Whenever used in this Collective Agreement “Manitoba Education” or “Department of Education” shall mean the appropriate department within Manitoba Education.
It is the intent and purpose of the parties to this Agreement to promote and improve the working conditions between the Evergreen School Division, hereinafter referred to as “the Division” and the Evergreen Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society, hereinafter referred to as “the Association”, and to establish a salary schedule and other conditions of engagement resulting from the operation of this Agreement, and to provide a basis for both parties to improve the professional and academic services rendered to the taxpayers and the school children of the Division.
This Agreement shall come into force and take effect on the first day of July 2018 and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of four years from that date and shall thereafter continue in effect from year to year, unless either party gives the other written notice by registered mail of a desire to terminate or amend this Agreement. Such notice shall be given during the month of April of the year in which the Agreement terminates.
All teachers employed by the Division shall be classified for salary purposes in this Agreement according to the classification set forth by Manitoba Education.
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
Years of Experience |
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
Class 5 |
Class 6 |
Class 7 |
0 |
37,879 |
42,116 |
47,570 |
57,126 |
61,098 |
64,473 |
68,070 |
1 |
39,638 |
44,196 |
49,827 |
60,359 |
64,493 |
67,976 |
71,663 |
2 |
41,388 |
46,277 |
52,072 |
63,590 |
67,882 |
71,491 |
75,257 |
3 |
43,147 |
48,354 |
54,336 |
66,824 |
71,274 |
75,000 |
78,849 |
4 |
44,905 |
50,436 |
56,587 |
70,050 |
74,668 |
78,512 |
82,436 |
5 |
46,659 |
52,518 |
58,841 |
73,284 |
78,057 |
82,017 |
86,030 |
6 |
48,416 |
54,592 |
61,100 |
76,512 |
81,454 |
85,525 |
89,621 |
7 |
50,173 |
56,675 |
63,347 |
79,748 |
84,849 |
89,034 |
93,217 |
8 |
|
58,762 |
65,606 |
82,977 |
88,247 |
92,548 |
96,805 |
9 |
|
|
67,859 |
86,210 |
91,635 |
96,052 |
100,396 |
10 |
|
|
|
89,461 |
95,036 |
99,580 |
104,002 |
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Years of Experience |
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
Class 5 |
Class 6 |
Class 7 |
0 |
38,409 |
42,706 |
48,236 |
57,926 |
61,953 |
65,376 |
69,023 |
1 |
40,193 |
44,815 |
50,525 |
61,204 |
65,396 |
68,928 |
72,666 |
2 |
41,967 |
46,925 |
52,801 |
64,480 |
68,832 |
72,492 |
76,311 |
3 |
43,751 |
49,031 |
55,097 |
67,760 |
72,272 |
76,050 |
79,953 |
4 |
45,534 |
51,142 |
57,379 |
71,031 |
75,713 |
79,611 |
83,590 |
5 |
47,312 |
53,253 |
59,665 |
74,310 |
79,150 |
83,165 |
87,234 |
6 |
49,094 |
55,356 |
61,955 |
77,583 |
82,594 |
86,722 |
90,876 |
7 |
50,875 |
57,468 |
64,234 |
80,864 |
86,037 |
90,280 |
94,522 |
8 |
|
59,585 |
66,524 |
84,139 |
89,482 |
93,844 |
98,160 |
9 |
|
|
68,809 |
87,417 |
92,918 |
97,397 |
101,802 |
10 |
|
|
|
90,713 |
96,367 |
100,974 |
105,458 |
Years of Experience |
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
Class 5 |
Class 6 |
Class 7 |
0 |
38,601 |
42,919 |
48,477 |
58,215 |
62,263 |
65,703 |
69,368 |
1 |
40,394 |
45,039 |
50,777 |
61,510 |
65,723 |
69,273 |
73,029 |
2 |
42,177 |
47,159 |
53,065 |
64,803 |
69,177 |
72,854 |
76,692 |
3 |
43,970 |
49,277 |
55,372 |
68,099 |
72,634 |
76,430 |
80,352 |
4 |
45,762 |
51,398 |
57,666 |
71,386 |
76,092 |
80,010 |
84,008 |
5 |
47,549 |
53,520 |
59,963 |
74,682 |
79,546 |
83,581 |
87,670 |
6 |
49,340 |
55,633 |
62,265 |
77,971 |
83,007 |
87,156 |
91,330 |
7 |
51,130 |
57,755 |
64,555 |
81,269 |
86,467 |
90,732 |
94,995 |
8 |
|
59,883 |
66,857 |
84,559 |
89,930 |
94,313 |
98,652 |
9 |
|
|
69,153 |
87,854 |
93,383 |
97,883 |
102,311 |
10 |
|
|
|
91,167 |
96,848 |
101,479 |
105,985 |
September 2021 – Salary schedule to be adjusted by a cost-of-living adjustment (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. COLA was also applied to Articles 5.01, 5.03, 5.05, and 5.06
Permit Teachers engaged by the Division shall be placed on the Basic Scale one class below the class where such teachers would be placed if they had teacher training.
Effective September 2021, Substitute Teachers shall receive a daily salary rate of $170.89 in Class 4 or higher; $153.66 if in Class 1, 2 or 3; and $103.06 if not in Class 1 to 7. In no case shall the salary be less than $103.06.
The Salary Rates referred to above include Vacation Pay.
Substitute Teachers will be paid for all days taught to the end of the month, and payment will be made within five working days after the end of the 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 any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of local Association fees or Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees.
The use of a sick leave day with pay shall not constitute an interruption of consecutive days of substitute teaching in an assignment.
Assignment shall mean consecutive teaching days in one (1) position.
Article 1 Purpose
Article 2 Effective Period
Article 3 Educational Qualifications (for the purposes of Article 4.03b)
Article 4.01 Basic Salary Schedule (for the purposes of Article 4.03b)
Article 4.03 Substitute Teachers
Article 4.06 Credit for Past Experience (limited to the provisions of Article 4.03b)
Article 5.04 Transportation Allowances
Article 15 Provision for Settlement of Differences (only for clauses which apply to substitute teachers)
Article 16 Meal Period
Article 17 Freedom From Violence
Article 19 Signature
A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least twenty (20) days of extended substitute teaching shall, on the twenty-first (21) day, be signed to a Limited Term Teacher contract, unless the return of the regular teacher or conclusion of the substitute assignment is immediately imminent.
The anniversary date for annual increments for all teachers shall be as follows:
Number of days of actual teaching service/total number of teaching days in the school year multiplied by the annual salary.
Paid in equal semi-monthly payments over the remaining semi-monthly pay periods to the following August 31st.
The Division shall pay to members of the Association interest on any retroactive pay which may be paid to such members, on condition that the interest shall be paid for the period of time between January 1st and the date on which any payment is subsequently paid and, in addition, will be paid only on such amounts as would have been outstanding from time to time until such time as payment is finally made. The interest shall be paid on the net pay due each teacher and not on the gross pay. Such interest shall be computed at the average rate at which the Division borrows funds during the 12 month period preceding the calculation date or 8.5%, whichever is lesser.
NOTE: Interest on Retroactive Pay is waived for the 2018 to 2022 collective agreement.
Effective September 2018, a Principals' Allowance shall be as follows:
Base amount of $8488.68 plus $404.37 per approved F.T.E. teachers on September 30th exclusive of the Principal.
Effective September 2019, a Principals' Allowance shall be as follows:
Base amount of $8607.52 plus $410.03 per approved F.T.E. teachers on September 30th exclusive of the Principal.
Effective September 2020, a Principals' Allowance shall be as follows:
Base amount of $8,650.56 plus $412.08 per approved F.T.E. teachers on September 30th exclusive of the Principal.
Effective September 2021, a Principals' Allowance shall be as follows:
Base amount of $8,936.03 plus $425.68 per approved F.T.E. teachers on September 30th exclusive of the Principal.
Effective September 1, 2018 where a teacher is appointed to act as an Acting Principal in the absence of the Principal, or when the Principal and Vice-Principal or Assistant Principal are both absent at the same time, and a teacher is so appointed, an Allowance shall be paid to that teacher of $3.38 per teacher per day (not including the Principal or Vice-Principal/Assistant Principal) to a maximum of $40.78 per day. Payments are to be made June 30th and December 31st in each year.
Effective September 1, 2019 where a teacher is appointed to act as an Acting Principal in the absence of the Principal, or when the Principal and Vice-Principal or Assistant Principal are both absent at the same time, and a teacher is so appointed, an Allowance shall be paid to that teacher of $3.43 per teacher per day (not including the Principal or Vice-Principal/Assistant Principal) to a maximum of $41.35 per day. Payments are to be made June 30th and December 31st in each year.
Effective September 1, 2020 where a teacher is appointed to act as an Acting Principal in the absence of the Principal, or when the Principal and Vice-Principal or Assistant Principal are both absent at the same time, and a teacher is so appointed, an Allowance shall be paid to that teacher of $3.45 per teacher per day (not including the Principal or Vice-Principal/Assistant Principal) to a maximum of $41.56 per day. Payments are to be made June 30th and December 31st in each year.
Effective September 1, 2021 where a teacher is appointed to act as an Acting Principal in the absence of the Principal, or when the Principal and Vice-Principal or Assistant Principal are both absent at the same time, and a teacher is so appointed, an Allowance shall be paid to that teacher of $3.56 per teacher per day (not including the Principal or Vice-Principal/Assistant Principal) to a maximum of $42.93 per day. Payments are to be made June 30th and December 31st in each year.
Teachers who, when authorized by the Division, use their car for Division purposes, shall be reimbursed mileage expenses in accordance with the Division rate.
Educational Coordinators may be appointed by the Division. Educational Coordinators shall be paid an Allowance, in addition to their salary according to the Basic Salary Schedule. Part-time Coordinators shall be paid this Allowance pro-rated to the proportion of time allocated to the position.
Effective September 1, 2018, the rate of the Educational Coordinators Allowance shall be $9388.86.
Effective September 1, 2019, the rate of the Educational Coordinators Allowance shall be $9520.30.
Effective September 1, 2020, the rate of the Educational Coordinators Allowance shall be $9,567.90.
Effective September 1, 2021, the rate of the Educational Coordinators Allowance shall be $9883.64.
Consultants may be appointed by the Division. Consultants shall be paid an Allowance, in addition to their salary according to the Basic Salary Schedule. Part-time Consultants shall be paid this Allowance pro-rated to the proportion of time allocated to the position.
Effective September 1, 2018, the rate of the Educational Consultants Allowance shall be $4562.86.
Effective September 1, 2019, the rate of the Educational Consultants Allowance shall be $4626.74.
Effective September 1, 2020, the rate of the Educational Consultants Allowance shall be $4,649.87.
Effective September 1, 2021, the rate of the Educational Consultants Allowance shall be $4,803.32.
Teachers in the Division shall be entitled to leave, without loss of salary for the writing of a university examination, provided the Division is notified prior to the leave and that the examination is for a course leading to a higher classification on the Basic Scale of this Agreement. Such leave will be one day for examination(s) written during the hours of any one school day. If the examination is written during the evening outside the Division, the teacher shall be entitled to leave commencing at noon of the day on which the examination is to be written.
A teacher required to be absent from duties due to attendance at a court of law for the purpose of acting as a juror, or when subpoenaed as a crown witness or a witness in any case related to the teacher’s teaching duties, shall do so without loss of pay. In a situation related to a teacher’s teaching duties, travel to and from court shall be deemed to be traveling for Division purposes. Any monies received by the teacher as a result of the aforementioned shall be paid directly to the Board upon receipt. Any teacher required to be absent for these purposes shall submit details at the earliest possible date.
In cases of absence from teaching duties, other than for illness or other reasons heretofore stated in this Agreement, prior permission of the Board shall be obtained. Any teacher thus absent from duty shall have 1/n, (where n = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for Education) of his/her annual salary deducted.
- 40 teaching days in the second year;
- 60 teaching days in the third year;
- 80 teaching days in the fourth year; and
- 100 teaching days in the fifth year; and
- 120 teaching days in the sixth year; and
- 130 teaching days in the seventh year
For greater certainty, a teacher who is receiving employment insurance benefits shall be entitled to:
Unless the teacher takes a shorter period of maternity leave or parental/adoptive leave in which case, the pay and/or top-up will be pro-rated to reflect the actual number of teaching days taken. The parties acknowledge that the top-up payments made by the Division for maternity leave may extend into the period of time that the teacher is on parental leave but the payment is intended to be a top-up of maternity leave benefits.
This article shall not apply to any teacher who is employed on a term contract during the teacher's first year of employment. All other teachers shall be eligible to receive the top-up benefits once they have been employed for a period of seven (7) months by the Division.
Each teacher shall be allowed one (1) day of leave without loss of pay upon the birth of each child and one (1) day of leave without loss of pay upon the adoption of each child.
Teachers in the Division may be eligible for a one-year Leave of Absence without pay. Applications are to be received by the Division no later than March 31st. Such leave shall not constitute loss of seniority or loss of accumulated sick leave; but it shall not count in calculating experience for increment purposes.
All teachers shall have the right to two days Leave of Absence for personal reasons without loss of pay. One day leave of absence may be carried over to the next school year for an overall maximum accumulation of three days.
This leave shall not be used on scheduled professional development, administration days, student conference days, designated pupil evaluation days unless the Superintendent has expressly given consent.
Effective September 2015, each teacher shall be entitled to use up to five (5) days of his/her sick leave per school year to attend to the serious illness or injury or medical appointments of an emergent nature of that teacher’s spouse, fiancé, common-law partner, parents, brother, sister or children.
Where there are changes in salary due to a change in class, the onus is on the teacher to give notice to the Division as soon as possible after such credit has been obtained. When such notice of change is given during the period of September to June inclusive, the resulting change in salary shall become effective as of the first of the month in which the Division was in receipt of such notice, and the calculation for such changes in salary shall be based on the number of months from the first of the month in which notice was submitted to the Division to the end of June in the same school year.
When such notice of change is given in either July or August, the resulting change shall become effective on September 1st following. A transcript of marks must accompany the above mentioned notice before any changes in salary are implemented. Such transcript of marks must be followed by a "proof of qualifications" from the Teachers Certification and Records Branch before such changes become final.
The annual fees of the Evergreen Teachers' Association shall be deducted from each teacher. Such fees will be deducted from the October cheques and forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association within thirty (30) days. The Evergreen Teachers’ Association shall provide notification in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Division prior to September 30th, in each year, as to the amount to be deducted from each qualifying teacher.
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 any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of local Association fee provided, however, that should the Association so require, it shall be permitted to take over and conduct such legal action and make such settlement thereof as it shall see fit.
The M.T.S. membership fees shall be deducted from every teacher according to the advice of M.T.S.
These deductions will be made in twelve equal monthly installments, starting with the September cheque, according to the scale of fees established by the M.T.S. Deductions shall be forwarded to the M.T.S. not later than the last day of each month following. The onus is on the teacher to make the necessary arrangements with the M.T.S. for rebates of deductions.
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 any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of local Association fee provided, however, that should the Association so require, it shall be permitted to take over and conduct such legal action and make such settlement thereof as it shall see fit.
The M.S.B.A./M.T.S. Group Life Insurance plan shall be administered by the Division, with premiums in accordance with the plan provisions. The teacher's share of premiums shall be deducted monthly.
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 any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of premiums or exercise of other responsibilities with respect to the Group Life Insurance Plan.
Effective Fall Term 2015: Over the course of the school year, the Division will provide, the equivalent of, a minimum of thirty 30 minutes per day of unassigned preparation time per full time teacher. Preparation time shall be scheduled in blocks of not less than thirty (30) minutes.
Part time teachers will be provided preparation time prorated based upon the percentage of their teaching assignment.
It is expected and shall be the responsibility of each teacher to utilize the preparation time provided to them in a productive, efficient manner towards fulfilling the educational needs of his/her students. Teachers shall remain in their assigned school during their preparation time.
The Association recognizes the right of the Division to assign teachers employed by the Division to schools and classes under the jurisdiction of the Division.
The Division shall pay for all reasonable expenses incurred, up to a maximum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars in the transfer of the household and personal effects of the teacher who, on the initiation of the Division, is transferred by the Division, to a different school within the Division. These expenses will be forwarded to the Division within 2 months of the incurred cost. If a teacher is going to claim these expenses they must incur the costs within 12 months of the transfer.
Wherever possible, the Division shall give notice to any teacher to be affected by transfer, the greatest possible advance notice, and, in any event, shall accord the teacher opportunity to consultation, both with respect to the fact of the transfer and the details of its accomplishment.
The right to transfer or assignment shall always be exercised fairly and reasonably, having due regard for the educational needs of the Division, and the interests of the teacher involved.
A teacher who has lost seniority as a result of the application of this Article shall be notified as soon as possible that his/her teaching contract has been terminated.
But seniority and sick leave shall not accrue for the period of the lay-off.
"Tenure" means the status of a teacher, as defined in Sections 92(5) and 92(6) of the Public Schools Act, who is continuously employed by one school board for more than one full school year or who was employed by one other school board in the Province for more than one full school year within three years prior hereto
The imposition of discipline without just cause by the Division or any agent thereof in the form of written warning(s) and/or suspension(s) with or without pay shall be subject to the following provisions:
Any difference between the parties to or persons bound by the Agreement or on whose behalf it was entered into concerning its content, meaning, application or violation, which is raised by either party within twenty (20) teaching days from the date on which the grievor became aware of the event giving rise to the alleged violation or difference, notify the other Party in writing, stating the alleged violation or difference and the solution(s) sought.
Any difference which is not settled to the satisfaction of the parties within twenty (20) teaching days from the date when the aggrieved Party notifies the other Party in writing of its desire to have the difference negotiated, shall upon further written request of either party, be submitted to an arbitration board consisting of three members.
Each of the parties to the dispute shall within seven (7) days of the date of the written request for arbitration appoint an arbitrator and shall notify the other party of the appointment.
These two arbitrators within a further period of seven (7) days after their appointment shall meet and select a chairman mutually satisfactory to both. Should the two arbitrators fail to agree upon a chairman within the required seven (7) days, the appointment of a Chairman shall be subject to the provisions of the Labour Relations Act.
If the Board and the Association, after delivery of the written request to settle the grievance by arbitration, and before the expiration of the ten teaching day period prescribed for the selection of their respective nominees, agree that the difference shall be settled by a single named arbitrator, the arbitrator so selected shall have the like authority as the arbitration board to make a final settlement of the difference and shall act in the place and stead of the arbitration board.
Commencing September 1995, every full time 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 the midday intermission given to the students of the school in which the teacher is employed to a maximum of 55 minutes. Designated Professional Staff will be on call during this meal period to deal with discipline, parent inquiries and other problems normally under the jurisdiction of a teacher.
The Parties recognize the principle that all teachers should have a working environment free from physical violence, verbal abuse or the threat of physical assault and both parties shall make reasonable efforts to maintain this goal.
This section is subject to The Public Schools Act and regulations thereto and is not intended to abrogate any management rights with respect to the student disciplinary process.
Teachers shall not have the right to grieve individual student disciplinary decisions made by the school administration.
Effective the Fall Term 2015, the following shall apply:
This agreement is made subject to the provisions of The Public Schools Act, The Labour Relations Act, and The Education Administration Act, insofar as they may apply to the parties hereto.
This Agreement signed at Gimli, Manitoba on the 20th day of April 2022.
Agreed on behalf of the EVERGREEN SCHOOL DIVISION
CHAIRMAN SECRETARY-TREASURER
Agreed on behalf of the EVERGREEN TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT SECRETARY