Common use of Experience and Qualifications Clause in Contracts

Experience and Qualifications. 5.01 Teachers engaged by this Board will be credited to the maximum with qualified teaching experience. 5.02 Teachers will be required to produce certificates from previous School Authorities, approved by the Board, verifying experience. 5.03 Previous experience to the maximum will be credited in each level, provided the teacher can produce verification of the years of accumulated experience. 5.04 Each year of experience for salary purposes must, when not a complete teaching year, be composed of fractions which total 10 months or 194 days. However, if there should be a remainder of at least 9 months or 180 days, this experience will be considered as 1 year and qualify the teacher to receive the increment for experience provided in the schedule. 5.05 Teachers employed by this Board will be credited to the maximum as per Article 5.04 with qualified teaching experience. Qualified teaching experience is defined as: • full or part time experience gained as a certified teacher, or experience gained while holding a Letter of Permission • all full or part time experience gained outside of Canada may be recognized by the Board upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Human Resource Services • all long term occasional assignments 5.06 It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to submit evidence of additional qualifications to the Human Resources Department for category placement. The Human Resources Department shall provide written acknowledgment of the receipt of such evidence of additional qualifications. 5.07 Experience shall be credited on September 1 and January 1 of each school year. September 30 and January 30 would be recognized as periods of grace for teachers to submit proof of experience obtained to June 30 and December 31 respectively in any year. Exceptions to this regulation will only be considered upon written application to the Director of Education. 5.08 Advance in category due to additional courses shall be recognized September 1 each year. The period of grace for teachers to submit proof of such advancement shall be November 30. Exceptions to this time line will only be considered upon written application to the Manager of Human Resource Services. Extensions beyond the November 30th deadline will be granted due to delays in the evaluation of requests by QECO provided acceptable proof is submitted to the Manager of Human Resource Services on or before November 30th. Where such acceptable proof is submitted as required, the Teacher shall be eligible for retroactive adjustments. There is no provision for deadline extension beyond March 31st of the school year in which an adjustment is being requested. 5.09 At the time of hiring, the Board shall notify the teacher of the related experience recognition available to teachers. The teacher shall submit documentation of the related experience within sixty (60) days of the commencement of employment. The number of years of acceptable related experience, to a maximum of 8, must be agreed upon in writing. 5.10 Where an error, omission or misunderstanding on the part of either Board or teacher has resulted in underpayment or overpayment, appropriate correction shall be made retroactive as soon as possible. Retroactivity shall apply to the contract year only.

Experience and Qualifications. 5.01 Teachers engaged by this Board will be credited to the maximum with qualified teaching experience. 5.02 Teachers will be required to produce certificates from previous School Authorities, approved by the Board, verifying experience. 5.03 Previous experience to the maximum will be credited in each level, provided the teacher can produce verification of the years of accumulated experience. 5.04 Each year of experience for salary purposes must, when not a complete teaching year, be composed of fractions which total 10 months or 194 200 days. However, if there should be a remainder of at least 9 months or 180 days, this experience will be considered as 1 year and qualify the teacher to receive the increment for experience provided in the schedule. 5.05 Teachers employed by this Board will be credited to the maximum as per Article 5.04 with qualified teaching experience. Qualified teaching experience is defined as: • full or part time experience gained as a certified teacher, or experience gained while holding a Letter of Permission • all full or part time experience gained outside of Canada may be recognized by the Board upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Human Resource Services • all long term occasional assignments 5.06 It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to submit evidence of additional qualifications to the Human Resources Department for category placement. The Human Resources Department shall provide written acknowledgment of the receipt of such evidence of additional qualifications. 5.07 5.06 Experience shall be credited on September 1 and January 1 of each school year. September 30 and January 30 would be recognized as periods of grace for teachers to submit proof of experience obtained to June 30 and December 31 respectively in any year. Exceptions to this regulation will only be considered upon written application to the Director of Education. 5.08 5.07 Advance in category due to additional courses shall be recognized September 1 each year. The period of grace for teachers to submit proof of such advancement shall be November 30. Exceptions to this time line regulation will only be considered upon written application to the Manager Director of Human Resource Services. Extensions beyond the November 30th deadline will be granted due to delays in the evaluation of requests by QECO provided acceptable proof is submitted to the Manager of Human Resource Services on or before November 30th. Where such acceptable proof is submitted as required, the Teacher shall be eligible for retroactive adjustments. There is no provision for deadline extension beyond March 31st of the school year in which an adjustment is being requestedEducation. 5.09 At the time of hiring, the Board shall notify the teacher of the related experience recognition available to teachers. The teacher shall submit documentation of the related experience within sixty (60) days of the commencement of employment. 5.08 The number of years of acceptable related experience, to a maximum of 8, must be agreed upon in writingwriting before the teacher enters the employ of the Board. 5.10 5.09 Where an error, omission or misunderstanding on the part of either Board or teacher has resulted in underpayment or overpayment, appropriate correction shall be made retroactive as soon as possible. Retroactivity shall apply to the contract year only. 5.10 Years of experience gained while a teacher is on a Letter of Permission shall be recognized for experience purposes.

Experience and Qualifications. 5.01 Teachers engaged by this Board will be credited to the maximum with qualified teaching experience. 5.02 Teachers will be required to produce certificates from previous School Authorities, approved by the Board, verifying experience. 5.03 Previous experience to the maximum will be credited in each level, provided the teacher can produce verification of the years of accumulated experience. 5.04 Each year of experience for salary purposes must, when not a complete teaching year, be composed of fractions which total 10 months or 194 200 days. However, if there should be a remainder of at least 9 months or 180 days, this experience will be considered as 1 year and qualify the teacher to receive the increment for experience provided in the schedule. 5.05 Teachers Effective September 1, 2005 teachers employed by this Board will be credited to the maximum as per Article 5.04 with qualified teaching experience. Qualified teaching experience is defined as: • full or part time experience gained as a certified teacher, or experience gained while holding a Letter of Permission • all full or part time experience gained outside of Canada may be recognized by the Board upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Human Resource Services • all long term occasional assignments 5.06 It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to submit evidence of additional qualifications to the Human Resources Department for category placement. The Human Resources Department shall provide written acknowledgment of the receipt of such evidence of additional qualifications. 5.07 Experience shall be credited on September 1 and January 1 of each school year. September 30 and January 30 would be recognized as periods of grace for teachers to submit proof of experience obtained to June 30 and December 31 respectively in any year. Exceptions to this regulation will only be considered upon written application to the Director of Education. 5.08 Advance in category due to additional courses shall be recognized September 1 each year. The period of grace for teachers to submit proof of such advancement shall be November 30. Exceptions to this time line will only be considered upon written application to the Manager of Human Resource Services. Extensions beyond the November 30th deadline will be granted due to delays in the evaluation of requests by QECO provided acceptable proof is submitted to the Manager of Human Resource Services on or before November 30th. Where such acceptable proof is submitted as required, the Teacher shall be eligible for retroactive adjustments. There is no provision for deadline extension beyond March 31st of the school year in which an adjustment is being requested. 5.09 At the time of hiring, the Board shall notify the teacher of the related experience recognition available to teachers. The teacher shall submit documentation of the related experience within sixty (60) days of the commencement of employment. The number of years of acceptable related experience, to a maximum of 8, must be agreed upon in writing. 5.10 Where an error, omission or misunderstanding on the part of either Board or teacher has resulted in underpayment or overpayment, appropriate correction shall be made retroactive as soon as possible. Retroactivity shall apply to the contract year only. 6.01 The Board shall endeavour to distribute a copy of this Agreement to each teacher in the employ of the Board within thirty (30) days of ratification. 6.02 Any teacher to be hired by the Board shall be provided with a copy of the current Agreement. 6.03 It shall be the prerogative of the Board to withhold for 1 year the increment of a teacher whose work is inadequate as assessed by the Director after consultation with the principal provided that the teacher has been given notice in writing by May 1st of a given year why the Board is withholding the increment, is instructed how to improve, and provided that the teacher is reinstated at the correct point on the schedule if satisfactory improvement is made. Failing such satisfactory improvement the teacher shall be dismissed in accordance with the terms of his/her contract. Retention of the teacher on staff shall be taken as evidence that the teacher has satisfactorily improved. 6.04 If salaries are not in accordance with the scale of salaries, as set out in Article 7.01 of this Agreement, these shall be frozen until such time as these are in accordance with salary placement. Category placement and years of experience presently recognized shall continue to be recognized. 6.05 If a position of responsibility commanding an allowance is removed from a teacher, the allowance shall be removed.