ARTICLE 36 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

36.01

Commencing on the first day of each school year the Seine River School Division shall provide payment on an annual basis to the Seine River Teachers’ Association to establish a Professional Development Fund for individual professional development for teachers of the division.

 

The amount agreed to by the parties shall be $100,000 in each school year with the exception of 2021/2022. The amount agreed to by the parties for the 2021/2022 school year shall be $50,000. The amount of $100,000 shall be payable in each subsequent year.

 

The following expectations shall apply:

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• The fund shall be administered by the Association’s Professional Development Committee;
• Release time of the teacher must be approved in advance by the Principal. Such release is subject to a substitute being available;
• The cost of substitutes shall be deducted from the annual allocation;
• At the end of each school year, the Association will present a detailed report to the Board on the use of the funds;
• The Board will consider carry forward amounts upon the submission of a formal request by the Association.

Dated at Lorette, Manitoba this _______ day of June, 2021

 

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Seine River School Division:

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Chairperson

 

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Secretary-Treasurer

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Seine River Teachers’ Association:

 

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President

                                                                                                       

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Secretary