9. SALARY SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS NOT IN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

9.05 Method of Determining Basic Salary Entitlement

1. Application of Retroactive Salary Adjustments

The salary adjustments retroactive to the effective date of this Agreement shall be paid to any teacher who has left the service or who has been granted leave of absence since that date and prior to the date this Collective Agreement is executed as follows:

1. to the estate of a teacher who has died;

2. to a teacher who is retired on pension;

3. to a teacher who has been granted leave of absence;

4. to a teacher who has resigned.

 

In the case of 9.05(a) (iii) and (iv) entitlement to retroactive salary shall cease one (1) year after being notified by the Division at the teacher's last known address.

The Division shall provide the Association the names of all teachers whose cheques are returned when mailed to the last-known address.

 

2. Increments

The basic salary of a teacher shall on completion of each year of teaching experience, be increased by an increment as indicated in the Basic Salary Schedule until the teacher has reached the maximum salary for the class.  If the years of teaching experience before the effective date of the teacher's individual contract are expressed by a whole number plus a half, the half year shall be considered to be five (5) months of teaching experience on the Winnipeg Staff for the purpose of determining the date for payment of the first increment.

For the purpose of this subsection the date that the increment becomes payable on the completion of a year of teaching experience as provided in Article 9.04 hereof, shall be as follows:

1. If the year's experience is completed between the 1^st and 15^th day inclusive of the month, the increment shall be paid on the 1^st of that month;

2. If the year's experience is completed between the 16^th and the last day inclusive of the month, the increment shall be paid on the 1^st day of the next succeeding month;

3. If the completion of the year's experience falls on any day between July 1^st and August 31^st inclusive in any year, the increment shall be paid on the 1^st day of September of that year; provided that notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this Agreement, any teacher, the effective date of whose individual teacher's contract is a date between December 16^th to 31^st inclusive or January 1^st to 15^th inclusive, shall not receive an increment before the first day of September next following.

 

3. Reclassification Due to Additional Qualifications

1. A teacher, whose qualifications are improved and as a result of those improved qualifications is entitled by virtue of the application of Article 9.02 of this Collective Agreement to a higher class, shall be paid a basic salary determined as follows:  the basic salary for the new class and the years of teaching experience of the teacher provided the following conditions apply:

1. The teacher has provided the Division, by registered mail, or other form, receipt of which has been acknowledged in writing by the Division, with evidence of successful completion of studies which would result in a change of classification, and

2. The teacher has provided evidence to the Division that the request for change in classification has been made to Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning.

3. When the Division has received notification from Professional Certification and Student Records Unit, Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning, confirming a teacher’s change in classification, the teacher so affected shall receive such payment effective from the first day of the month following the notification period listed in (a) and (b) above.  In cases where there is a difference in notification dates between (a) and (b) above then the later of the dates shall be used for the purposes of a salary change to a new classification.

 

NOTE:    For (a) evidence shall be the copy of confirmation of successful completion of courses from the appropriate educational institution.

For (b) evidence shall be the verification of the date confirmation of successful completion of courses was submitted to the Professional Certification and Student Records Unit, Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning.

 

2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following time lines will apply when evidence of entitlement to reclassification due to additional qualifications is filed:

-  Where evidence of entitlement to reclassification due to qualifications is obtained prior to September 1^st in any year and is filed by the teacher in September or October that year, the teacher shall be entitled to reclassification as and from September 1^st of that year.

-  Where evidence of entitlement to reclassification due to additional qualifications obtained prior to June 1^st is filed by July 31^st, payment of the change in salary shall be made retroactive to June 1^st of that year.

-  Where evidence of entitlement to reclassification due to additional qualifications obtained prior to January 1^st is filed by the last teaching day of February, payment of the change of salary shall be retroactive to January 1^st of that year.

 

The onus is on the teacher to provide evidence of his/her qualifications and experience to Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning and the Division.

 

4. Reclassification Due to a Change in Evaluation or a Re-evaluation of Qualifications

A teacher who is entitled to a higher classification due to a change in evaluation or a re-evaluation of the teacher's qualifications, shall be paid from the effective date the Professional Certification and Student Records Unit of Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning approves such change in classification, a basic salary as determined in Article 9.05 (c) provided, however, that in no case shall the effective date of the new salary rate be more than one (1) year prior to the first day of the month in which the Division is notified by the teacher or Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning of the change in classification.

 

5. Placement of Teachers of Vocational Subjects

On initial engagement teachers holding a vocational certificate in vocational subjects or Letters of Authority in vocational subjects, may at the discretion of the School Division be advanced up to two (2) increments on the applicable basic salary schedule above the applicable initial salary at which point they will remain until they are entitled to the second or third increment as the case may be, after which they will begin regular progress on the Basic Schedule.