TURTLE MOUNTAIN TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 2:00 - EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, CHANGES IN EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS AND INCREMENTS

  1. For the purpose of this Collective Agreement and its attached schedules, the members of the teaching staff shall be classified according to the tables as set forth in the Manitoba Regulations No. 195/83 and its amendments being regulations under the Public Schools Act.
  1. Where increased academic qualifications are secured during the year which qualifies a teacher for an advance in class on the salary schedule, the resulting increase shall become effective September 1st of the same year.  Proof of change in qualifications must be filed with the Division Office by December 31st of that year.
  1. Except as herein provided, teachers shall proceed from their initial salary by increments as indicated in salary schedule "A" for each full-time year of service in the Division recognized by the Professional Certification Unit of Manitoba.
  1. Full-time teachers entering the service of the Division between September 1st and December 31st of any year will receive annual increments on September 1st next following and full-time teachers entering the service of the Division between January 1st and June 30th in any year will receive an annual increment on January 1st next following.
  1. Teachers employed under contract on a part-time basis shall:
  1. be paid according to their qualifications and experience as recognized by the Professional Certification Unit of Manitoba
  2. be paid on a rate based on the fraction of time employed.
  1. The service of a part-time teacher shall be accumulated in the proportion of actual percentage of time employed in each school year.  Whenever a part-time teacher's accumulated service equals the equivalent of one full year or more, that teacher shall be placed at the next higher step of the schedule, on September 1st or January 1st next, whichever occurs first.
  1. Teachers coming on staff subsequent to January 1st, 1972, shall receive full placement for previous qualified experience as recognized by the Department of Education.
  1. Where acceptable to the Board, each three (3) years of non-teaching experience related to the duties of a specialist in Industrial Arts may be counted as one (1) year of teaching experience to a maximum of five (5) increments.