SALARY CONDITIONS. (a) An allowancefor each year of previous teaching experience shall be given according to all levels of the schedule of salary rates to maximum. Claim for previous teaching experience, if any, shall be made in writing. The Teacher shall cooperate with the Board by providing such verification of previous experience that the Board requires to determine whether the Teacher qualifies for the allowance provided for in paragraph (a) above. Teaching experience in Ontario prior to Teachers' College graduation shall not be credited or acknowledgedfor salary purposes. The Board shall recognize for salary purposes previous teaching experience as defined in Interpretations in accordance with Clause above. The total accumulation shall be rounded to the nearest whole number, but where the fraction of a year equals five (5) months, such shall be considered a full year for salary purposes. The annual increment of all Teachers in the employ of the Board shall be as designated in the schedule of salary rates and shall be effective September. The Board shall reserve the right to withhold the annual increment of any Teacher in any year, if the Teacher's services are deemed to be unsatisfactory. The Teacher will be in writing of the Boards intention to withhold the increment not later than May 15th. When the Teacher's services are again deemed satisfactory by the Board, the salary position of the Teacher shall be reinstated at the level the Teacher would have attained had it not been for the withholding of an annual increment commencing the September next following the determination of satisfactory status. A teacher is entitled to be paid his or her salary in the proportion that the total number of school days for which the Teacher performs his or her duties in the school year bears to the total number of school days in the school year. It is further understoodthat a Teacher's salary payments shall be attributed to the calendar year during which the payment was made. The Board shall pay the Teachers by Direct Deposit in twenty-six (26) installments on a basis commencing September Annual College of Teachers fees shall be deducted by the Board in two (2) equal installments beginning with the first cheque of the calendar year.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
SALARY CONDITIONS. (a) An allowancefor each year of previous teaching experience Proposed programs or courses leading to higher preparation levels shall be given according submitted to all levels of the schedule of salary rates to maximum. Claim for previous teaching experience, if any, shall be made in writing. The Teacher shall cooperate with the Board by providing such verification of previous experience that the Board requires to determine whether the Teacher qualifies for the allowance provided for in paragraph (a) above. Teaching experience in Ontario prior to Teachers' College graduation shall not be credited or acknowledgedfor salary purposes. The Board shall recognize for salary purposes previous teaching experience as defined in Interpretations in accordance with Clause above. The total accumulation shall be rounded to the nearest whole number, but where the fraction of a year equals five (5) months, such shall be considered a full year for salary purposes. The annual increment of all Teachers in the employ of the Board shall be as designated in the schedule of salary rates and shall be effective September. The Board shall reserve the right to withhold the annual increment of any Teacher in any year, if the Teacher's services are deemed to be unsatisfactory. The Teacher will be in writing of the Boards intention to withhold the increment not later than May 15th. When the Teacher's services are again deemed satisfactory approved by the Board, the salary position of the Teacher Superintendent. Licensed educators shall be reinstated at the level the Teacher would have attained had it not been for the withholding of an paid their annual increment commencing the September next following the determination of satisfactory status. A teacher is entitled to be paid his or her salary salaries in the proportion that the total number of school days for which the Teacher performs his or her duties in the school year bears to the total number of school days in the school year. It is further understoodthat a Teacher's salary payments shall be attributed to the calendar year during which the payment was made. The Board shall pay the Teachers by Direct Deposit in either twenty-six (26) installments on a basis commencing September Annual College of Teachers fees shall be deducted by the Board in or twenty-two (222) equal installments beginning with payable bi-weekly, said election to be made by the first cheque August 15 preceding the start of the calendar school year. Licensed educators who have elected the twenty-six (26) payment option may receive their final four (4) checks in a single, lump sum payable on the last day of the school year, provided they notify the school business office of such intention in writing not later than May 15. A licensed educator who enters or leaves the employ of the District during the school year will have a pro-rated salary calculated as follows: If a contract is terminated by either the licensed educator or the Committee before the end of the school year the salary earned shall be determined by the annual contracted salary divided by the number of work days in the school year, multiplied by the number of days taught. The Committee may, when hiring new licensed educators, make variations in the placement on the salary schedule and, after showing due cause, may withhold the salary step increments of an experienced licensed educator. Upon receipt of an unsatisfactory evaluation, a licensed educator’s step and column placement on the salary schedule shall be frozen and remain frozen until a satisfactory evaluation has been achieved. Notice of an unsatisfactory evaluation shall be provided to the licensed educator by January 1, and at that time an action plan shall be jointly developed by the licensed educator and administrator to help the licensed educator receive a satisfactory evaluation by the end of the school year. All licensed educators who expect to move to a higher lane on the salary schedule in a given school year shall notify the Superintendent’s office of the anticipated move no later than February of the preceding school year and shall provide the Superintendent with appropriate evidence regarding the same.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement