Māori Immersion Teacher Allowance Clause Samples

Māori Immersion Teacher Allowance. (a) The purpose of this allowance is to give practical recognition to te reo Māori as a taonga to be actively protected under te Tiriti o Waitangi and to recognise the special and valued skills and knowledge kaiako must have to teach the curriculum through te reo Māori. (b) A teacher is eligible for an allowance described in 4.18(c) if they meet the minimum teaching time requirements in that clause and have the language proficiency necessary to teach the curriculum through te reo Māori for the period required by the language immersion level in which they are engaged. (c) All teachers who teach te reo Māori immersion classes, for at least six timetabled hours per week at Level 1, 2 or 3 (or for part time teachers, the equivalent of 30% of their timetabled hours) shall receive an allowance that relates to the highest language Level in which they are teaching and their years of service at that level as provided for in the table below. Teaching time curriculum taught in Te Reo Māori Level 1 (81% to 100%) Level 2 (51% to 80%) Level 3 (31% to 50%) Up to 3 years’ service $4,000 $6,000 $4,000 $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 After 3 years’ service $6,000 $10,000 $4,000- $7,000 $4,000 $4,000- After 6 years’ service $8,000 $12,000 $4,000 $8,000 $4,000 $4,000 (d) Each allowance provided for in clause 4.18(c) will be pro-rated for part time teachers (based on the teacher’s total timetabled hours). (e) A teacher can only receive one allowance i.e. they cannot receive a Level 1, a Level 2, and/or a Level 3 allowance concurrently. The employer will advise when a change of circumstances alters the allowance a teacher is eligible to receive. (f) Service for the payment of the Level 2 allowance shall include any periods of teaching service in Māori immersion Level 1 or Level 2. Service for the payment at Level 1 shall include any teaching service at Level 1 Māori immersion only.

Māori Immersion Teacher Allowance. 4.18.1 All teachers required to instruct in Te Reo Māori, for at least six timetabled hours per week, in approved Māori immersion programmes at levels 1, 2 or 3 shall receive an allowance of $4,000pa. This allowance shall be pro-rated for part time teachers (based on the teacher’s timetabled total hours). 4.18.2 All teachers required to instruct in Te Reo Māori, for at least six timetabled hours per week, in approved Māori immersion programmes at Level 1, who have more than three continuous years’ service teaching level one Māori immersion programmes, will receive an additional allowance of $2,000pa. This is in addition to the allowance described in clause 4.18. 1. The allowance will be pro-rated for part-time teachers (based on the teacher’s total hours). 4.18.3 For all teachers required to instruct in Te Reo Māori, for at least six timetabled hours per week, in approved Māori immersion programmes at Level 1, who have more than six continuous years’ service teaching in level one Māori immersion programmes, the additional allowance described in 4.18.2 shall increase to $4,000pa. This is in addition to the allowance described in clause 4.18. 1. The allowance will be pro-rated for part-time teachers (based on the teacher’s total timetabled hours). 4.18.4 The employer shall attest to the eligibility of the teachers for this allowance, according to the Ministry of Education’s Māori language resourcing criteria. 4.18.5 Continuous service for the payment of the allowance in 4.18.1 to 4.18.3 above shall be interrupted but not broken by any periods of unpaid leave and/or breaks in teaching service and/or teaching service in classes other than Māori immersion level one.

Māori Immersion Teacher Allowance. DRAFT 4.18.1 All teachers required to instruct in Te Reo Māori, for at least six timetabled hours per week, in approved Māori immersion programmes at levels one, two or three shall receive an allowance of $4,000pa. This allowance shall be pro-rated for part time teachers (based on the teacher’s total timetabled hours). 4.18.2 From 8 March 2019 all teachers required to instruct in Te Reo Māori, for at least six timetabled hours per week, in approved Māori immersion programmes at Level 1, who have more than three continuous years’ service teaching level one Māori immersion programmes, will receive an additional allowance of $2,000pa. This is in addition to the allowance described in clause 4.18.1. The allowance will be pro-rated for part-time teachers (based on the teacher’s total timetabled hours). 4.18.3 From 8 March 2019, all teachers required to instruct in Te Reo Māori, for at least six timetabled hours per week, in approved Māori immersion programmes at Level 1, who have more than six continuous years’ service teaching in level one Māori immersion programmes, the additional allowance described in 4.18.2 shall increase to $4,000pa. This is in addition to the allowance described in clause 4.18. 1. The allowance will be pro-rated for part-time teachers (based on the teacher’s total timetabled hours). 4.18.4 The employer shall attest to the eligibility of the teachers for this allowance, according to the Ministry of Education’s Māori language resourcing criteria. 4.18.5 Continuous service for the payment of the allowance in 4.18.1 through to 4.18.3 above shall be interrupted but not broken by any periods of unpaid leave and/or breaks in teaching service and/or teaching service in classes other than Māori immersion level one.