Common use of Māori Immersion Teaching Allowance Clause in Contracts

Māori Immersion Teaching Allowance. The purpose of this allowance is to give practical recognition to te reo Māori as a taonga to be actively protected under te Tiriti o Waitangi and to recognise the special and valued skills and knowledge kaiako must have to teach the curriculum in te reo Māori. A principal is eligible for an allowance described in (c) if they meet the minimum teaching time requirements in that clause and have the language proficiency necessary to teach the curriculum in te reo Māori for the period required by the language immersion level in which they are engaged. All principals who teach te reo Māori immersion classes at levels one, two or three as defined in schedule 1, shall receive the allowance that relates to the highest language Level in which they are teaching and their years of service at that level as provided for in the table below. PRE-29 JUNE 2023 RATES RATES FROM 29 JUNE 2023 PRE-29 JUNE 2023 RATES RATES FROM 29 JUNE 2023 PRE-29 JUNE 2023 RATES RATES FROM 29 JUNE 2023 Teaching time curriculum taught in Te Reo Māori Level 1 (81%-100%) Level 1 (81% to 100%) Level 2 (51% to 80%) Level 2 (51% to 80%) Level 3 (31% to 50%) Level 3 (31% to 50%) Base allowance $4,000 $6,000 $4,000 $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 After 3 years' service + $2,000 + $4,000 - + $2,000 Total after 3 years' service $6,000 $10,000 $7,000 After 6 years' service + $4,000 +$6,000 - + $3,000 Total after 6 years $8,000 $12,000 $4,000 $8,000 $4,000 $4,000 A principal can only only receive one allowance i.e. they cannot receive a Level 1, a Level 2, and/or a Level 3 allowance concurrently. The employer will advise when a change of circumstances alters the allowance a principal is eligible to receive. Service for the payment of the Level 2 allowance shall include any periods of teaching service in Māori immersion Level 1 or Level 2. Service for the payment at Level 1 shall include any teaching service at Level 1 Māori immersion only. For clarity continuous service for the payment of the allowance shall be interrupted but not broken by any periods of unpaid leave and/or breaks in teaching service and/or teaching service in classes other than Māori immersion level one.

Māori Immersion Teaching Allowance. (a) The purpose of this allowance is to give practical recognition to te reo Māori as a taonga to be actively protected under te Tiriti o Waitangi and to recognise the special and valued skills and knowledge kaiako must have to teach the curriculum in te reo Māori. . (b) A principal is eligible for an allowance described in (c) if they meet the minimum teaching time requirements in that clause and have the language proficiency necessary to teach the curriculum in te reo Māori for the period required by the language immersion level in which they are engaged. . (c) All principals who teach te reo Māori immersion classes at levels one, two or three as defined in schedule 1, shall receive the allowance that relates to the highest language Level in which they are teaching and their years of service at that level as provided for in the table below. PRE-29 JUNE 2023 RATES RATES FROM 29 JUNE 2023 PRE-29 JUNE 2023 RATES RATES FROM 29 JUNE 2023 PRE-29 JUNE 2023 RATES RATES FROM 29 JUNE 2023 MITA Current rates Rates from date of ratification Current Rates Rates from date of ratification Current Rates Rates from date of ratification Teaching time curriculum taught in Te Reo Māori Level 1 (81%-10081% to 100%) Level 1 (81% to 100%) Level 2 (51% to 80%) Level 2 (51% to 80%) Level 3 (31% to 50%) Level 3 (31% to 50%) Base allowance $4,000 $6,000 $4,000 $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 After 3 years' ’ service + +$2,000 + 2,00 0 +$4,000 - + +$2,000 Total after 3 years' service $6,000 $10,000 $7,000 - After 6 years' ’ service + +$4,000 4,00 0 +$6,000 - + +$3,000 Total after 6 years $8,000 $12,000 $4,000 $8,000 $4,000 $4,000 - (d) A principal can only only receive one allowance i.e. they cannot receive a Level 1, a Level 2, and/or a Level 3 allowance concurrently. The employer will advise when a change of circumstances alters the allowance a principal is eligible to receive. . (e) Service for the payment of the Level 2 allowance shall include any periods of teaching service in Māori immersion Level 1 or Level 2. Service for the payment at Level 1 shall include any teaching service at Level 1 Māori immersion only. For clarity continuous service for the payment of the allowance shall be interrupted but not broken by any periods of unpaid leave and/or breaks in teaching service and/or teaching service in classes other than Māori immersion level one.