SUNRISE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 3 - CLASSIFICATION AND INCREMENTS

3.01 - Department of Education and Advanced Learning

The use of the word “Department” throughout the Collective Agreement shall be understood to refer to the Department of Education and Advanced Learning of the Province of Manitoba. The word “Minister” throughout the Collective Agreement shall be understood to refer to the minister of said department.

3.02 - Placement for Teaching Experience

  1. Teachers on staff and teachers coming on staff shall receive full placement for teaching experience obtained after certification as recognized by the Department up to the maximum of their class.

 

  1. Placement of School Clinicians.  On initial engagement, a teacher employed as a school clinician holding a provisional or permanent school clinician’s certificate who does not have recognized teaching experience as may be allowed under Article 3.04 of the Collective Agreement, shall be credited to a maximum of three (3) increments, with one increment for each two (2) years of directly related work experience.  This experience must not be work experience which has been utilized as experience required toward the attainment of the teacher’s degree.

It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to supply reasonable proof satisfactory to the Division of his/her previous related experience prior to the commencement of employment. 

Teachers currently employed by the Division as clinicians shall be credited with experience as set out above. 

 

3.03 - Reclassification

It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to submit evidence for reclassification to the Department.

Where a teacher is granted a higher classification by the Department, the higher classification shall be effective the first of the month following receipt of evidence from the teacher to the Superintendent of the Division or designate of completion of requirements for the higher classification except in the case of evidence submitted in September, October or November, the higher classification shall be effective retroactive to the start of the school year and provided the teacher provides written notification to the Superintendent of the Division or designate of the impending change in classification no later than September 30th.

The salary for the higher classification shall be paid by the Division upon receipt of confirmation to the Division of completion of the requirements for the higher classification from the Department.

3.04 - Increments

  1. Teachers shall receive their experience increment at the start of the school year, January 1 or April 1, providing that they have a year of experience verified by the Department.

 

  1. Industrial Arts teachers shall be paid on the salary grid and shall be credited one increment for every three (3) years of verified industry-related experience while holding a journeyman’s certificate or a trade certificate to a maximum of three (3) increments.