SOUTHWEST HORIZON TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

Article 5 - Salaries

5.01 - Salary Schedule

September 2018 Salary Grid Net of Extended Health Plan

First day of fall term 2018 to June 30, 2019 Family $2,970 EHB and Dental Premium
Years of Experience	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7
0	35,396	39,551	43,870	53,277	57,063	60,862	63,850
1	37,376	42,172	47,082	56,298	60,374	64,279	67,441
2	39,362	44,796	50,436	59,526	63,679	67,692	70,938
3	41,331	47,416	53,788	62,771	66,990	71,102	74,449
4	43,305	50,045	57,140	66,068	70,294	74,515	77,976
5	45,291	52,665	60,500	69,379	73,597	77,934	81,492
6	47,266	55,299	63,849	72,672	76,901	81,347	85,025
7				75,975	80,210	84,760	88,555
8				79,243	83,511	88,185	92,073
9				82,259	86,815	91,592	95,606
10				84,767	90,028	95,008	99,136

September 2019 Salary Grid Net of Extended Health Plan

First day of fall term 2019 to June 30, 2020 Family $2,940 EHB and Dental Premium
Years of Experience	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7
0	35,963	40,176	44,555	54,094	57,934	61,786	64,816
1	37,971	42,834	47,813	57,158	61,290	65,251	68,457
2	39,984	45,495	51,214	60,431	64,642	68,711	72,003
3	41,981	48,152	54,612	63,722	67,999	72,170	75,563
4	43,983	50,817	58,011	67,065	71,349	75,630	79,139
5	45,997	53,474	61,418	70,422	74,699	79,097	82,705
6	47,999	56,144	64,815	73,761	78,049	82,557	86,287
7				77,110	81,404	86,018	89,867
8				80,424	84,752	89,491	93,433
9				83,482	88,102	92,946	97,016
10				86,025	91,359	96,410	100,595

September 2020 Salary Grid Net of Extended Health Plan

First day of fall term 2020 to June 30, 2021 Family $2,808 EHB and Dental Premium
Years of Experience	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7
0	36,290	40,523	44,925	54,511	58,370	62,242	65,287
1	38,308	43,195	48,199	57,591	61,743	65,723	68,946
2	40,331	45,869	51,616	60,880	65,112	69,201	72,509
3	42,337	48,539	55,032	64,187	68,486	72,677	76,088
4	44,349	51,218	58,448	67,547	71,853	76,155	79,681
5	46,373	53,888	61,872	70,921	75,219	79,639	83,265
6	48,386	56,572	65,286	74,277	78,586	83,117	86,865
7				77,643	81,958	86,595	90,463
8				80,972	85,322	90,085	94,047
9				84,047	88,689	93,557	97,648
10				86,602	91,963	97,038	101,245

SALARIES & ALLOWANCES:

First Day Fall Term 2018: 1.6%

First Day Fall Term 2019: 1.4%

First Day Fall Term 2020: 0.5%

First Day Fall Term 2021: COLA

COLA to be determined as follows: In January 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter, when the 12-month (January to December 2021) average annual Manitoba Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index (All Items) change is made known, the increase will be applied retroactively to September 1, 2021.

5.02 - Letter of Authority

Teachers hired on letter of authority are to be paid at a scale one class equivalent below the class these teachers would be in had they received professional training.

5.03 - Interest on Retroactive Pay

The Division shall pay to members of the Association for the purposes of this agreement; the total interest accrued on retroactive pay would be paid on flat rate of $40.00 per FTE and disbursed equally based on full time equivalency.

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 computed at the rate equal to a premium saving account as at January 31^st of the year in which the collective agreement is signed.

5.04 - Substitute Teachers

Effective April 1, 2021, the rates of pay for a substitute teacher shall be:

Paid at a rate of $156.00 per day, for Class 1 to 7, and $117.00 per day if not in Class 1 to 7.

Substitute rates for the 2021/2022 year will be effective on the date the parties confirm the amount of the adjustment (in January 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter).

This agreement includes holiday pay.

A substitute teacher who assumes the teaching workload of the same teacher for six (6) consecutive school days or more, shall be paid at the rate of 1/x (where x = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for education), of his/her classification according to his/her qualifications and experience, effective on the seventh (7^th) consecutive school day as outlined in Article 5.01. Substitution days cannot be accumulated from one assignment to another.

In addition, where during an extended substitute teaching assignment the substitute teacher becomes unavailable to work due to attending to what would be described as a family related emergency or for the death or serious illness of the substitute teacher’s family or for attending to Association or MTS business as a representative of the Association, and where the substitute teacher returns to the teaching assignment immediately thereafter such unavailability, such days of unavailability as noted above shall not constitute a break in extended substitute teaching.

A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least nine (9) consecutive days of extended substitute teaching in a school year shall be entitled to one (1) day of sick leave with pay for each nine (9) days taught in that assignment.

The use of a sick leave day with pay shall not constitute an interruption of the extended substitute teaching assignment.

A substitute teacher claiming sick leave may be required to provide proof of illness from a registered medical practitioner (at Division cost) if requested to do so by the Superintendent or designate. Assignment shall mean consecutive teaching days in one (1) position.

Unless otherwise determined at the time of the assignment, or except in unforeseen circumstances, the timetable for a substitute teacher in any assignment shall normally be the same as the timetable of the teacher who is being replaced.

A substitute teacher who is called to work for an assignment for one half (½) day or less shall be paid one half (1/2) of the daily rate. A substitute teacher, who is called to work for an assignment of greater than a half day but less than a full day, shall be paid the daily rate. One half (½) day shall be defined as a morning or an afternoon.

A substitute teacher who is called to work for an assignment, and who reports for the assignment finding that his or her services are not required shall be offered an alternative assignment equivalent in time to the substitute teacher’s original assignment and when such an alternative assignment is not available shall be paid half (1/2) day’s pay at the applicable rate in lieu.

A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least twenty (20) days of extended substitute teaching shall, on the twenty-first (21st) day, be signed to a Limited Term Teacher General contract, unless the return of the regular teacher or conclusion of the substitute assignment is immediately imminent.

Pay relating to the salary earned by substitute teachers during any month shall be forwarded to those teachers not later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the following calendar month.

All substitute teachers as members in good standing, shall be required to pay all provincial and local Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees, such fees to be deducted by the Division monthly and pro-rated on the basis of the number of days worked in that month.

The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of legal action arising from the deduction of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees.

The following articles of the Collective Agreement shall apply to substitute teachers with amendments as noted:

Article 1 Purpose

Article 2 Recognition of Management

Article 3 Effective Period

Article 4 Educational Qualifications (as it relates to Article 5.04b)

Article 5.01 Basic Schedule (as it relates to Article 5.04 Substitutes)

Article 5.04 Substitute Teachers

Article 5.07 Placement (as it relates to Article 5.04b)

Article 5.12 Meal Period

Article 12 Freedom from Violence

Article 16 Settlement of Differences (except that the only matters that may be grieved under the Settlement of Differences article by a substitute teacher or the Association on behalf of a substitute teacher are the provisions of this Article, and the substantive rights and obligations of employment-related and human rights statutes to the extent that they are incorporated into this Collective Agreement.)

Except for as provided for in Article 5.04, substitute teachers are not covered by the collective agreement.

5.05 - Administrative Allowances

Terms

Administrators in Southwest Horizon School Division shall be paid a supervisory allowance based on the following principles or criteria:

Recognition of student numbers as a base for the allowance.

A vice-principal allowance which recognizes administrative time allocated and student numbers.

Effective Date:	Enrolment	Allowance
September 2018	60-100	$ 8,371
	101-200	$ 12,606
	201-300	$ 16,311
	300+	$ 22,767
September 2019	60-100	$ 8,488
	101-200	$ 12,782
	201-300	$ 16,539
	300+	$ 23,086
September 2020	60-100	$ 8,530
	101-200	$ 12,846
	201-300	$ 16,622
	300+	$ 23,201

September 2021. COLA to be determined as follows: In January 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter, when the 12-month (January to December 2021) average annual Manitoba Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index (All Items) change is made known, the increase will be applied retroactively to September 1, 2021.

The vice-principal shall receive a sum equal to one half the allowance paid to the principal of the same school.

The administrative allowance for Hutterian Colony Schools is considered a special situation. The allowance recognizes a supervisory allowance for teacher as principal in the normal one teacher situation and an additional supervisory allowance for full time equivalent teaching staff additions.

The administrative allowance for Hutterian Colony Schools
Effective Date:	Basic Allowance	Increments	Additional Teachers
First day of fall term 2018 to June 30, 2019	$2,155	2 x $200	$599/FTE
First day of fall term 2019 to June 30, 2020	$2,185	2 x $203	$607/FTE
First day of fall term 2020 to June 30, 2021	$2,196	2 x $204	$610/FTE

5.06 - Coordinator's Allowance

The administrative allowance for Student Services Coordinator
Effective Date:		Allowance
Effective First Day of Fall Term 2018 – June 30, 2019	Increment Year 1 & 2	$ 8,423
	Increment Year 3 & 4	$ 9,067
	Increment Year 5+ years	$ 9,713

Effective First Day of Fall Term 2019 – June 30, 2020	Increment Year 1 & 2	$ 8,541
	Increment Year 3 & 4	$ 9,194
	Increment Year 5+ years	$ 9,849

Effective First Day of Fall Term 2020 – June 30, 2021	Increment Year 1 & 2	$ 8,584
	Increment Year 3 & 4	$ 9,240
	Increment Year 5+ years	$ 9,898

When a coordinator of student services is assigned at less than full time, they will be paid at the percentage of time assigned.

5.07 - Appointment of Head Teacher

Effective the date of signing:

In the absence of both the Principal and Vice-principal a head teacher may be appointed by the Principal with prior approval from the Superintendent, and shall be paid an amount equal to 1/n, (where n = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for Education) of that administrator’s allowance. However, no head teacher will receive less than $25.00 per day.

5.08 - Placement

For the purpose of the salary schedule, except as otherwise provided for in this agreement, teachers shall be classified and placed on the salary schedule according to the classification and years of experience accorded to the teacher by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (based on Regulation 575/88).

5.09 - Increments

Except as herein provided, each teacher shall receive one (1) increment for each year of experience until such teacher reaches the maximum in his or her class, such maximum being in accordance with Article 5.01 of this agreement.

The anniversary date for annual increases for all teachers shall be after an accumulation of ten (10) months teaching experience.

5.10 - Change in Salary Classification

Effective the date of signing:

Where increased academic qualifications are secured between June 30th and December 31st in any year which qualify a teacher for an advance in class on the salary schedule, the resulting increase in annual salary shall become effective September 1st of the same year. Where any teacher shall advance his or her qualifications on or before June 30th in any year in accordance with the most recent Department of Education Regulation, he or she shall be entitled to the appropriate salary increase retroactive to January 1st of that year. The onus is on the teacher to file proof of change in qualifications with the Board as soon as possible. Proof of change shall be a statement of standing obtained from the Professional Certification and Student Records Unit.

5.11 - Payment of Salary

Annual salary will be paid in 26 (or 27 if applicable) equal installments by direct deposit to a financial institution of the teacher’s choosing, on a bi-weekly basis from September to June. At the end of the school year, outstanding salary installments will be paid to the teacher on the last teaching day in June.

The first installment in a school year will be paid the first or second teaching Friday.

Where applicable, the per diem rate shall be annual salary divided by the number of school days in a school year.

When a teacher leaves the employ of the Division or is granted long term leave without pay, the final payment shall be the difference between the product of the number of days taught in the school year multiplied by the per diem rate and the total gross pay already received by the teacher during the school year.

The Division shall deposit salary directly into the financial institution of the employee’s choice.

5.12 - Part Time Teachers

Upon hire, part-time teachers shall be placed on the salary schedule in accordance with their classification and years of experience as determined by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (Regulation 515/88).

Part-time teachers shall be paid an annual salary based upon the proportion of time spent in teaching.

Part-time teachers shall participate in parent/teacher interviews and in-services during the regular school day, and above their regularly scheduled teaching time when requested by the employer. Part-time teachers shall receive the per diem rate, or portion thereof, of their salary for these activities.

5.13 - Meal Period

Each teacher will be entitled to an uninterrupted meal period between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each school day. This meal period shall be equal to five (5) minutes less than the midday intermission given to the students of the school in which the teacher is employed. Designated Professional staff will be on call during the meal period to deal with discipline, parent inquiries and any other problems normally under the jurisdiction of a teacher.

5.14 - Extra-Curricular Activities

Effective the date of signing:

“Extra-curricular activities” means student-related athletic, social, recreational and cultural activities, occurring outside the normal school day, but does not include activities related to academic or instructional matters or curriculum subjects outside the normal school day, whether such occur alone or with students, parents or administrative staff, such as (without limitation) staff meetings, parent/teacher meetings, committee work or in-service sessions.

The Division will grant teachers who have contributed toward extra-curricular activities, a payment equivalent to the current substitute teacher rate. Each fifty (50) hours of contribution time is equal to a payment at the current substitute teacher daily rate. A teacher will be eligible for a half-day payment(s) upon completion of each twenty-five (25) hours of contributed time, to a maximum payment(s) of two (2) days per school year.

Teachers who are entitled to the payment in (b) may, in lieu of the payment, be granted leave with no loss of pay or benefits. The date for such leave shall be agreed upon between the principal and the teacher.

Notwithstanding the above, a teacher may carry forward two (2) days of leave to the subsequent school year. In such case the entitlement must be used within twelve (12) months of the day the hours were completed. The maximum amount of leave carried forward and taken under this article shall be no more than two (2) days in any one (1) year, but this maximum does not include the annual entitlement of up to two (2) days of leave with no loss of pay or benefits that is provided for under sub-articles (b) and (c) (i) above.

Only activities that have received prior approval of the principal will be eligible for the provisions of this clause. A list of approved activities pertaining to this clause will be developed by a joint committee which will include two representatives from the Board and two representatives from the Association.

Teachers must report extra-curricular hours on a form which the Division will provide. The teacher and his/her principal will only report hours when the 25, 50, 75 or 100 hours have been completed. If a teacher wishes to invoke 5.14(c)(ii) then the teacher must complete the form with hours accumulated and indicate on the form that the day/days will be used within 12 months of the day the hours were completed.

In the case where a teacher does not accumulate sufficient hours to qualify for a half or full day payment, the teacher may carry those hours over to the subsequent school year.

Participation in extra-curricular duties by teachers is voluntary.

This leave shall not be used on scheduled in-service, professional development, or parent teacher days unless the Superintendent has expressly given consent.