Common use of Professional Activity Clause in Contracts

Professional Activity. 13.01 When a Professional Activity/Development Day is scheduled during the period of an Extended Occasional Teacher’s assignment, the Occasional Teacher shall participate in the activities for that day and it shall be considered as part of the current assignment. A Professional Development Day shall not break the continuity of an assignment. 13.02 Should a Professional Activity/Development Day occur at the end of an extended term assignment (including the end of a school term), the Professional Activity/Development Day shall be considered as part of the extended term and the occasional teacher will participate in the school’s activities or professional development for that day(s) and be eligible for the occasional teacher’s pre- determined grid pay as in the rest of the extended term contract. 13.03 The Board shall, upon request, provide information to the President of the Occasional Teachers for District 9 and/or his/her designate, about activities planned for each professional activity day, Board sponsored workshop, course and curriculum meeting. Casual Occasional Teachers may participate on a voluntary basis subject to the availability of space. 13.04 For each Occasional Teacher who is on a Board recognized committee, the Board will pay, at the daily rate of the Extended Occasional teacher or at the basic rate for an Occasional Teacher who is not on an extended assignment, for scheduled occasional teaching time lost while attending meetings with the Board or officials, provided the meeting was called or sanctioned by the Board or its management representatives. (a) The Secondary Staffing Superintendent will meet annually with representatives of the bargaining unit to discuss the Board’s role in a professional development day for Secondary Occasional Teachers. (b) If funding specific to occasional teacher professional development is allocated by the Ministry of Education, the Board will make those funds available to be used for PD sessions, whereby the Secondary Staffing Superintendent and the OT President will discuss the allotment of the funds to be used in the relevant OT workshop(s).

Professional Activity. 13.01 When a Professional Activity/Development Day is scheduled during the period of an Extended Occasional Teacher’s assignment, the Occasional Teacher shall participate in the activities for that day and it shall be considered as part of the current assignment. A Professional Development Day shall not break the continuity of an assignment. 13.02 Should a Professional Activity/Development Day occur at the end of an extended term assignment (including the end of a school term), the Professional Activity/Development Day shall be considered as part of the extended term and the occasional teacher will participate in the school’s activities or professional development for that day(s) and be eligible for the occasional teacher’s pre- determined grid pay as in the rest of the extended term contract. 13.03 The Board shall, upon request, provide information to the President of the Occasional Teachers for District 9 and/or his/her designate, about activities planned for each professional activity day, Board sponsored workshop, course and curriculum meeting. Casual Occasional Teachers may participate on a voluntary basis subject to the availability of space. 13.04 For each Occasional Teacher who is on a Board recognized committee, the Board will pay, at the daily rate of the Extended Occasional teacher or at the basic rate for an Occasional Teacher who is not on an extended assignment, for scheduled occasional teaching time lost while attending meetings with the Board or officials, provided the meeting was called or sanctioned by the Board or its management representatives. (a) The Secondary Staffing Superintendent will meet annually with representatives of the bargaining unit to discuss the Board’s role in a professional development day for Secondary Occasional Teachers. (b) If funding specific to occasional teacher professional development is allocated by the Ministry of Education, the Board will make those funds available to be used for PD sessions, whereby the Secondary Staffing Superintendent and the OT President will discuss the allotment of the funds to be used in the relevant OT workshop(s).

Professional Activity. 13.01 When a Professional Activity/Development Day is scheduled during the period of an Extended Note: Refer to Central Terms Occasional Teacher’s assignmentTeachers and PA Days, the Occasional Teacher shall participate in the activities for that day and it shall be considered as part of the current assignment. A Professional Development Day shall not break the continuity of an assignment.C.12.0 p. 14 13.02 L13.2 Should a Professional Activity/Development Day occur at during the end term of an extended a long term assignment (including the end of a school term), the Professional Activity/Development Day shall be considered as part of the extended long term assignment and the occasional teacher will participate in the school’s activities or professional development for that day(s) and be eligible for the occasional teacher’s pre- determined grid pay as in the rest of the extended long term contractassignment. For clarity in addition to any other definition of a long term assignment in this collective agreement, the term of a long term assignment shall be determined as the period of time that the teacher being replaced is away from work, as long as the notification timelines for long term assignments are met and the long term Occasional Teacher is in place. 13.03 L13.3 The Board shall, upon request, provide information to the President of the Occasional Teachers for District 9 and/or his/her designate, about activities planned for each professional activity day, Board sponsored workshop, course and curriculum meeting. Casual Daily Occasional Teachers may participate on a voluntary basis subject to the availability of space. 13.04 L13.4 For each Occasional Teacher who is on a Board recognized committee, the Board will pay, at the daily rate of the Extended Long Term Occasional teacher Teacher or at the basic rate for an Occasional Teacher who is not on an extended a long term assignment, for scheduled occasional teaching time lost while attending meetings with the Board or officials, provided the meeting was called or sanctioned by the Board or its management representatives. (a) The Secondary Staffing Superintendent will meet annually with representatives of the bargaining unit to discuss the Board’s role in a professional development day for Secondary Occasional Teachers. (b) If funding specific to occasional teacher professional development is allocated by the Ministry of Education, the Board will make those funds available to be used for PD sessions, whereby the Secondary Staffing Superintendent and the OT President will discuss the allotment of the funds to be used in the relevant OT workshop(s).