PRAIRIE SPIRIT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

Article 12 Working Conditions

12:01 Preparation Time (Effective September 1st, 2016)

  1. Each member of the teaching staff shall be provided with the equivalent of six forty minute periods of preparation time per six day cycle, non-inclusive of recess or breaks which are 15 minutes or less.

 

  1. Preparation time shall be scheduled in blocks of not less than thirty (30) minutes and shall not include any assigned supervision of students.

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  1. Part time teachers shall be provided preparation time on a prorata basis based on their percentage of contract.

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  1. Preparation time shall be scheduled throughout the full school year, not solely in one semester or term.

12:02 Duty Free Lunch

  1. Each teacher shall be entitled to an uninterrupted meal period of five minutes less than the midday intermission of the students between 11:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. each school day.

 

  1. Designated professional staff will be on call on site during the lunch period to deal with emergency and unforeseen circumstances.

12:03 Freedom From Violence

The parties recognize the principle that all individuals should have a working environment free from physical violence, verbal abuse, or the threat of physical assault and that all parties shall make reasonable efforts to maintain that goal.

12:04 Complaints Against Teachers

  1. When a complaint is made against a teacher, every reasonable attempt will be made to resolve the matter informally, through discussion with the teacher against whom the complaint is made.

     

  2. If the matter is not resolved with the teacher, a secondary attempt to resolve the issue shall involve the school principal.

     

  3. If these attempts to resolve the matter are not successful, before the Board or Superintendent considers any complaint further, the complaint must be committed to writing and signed by the complainant.  At least one week prior to any action being taken by the Board or Superintendent, the teacher concerned shall be given a copy of the complaint and the Association President shall be informed of the complaint, together with the name of the teacher in question.

     

  4. Sub-sections 1) and 2) shall apply under all circumstances except in the case of an urgent situation affecting the welfare of the Division, or of a student or students, or of a teacher.

     

  5. The Board, and Association and their agents shall act fairly, reasonably and in good faith in dealing with complaints.

     

  6. For the purpose of this article, complaint shall mean an issue not related to the employer/teacher relationship.

Dated at Swan Lake this ________ day of ______, 2022.

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Prairie Spirit School Division.

 

____                   _________________               Jan McIntyre

Chairperson

 

____                   _________________               Jill Mangin

Secretary Treasurer

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Prairie Spirit Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.

 

____                   _________________               Jim Partaker

President

 

____                   _________________               Eleanor Sampson

Secretary

 

____                   _________________               Jennifer Sawatzky

Collective Bargaining Chair