Common use of Experience Recognition Clause in Contracts

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. 16. 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 his/her 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. 5. During any school year while this agreement is in effect the years of teaching experience of a Teacher shall be computed to June 30 and January 31. 6. In the event that a Teacher wishes to appeal his/her placement on the salary scale, for experience, the Teacher must apply in writing to the Liaison committee, through the Superintendent for adjustment. In the event that the matter is not satisfactorily resolved and the Teacher wishes to appeal further, the grievance procedure will apply. Any successful appeal of a placement on the salary scale shall be retroactive only to the start of the month in which the Teacher's appeal was submitted.

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. 1611. 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 his/her 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. 5. During any school year while this agreement is in effect the years of teaching experience of a Teacher shall be computed to June 30 and January 31. 6. In the event that a Teacher wishes to appeal his/her placement on the salary scale, for experience, the Teacher must apply in writing to the Liaison committee, through the Superintendent for adjustment. In the event that the matter is not satisfactorily resolved and the Teacher wishes to appeal further, the grievance procedure will apply. Any successful appeal of a placement on the salary scale shall be retroactive only to the start of the month in which the Teacher's appeal was submitted.