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OSSTF District 11- Thames Valley
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District 11 Office |
Teachers' Bargaining Unit Newsletter
September 15, 2006
Table of ContentsClick on any of the titles below to go directly to that article. |
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President’s Message
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Certification Rating Statements
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President’s Message
Welcome (back) to the 2006-2007 school year! I hope that all of you had
an enjoyable and relaxing summer! This first TBU Newsletter will focus on
contract issues that will have an impact on your
pay this year.
Pay Raises:
A raise of 2% on the grid and on the allowances for positions of added
responsibility takes effect on September 1, 2006 and so you will have seen
this reflected on your first pay cheque in September.
Pay Periods:
During the 2006-2007 school year, our first pay on September 1st (the
earliest possible date to get paid this year) necessitates having 27
bi-weekly pays, instead of the usual 26 pays, with the final pay being
received on Aug 31/07. Without this change, there would be a three week gap
between the last pay for this school year and the first pay of the 2007-2008
school year. Anyone with a bi-weekly mortgage payment will immediately see
the problem this would create. The good news is that the first pay of the
2007-2008 school year will be on Sep 7/07 (only one week after our last pay
for this school year).
The pay schedule for the 2006/07 school year is:
| Sept. 01 | 1/27 |
| Sept. 15 | 1/27 |
| Sept. 29 | 1/27 |
| Oct. 13 | 1/27 |
| Oct. 27 | 1/27 |
| Nov. 10 | 1/27 |
| Nov. 24 | 1/27 |
| Dec. 08 | 1/27 |
| Dec. 22 | 1/27 |
| Jan. 05 | 1/27 |
| Jan. 19 | 1/27 |
| Feb. 02 | 1/27 |
| Feb. 16 | 1/27 |
| Mar. 02 | 1/27 |
| Mar. 16 | 1/27 |
| Mar. 30 | 1/27 |
| Apr. 13 | 1/27 |
| Apr. 27 | 1/27 |
| May 11 | 1/27 |
| May 25 | 1/27 |
| June 08 | 1/27 |
| June 22 | 1/27 |
| July 06 | 1/27 |
| July 20 | 1/27 |
| Aug. 03 | 1/27 |
| Aug. 17 | 1/27 |
| Aug. 31 | 1/27 |
| Sept. 07/08(1st pay 2007-2008) | 1/26 |
New Member Welcome & Workshop
All New Members who have started in their positions since September
1st, 2005 are invited to a New Members Welcome and Workshop on October
18th, 2006 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel (4:30 p.m.). Please plan on
attending this interesting and informative event.
Renewing Your Dependent Benefits
For our members with children pursuing post-secondary education and who
want to maintain benefits, it is important that you contact Marion Jones
(452-2926) before Sep 30th.
Certification Rating Statement issued by
the Provincial OSSTF Certification Department, and it must be on file with
Human Resource Services at the board office in order to be paid at the
correct salary level. Each upgrade to your qualifications requires an
updated copy to the Board.
For more information go to the district website at www.osstf11.com/CRS.htm
or call the OSSTF Provincial Office at 1-800-267-7867 (ask for the
Certification Dept.)
-help to elect our own Thames Valley teacher to represent
SW Ontario
-voting closes October 24th, 2006
-speak with your Branch President for details on how to register/vote
-Your vote is Your voice on the Ontario College of Teachers
-Don’t miss this opportunity to allow us to govern ourselves
The following salary grid represents the annual salary rate effective 2006
September 1:
| CAT. 1 | CAT. 2 | CAT.3 | CAT.4 | |
| 0 | 37,364 | 39,014 | 42,260 | 44,722 |
| 1 | 39,564 | 41,779 | 45,108 | 47,883 |
| 2 | 42,243 | 44,611 | 47,959 | 51,042 |
| 3 | 44,959 | 47,416 | 51,043 | 54,348 |
| 4 | 47,626 | 50,245 | 54,310 | 57,971 |
| 5 | 50,320 | 53,025 | 57,578 | 61,595 |
| 6 | 52,987 | 55,842 | 60,845 | 65,222 |
| 7 | 55,694 | 58,648 | 64,111 | 68,843 |
| 8 | 58,373 | 61,453 | 67,379 | 72,465 |
| 9 | 61,078 | 64,273 | 70,645 | 76,091 |
| 10 | 65,266 | 67,076 | 76,171 | 80,651 |
Allowances effective September 1, 2006:
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Department Head Level 1:
$1354 Department Head Level 2: $2096 Department Head Level 3: $2840 Department Head Level 4: $3582 Assistant Head: $1061 |
Computer Facilitator:
$1247 Athletic Coordinator: $2123 Learning Coordinator Step 0: $4776 Learning Coordinator Step 1: $5306 Learning Coordinator Step 2: $5836 |
Benefits Changes Effective September 1, 2006
•Premium share improves from 85/15 to 90/10 (90%Board pay and 10% member
pay)
Workload and Additional Professional Assignments:
• All full-time Teachers shall be assigned to a maximum of 6 periods
effective September 1, 2006
• Teachers will be assigned Additional Professional Assignments (APAs) that
include on-calls, supervision and mentoring as defined in the chart below
(pro-rated for part-time)
Effective
Total/year
On-calls/year
APAs other than On-calls/year
Sept. 1, 2006
up to 68 half periods
up to 30 half periods
up to 38 half periods
•Guidance Councillors, Teacher-Librarians, Learning Support Teachers,
Cooperative Education and Congregated Special Education Teachers (DC and PDD)
may continue to be assigned the total of their APAs in their area. (i.e. all
68 half periods in 2006-2007 in their area)
•Note that there continues to be NO MORE counting of minutes. One APA may be
any length of time up to one half period, and regardless of the length,
counts as 1 APA.
