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AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE EVERGREEN SCHOOL DIVISION

--AND-

THE EVERGREEN TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

OF THE

MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY

Tab’e of ContentsDEFINITION 1

ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE 1

ARTICLE 2 - EFFECTIVE PERIOD

ARTICLE 3 - EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1

ARTICLE 4:01 - BASIC SALARY SCHEDULE 1

ARTICLE 4:02 - PERMIT TEACHERS 2

ARTICLE 4:03 - SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS 2

ARTICLE 4:04 - PART-TIME TEACHERS 4

ARTICLE 4:05 - ANNUAL INCREMENTS 4

ARTICLE 4:06 - CREDIT FOR PAST EXPERIENCE 5

ARTICLE 4:07 - PAYMENT OF SALARIES 5

ARTICLE 4:08 - INTEREST ON RETROACTIVE PAY 5

ARTICLE 5:01 - PRINCIPALS’ ALLOWANCES 5

ARTICLE 5:02 - VICE-PRINCIPALS’ ALLOWANCES AND 6

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ ALLOWANCES 6

ARTICLE 5:03 - ALLOWANCE FOR ACTING PRINCIPAL 6

ARTICLE 5:04 - TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 7

ARTICLE 5:05 - ALLOWANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL COORDINATORS 7

ARTICLE 5:06 - ALLOWANCE FOR CONSULTANTS 7

ARTICLE 6:01 - SABBATICAL LEAVE 8

ARTICLE 6:02 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE 8

ARTICLE 6:03 - EXAMINATION LEAVE 9

ARTICLE 6:04 - LEAVE FOR M.T.S. PURPOSES 9

ARTICLE 6:05 - JURY DUTY AND WITNESS DUTY 10

ARTICLE 6:06 - LEAVE FOR OTHER PURPOSES 10

ARTICLE 6:07 - SICK LEAVE 10

ARTICLE 6:08 — MATERNITY LEAVE 11

ARTICLE 6:09 - PATERNITY LEAVE 12

ARTICLE 6:10 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY 12

ARTICLE 6:11 - PERSONAL LEAVE 12

ARTICLE 6:12 — FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE 13

ARTICLE 7:01 - CHANGES IN SALARY 13

ARTICLE 7:02 - DEDUCTION OF FEES - LOCAL 13

ARTICLE 7:03 - DEDUCTION OF FEES - PROVINCIAL 13

ARTICLE 8:01 - GROUP INSURANCE 14

ARTICLE 8:02 - LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE 14

ARTICLE 8:03 — DENTAL/EXTENDED HEALTH INSURANCE 15

ART1CLE 9 - PREPARATION TIME 15

ARTICLE 10-TRANSFER .16

ARTICLE 11 LAY-OFF 16

ARTICLE 12 - WRITTEN WARNINGS AND SUSPENSIONS 19

ARTICLE 13 - PROVIS1ON FOR SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES 19

ARTICLE 14 - MEAL PERIOD 20

ARTICLE 15— FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE 20

ARTICLE 16- EXTRA CURRICULAR 21

ARTICLE 17— SHORT TERM DISABILITY PLAN 21

ARTICLE 18- SIGNATURE 23

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DEFINITION

Whenever used in this Collective Agreement “Manitoba Education” or “Department ofEducation” shall mean the appropriate department within Manitoba Education.

ARTICLE I - PURPOSE

It is the intent and purpose of the parties to this Agreement to promote and improve theworking conditions between the Evergreen School Division, hereinafter referred to as “theDivision” and the Evergreen Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society,hereinafter referred to as “the Association”, and to establish a salary schedule and otherconditions of engagement resulting from the operation of this Agreement, and to providea basis for both parties to improve the professional and academic services rendered tothe taxpayers and the school children of the Division.

ARTICLE 2 - EFFECTIVE PERIOD

This Agreement shall come into force and take effect on the first day of July 2014, andshall remain in full force and effect for a period of four years from that date, and shallthereafter continue in effect from year to year, unless either party gives the other writtennotice by registered mail of a desire to terminate or amend this Agreement. Such noticeshall be given during the month of April of the year in which the Agreement terminates.

ARTICLE 3 - EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

All teachers employed by the Division shall be classified for salary purposes in thisAgreement according to the classification set forth by Manitoba Education.

ARTICLE 4:01 - BASIC SALARY SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Years ofExperience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0 32244 3E136 41.144 49.919 53,566 56,666 69.9701 33,860 38,046 43217 52.887 56.685 59,884 632692 35.468 39,957 45,280 55.856 59.796 63.110 66.5693 37084 41 865 4735~ 58825 62912 66333 698674 38,697 43,776 49.425 61,787 66,028 69,558 73.1625 40,307 45.587 51,494 64,757 69.140 72,777 76,4616 41,922 47.592 53.568 67.722 72.259 75~997 79.7597 43.535 49.505 55.632 70.692 75,378 79.220 83,0618 51,422 57,707 73,658 78.496 82.447 86.3579 .59.776 76,627 81,608 85,665 89.65310 79,612 84,732 88,905 92.965

EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Years ofExperience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0 32.895 36.864 41,973 50,923 54,643 57.805 61.1751 34.543 38.813 44.087 53.951 57.824 61.087 64.5402 36 183 10 762 ~.6 191 56 979 60 998 64 Z78 67 9063 37 831 12 7Q5 16 310 60 007 64 176 67 655 ~1 2~04 39 477 44 657 50 119 63 029 67 354 70 955 74 6315 41.113 46.607 52530 66,058 70.529 74.238 77.9366 42 766 ~8 550 54 615 69 082 73 710 77 523 81 3607 44,411 50.501 56,750 72.112 76.891 80,810 84,7288 52,456 58,867 75.137 80,072 84.102 88.0909 50977 78165 83 245 d7 364 91 45210 81,210 86.432 90,689 94,830

Fall term 2016 — Salary schedule to be adjusted by 2% and adjustments as provided inthe Collateral Dental Plan agreement.

Fall term 2017 — Salary schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as provided inthe Collateral Dental Plan agreement.

Januaryl, 2018 — Salary schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as providedin the Collateral Dental Plan agreement.

ARTICLE 4:02 - PERMIT TEACHERS

Permit Teachers engaged by the Division shall be placed on the Basic Scale one classbelow the class where such teachers would be placed if they had teacher training.

ARTICLE 4:03 - SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

A) Effective the date of ratification, Substitute Teachers shall receive a daily salaryrate of $149.07 in Class 4 or higher; $136.05 if in Class 1, 2 or 3; and $89.91 ifnot in Class 1 to 7. In no case shall the salary be less than $89.91.

Effective Fall Term 2015, Substitute Teachers shall receive a daily salary rate of$152.05 in Class 4 or higher; $138.77 if in Class 1, 2 or 3; and $91.71 if not inClass ito 7. In no case shall the salary be less than $91.71.

Effective Fall Term 2016, Substitute Teachers shall receive a daily salary rate of$1 55.09 in Class 4 or higher; $141 .55 if in Class 1, 2 or 3; and $93.54 if not inClass 1 to 7. In no case shall the salary be less than $93.54.

Effective Fall Term 2017, Substitute Teachers shall receive a daily salary rate of$157.42 in Class 4 or higher; $143.67 if in Class 1, 2 or 3; and $94.94 if not inClass 1 to 7. In no case shall the salary be less than $94.94.

Effective January2, 2018, Substitute Teachers shall receive a daily salary rate of$159.78 in Class 4 or higher; $145.83 if in Class 1, 2 or 3; and $96.36 if not inClass 1 to 7. In no case shall the salary be less than $96.36.

The Salary Rates referred to above include Vacation Pay.

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B) After having taught for seven (7) consecutive days for the same assignment,Substitute Teachers shall be placed on the Basic Teachers’ Salary Scheduleaccording to their qualifications and experience, and, retroactive to the first day,shall receive salary accordingly. However, in no case shall a substitute teacherbe paid at a rate greater than a Class V maximum.

Substitute Teachers will be paid for all days taught to the end of the month, andpayment will be made within five working days after the end of the month.

C) A Substitute Teacher filling a position for the same teacher for a period of at leastseven (7) consecutive scheduled working days shall be termed extendedsubstitute teaching.

D) The consecutive nature of a substitute’s assignment shall not be interrupted bythe normal breaks in the school cycle or illness. However, these breaks shall notbe considered as teaching time for purposes of the calculation of salary.

E) Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees and Evergreen Teachers’ Association fees shallbe deducted from a substitute teacher’s pay monthly based upon advice byManitoba Teachers’ Society and Evergreen Teachers’ Association.

The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and alllosses, costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as aresult of any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of local Associationfees or Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees.

F) A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least nine (9) consecutivedays of extended substitute teaching in a school year shall be entitled to one (1)day of sick leave with pay for each nine (9) days taught in that assignment. Sickleave shall not accumulate from assignment to assignment.

The use of a sick leave day with pay shall not constitute an interruption ofconsecutive days of substitute teaching in an assignment.

Assignment shall mean consecutive teaching days in one (1) position.

G) The following articles of the Collective Agreement apply to substitute teachers:

Article 1 PurposeArticle 2 Effective PeriodArticle 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 TeachersArticle 4.06 Credit for Past Experience (limited to the provisions of Article

4.03b)Article 5.04 Transportation AllowancesArticle 15 Provision for Settlement of Differences (only for clauses which

apply to substitute teachers)Article 16 Meal PeriodArticle 17 Freedom From ViolenceArticle 19 Signature

H) The provisions of the Collective Agreement do not apply to substitute teachersexcept as expressly provided for in Article 4.03, Substitute Teachers.

I) The only matters which may be grieved under Article 15 (Provision for Settlementof Differences) by a substitute teacher or the Association on behalf of a substituteteacher are the provisions of this Article, and substantive rights and obligations ofemployment-related and human rights statutes, to the extent that they areincorporated into this collective agreement.

J) A substitute teacher is employed by the Division to either replace a regularteacher or fulfill an assignment which is less than twenty (20) days in duration.

A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least twenty (20) days ofextended substitute teaching shall, on the twenty-first (21) day, be signed to aLimited Term Teacher contract, unless the return of the regular teacher orconclusion of the substitute assignment is immediately imminent.

K) Unless otherwise determined at the time of the assignment, or except inunforeseen circumstances, the timetable for a substitute teacher in anyassignment shall normally be the same as the timetable of the teacher who isbeing replaced.

L) A substitute teacher who is called to work and reports for the assignment findingthat his or her services are not required shall be offered an alternate assignmentat least equal to that assignment which the substitute was originally called in for.

M) Where the substitute’s assignment is for less than full-time, pay shall be proratedbased on full-time equivalent, however shall not be less than one-half time.

ARTICLE 4:04 - PART-TIME TEACHERS

A) Part-time teachers shall be paid a salary based on qualifications and experiencein accordance with Article 4:01. Such salary shall be pro-rated on a basisproportional to the amount of time worked.

B) Whenever a part-time teacher’s accumulated service reaches the equivalent ofone (1) full year or more, he/she shall receive an annual increment on January 1or September 1 following.

C) Part-time teachers will be eligible to participate in all applicable employee benefitplans.

D) Part-time teachers, who are required to attend administration days, parent-teacher conferences, pupil evaluation days and professional development days,which are scheduled during a regular school day and are in addition to the timenormally scheduled for work, shall be compensated on a pro-rated basis for theadditional time.

ARTICLE 4:05 - ANNUAL INCREMENTS

The anniversary date for annual increments for all teachers shall be as follows:

A) For teachers coming on staff between July 1st and December 31st in any year,shall receive their first annual increment on September 1st next following.

B) For teachers coming on staff between January 1St and June 30th in any year,shall receive their first annual increment on January 1st next following.

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ARTICLE 4:06 - CREDIT FOR PAST EXPERIENCE

A) The minimum salaries of the Basic Salary Scale, as outlined in Article 4:01 of thisAgreement, are for teachers with less than one year of teaching experience priorto being engaged by the Division.

B) Payment for past experience shall be in the form of one increment for each yearof certified teaching experience recognized by Manitoba Education as providedfor in Article 4:01 of this Agreement to the maximum in each classification.

ARTICLE 4:07 - PAYMENT OF SALARIES

A) Salaries shall be paid in twenty-four (24) payments on or before the 15th day ofeach month and on the last day of the month.

B) Teachers hired to commence after the first teaching day of the fall term shallhave their salary calculated as follows:

Number of days of actual teaching service! total number of teaching days in theschool year multiplied by the annual salary

Paid in equal semi-monthly payments over the remaining semi-monthly payperiods to the following August 31st.

C) Adjustments in salary earned after September 1st shall be calculated as providedin b) above and pro-rated over the remaining payments to the following August3 1st.

D) Teachers terminating employment in June shall be paid in full all salaries accruedat June 30th.

ARTICLE 4:08 - INTEREST ON RETROACTIVE PAY

The Division shall pay to members of the Association interest on any retroactive paywhich may be paid to such members, on condition that the interest shall be paid for theperiod of time between January 1St and the date on which any payment is subsequentlypaid and, in addition, will be paid only on such amounts as would have been outstandingfrom time to time, until such time as payment is finally made. The interest shall be paidon the net pay due each teacher and not on the gross pay. Such interest shall becomputed at the average rate at which the Division borrows funds during the 12-monthperiod preceding the calculation date or 8.5%, whichever is lesser.

NOTE: Interest on Retroactive Pay is waived for the 2014 to 2018 collective agreement.

ARTICLE 5:01 - PRINCIPALS’ ALLOWANCES

Effective September 2014 (Fall Term), a Principal’s Allowance shall be as follows:

Base amount of $7,795.00 plus $371.00 per approved F.T.E. teachers on September30th exclusive of the Principal.

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Effective September 2016 (FaIl Term), a Principal’s Allowance shall be as follows:




Effective January 1, 2018, a Principal’s Allowance shall be as follows:


ARTICLE 5:02 - VICE-PRINCIPALS’ ALLOWANCES ANDASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ ALLOWANCES

A) Assistant Principals and Vice-Principals may be appointed by the Division.

B) A Vice-Principal shall receive an Allowance of one-half (1/2) of the Principal’sAllowance in his/her school.

C) An Assistant Principal shall receive an Allowance of one-quarter (1/4) of thePrincipal’s Allowance in his/her school.

ARTICLE 5:03 - ALLOWANCE FOR ACTING PRINCIPAL

Effective September 1st, 2014, where a teacher is appointed to act as an ActingPrincipal in the absence of the Principal, or when the Principal and Vice-Principal orAssistant Principal are both absent at the same time, and a teacher is so appointed, anAllowance shall be paid to that teacher of $3.11 per teacher per day (not including thePrincipal or Vice-Principal/Assistant Principal) to a maximum of $37.46 per day.Payments are to be made June 30th and December 31st in each year.




Effective January 1st, 2018, where a teacher is appointed to act as an Acting Principal inthe absence of the Principal, or when the Principal and Vice-Principal or AssistantPrincipal are both absent at the same time, and a teacher is so appointed, an Allowanceshall be paid to that teacher of $3.33 per teacher per day (not including the Principal orVice-Principal/Assistant Principal) to a maximum of $40.14 per day. Payments are to bemade June 30th and December 31st in each year.

ARTICLE 5:04 - TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES

Teachers who, when authorized by the Division, use their car for Division purposes, shallbe reimbursed mileage expenses in accordance with the Division rate.

ARTICLE 5:05 - ALLOWANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL COORD!NATORS

Educational Coordinators may be appointed by the Division. Educational Coordinatorsshall be paid an Allowance, in addition to their salary according to the Basic SalarySchedule. Part-time Coordinators shall be paid this Allowance pro-rated to the proportionof time allocated to the position.

Effective September 1, 2014 (Fall Term), the rate of the Educational CoordinatorsAllowance shall be $8,621 .00.

Effective September 1, 2015 (Fall Term), the rate of the Educational CoordinatorsAllowance shall be $8,793.00.

Effective September 1, 2016 (Fall Term), the rate of the Educational CoordinatorsAllowance shall be $8,969.00.

Effective- September 1, 2017 (Fall Term), the rate of the Educational CoordinatorsAllowance shall be $9,104.00.

Effective January 1, 2018, the rate of the Educational Coordinators Allowance shall be$9,241.00.

ARTICLE 5:06 - ALLOWANCE FOR CONSULTANTS

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 Consultantsshall be paid this Allowance pro-rated to the proportion of time allocated to the position.

Effective September 1, 2014 (Fall Term), the rate of the Consultants Allowance shall be$2,720.00.


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Effective September 1, 201 7 (Fall Term), the rate of the Consultants Allowance shall be$4,425.00.

Effective January 1, 2018, the rate of the Consultants Allowance shall be $4,491.00.

ARTICLE 6:01 - SABBATICAL LEAVE

A) The Board may, upon request, grant sabbatical leave to teachers who have beenon staff at least 3 years.

B) Sabbatical leave may, upon request, be granted to one teacher per year.

C) All applications must be submitted not later than February 1st of the year in whichconsideration is asked.

D) Remuneration, while on sabbatical leave, shall be 50% of the Teacher’s Salary,and an additional amount may be negotiated with the candidate.

E) Applications will be reviewed by a committee consisting of one trusteerepresenting the Division, the Division Association President representing theAssociation and the Superintendent, who will make recommendations to theBoard with respect to the approval of the selected applicant. The Board’sdecision concerning the applicant shall be final. Sabbatical leave shall notconstitute a break in tenure.

F) Payment of the award shall be in twenty-four (24) payments. Payment of theaward will be made with the provision that the teacher shall return to the Division.If the teacher desires to seek employment elsewhere, he/she shall repay theamount received as set out below:

1) If not returning - full repayment;2) If returning for one year only - 2/3 repayment; and3) If returning for two years - 1/3 repayment.

G) If a teacher fails to return after sabbatical, full repayment shall be made on orbefore September 1 st of the year that the teacher would normally resume work inthe Division.

ARTICLE 6:02 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

(i) Each teacher in the Division shall be granted bereavement leave, without loss ofsalary, up to five days in any year, provided the Division is notified prior to theleave, in the case of death of any member of the immediate family. Immediatefamily includes: father, mother, son, brother, daughter, sister, spouse, fiancé.Such leave may be granted in other cases at the discretion of the Division. Leavewith or without salary beyond five days for bereavement reasons not coveredabove may be granted at the discretion of the Division.

(ii) Each teacher shall be allowed bereavement leave without loss of salary up to,but not exceeding three (3) consecutive days in the event of the death of theteacher’s father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law,grandparents and grandchildren.

(iii) Each teacher shall be allowed bereavement leave without loss of salary up to,but not exceeding two (2) consecutive days in the event of the death of theteacher’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

(iv) In cases of death of a relative other than immediate family as defined in (i), (ii)and (iii), a teacher shall be granted a one day leave of absence without loss ofsalary.

(i) In cases of death of a close friend, a teacher shall be granted a one day leave ofabsence at the applicable substitute deduction from salary.

ARTICLE 6:03 - EXAMINATION LEAVE

Teachers in the Division shall be entitled to leave, without loss of salary, for the writing ofa university examination, provided the Division is notified prior to the leave and that theexamination is for acourse leading to a higher classification on the Basic Scale of thisAgreement. Such leave will be one day forexamination(s) written during the hours of anyone school day. If the examination is written during the evening outside the Division, theteacher shall be entitled to leave commencing at noon of the day on which theexamination is to be written.

ARTICLE 6:04 * LEAVE FOR M.T.S. PURPOSES

A) A teacher who is a member of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society Executive or anyof the Society’s other authorized committee(s), or who acts as a representative ordelegate, shall be allowed leave, without loss of salary, provided that the Divisionbe notified prior to the leave and that the Division be reimbursed for the cost ofproviding a substitute teacher. No more than a total of thirty-five (35) days ofsuch leave shall be taken during any school year by members of the Associationwithout prior approval of the Board. This leave is conditional provided that asubstitute satisfactory to the Division can be secured.

B) Association President’s Leave:

i) The Evergreen Teachers’ Association shall have the option to use up to40% of the school year for President Release Time.

ii) The Association agrees to reimburse the Division for the president’ssalary and benefits required for the leave taken by the President of theAssociation

iii) The Evergreen Teachers’ Association will notify the Division as soon aspossible but not later than April 30th if they intend to exercise the leave ofabsence for the President in the following school year. An acceptablearrangement for the leave shall be developed with the Principal and theSuperintendent.

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iv) This leave cannot be combined with leave available for the AssociationPresident under 6.04 (a).

v) Regardless if the Association President accesses the leave as outlined ini) above, they shall be able access up to fifteen (15) days leave perschool year for President Release Time.

ARTICLE 6:05 - JURY DUTY AND WITNESS DUTY

A teacher required to be absent from duties due to attendance at a court of law for thepurpose of acting as a juror, or when subpoenaed as a crown witness or a witness in anycase related to the teacher’s teaching duties, shall do so without loss of pay. In asituation related to a teacher’s teaching duties, travel to and from court shall be deemedto be traveling for Division purposes. Any monies received by the teacher as a result ofthe aforementioned shall be paid directly to the Board upon receipt. Any teacher requiredto be absent for these purposes shall submit details at the earliest possible date.

ARTICLE 6:06 - LEAVE FOR OTHER PURPOSES

In cases of absence from teaching duties, other than for illness or other reasonsheretofore stated in this Agreement, prior permission of the Board shall be obtained. Anyteacher thus absent from duty shall have 1/n, (where n the number of days in thecurrent school year as determined by the Minister responsible for Education) of his/herannual salary deducted.

ARTICLE 6:07 - SICK LEAVE

A) Where a teacher is sick, he/she shall be entitled to sick leave during his/herillness and to be paid his/her salary during his/her leave; but, subject to subsection (b), the leave shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching days in any schoolyear.

B) Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) year, theunused portion of the sick leave in any year(s) shall be carried forward andaccumulated from year to year to a maximum of:

- 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

C) There shall be no accumulation of sick leave credited for periods of “Leave ofAbsence” and/or “Sabbatical Leave”.

D) The teacher’s share (currently 5/12) of the Canada Employment InsuranceCommission reductions realized from the extension of sick leave to 100 daysshall be forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Evergreen Teachers’Association on or before December 31st of each year.

AR1ICLE 6:08 — MATERN~TY LEAVE

A) Every female teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave and every teacher shallbe entitled to adoptive and parental leave in accordance with this article.

B) Every teacher shall be entitled to unpaid parental leave.

C) Except as otherwise provided herein the Manitoba Employment Standards Codewill apply.

D) The teacher and the Division may mutually agree to extend the length of leave ifthe teacher so desires. Any such arrangements shall be confirmed in writing by theDivision.

E) Effective July 1, 2015, a teacher taking Maternity Leave and/or Parental/Adoptive Leave pursuant to this article shall be entitled to receive pay equivalentto ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary at the time the leavecommenced plus any subsequently negotiated salary adjustments for up to onehundred and thirty-five (135) teaching days, which pay will include anyemployment insurance benefits received in accordance with this article.

F) Effective July 1, 2015 the Division shall pay a teacher on Maternity Leave and/orParental/Adoptive Leave:

(a) if the teacher’s two (2) week or ten (10) day waiting period falls entirely onteaching days, ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary plus upto seventy-five (75) teaching days of Maternity Leave Top-Up calculatedat the difference between the teacher’s employment insurance benefitand ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary provided theteacher remains on either maternity or parental leave and continues toreceive employment insurance benefits;

(b) if the teacher’s two (2) week or ten (10) day waiting period falls partially orentirely within a non-teaching period, ninety percent (90%) of theteacher’s gross salary for any teaching days and up to eighty-five (85)teaching days of maternity leave top-up calculated at the differencebetween the teacher’s employment insurance benefit and ninety percent(90%) of the teacher’s gross salary provided the teacher remains oneither maternity or parental leave and continues to receive employmentinsurance benefits;

(c) up to fifty (50) teaching days of parental/adoptive leave top-up calculatedat the difference between the teacher’s employment insurance benefitand ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary provided theteacher remains on parental/adoptive leave an continues to receiveemployment insurance benefits.

For greater certainty, a teacher who is receiving employment insurance benefits shall beentitled to:

(a) one hundred and thirty-five (135) teaching days of pay and/or top-upbenefits if the teacher takes both maternity leave and parental/adoptiveleave;

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(b) eighty-five (85) teaching days of pay and/or top-up benefits if the teacheronly takes maternity leave;

(c) fifty (50) teaching days of pay and/or top-up benefits if the teacher onlytakes parental/adoptive leave;

Unless the teacher takes a shorter period of maternity leave or parental/adoptive leave inwhich case, the pay and/or top-up will be pro-rated to reflect the actual number ofteaching days taken. The parties acknowledge that the top-up payments made by theDivision for maternity leave may extend into the period of time that the teacher is onparental leave but the payment is intended to be a top-up of maternity leave benefits.

G. Non-Application

This article shall not apply to any teacher who is employed on a term contractduring the teacher’s first year of employment. All other teachers shall be eligibleto receive the top-up benefits once they have been employed for a period ofseven (7) months by the Division.

ARTICLE 6:09 - PATERNITY LEAVE

Each teacher shall be allowed one (1) day of leave without loss of pay upon the birth ofeach child and one (1) day of leave without loss of pay upon the adoption of each child.

ARTICLE 6:10 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY

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 leaveshall not constitute loss of seniority or loss of accumulated sick leave; but it shall notcount in calculating experience for increment purposes.

ARTICLE 6:11 - PERSONAL LEAVE

All teachers shall have the right to two days Leave of Absence for personal reasonswithout loss of pay. One day leave of absence may be carried over to the next schoolyear for an overall maximum accumulation of three days.

This leave shall not be used on scheduled professional development, administrationdays, student conference days, designated pupil evaluation days unless theSuperintendent has expressly given consent.

AR11CLE 6:12 — FAMILY MED~CAL LEAVE

Effective September 2015, each teacher shall be entitled to use up to five (5) days ofhis/her sick leave per school year to attend to the serious illness or injury or medicalappointments of an emergent nature of that teacher’s spouse, fiancé, common-lawpartner, parents, brother, sister or children.

ARTICLE 7:01 - CHANGES IN SALARY

Where there are changes in salary due to a change in class, the onus is on the teacherto 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 whichthe Division was in receipt of such notice, and the calculation for such changes in salaryshall be based on the number of months from the first of the month in which notice wassubmitted 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 shallbecome effective on September 1st following. A transcript of marks must accompany theabove-mentioned notice before any changes in salary are implemented. Such transcriptof marks must be followed by a “proof of qualifications” from the Teachers Certificationand Records Branch before such changes become final.

ARTICLE 7:02 - DEDUCTION OF FEES - LOCAL

The annual fees of the Evergreen Teachers’ Association shall be deducted from eachteacher. Such fees will be deducted from the October cheques and forwarded to theSecretary-Treasurer of the Association within thirty (30) days. The Evergreen Teachers’Association shall provide notification in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Divisionprior to September 30th, in each year, as to the amount to be deducted from eachqualifying 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 claimor legal action arising from the deduction of local Association fee provided, however, thatshould the Association so require, it shall be permitted to take over and conduct suchlegal action and make such settlement thereof as it shall see fit.

ARTICLE 7:03 - DEDUCTION OF FEES - PROVINCIAL

The M.T.S. membership fees shall be deducted from every teacher according to theadvice of M.T.S.

These deductions will be made in twelve equal monthly installments, starting with theSeptember cheque, according to the scale of fees established by the M.T.S. Deductionsshall be forwarded to the M.T.S. not later than the last day of each month following. Theonus is on the teacher to make the necessary arrangements with the M.T.S. for rebatesof deductions.

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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 claimor legal action arising from the deduction of local Association fee provided, however, thatshould the Association so require, it shall be permitted to take over and conduct suchlegal action and make such settlement thereof as it shall see fit.

ARTICLE 8:01 - GROUP INSURANCE

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 premiumsshall 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 claimor legal action arising from the deduction of premiums or exercise of otherresponsibilities with respect to the Group Life Insurance Plan.

ARTICLE 8:02 - LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCEa) The Division shall deduct from employees’ salaries the full premium costs

prescribed by the Plan and shall forward such premiums on a monthly basis to thePlan.

b) Any employee shall be enrolled in the Plan and shall participate in the Plan, inaccordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

c) Any employee entering the Division’s employ shall be enrolled automatically in thePlan and shall have deducted monthly from his/her salary the amount of premiumsspecified by the Plan.

d) The Division’s responsibility with respect to the administration of this Plan shall belimited to the following:

i) deducting premiums from the employees;ii) enrolling newly hired employees in the Planiii) maintaining records of the employees who are and are not insured, including

maintaining files of application cards, label applications, employees whosecoverage was rejected on late application, beneficiary designations, andemployees whose coverage has terminated on leaving the Division; completing apremium statement to accompany premium remittances;

v) distributing plan information to employees from time to time;vi) completing the Disability Notification Form and submitting it to the Plan after an

employee has been absent ten (10) consecutive teaching days and where thesickness or disability may result in the filing of a claims for benefits;

vii) reporting to the Plan salary changes for teachers in receipt of benefits.

e) Save and except for the deduction and remittance of premiums, and the expressresponsibilities set out in d) in this article, the Association acknowledges andagrees that the Division neither has nor assumes any responsibility whatsoever withrespect to any aspect of this Disability Benefits Plan administered by the ManitobaTeachers’ Society.

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f) The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and alllosses, costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a resultof any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of premiums or exercise ofother responsibilities with respect to the Disability Benefits Plan.

ARTICLE 8:03 — DENTALIEXTENDED HEALTH INSURANCE

A) Effective July ~, 2014, the Division will participate in the administration of the ManitobaPublic School Employees Dental and Extended Health Plan(s), (IVEPSE Dental and EHBPlan(s) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement entered into by theDivision and the Association attached hereto as the (collateral agreement).

B) All Employees covered by this Collective Agreement that are eligible under the terms ofthe MPSE Dental Plan and ERB Plan(s) shall be required to participate in the MPSEDental and ERB Plan(s) unless entitled to elect out of the Dental and/or EHB Plan(s) asmay be permitted under the terms thereof.

C) The cost of the MPSE Dental and EHB Plan(s) will be paid by the Division in accordancewith the terms and conditions of the Dental and EBB Plan(s) Agreement.

D) The Division agrees that the Division’s monthly contribution to the MPSE Dental andEBB Plan(s) on behalf of each Employee will be the monthly rate for family coverage(that is, entitlement to coverage for an Employee, his/her spouse, and his/her dependentchildren, having regard to the definition of spouse and dependent children in the Dentaland EHB Plan(s). Provided that an Employee may elect, in prescribed form, for reducedcoverage as permitted under the terms of the Dental and EBB Plan(s) in which case theDivision agrees to make monthly payments to the Employee as follows:

a) An Employee with only one dependent (spouse or child) who is entitled to and doesso duly elect to opt down from family coverage under the Dental Plan to coverage forEmployee and one other family member only, shall receive an amount equal to thedifference in the monthly rate between family coverage and coverage for anEmployee and one dependent only; or

b) An Employee with neither spouse nor dependent children who is entitled to and doesso duly elect to opt down from family coverage under the Dental and ExtendedHealth Plan to coverage for an Employee only, shall receive an amount equal to thedifference in the monthly rate between family coverage and coverage for anEmployee only; or

c) An Employee who is entitled to and does so duly elect to opt out of all coverage onthe basis that the Employee’s spouse has group Dental and/or Extended Health plancoverage, shall receive an amount equal to the monthly rate for family coverage.

ARTICLE 9 - PREPARATION TIME

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

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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 thepercentage of their teaching assignment.

It is expected and shall be the responsibility of each teacher to utilize the preparationtime provided to them in a productive, efficient manner towards fulfilling the educationalneeds of his/her students. Teachers shall remain in their assigned school during theirpreparation time.

ARTICLE 10 - TRANSFER

The Association recognizes the right of the Division to assign teachers employed by theDivision to schools and classes under the jurisdiction of the Division.

The Division shall pay for all reasonable expenses incurred, up to a maximum of onethousand ($1,000.00) dollars in the transfer of the household and personal effects of theteacher who, on the initiation of the Division, is transferred by the Division, to a differentschool within the Division. These expenses will be forwarded to the Division within 2months of the incurred cost. If a teacher is going to claim these expenses they mustincur the costs within 12 months of the transfer.

Wherever possible, the Division shall give notice to any teacher to be affected bytransfer the greatest possible advance notice, and, in any event, shall accord the teacheropportunity to consultation, both with respect to the fact of the transfer and the details ofits 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 theteacher involved.

ARTICLE 11 - LAY-OFF

A) When it is determined by the Board that a lay-off is necessary, and where naturalattrition, transfers, sabbatical and leaves of absence do not effect the necessaryreduction in staff, the Board shall develop a seniority list as hereinafter provided.Such list shall contain the names of those tenured teachers having the leastseniority identified in sufficient numbers to enable the Board to lay off therequired number of teachers. The Association and the teacher shall be permitteda period often (10) teaching days after posting of such list to protest in writing tothe Board any alleged omission or incorrect listing, but such protest shall beconfined to errors in or changes occurring since the posting of the last senioritylist.

B) Not withstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have the right to disregard thelength of service of any teacher in the event of a lay-off, if such teacher does nothave the necessary training, academic qualifications and experience for aspecific teaching assignment.

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C) Definitions(a) Training: Instruction received as preparation for the profession of

teaching which leads to the development of a particular skill or proficiencywith respect to a particular subject or subjects.

(b) Academic Qualifications: Refers to the classification in which the teacheris placed by the Professional Certification and Student Records Branch ofManitoba Education and Training.

(c) Experience: The practical application of the training over a period of timewith respect to the particular subject or subjects.

(d) Length of Teaching Service:(1) Seniority for the purposes of this Agreement is defined to mean

the length of continuous teaching experience from the date of lasthire with the Division on a current Form 2 Contract/Teacher —

General Contract.(2) Where the teachers have the same length of continuous full-time

equivalent teaching experience, the order of seniority list shall bedetermined on the basis of total length of employment with theDivision.

(3) Where teachers have the same seniority as defined in (1) and (2),the order of seniority shall be determined on the basis of totalrecognized teaching experience in Manitoba.

(4) Where teachers have the same seniority as defined in (1), (2) and(3), the order of seniority shall be determined on the basis of totalteaching experience recognized by the Province of Manitoba forclassification purposes.

(5) If the length of teaching experience as defined in (1), (2), (3) and(4) is equal, the teacher to be declared surplus shall bedetermined by the Board.

D) In the event of a lay-off, three (3) Division representatives shall meet with three(3) Executive representatives of the Association to discuss the implications of thelay-off, and shall provide the Association with a list of teachers to be laid off.

E) Notice of lay-off and a copy of this Article shall be given to the teacher byregistered mail no later than the first day of May of any school year.

F) If, after lay-offs have occurred, and for a period of one calendar year after the30th day of September following the date of lay-off, teachers who have been laidoff shall be offered positions first when positions become vacant, and providedsuch teachers have the necessary training, academic qualifications andexperience for the positions available. Length of teaching service with the Boardwill be used to determine the order in which laid-off teachers are offered theavailable positions, provided that the said teachers have the necessary training,academic qualifications and experience.

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G) It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to report an address to which a recallnotice can be delivered. Recall notices will be delivered by registered mail to thelast reported address given by the teacher, and a teacher who is recalled fromlay-off shall be required to indicate, notwithstanding any other time limits in thisAgreement, within fifteen (15) teaching days of the registered letter being sent,his/her intent to return to work, and shall be required to return to work on the dateset out in the notice, which date shall not be less than one month following suchnotification, unless by written mutual agreement. Failure to respond within thetime limits specified or agreed to shall relieve the onus on the Division for thatTeacher’s placement on the re-employment list, and he/she shall lose seniority.

H) A teacher will retain and accrue seniority if absent from work because of:

(a) A leave of absence for up to one (1) year.

I) A teacher shall retain but not accrue seniority if the teacher is:

(a) On leave of absence in excess of one (1) year;(b) Laid off for a period of time less than that set out in Article J(d) hereof.

J) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a teacher shall lose seniority andthe rights to further consideration for employment for any of the followingreasons:

(a) The teacher resigns;(b) The teacher is employed by another school board on a regular basis and

on a Form 2 contract/Teacher — General Contract;(c) The teacher fails to return to work after the termination of any leave

granted by the Board;(d) The teacher is not re-employed within one (1) calendar year after

September 30th following the date of lay-off;(e) The teacher’s contract is terminated for cause;

(f) Any teacher on the re-employment list who refuses to accept a positionfor which the teacher has the necessary training, academic qualificationsand experience to perform the work in the position offered, shall forfeit allright of seniority and re-employment.

A teacher who has lost seniority as a result of the application of this Article shallbe notified as soon as possible that his/her teaching contract has beenterminated.

K) If the Board terminates the contract of a teacher because that teacher is surplus,the Board shall, at the request of the teacher, provide him/her with a letter to thiseffect.

L) If a teacher is recalled, as provided in G. above, the following shall not beaffected:

(1) Accumulated sick leave gained prior to being laid off;(2) Seniority gained prior to being laid off.

But seniority and sick leave shall not accrue for the period of the lay-off.

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M) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Article, the foregoing lay-offprocedure shall not apply to teachers who are not tenured, or to teachersemployed on a fixed term contract where, during that term, the teacher isemployed on the express written understanding that such teacher will not, afterthe completion of such term, be employed by the Division, provided no “tenured”teacher shall be laid off where teachers without “tenure” or on fixed termcontracts are employed.

“Tenure” means the status of a teacher, as defined in Sections 92(5) and 92(6) ofthe Public Schools Act, who is continuously employed by one school board formore than one full school year, or who was employed by one other school boardin the Province for more than one full school year within three years prior hereto.

AR11CLE 12 - WRITTEN WARNINGS AND SUSPENSIONS

The imposition of discipline without just cause by the Division, or any agent thereof, inthe form of written warning(s) and/or suspension(s) with or without pay shall be subjectto the following provisions:

A. Where the Division, or person(s) acting on behalf of the Division, so disciplines anyperson covered by this Collective Agreement, and where the affected person is notsatisfied that the discipline is for just cause, the Division’s action shall be deemed tobe a difference between the parties to or persons bound by this CollectiveAgreement under Article 15 - Provision for Settlement of Differences.

B. When such a difference is referred to a Board of Arbitration under Article 15, theBoard of Arbitration shall have the power to:

i. Uphold the discipline;ii. Rescind the discipline;iii. Vary or modify the discipline;iv. Do one or more of the things set out in sub-clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above.

(3) This article does not apply to teacher assessment or evaluation process donepursuant to Division Policy and Practices and Amendments thereto, except to theextent that any such assessment or evaluation is used as the basis of, or inconnection with, disciplinary action.

(4) The Association agrees that the Division has the right to suspend an employeewith or without pay for just cause.

ARTICLE 13 - PROVISION FOR SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES

Any difference between the parties to or persons bound by the Agreement, or on whosebehalf it was entered into, concerning its content, meaning, application or violation whichis raised by either party within twenty (20) teaching days from the date on which thegrievor became aware of the event giving rise to the alleged violation or difference, notifythe other Party in writing, stating the alleged violation or difference and the solution(s)sought.

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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 writingof its desire to have the difference negotiated, shall upon further written request of eitherparty, 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 writtenrequest for arbitration, appoint an arbitrator and shall notify the other party of theappointment.

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 arbitratorsfail to agree upon a chairman within the required seven (7) days, the appointment of aChairman 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 thegrievance by arbitration, and before the expiration of the ten teaching day periodprescribed for the selection of their respective nominees, agree that the difference shallbe settled by a single named arbitrator, the arbitrator so selected shall have the likeauthority as the arbitration board to make a final settlement of the difference and shallact in the place and stead of the arbitration board.

ARTICLE 14- MEAL PERIOD

Commencing September 1995, every full time teacher will be entitled to an uninterruptedmeal period between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each school day. This meal period shallbe equal to the midday intermission given to the students of the school in which theteacher is employed to a maximum of 55 minutes. Designated Professional Staff will beon call during this meal period to deal with discipline, parent inquiries and other problemsnormally under the jurisdiction of a teacher.

ARTICLE 15- FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE

The Parties recognize the principle that all teachers should have a working environmentfree from physical violence, verbal abuse or the threat of physical assault and bothparties shall make reasonable efforts to maintain this goal.

This section is subject to The Public Schools Act and regulations thereto and is notintended to abrogate any management rights with respect to the student disciplinaryprocess.

Teachers shall not have the right to grieve individual student disciplinary decisions madeby the school administration.

ARTICLE 16— EXTRA CURRICULAR

Effective the Fall Term 2015, the following shall apply:

A) “Extra curricular activities” means student related athletic, social, recreational andcultural activities, occurring outside the normal school day, but does not includeactivities related to academic or instructional matters or curriculum subjectsoutside the normal school day, whether such occur alone or with students,parents or administrative staff, such as (without limitation) staff meetings,parent/teacher meetings, committee work, in-service sessions, marking andsetting examinations, or marking school assignments.

B) The parties acknowledge the importance of extra curricular activities as anintegral part of each student’s educational experience.

C) An eligible extra curricular activity is an activity which has received prior approvalfrom the school principal.

D) Commencing with the school year starting in September of 2015, and thereafter,in any school year (as per the Minister of Education and Training’s definftion) ateacher will be entitled to a paid leave of absence of one-half day, up to amaximum of two (2) half days per school year, provided that he or she:

i) performs 25 hours of eligible extra curricular duties during a school year;and

ii) the date for such leave shall be agreed upon between the principal andthe teacher.

E) A teacher who does not take their leave(s) in the year of earned entitlement shallbe allowed to carry a half or one day forward to the next school year, therebyallowing for a possible maximum of two (2) days leave in any school year.

AR11CLE 17— SHORT TERM DISABILITY PLAN

a) The Board shall deduct from teachers’ salaries the full premium costs prescribedby the Plan and shall forward such premiums on a monthly basis to the Plan.

b) All eligible teachers shall be enrolled in the Plan and shall participate in the Plan,in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

c) Any teacher entering the Division’s employ shall be enrolled automatically in thePlan and shall have deducted monthly from his/her salary the amount of premiumsspecified by the Plan.

d) The Board’s responsibility with respect to the administration of this Plan shall belimited to the following:

Deducting premiums from the teachers;ii) Enrolling newly hired eligible teachers in the Plan;iii) Completing a premium statement to accompany premium remittances;iv) Distributing plan information to teachers from time to time;

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v) Completing a Short Term Disability Notification Form and submiffing it tothe Plan when a teacher has been absent and where the sickness ordisability may result in the filing of a claims or benefits, as per therequirements of the plan.

a) Save and except for the express responsibilities set out in d) of this article, theAssociation acknowledges and agrees that the Board neither has nor assumes anyresponsibility whatsoever with respect to any aspect of the Short Term DisabilityPlan.

f) The Association shall indemnify and save the Division from any and all losses,costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of anyclaim or legal action arising from the deduction of premiums or exercise of otherresponsibilities with respect to the Short Term Disability Plan.

g) The Association will continue to rebeive 5/12 of the El Premium Reduction as aresult of the Sick Leave Plan and the Short Term Disabiltty Plan.

ARTICLE 18 - S~GNATURE

This agreement is made subject to the provisions of The Public Schools Act, The LabourRelations Act, and The Education Administration Act, insofar as they may apply to theparties hereto.

This Agreement signed at Gimli, Manitoba on the _______ day of ZJ~’n-1 , 2015.

Agreed on behalf of the EVERGREEN SCHOOL DIVISION

C I SECRETARY.-TREASURER

Agreed on behalf of the EVERGREEN TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

~PRESIDENT S~RETAR~ ~

THIS AUXILIARY AGREEMENT made as of the /6~”’ day of 3~’i 2015

BETWEEN:

EVERGREEN SCHOOL DIVISION(hereinafter referred to as the “Division”)

* and -

EVERGREEN TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OFTHE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY,

(hereinafter referred to as the “Association”)

WHEREAS pursuant to a certain collective agreement dated ~7~’r-4 /1, ~o/

the Division has agreed to participate in a number of insurance programs, including:

The Manitoba Public School Employees Group Life Insurance Plan; and

• The Manitoba Public School Employees Dental & Extended Health Benefits Plan.

The Division has agreed to participate in these plans subject to the terms of

administration and cost sharing, as determined by the conditions of entry stipulated by

each individual plan.

WHEREAS the Division recognizes that not all teachers will be eligible for coverage

under these plans by virtue of their administration and underwriting rules, the Division

and the Association have agreed that certain Teachers will be paid according to the

annual rate of pay for the 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, and 2017/2018 school

years which follow:

Year 1: 201445 2.0%increase

34,782 38,674 43,682 52,457 56,104 59,204 62,50836,398 40,584 45,755 55,425 59,223 62,422 65,80738,006 42,495 47,818 58,394 62,334 65,648 69,10739,622 44,403 49,895 61,363 65,450 68,871 72,405

41,235 46,314 51,963 64,325 68,566 72,096 75,70042,845 48,225 1 54,032 67,295 71,678 75,315 78,999

Years ofExperience

01

2345

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

I 74,797 78,535 I 82,297

Year 2: 201546

Years ofExperience

01

2

3

45

67

8

9

10

Year 3: 2016-17

Years ofExperience _________________

0 ________ _________

1 __________ __________

2 __________ _________

3 _______ _________

4 ________ ________

5 __________ __________

6 __________ __________

7 _________ __________

8 ________ _________

9 _________ __________

10 ______ ________

Year 4: September 2017 (2017-18)

Years of

2.0%increase

1.5%increase

Experience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0 ~ 40,840 46,129 55,395 59,247 j 62,520 j 66,008

44,460

46,0736789

10

50,130 56,106 70,260

52,043 58,170 73,230 77,916 81,758

53,960 60,245 76,196 81,034 84,985 88,89562,314 79,165 84,146 88,203 92,191

~ 82,150 87,270 91,443 95,503

85,599

Classl Class2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

35,478 39,447 44,556 53,506 57,226 60,388 63,758

37,126 41,396 46,670 56,534 60,407 63,670 67,123

38,766 43,345 48,774 59,562 63,581 66,961 70,489

40,414 45,291 50,893 62,590 66,759 70,248 73,853

42,060 47,240 53,002 65,612 69,937 73,538 77,21443,702 49,190 55,113 68,641 73,112 76,821 80,579

45,349 51,133 57,228 71,665 76,293 80,106 83,94346,994 53,084 59,333 74,695 79,474 83,393 87,311

55,039 61,450 77,720 82,655 86,685 90,67363,560 80,748 85,829 89,967 94,035

83,793 89,015 93,272 97,413

Class 1 Class 2

2.0%increase

Class3 Class4 Class5 Class6 Class7

36,188 40,236 45,447 54,576 ‘ 58,371 61,596 65,03337,869 42,224 47,603 57,665 61,615 64;943 68,465

39,541 44,212 49,749 60,753 64,853 68,300 71,899

41,222 46,197 51,911 63,842 68,094 71,653 75,330

42,901 48,185 54,062 66,924 71,336 75,009 78,75844,576 50,174 56,215 70,014 74,574 78,357 82,191

46,256 52,156 58,373 73,098 77,819 81,708 85,622

47,934 54,146 60,520 76,189 81,063 85,061 89,05756,140 62,679 79,274 84,308 88,419 92,486

64,831 82,363 87,546 91,766 95,91685,469 90,795 95,137 99,361

58,530 62,539 65,917 69,49212

3

4

56

7

8

9

10

Years ofExperience

0 __________ __________ __________ _________ __________ __________ ______________

1 __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ______________

2 _________ __________ __________ _________ _________ __________ ______________

3 __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ______________

4 _________ _________ _________ ________ ________ ________ ____________

5 __________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________ _____________

6 __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ______________

7 ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ _______________

8 __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ______________

9 __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ______________

10 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ___________

The parties have acknowledged that, without limiting the foregoing, the following classes

of Teachers shall be paid according to this pay scale:

1. Substitute teachers;

2. Part-time teachers working less than 30% of full time;

3. Teachers receiving a Maternity or Parental Leave top-up;

4. Term teachers who are contracted to work less than 60 days.

This Auxiliary Agreement is attached to and forms part of the Collective Agreement

38,437 42,857 48,317

40,134 44,875 50,495 61,664 65,826 69,325 72,97741,840 46,890 52,690 64,800 69,115 72,728 76,46043,545 48,908 54,873 67,928 72,406 76,134 79,93945,245 50,927 57,058 71,064 75,693 79,532 83,42446,950 52,938 59,249 74,194 78,986 82,934 86,90648,653 54,958 61,428 77,332 82,279 86,337 90,393

56,982 63,619 80,463 85,573 89,745 93,87365,803 83,598 88,859 93,142 97,355

86,751 92,157 96,564 100,851

Year 4: January 2018 (2017-18)

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class5 Class 6

1.5%increase

Class 7

37,282 41,453 46,821 56,226 60,136 63,458 66,99839,014 43,500 49,042 59,408 63,477 66,906 70,53440,736 45,548 51,252 62,589 66,813 70,365 74,07242,468 47,593 53,480 65,772 70,152 73,819 77,60744,198 49,642 55,696 68,947 73,492 77,276 81,13845,924 51,691 57,914 72,130 76,828 80,725 84,67547,654 53,732 60,138 75,307 80,171 84,178 88,21049,383 55,782 62,349 78,492 83,513 87,632 91,749

57,837 64,573 81,670 86,857 91,091 95,28166,790 84,852 90,192 94,539 98,815

88,052 93,539 98,012 102,364

between the Parties dated ~ 71 , 2015.

CONCURRING SIGNATORIES

Dated at _________________ Manitoba this /6’~ day of ____________ 2015.

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Division:

Chafr~r≠on /

Secretary - reasurer

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Association:

President

j~r\ ~

Se9~tary

THIS COLLATERAL AGREEMENT made this /ó’ day of

______________________________ ,2015

BETWEEN:

THE EVERGREEN SCHOOL DIVISION(hereinafter referred to as the “Division “)

OF THE FIRST PART,

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THE EVERGREEN TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OFTHE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY(hereinafter referred to as the “Association “)

OF THE SECOND PART.

WHEREAS pursuant to a certain collective agreement dated J~c~i it, ~w/-~ , made betweenthe Division and the Association, the Division has agreed to participate in the administration of theManitoba Public School Employees Dental & Extended Health Benefits Plan (the “Plan “) for all of theeligible employees (the “Employees”) as described by the Manitoba Public School Employees Dental &Extended Health Benefits Plan Trust (the “Trust”) in the employ of the Division; and

WHEREAS the Division and the Association desire to set forth the terms and conditions underwhich the Division shall so participate in the administration of the Plan; and

WHEREAS pursuant to a certain agreement made between the Manitoba School BoardsAssociation, the Manitoba Teachers’ Society and the Trust, the Trust is responsible for the formulation,implementation and operation of the Plan.

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of thepremises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. The preamble hereto shall form an integral part hereof.

2. The terms and conditions of the Plan shall be as formulated by the Trust.

3. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, the Division and the Association shall comply with anyadministrative or underwriting requirements in respect to the Plan stipulated by the Trust and/or bythe insurer appointed by the Trust to administer the Plan.

4. The Division shall make the following payments:

a) Subject to paragraph (b) which follows, for the following years, the Division shall pay monthly;September 2014$89.75 on behalf of each Employee in respect of the Dental plan and/or $105.50 on behalf of eachEmployee in respect of the Extended Health plan, and/or $16.25 on behalf of each Employee inrespect of the Vision plan said $89.75, $105.50 and $16.25 being the monthly rates for familycoverage under each plan.

September 2015$91.50 on behalf of each Employee in respect of the Dental plan and/or $107.50 on behalf of eachEmployee in respect of the Extended Health plan, and/or $16.25 on behalf of each Employee inrespect of the Vision plan said $91.50, $107.50 and $16.25 being the monthly rates for familycoverage under each plan.Such payments shall be made to the Trust or to such party as the Trustees shall designate inwriting.

b) Where an Employee is entitled to and has so elected for reduced coverage, as permitted under theterms of the Plan, that is, coverage for Employee and one dependent (spouse or child) only, or forEmployee only, or for no coverage in the event of the Employee having alternate employer-sponsored group dental or health coverage, as the case may be, the Division shall pay to theemployee the difference in the monthly rate under each plan between family coverage and thecoverage elected by the Employee.

c) For each year thereafter, the Division shall pay monthly on behalf of each Employee an amountnot to exceed the amount payable by the Division for each Employee in the preceding year(taking into account payments referred to in both sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) for Dental andExtended Health only of this paragraph 4) increased or decreased by a percentage equivalent tothe percentage negotiated or awarded on average for the salary schedule of the Employees in thecurrent year.

5. It is understood and agreed by the Association that any eligible Employees employed on or after theeffective date of the implementation of the Plan shall be required to participate in the Plan unlessentitled to elect out of the Plan as may be permitted under the terms thereof.

6. This Agreement may be terminated by either of the parties hereto effective the first day of Septemberof a particular calendar year provided that not less than 12 months written notice of such terminationis given by the party terminating this Agreement to the other party hereto.

7. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed to be effectively given ifmailed by registered mail, postage prepaid or delivered by bonded carrier to the parties at thefollowing addresses:

To the Division:

EVERGREEN SCHOOL DIVISIONBox 1200Gimli MB ROC 1BO

To the Association:

EVERGREEN TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATIONP.O. Box 293Arborg MB ROC OAO

and if mailed as aforesaid, shall be deemed to have been given on the fifth business day nextfollowing that upon which the letter containing such notice was posted.

8. Time shall be of the essence of the Agreement which Agreement shall be governed by the laws of theProvince of Manitoba.

9, This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and theirrespective successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Division has caused its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixedduly attested by the signatures of its proper officers in that behalf, the day and year first above written.

THE EVERGREEN SCHOOL DIVISION

C air erson

Secretary - Treasurer

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Association has caused this Agreement to be executed as dulyattested by the signatures of the proper officers of the Association.

President

~S~retary

LETTER OF AGREEMENTManitoba Public School Employees Dental and Extended Health Plan

Between

The Evergreen School Division

and

The Evergreen Teachers’ Association

of the

Manitoba Teachers’ Society

RE: Sept 2014 and Sept. 2015 Salary grid net of Dental and Extended Health

The Division administers the Manitoba Public School Employees Dental and Extended HealthPlan as per the Collateral Agreement dated ___________ for the members of the EvergreenTeachers’ Association. Teachers who are participants in the Dental Plan and Extended Healthshall be paid according to article 4 in the Collateral agreement. The following salary schedulereflects the provisions of article 4 of the Collateral Agreement for September 2014 andSeptember 2015.

Year 1: 2014-15

Years ofClass Class Class

Experience 1 2 3

$2,538 Annual Benefit Premium(dental & extended health)

Class Class Class Class4 5 6 7

01

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

32,244 36,136 41,144 49,919 53,566 56,666 59,970

33,860 38,046 43,217 52,887 56,685 59,884 63,269

35,468 39,957 45,280 55,856 59,796 63,110 66,56937,084 41,865 47,357 58,825 62,912 66,333 69,867

38,697 43,776 49,425 61,787 66,028 69,558 73,162

40,307 45,687 51,494 64,757 69,140 72,777 76,461

41,922 47,592 53,568 67,722 72,259 75,997 79,759

43,535 49,505 55,632 70,692 75,378 79,220 83,06151,422 57,707 73,658 78,496 82,447 86,357

59,776 76,627 81,608 85,665 89,65379,612 84,732 88,905 92,965

Year 2: 2015-16

Years of

$2,583 Annual Benefit Premium(dental & extended health)

32,895 36,864 41,973 50,923 54,643 57,805 61,17534,543 38,813 44,087 53,951 57,824 61,087 64,54036,183 40,762 46,191 56,979 60,998 64,378 67,90637,831 42,708 48,310 60,007 64,176 67,665 71,27039,477 44,657 50,419 63,029 67,354 70,955 74,631

41,119 46,607 52,530 66,058 70,529 74,238 77,996

42,766 48,550 54,645 69,082 73,710 77,523 81,360

44,411 50,501 56,750 72,112 76,891 80,810 84,72852,456 58,867 75,137 80,072 84,102 88,090

60,977 78,165 83,246 87,384 91,45281,210 86,432 90,689 94,830

Dated at ________ Manitoba this /ó’~ day of 2015

Signed on behalf of the Ever reen School Division:

~Chairperson

~6L~Secretary — Treasurer

Signed on behalf of the Evergreen Teachers Association:

President

Secretary

Class Class1 2

Class Class Class Class Class3 4 5 6 7Experience

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