Specialist Allowance. A Specialist Allowance will be paid to any teacher who has successfully completed a second Specialist course, provided that the first Specialist course placed them at the Category 4 level on the Salary Grid. If the second Special course is required to place the teacher in Category 4 on the Grid, he/she will not be entitled to the allowance. The allowance will become effective at the start of the school year following completion of the course. A teacher receiving this allowance will not be entitled to the summer school allowance or reimbursement from the Professional Development Fund for taking this course. The allowance must be applied for within sixty (60) days from the start of the school year. The yearly allowance shall be as follows: September 1, 2008 $525. September 1, 2009 $541. September 1, 2010 $557 September 1 2011 $574 5.06 - Cree Allowance A yearly allowance shall be paid to Teachers who speak and/or write fluently in Cree. Fluency will be expected at a level whereby the language can be used in a practical sense within the school environment. Entitlement to this allowance shall be upon the Board approved recommendation of a committee selected by the Parties. This level of fluency will be determined by a mutually agreed upon external party. This allowance shall be as follows: September 1, 2008 $1050. September 1, 2009 $1082 September 1, 2010 $1114 September 1 2011 $1148
Specialist Allowance. An additional annual amount of six hundred and forty-four ($644) will be paid to teachers holding and using the following Specialist Certificates: Religious Education, Special Education, French-as-a-Second Language and Native-as-a-Second Language.. The allowance will not be paid if the certificate has been used to assist in a change of category. The intent is that no teacher will be paid twice for the same certificate. The amount shall be increased to $663 effective September 1,2009, $683 effective September 1, 2010, and $703 effective September 1, 2011.
Specialist Allowance. An additional annual allowance of $525.00 will be paid to teachers holding, and using a Specialist Certificate. This allowance will not be paid if the certificate has been used to assist in a change of category. No teacher will be paid twice for the same certificate. The onus is on the teacher to apply for this allowance.
Specialist Allowance. Teachers holding Specialists Certificates as per Ontario Regulation 298 will be paid an allowance of 1% of grid salary per year per certificate to a maximum of two (2) certificates, provided that they are not already being paid for such certificate, and that they are using their certificate in the area of their specialty. In order to receive the Specialist Allowance it will be necessary to apply to the Board no later than September 15th in each school year and provide a cover letter to prove that the Specialist Certificate was not used in their QECO evaluation, and further, by supplying a statement from their Principal saying that they are using their certificate in the area of their specialty.
Specialist Allowance. A Specialist Allowance will be paid to any teacher who has successfully completed a second Specialist course, provided that the first Specialist course placed them at the Category 4 level on the Salary Grid. If the second Special course is required to place the teacher in Category 4 on the Grid, he/she will not be entitled to the allowance. The allowance will become effective at the start of the school year following completion of the course. A teacher receiving this allowance will not be entitled to the summer school allowance or reimbursement from the Professional Development Fund for taking this course. The allowance must be applied for within sixty (60) days from the start of the school year. The yearly allowance shall be as follows: September 1, 2004 $510. September 1, 2005 $520. September 1, 2006 $531 February 1, 2007 $541 September 1, 2007 $551 February 1, 2008 $559 5.06 - Cree Allowance A yearly allowance shall be paid to Teachers who speak and/or write fluently in Cree. Fluency will be expected at a level whereby the language can be used in a practical sense within the school environment. Entitlement to this allowance shall be upon the Board approved recommendation of a committee selected by the Parties. This level of fluency will be determined by a mutually agreed upon external party. This allowance shall be as follows: September 1, 2004 $1020. September 1, 2005 $1040 September 1, 2006 $1061 February 1, 2007 $1080 September 1, 2007 $1099 February 1, 2008 $1114
Specialist Allowance. Teachers holding Specialists Certificates as per Ontario Regulation 298 will be paid an allowance of 1% of grid salary per year per certificate to a maximum of two (2) certificates, provided that they are not already being paid for such certificate, and that they are using their certificate in the area of their specialty. In order to receive the Specialist Allowance it will be necessary to apply to the Board no later than September 15th in each school year and provide a cover letter to prove that the Specialist Certificate was not used in their QECO evaluation, and further, by supplying a statement from their Principal saying that they are using their certificate in the area of their specialty. For the purposes of this article a Masters Degree will be treated the same as a Specialist Certificate for the purposes of qualifying for an allowance. In no case will a teacher qualify for more than two allowances for any combination of Specialist Certificates or Masters Degrees.
Specialist Allowance
