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PLACEMENT ON THE SALARY SCALES. L6.1 All Teachers except for co-ordinators and assistant co-ordinators shall be placed on the salary scale according to the Group as determined in L6.2 and Equivalent Teaching Experience. L6.2 The group placement of a Teacher shall be determined by the Board based upon the Certification Rating Statement of Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) and the Group definitions set out in the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) Certification Plan as of July 1 immediately prior to the start of a school year and take effect September 1 of each school year. L6.3 The Board shall neither reverse nor reconsider any determination made by it pursuant to L6.2 except in the case of error, fraud or misrepresentation in the documentation furnished by the Teacher. L6.4 Notwithstanding the L6.3, in the case of a newly hired Teacher or a Teacher requesting a change in Group placement, the Board shall not be precluded from making a tentative determination of Group placement of a Teacher and reversing or reconsidering the same within one month of receipt of the appropriate certification documentation at the designated office of the Board if such documentation reveals that the tentative determination was made on the basis of incomplete or inaccurate documentation. The Board will provide receipts giving the date, time of delivery, and a list of the documentation provided by the Teacher. L6.5 Except in the case of fraud or misrepresentation in the documentation furnished by the Teacher, no Teacher employed with the Board during the current school year shall be paid on the basis of a lower Group than the Group in which that Teacher was last paid prior to September 1 or the first day of the school year for year-round or for schools and worksites with an alternate calendar of the current school year, while the Teacher remains employed as a Teacher with the Board. L6.6 A Teacher's Grid Salary shall be determined for a school year on the Teacher's qualifications as at September 1 of that school year provided that if the Teacher furnishes notice in writing by December 15 of a change in qualifications effective September 1 of that school year, Group placement shall be made on the basis of the new qualifications with the corresponding Grid Salary change retroactive to September 1. If the Teacher furnishes notice in writing by June 1 of a change in qualifications effective January 1 of that school year, Group placement shall be made on the basis of the new qualifications with the corresponding Grid Salary change retroactive to January 1. Except when the Board makes a tentative determination of Group placement under L6.4 payment shall not be made on the basis of the changed qualifications until proof of the change in qualifications has been submitted to the Board. L6.7 A Teacher shall submit all necessary written proof of the change in qualifications to the Executive Superintendent of Employee Services or designate within one month of receiving all of the necessary documentation. L6.8 It shall be the responsibility of the Teacher to apply promptly for any necessary written proof of a change in qualifications. L6.9 No overpayment or underpayment prior to September 1 of the current school year (or the first day of instruction in August for year-round school programs) that resulted from incorrect Group placement shall be recoverable or payable unless the incorrect placement was made as a result of fraud or misrepresentation. L6.10 Notwithstanding L6.9 in the case of a dispute in regard to Group placement initiated prior to the commencement of the current school year, an overpayment, or underpayment may be recoverable or payable for a period within the school year commencing immediately prior to September 1 of the current school year. L6.11 If a Teacher believes that an underpayment has occurred, the Teacher will contact the appropriate payroll and/or staffing officer. Any substantiated underpayment should be corrected within one to three pay periods, except in cases where a Teacher is not being paid a basic salary in which case the Payroll Department will issue a cheque. If a substantiated overpayment has occurred, the Board shall communicate with the Teacher in writing and inform them of the amount of the overpayment. The Board shall establish a repayment schedule in writing prior to any sum representing repayment being deducted from a Teacher’s salary. If the Teacher does not respond within 30 days the board will use the following to recover the overpayment Overpayment Amount Recovery Period $1,000 or less 3 pay periods $1,001 - $5,000 10 pay periods $5,001-$10,000 16 pay periods $10,000 and greater 26 pay periods Where the Board and the Teacher are unable to agree to a repayment schedule, the Board shall refer the matter to arbitration pursuant to section 49 of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995. L6.12 The Teacher's salary step in each Group shall be determined by the Equivalent Teaching Experience credited to the Teacher. L6.13 A year or partial year of Teaching Experience in Ontario shall have been performed for a school or board as recognized by the Education Act, as amended from time to time and Regulations thereunder and shall be determined as follows:

PLACEMENT ON THE SALARY SCALES. L6.1 All Teachers except for co-ordinators and assistant co-ordinators shall be placed on the salary scale according to the Group as determined in L6.2 and Equivalent Teaching Experience. L6.2 The group placement of a Teacher shall be determined by the Board based upon the Certification Rating Statement of Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) OSSTF and the Group definitions set out in the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) OSSTF Certification Plan as of July 1 immediately prior to the start of a school year and take effect September 1 of each school year. L6.3 The Board shall neither reverse nor reconsider any determination made by it pursuant to L6.2 except in the case of error, fraud or misrepresentation in the documentation furnished by the Teacher. L6.4 Notwithstanding the L6.3foregoing, in the case of a newly hired Teacher or a Teacher requesting a change in Group placement, the Board shall not be precluded from making a tentative determination of Group placement of a Teacher and reversing or reconsidering the same within one month of receipt of the appropriate certification documentation at the designated office of the Board if such documentation reveals that the tentative determination was made on the basis of incomplete or inaccurate documentation. The Board will provide receipts giving the date, time of delivery, and a list of the documentation provided by the Teacher. L6.5 Except in the case of fraud or misrepresentation in the documentation furnished by the Teacher, no Teacher employed with the Board during the current school year shall be paid on the basis of a lower Group than the Group in which that Teacher was last paid prior to September 1 or the first day of the school year for year-round or for schools and worksites with an alternate calendar of the current school year, while the Teacher remains employed as a Teacher with the Board. L6.6 A Teacher's Grid Salary shall be determined for a school year on the Teacher's qualifications as at September 1 of that school year provided that if the Teacher furnishes notice in writing by December 15 of a change in qualifications effective September 1 of that school year, Group placement shall be made on the basis of the new qualifications with the corresponding Grid Salary change retroactive to September September 1. If the Teacher furnishes notice in writing by June 1 of a change in qualifications effective January 1 of that school year, Group placement shall be made on the basis of the new qualifications with the corresponding Grid Salary change retroactive to January 1. Except when the Board makes a tentative determination of Group placement under L6.4 payment shall not be made on the basis of the changed qualifications until proof of the change in qualifications has been submitted to the Board. L6.7 A Teacher shall submit all necessary written proof of the change in qualifications to the Executive Superintendent of Employee Services or designate within one month of receiving all of the necessary documentation. L6.8 It shall be the responsibility of the Teacher to apply promptly for any necessary written proof of a change in qualifications. L6.9 No overpayment or underpayment prior to September 1 of the current school year (or the first day of instruction in August for year-round school programs) that resulted from incorrect Group placement shall be recoverable or payable unless the incorrect placement was made as a result of fraud or misrepresentation. L6.10 Notwithstanding L6.9 in the case of a dispute in regard to Group placement initiated prior to the commencement of the current school year, an overpayment, or underpayment may be recoverable or payable for a period within the school year commencing immediately prior to September 1 of the current school year. L6.11 If a Teacher believes that an underpayment has occurred, the Teacher will contact the appropriate payroll and/or staffing officer. Any substantiated underpayment should be corrected within one to three pay periods, except in cases where a Teacher is not being paid a basic salary in which case the Payroll Department will issue a cheque. If a substantiated overpayment has occurred, the Board shall communicate with the Teacher in writing and inform them of the amount of the overpayment. The Board shall establish a repayment schedule in writing prior to any sum representing repayment being deducted from a Teacher’s salary. If the Teacher does not respond within 30 days the board will use the following to recover the overpayment Overpayment Amount Recovery Period $1,000 or less 3 pay periods $1,001 - $5,000 10 pay periods $5,001-$10,000 16 pay periods $10,000 and greater 26 pay periods Where the Board and the Teacher are unable to agree to a repayment schedule, the Board shall refer the matter to arbitration pursuant to section 49 of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995. L6.12 The Teacher's salary step in each Group shall be determined by the Equivalent Teaching Experience credited to the Teacher. L6.13 L6.12 A year or partial year of Teaching Experience in Ontario shall have been performed for a school or board as recognized by the Education Act, as amended from time to time and Regulations thereunder and shall be determined as follows:

PLACEMENT ON THE SALARY SCALES. L6.1 All Teachers except for co-ordinators and assistant co-ordinators shall be placed on the salary scale according to the Group as determined in L6.2 and Equivalent Teaching Experience. L6.2 The group placement of a Teacher shall be determined by the Board based upon the Certification Rating Statement of Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) and the Group definitions set out in the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) Certification Plan as of July 1 immediately prior to the start of a school year and take effect September 1 of each school year. L6.3 The Board shall neither reverse nor reconsider any determination made by it pursuant to L6.2 except in the case of error, fraud or misrepresentation in the documentation furnished by the Teacher. L6.4 Notwithstanding the L6.3, in the case of a newly hired Teacher or a Teacher requesting a change in Group placement, the Board shall not be precluded from making a tentative determination of Group placement of a Teacher and reversing or reconsidering the same within one month of receipt of the appropriate certification documentation at the designated office of the Board if such documentation reveals that the tentative determination was made on the basis of incomplete or inaccurate documentation. The Board will provide receipts giving the date, time of delivery, and a list of the documentation provided by the Teacher. L6.5 Except in the case of fraud or misrepresentation in the documentation furnished by the Teacher, no Teacher employed with the Board during the current school year shall be paid on the basis of a lower Group than the Group in which that Teacher was last paid prior to September 1 or the first day of the school year for year-round or for schools and worksites with an alternate calendar of the current school year, while the Teacher remains employed as a Teacher with the Board. L6.6 A Teacher's Grid Salary shall be determined for a school year on the Teacher's qualifications as at September 1 of that school year provided that if the Teacher furnishes notice in writing by December 15 of a change in qualifications effective September 1 of that school year, Group placement shall be made on the basis of the new qualifications with the corresponding Grid Salary change retroactive to September 1. If the Teacher furnishes notice in writing by June 1 of a change in qualifications effective January 1 of that school year, Group placement shall be made on the basis of the new qualifications with the corresponding Grid Salary change retroactive to January 1. Except when the Board makes a tentative determination of Group placement under L6.4 payment shall not be made on the basis of the changed qualifications until proof of the change in qualifications has been submitted to the Board. L6.7 A Teacher shall submit all necessary written proof of the change in qualifications to the Executive Superintendent of Employee Services or designate within one month of receiving all of the necessary documentation. L6.8 It shall be the responsibility of the Teacher to apply promptly for any necessary written proof of a change in qualifications. L6.9 No overpayment or underpayment prior to September 1 of the current school year (or the first day of instruction in August for schools and worksites with an alternate calendar of the current school year-round school programs) that resulted from incorrect Group placement shall be recoverable or payable unless the incorrect placement was made as a result of fraud or misrepresentation. L6.10 Notwithstanding L6.9 in the case of a dispute in regard to Group placement initiated prior to the commencement of the current school year, an overpayment, or underpayment may be recoverable or payable for a period within the school year commencing immediately prior to September 1 of the current school year. L6.11 If a Teacher believes that an underpayment has occurred, the Teacher will contact the appropriate payroll and/or staffing officer. Any substantiated underpayment should be corrected within one to three pay periods, except in cases where a Teacher is not being paid a basic salary in which case the Payroll Department will issue a cheque. If a substantiated overpayment has occurred, the Board shall communicate with the Teacher in writing and inform them of the amount of the overpayment. The Board shall establish a repayment schedule in writing prior to any sum representing repayment being deducted from a Teacher’s salary. If the Teacher does not respond within 30 days the board will use the following to recover the overpayment Overpayment Amount Recovery Period $1,000 or less 3 pay periods $1,001 - $5,000 10 pay periods $5,001-$10,000 16 pay periods $10,000 and greater 26 pay periods Where the Board and the Teacher are unable to agree to a repayment schedule, the Board shall refer the matter to arbitration pursuant to section 49 of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995. L6.12 The Teacher's salary step in each Group shall be determined by the Equivalent Teaching Experience credited to the Teacher. L6.13 A year or partial year of Teaching Experience in Ontario shall have been performed for a school or board as recognized by the Education Act, as amended from time to time and Regulations thereunder and shall be determined as follows: