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ETFO PERMANENTORIENTATION

CONTENTS• Collective agreement • Pay information• Benefits • Seniority• Health and wellness• Performance appraisals• Job postings• Miscellaneous• Union• Contact Us

Collective agreementETFO Permanent Collective AgreementWithin the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement, there are two levels of bargaining:• Central agreement negotiations were held at the provincial level and

language was finalized prior to the local level negotiations being finalized. Central language is referred to in this collective agreement as Part A –Central Terms

• Local agreement negotiations were held between the Local ETFO Permanent and Simcoe County District School Board after the central agreement was reached. Local language is referred to in this collective agreement as Part B – Local Terms

*You will be able to access the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement once you have been provided your employee ID number and access to the staff website

Pay information

Appendix D – ETFOPermanent Contract Teachers’ Basic Salary Schedule

Appendix D (c) (1.0% increase)Effective Feb. 1, 2019 the salary schedule is:

Year CategoryA

Category A1

Category A2

Category A3

CategoryA4

0 $45,240 $49,022 $50,879 $55,455 $58,340

1 $47,620 $51,399 $53,616 $58,616 $61,801

2 $49,637 $53,522 $55,966 $61,397 $64,882

3 $52,379 $56,414 $59,079 $64,939 $68,724

4 $55,113 $59,301 $62,196 $68,482 $72,565

5 $57,849 $62,218 $65,309 $72,023 $76,410

6 $60,587 $65,078 $68,424 $75,568 $80,255

7 $63,326 $67,969 $71,541 $79,111 $84,097

8 $66,072 $70,856 $74,657 $82,652 $87,940

9 $68,800 $73,746 $77,771 $86,196 $91,785

10 $71,536 $76,636 $80,887 $89,740 $95,623

11 $75,256 $79,526 $84,002 $93,283 $99,469

11U $79,526 - - - -

Pay Information

Appendix D – ETFOPermanent Contract Teachers’ Basic Salary Schedule

Appendix D (d) (0.5% increase)Effective Aug. 31, 2019 the salary schedule is:

Year CategoryA

Category A1

Category A2

Category A3

CategoryA4

0 $45,466 $49,267 $51,133 $55,732 $58,632

1 $47,858 $51,656 $53,884 $58,909 $62,110

2 $49,885 $53,790 $56,246 $61,704 $65,206

3 $52,641 $56,696 $59,374 $65,264 $69,068

4 $55,389 $59,598 $62,507 $68,824 $72,928

5 $58,138 $62,529 $65,636 $72,383 $76,792

6 $60,890 $65,403 $68,766 $75,946 $80,656

7 $63,643 $68,309 $71,899 $79,507 $84,517

8 $66,402 $71,210 $75,030 $83,065 $88,380

9 $69,144 $74,115 $78,160 $86,627 $92,244

10 $71,894 $77,019 $81,291 $90,189 $96,101

11 $75,632 $79,924 $84,422 $93,749 $99,966

11U $79,924 - - - -

Pay information

• Annual salaries shall be paid in 26 or 27 equal payments made on alternate Fridays, without interruption of payments between school years

• For more information about calculation and dates of salary payments, please refer to Article 13.00 of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

Pay informationTeachers’ salary schedule• A teacher’s position in the basic schedule shall be determined by the

total number of years of elementary and secondary teaching experience in Canada combined with the category qualification.

• Effective Sept. 1, 2014, all continuing education experience with the SCDSB will be recognized as experience on the pay grid

• Each teacher shall be entitled to a maximum of one year of combined (TBU LTO, SCDSB Continuing Education) experience for each school year taught

• For more information about the teachers’ salary schedule, please refer to Article 14.00 of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

Pay informationSalary adjustments

• All newly hired teachers will be placed in Category A1, Step 0, until documentation related to category placement and previous teaching experience has been received

• For more information about Salary Adjustments, please see Article 12.00 of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

The Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO Certification)1300 Yonge Street, Suite 308, Toronto, ON M4T 1X3Phone: 416-323-1969 or Toll Free: 1-800-385-1030Website: www.qeco.on.ca

Pay informationCategory Change• If you are anticipating a category change as a result of upgrading

(completed before Sept. 1), it is necessary for you to advise Human Resource Services (HRS) – Teaching in writing and before Nov. 30, of the category change or extra degree

• This written notification (Intent to Change Category Form) will ensure a retroactive adjustment to Sept. 1, providing the statement is received before June 30 of the same school year. The Intent to Change Category Form is available on the staff website under HRS

Pay informationExtra degree allowance (if applicable)• An Extra Degree Allowance will be paid for one Master’s degree or one

doctorate from a Canadian university or equivalent if such degree or doctorate is not used to obtain a higher category certification rating

• All salary grid positions will be adjusted according to the following schedule. The allowance shall be paid in addition to those amounts set forth in Articles 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00 and will be as follows: $1375 effective Sept. 1, 2014

• For more information about Extra Degree Allowance, please refer to Article 16.00 of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

Pay informationStatements of Teaching Experience from previous board(s) of education• Provide Statement(s) of Teaching Experience certifying previous teaching

experience as a contract teacher to ensure correct grid step placement within the salary schedule

• The statement of teaching experience must be issued by the Personnel/Human Resources Office of the previous board(s) and should include the following: start and end dates, FTE (such as 100%, 50% or a number of secondary periods per semester, etc.), contract or LTO elementary or secondary panel and any leave(s) of absence. Casual occasional days are not used in determining grid step placement

• Statement(s) must be submitted to HRS – Teaching before June 30 of the school year in which you were hired by the SCDSB to ensure a retroactive salary adjustment

Benefits• The ETFO benefits plan is not managed by the SCDSB.• All permanent ETFO teachers shall participate in the long-term disability

plan (LTD Plan) as a condition of employment, subject to the terms of the LTD Plan. This plan is administered by SCDSB Payroll and Health and Wellness

• LTD payroll deductions are calculated on a percentage of gross earnings. • For questions about LTD enrolment, please contact

Brianne Corriveau, HR Assistant – Payroll: bcorriveau@scdsb.on.ca• All medical notes can be emailed to healthandwellness@scdsb.on.ca, or

sent to the confidential fax number 705-728-2305 for approval of medical leaves

BenefitsOntario Teachers’ Pension Plan• All Ontario employed teachers who have an active Ontario College of

Teachers number are required to enroll in the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) and have deductions remitted to OTPP through their biweekly pay. These deductions are based on a percentage of gross salary

• If you have questions about the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, please call 1-416-226-2700 or toll free at 1-800-668-0105, fax 416-730-7808, visit www.otpp.com or contact by mail at The Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, 5650 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M2M 4H5

SeniorityProbationary period• The Ministry of Education’s New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP) Manual for

Performance Appraisal for New Teachers shall be used in the evaluation of all new teachers as defined by NTIP

• New permanent hires are evaluated twice within their first 12 months of employment through the Teacher Performance Appraisal process

• NTIP Requirement for New Permanent Teachers– First year permanent teachers, certified by the Ontario College of Teachers and

hired into a permanent position - full-time or part-time - by a school board to begin teaching for the first time in Ontario’s publicly funded school system must complete the NTIP program

– Second year permanent hires who do not successfully complete NTIP in their first year must be reassessed in their second year and successfully complete the NTIP program

SeniorityProbationary period - NTIPUpon successful completion of two satisfactory NTIP evaluations, boards are responsible for submitting the names of new teachers to the Ontario College of Teachers within 60 calendar days. A notation reflecting completion of NTIP is placed on the teacher’s certificate of qualification and registration which appears on the Ontario College of Teachers’ public register

Seniority21.00 - Seniority• 21.01 (a) Effective September 1st, 1998, seniority is defined as the length

of total service a union member has given under the terms of this Collective Agreement to the Simcoe County District School Board or its predecessors.

• For more information please review Articles 21.00 (b) – 21.00 (f) –Seniority – Definitions and Considerations, of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

Health and wellnessAttendance Support/Disability Management Program• Purpose: The SCDSB believes that both individual and organizational

health are important factors affecting the ability of all employees to attend work and to fully contribute to the board’s Strategic Priorities and to achieving its goals. To that end, the board has developed an Attendance Support/Disability Management Program (ASDMP).

• For more information about the ASDMP, please read APM A4008 –Attendance Support/Disability Management Program, available on the staff website

Performance appraisalsTeacher performance appraisal• The Ministry of Education’s Technical Requirements Manual shall be

used for teacher performance appraisals (TPAs) of experienced teachers• The Ministry of Education’s New Teacher Induction Program Manual for

performance appraisal for new teachers shall be used in the evaluation of all new teachers as defined by NTIP

• For more information about TPAs and NTIP, please refer to Article L43.00 of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement, or visit the Ministry of Education website at www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teacher/appraise.html

Job postingsLetter of Agreement #2 – Re: Regulation 274 – Hiring Practices• The parties and the Crown agree that hiring for long term occasional and

external permanent positions shall be set out in Regulation 274 under the Ontario Education Act. Regulation 274 remains in force

• For more information about Regulation 274 under the Ontario Education Act, please visit www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/120274

• For more information about Hiring Practices, please refer to Part A –Central Terms – Letter of Agreement #2 – Hiring Practices of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

Job postingsPosting of positions• 9.02 - All internal vacancies shall be posted for two days

– (iv) The principal will select the successful candidate from among the qualified internal applicants. Internal applicants will be considered prior to external hiring

– Where there are more than three applicants to a posting, the principal shall short-list a minimum of three applicants for interview. If there are three or fewer applicants to the posting, the principal may select the successful applicant without interviewing

• For more information about Posting of Positions, please refer to Part B –Local Terms – Article 9.02 of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

MiscellaneousInstructional School DaysThe five-day instructional cycle means that instead of scheduling class programs on a Monday to Friday timetable, programs are scheduled on a Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 sequence.• The Ministry of Education provides the following guidelines to boards as

they develop their calendars: – Students must have a minimum of 194 Instructional Days. – The school year shall commence on or after the first day of September

and end on or before the June 30 – One school day is comprised of 300 instructional minutes

• For information about creation of school year calendars please refer to the Ministry of Education website

MiscellaneousWorking Conditions• 29.01 (h) Preparation time shall be scheduled in blocks of not less than

30 consecutive minutes– 30 minute planning time blocks to start in September 2014 with the

provision allowing 20 minute blocks where an operational necessity is jointly approved by the board and the union

• 29.02 Each teacher shall be entitled each day to a scheduled period of not less than 40 consecutive minutes for lunch

• For more information about working conditions, please refer to Part B – Local Terms – Article 29.00 of the ETFO Permanent Collective Agreement

MiscellaneousOntario College of Teachers – annual membership fee• It is your responsibility to ensure that you are ‘in good standing’ with the Ontario

College of Teachers. The College will invoice you directly for the annual membership fee if you were not teaching with the SCDSB or another board (as a contract or long-term occasional teacher) when the annual collection of membership fees by payroll deduction occurred in January/February

• If you receive an invoice from the College and the invoice remains unpaid after the due date (April 15), your membership in the College will be suspended

• As a consequence, suspended members are not eligible to teach in publicly-funded schools in Ontario. A re-instatement fee of $130, in addition to the annual membership fee, is then required to return a member’s good standing

MiscellaneousOntario College of Teachers – annual membership fee• If your membership with OCT is suspended, you will not be re-instated

with the SCDSB until you provide proof that you are in good standing with the College

• For more information please contact the OCT: call 416-961-8800 or toll free in Ontario at 1-888-534-2222, at www.oct.ca, by email at Info@oct.ca, by fax at 416-961-8822 or by mail at 121 Bloor Street East, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5

• The OCT is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday

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Health and Wellnesshealthandwellness@scdsb.on.ca

Samantha Morgan, HR Officersamorgan@scdsb.on.ca

Terri McCloskey, HR Assistanttmccloskey@scdsb.on.ca

Robin Gibson, HR Assistant – Payrollrgibson@scdsb.on.ca

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PresidentJanet Bighamjanet@scetf.org

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Know your local executive members3rd Vice-President/ Status of Women ChairAmy Stepanekamys@scetf.org

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