The School Division and the Association shall proceed to arbitration by a sole arbitrator. The sole arbitrator must be mutually agreed to by the parties within fifteen (15) operational days of receipt of the arbitration notice, after which either party may request the Director of Mediation Services to appoint a Chair.
The School Division retains all management rights, unless otherwise provided by the expressed terms of this collective agreement.
The School Division at its discretion, may recognize a vocational teacher's trade and teaching experience by initially placing him on a step of the basic salary schedule which will provide a salary commensurate with the income in business, trade, or industry, provided that his placement shall not exceed the maximum step in the applicable category, and provided that the School Division will effect a minimum placement on the basis of one (1) year of teaching experience for two (2) years of related trade experience.
The School Division at its discretion, may recognize, for teacher education purposes, a senior high CTS teacher's technical trade qualifications limited to one further year beyond the teacher's current TQS evaluation.
The School Division may grant a sabbatical leave for a period of less than one
The School Division may require any person employed by it to undergo a medical examination by a physician named or approved by the School Division.
The School Division may pay for non-credit courses that enable teachers to perform their job efficiently, at the rate of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per course or the rate of the registration fee, whichever is the lesser of the two figures. The course must be approved by the superintendent of schools.
The School Division agrees to supplement the EI benefits received by the teacher to an amount equal to the teacher’s normal weekly earnings during the health-related portion of the leave, with such leave falling within the EI entitlement period. The teacher may be required to submit medical certificate(s) in order to have her EI benefits supplemented.
The School Division shall implement and maintain a supplementary unemployment benefits (SUB) plan which shall provide teachers on maternity leave with 100 percent of their weekly salary under the SUB plan during the health related portion of maternity leave.
The School Division at its expense, may require a medical examination by a medical practitioner of its choice.
