Training – Instruction received as preparation for the profession of teaching which leads to the development of a particular skill or proficiency.
Qualifications – Refers to the class in which a teacher is placed by the Administration and Professional Certification Branch of Manitoba Education.
Experience – The practical application of training over a period of time.
Length of Teaching Service – The teacher’s length of continuous employment with the Board commencing with the first teaching day after his/her most recent date of hiring.
i. Educational and vocational leave
ii. Maternity/Parental Leave
iii. Teacher Exchange
iv. llness or disability up to the maximum days accumulated under the provisions of the collective agreement
v. Illness or disability while on unpaid medical leave and in receipt of benefits from the Manitoba Teachers’ Society Disability Benefits Plan to a maximum of thirty-six (36) months. At the expiry of that thirty-six (36) month period, the teacher shall retain but not accrue seniority
vi. Leave of absence up to thirty (30) calendar days
vii. Sabbatical Leave