Experience Recognition. 1. Effective July 1, 2022 employees who have worked as a teacher (or in a BCTF bargaining unit equivalent position) in British Columbia while employed by:
a. a First Nation, as defined in section 1 of the School Act, that is operating a school;
b. a Community Education Authority, as established by one or more participating First Nations under the First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act (Canada), that is operating a school; or
Experience Recognition. B.26.1 Dependent on the teacher producing satisfactory evidence, previous teaching experience accumulated up to the time of appointment will be recognized for salary purposes as follows:
a. Relevant/equivalent teaching experience gained in government-supported and inspected public schools in all countries will be recognized in full.
b. All other teaching experience, including private and independent schools, colleges, and universities, will be subject to assessment and approval prior to the recognition and granting of any credit for such experience. Previous teaching experience will be evaluated by the Superintendent or designate.
c. Every effort must be made to submit the notice of application for documentation to the Secretary-Treasurer within 30 teaching days of the first day of classroom instruction.
d. Pay for previous teaching experience will be retroactive to the first day of classroom instruction, provided that the required documentation is received by the Secretary-Treasurer on or before May 31 in the same school year. In the event of extenuating circumstances the Board will extend the May 31 date.
Experience Recognition. 1. Each teacher shall receive full recognition to the categories maximum for experience gained in:
a. Government funded and inspected schools in Canada, the British Commonwealth and the U.S.A.
b. Professional employment as a member of an accredited university or college faculty if the teacher holds a valid teaching certificate and the total load is nine (9) hours or more a week for a full academic year.
c. Professional employment by the Ministry of Education of British Columbia while holding a valid teaching certificate.
d. Service to the local Union or British Columbia Teachers' Federation shall carry full experience credit.
e. Experience as an Administrative Officer shall carry full experience credit.
f. A school, including DND and CUSO, while on an approved exchange and holding a valid teaching certificate.
g. Absence while on paid statutory sick leave, extended sick leave, maternity leave, and parental leave as defined by the Employment Standards Act shall carry full experience credit.
Experience Recognition. A registered employee with recent and related experience may claim consideration for such experience at the time of hire. Verification of previous related experience is required. Such experience will be evaluated by the Director of Care, or her designate, during the probationary period. Where such experience is determined to be relevant, the employee shall, upon completion of the employee's probationary period, advance 1 year on the grid for every full year of relevant experience. If a period of more than two (2) years has elapsed since the employee has occupied a full-time or a part-time nursing position, then the number of increments to be paid, if any, shall be at the discretion of the Employer. Employees placed higher on the grid than provided for in this Article shall not be moved backward on the grid.
Experience Recognition. For salary placement purposes only, a Teacher-Teaching-on-Call shall be granted one step on the increment scale on the salary grid for every one hundred sixty (160) full-time equivalent Teacher-Teaching-on-Call teaching days taught in the District. Note: Effective September 19, 2014, Teachers-Teaching-on-Call shall accrue experience credit and increments in accordance with Article C.4 (Teacher Teaching on Call Employment).
Experience Recognition. 1. Effective July 1, 2022 employees who have worked as a teacher (or in a BCTF bargaining unit equivalent position) in British Columbia while employed by:
a. a First Nation, as defined in section 1 of the School Act, that is operating a school;
b. a Community Education Authority, as established by one or more participating First Nations under the First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act (Canada), that is operating a school; or
c. a treaty First Nation that is operating a school under the treaty First Nation’s laws; shall receive credit for their work experience for the purposes of placement on the salary scale.
Experience Recognition. As of January 1, 1974, teachers appointed on a regular part-time basis in this district shall be allowed to accrue experience proportionate to the fraction of the school year for which they are employed in the district.
Experience Recognition a. All teaching experience as follows, on a continuing or temporary appointment or as a Principal / Vice Principal shall be recognized and credited for placement on the salary schedule:
i. in government inspected schools in the British Commonwealth and the United States;
ii. as a member of the faculty of education at a recognized university,
iii. teaching service or appropriate educational service as a member of the staff of the B.C. Ministry of Education,
iv. Department of National Defence teaching program:
v. other teaching experience where the experience is similar to that of experience gained in a school listed above, as determined by the Superintendent;
vi. other experience relevant to the teaching assignment, to a maximum of three (3) years, as determined by the Superintendent.
vii. decisions of the Superintendent are grievable at Stage 3.
b. All months and fractions of months of teaching service as specified in Article
Experience Recognition. 1. Full experience shall be granted to teachers who have had teaching experience in public schools or related educational services on a full time basis to a school district in Canada, U.S.A. or Commonwealth countries and private, vocational or parochial schools subject to government inspection in Canada, Department of National Defense and schools while on an approved exchange.
2. By October 15th (fifteenth) of each year the Board shall furnish to each teacher a statement of their category and experience as recognized by School District #87 for salary purposes.
3. Teachers appointed as part-time teachers shall accumulate experience credit proportionate to the percentage of time they are employed. Part-time experience credit shall be equated to full time experience by multiplying the fractional assignment by the number of months worked. e.g. 0.6 X 8 =4.8 full months.
Experience Recognition. 1. Full credit shall be granted for teaching experience in schools operated under provincial authorities or comparable authorities in the British Commonwealth or the United States of America, subject to:
a. a minimum of eight (8) months full-time employment during a school year is required to constitute a year's experience.
b. Periods of short-term temporary and continuing full-time appointments shall be added together for accumulation of years of experience credit. Each ten (10) months of such appointment shall constitute one year's experience credit. Note: Effective September 19, 2014, Teacher-teaching-on-call experience credit is accrued in accordance with Article C.4 Teacher Teaching on Call Employment and can be transferred in accordance with Provincial Letter of Understanding No. 11.
c. Appointments on a regular part-time basis for a full school year constitute credit proportionate to the time worked. When converting such experience to full-time credit, if the cumulative percentage over a consecutive four (4) year period equated to at least eight (8) months of full-time employment, one (1) year's experience is credited.
d. Service as a teaching member of a recognized Faculty of Education, as recognized by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training for certification purposes, shall carry full experience.
2. Teaching and related experience shall be credited as in Clause 1 of this Article for service in:
a. Department of National Defense Schools;
b. a school while on an approved exchange; and
c. service as a Teacher with Canadian Universities, Service Overseas or the Canadian International Development Agency.
3. Experience credit shall be earned for:
a. secondment to the Association, the British Columbia Teachers' Federation, or the Canadian Teacher's Federation;
b. secondment to the Ministry of Education;
c. secondment to a recognized university or college;
d. secondment to the Teacher Regulation Branch;
e. short term leaves of absence for less than one year other than general personal leave and parenthood leave;
f. absence while on paid sick leave, extended sick leave or WCB leave; and
g. absence while on maternity leave.
4. Years of experience in an occupation or occupations closely related to their main teaching subject or subjects may be recognized for placing the Teacher on the salary scale. Each two (2) years of such experience, if recognized, shall be recognized as one year of teaching experience to a maximum of five (5) years.
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