $  68,874

 $     71,824

3

 $  40,857

 $  45,708

 $  53,077

 $  64,517

 $  68,769

 $  72,284

 $     75,016

4

 $  42,548

 $  47,702

 $  55,489

 $  67,560

 $  71,973

 $  75,698

 $     78,214

5

 $  44,250

 $  49,687

 $  57,907

 $  70,613

 $  75,163

 $  79,109

 $     81,410

6

 $  45,942

 $  51,668

 $  60,320

 $  73,662

 $  78,318

 $  82,517

 $     84,610

7

 $  47,635

 $  53,675

 $  62,735

 $  76,716

 $  81,559

 $  85,924

 $     87,811

8

 

 

 

 $  79,761

 $  84,760

 $  89,342

 $     91,002

9

 

 

 

 $  82,808

 $  87,952

 $  92,743

 $     94,201

10

 

 

 

 $  85,924

 $  91,260

 $  96,146

 $     97,404

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $   100,704

 

STEP

EFFECTIVE FALL TERM SEPTEMBER 2020

 

    

0

 $  35,905

 $  39,880

 $  46,016

 $  55,585

 $  59,418

 $  62,320

 $     65,697

1

 $  37,610

 $  41,886

 $  48,438

 $  58,662

 $  62,628

 $  65,742

 $     68,913

2

 $  39,307

 $  43,881

 $  50,868

 $  61,721

 $  65,849

 $  69,167

 $     72,132

3

 $  41,010

 $  45,885

 $  53,291

 $  64,788

 $  69,061

 $  72,594

 $     75,340

4

 $  42,710

 $  47,889

 $  55,715

 $  67,847

 $  72,281

 $  76,025

 $     78,553

5

 $  44,420

 $  49,884

 $  58,145

 $  70,914

 $  75,488

 $  79,453

 $     81,765

6

 $  46,120

 $  51,875

 $  60,570

 $  73,979

 $  78,658

 $  82,878

 $     84,982

7

 $  47,821

 $  53,892

 $  62,997

 $  77,048

 $  81,915

 $  86,302

 $     88,199

8

 

 

  

 $  80,108

 $  85,132

 $  89,737

 $     91,405

9

 

 

 

 $  83,170

 $  88,341

 $  93,155

 $     94,620

10

 

 

 

 $  86,302

 $  91,664

 $  96,575

 $     97,839

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $   101,156

 

STEP

EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2021

      

0

 $  37,080

 $  41,186

 $  47,524

 $  57,409

 $  61,368

 $  64,366

 $     67,855

1

 $  38,842

 $  43,258

 $  50,027

 $  60,588

 $  64,685

 $  67,901

 $     71,177

2

 $  40,595

 $  45,319

 $  52,537

 $  63,748

 $  68,012

 $  71,439

 $     74,502

3

 $  42,353

 $  47,389

 $  55,040

 $  66,916

 $  71,330

 $  74,979

 $     77,816

4

 $  44,109

 $  49,459

 $  57,544

 $  70,075

 $  74,656

 $  78,524

 $     81,136

5

 $  45,876

 $  51,520

 $  60,054

 $  73,245

 $  77,969

 $  82,065

 $     84,453

6

 $  47,632

 $  53,577

 $  62,559

 $  76,410

 $  81,244

 $  85,603

 $     87,776

7

 $  49,389

 $  55,660

 $  65,066

 $  79,581

 $  84,608

 $  89,140

 $     91,099

8

 

 

  

 $  82,742

 $  87,932

 $  92,689

 $     94,412

9

 

 

 

 $  85,905

 $  91,246

 $  96,219

 $     97,733

10

 

 

 

 $  89,140

 $  94,679

 $  99,752

 $   101,058   

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $   104,484

 

Effective Fall Term September 2021, grid to be established based on COLA (please see attached Letter of Understanding pertaining to COLA).