Initial Grid Placement Sample Clauses

Initial Grid Placement. (Step 1)

Initial Grid Placement. The following shall apply for all full-time and part-time teaching experience to be recognized for initial grid placement for newly hired teachers as of September 1 of a school year (provided that the application is submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than June 1, ending that same school year) or who commence active employment thereafter: a) Credit shall be given for all full-time, part-time, continuing education and long term occasional teaching experience acquired in an elementary or secondary school. It is the responsibility of the teacher to document all experience to the satisfaction of the Board. b) Other teaching experience deemed by the employer relevant to the teacher’s assignment shall be recognized to the maximum for the applicable category, such as continuing education credit courses, teaching experience in a College of applied Arts and technology, University or Faculty, College of Education or teaching in an elementary or secondary school outside Canada shall be recognized on the basis of one grid step for every year of such experience to maximum of category. c) Teaching experience for a full-time assignment for a full school year shall be recognized as one full year credit. d) Teaching experience for less than a full-time assignment and/or less than a full school year shall be accumulated and recognized as follows: Of the aggregate accumulation, each one hundred ninety-four (194) days shall be considered one (1) year of credit, and the remainder, if it exceeds ninety-seven (97) days, shall be considered as one (1) year of credit. e) In no case shall a teacher receive more than one full year’s credit for a combination of teaching experience within one school year. f) Experience will be calculated and applied as of September 1st of each year.