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1 Collective Agreement elementary Teachers' federation between the of ontario York Region York Region District School Board - and the - elementary Teachers' federation of ontario York Region September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017. Available online at: Not all central provisions are applicable to ETFO-YR members. Consult the specific central terms to determine what is applicable to permanent, occasional or long-term occasional teachers. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PART A CENTRAL TERMS. Structure and Content of Collective Agreement 1. Definitions 1. Length of Term/Notice to Bargain/Renewal 2. Central Grievance Process 3. Vested Retirement Gratuity Voluntary Early Payout Option 5. Benefits 6. Sick Leave 7. Central Labour Relations Committee 10. Ministry/School Board Initiatives 11.

2 Diagnostic Assessment 11. Statutory Leaves of Absence/SEB 11. Class Size/Staffing Levels 13. Appendix A Retirement Gratuities 14. Letter of Agreement #1 Sick Leave 15. Letter of Agreement #2 Regulation 274 Hiring Practices 16. Letter of Agreement #3 Occasional teacher Ability to Lock the Classroom Door (not 18. applicable to permanent contract teachers). Letter of Agreement #4 Employment Insurance ( ) Rebate 19. Letter of Agreement #5 Special Education Committee 20. Letter of Agreement #6 Benefits 21. Letter of Agreement #7 Status Quo Central Items 31. Letter of Agreement #8 Status Quo Central Items Requiring Amendment and Incorporation 32. PART B LOCAL TERMS. GENERAL. General Purpose of the Agreement 34. Term and Scope 34. Definition of Terms 34. Recognition 36.

3 Local Grievance Procedure 37. Local Arbitration 39. Just Cause 40. Strike or Lockout 41. Union Due and Assessments 41. Personnel Files 41. SALARY. Salary Grid Placement 42. Salary Categories and Experience Credit 43. Transfer and Exchange 44. Upgrading Qualifications 44. Basic Salary Grid 45. Lead Teachers 47. Allowances for Positions of Added Responsibility 48. Additional Degrees and Certificates 48. Additional Degrees and Certificates Allowance 49. Payment Dates 50. BENEFITS (also refer to Central Agreement ). Semi-Private 51. Extended Health 51. Dental 51. Group Life Insurance 51. Benefit Premium Payment for Teachers on Leave of Absence 52. Master Policy 52. Cumulative Sick Leave and Retirement Gratuity Plan (also refer to Central 53. Agreement ). Sick Leave (also refer to Central Agreement ) 53.

4 Sick Leave Charges 54. Retirement Gratuity (also refer to Central Agreement Appendix A 54. Retirement Gratuities). Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (also refer to Central Agreement Letter 55. # ). Leaves of Absence 56. Pregnancy/Parental Leave 58. Infant Care Leave 59. Adoption Parental Leave 60. Child Care Leave 60. Supplemental Employment Benefits (SEB) Plan for Pregnancy/Parental Leaves 62. Supplemental Employment Benefits (SEB) Plan for Adoption/Parental Leaves 62. (also refer to Central Agreement ). Insurable Hours 63. STAFFING. Staffing and Class Size 63. Staffing Allocation Committee 64. School Staffing Committee 65. ETFO-YR Release Time 66. Part-Time Teachers 67. School Administrator Designates 67. Temporary Administrative Appointments 68. Absence for Board Authorized Activities 68.

5 Seniority 68. Surplus Process 70. Layoff and Recall 70. Term Appointments 71. New Positions 72. OTHER WORKING CONDITIONS. No Discrimination 72. Health and Safety 72. Lunch Break and Supervision Duties 73. Labour Management Committee 73. Preparation Time 73. School Year/School Day 75. Extra-Curricular Activities 75. Report Cards 75. Criminal Record Check 75. teacher Performance Appraisal 76. Night School and Summer School 76. Medical/Physical/Personal Care 76. Peer Coaching and Mentoring 76. Professional Learning Community 77. Professional Time 77. Staff Meetings 77. Electronic Recordings 77. Shared Use of Space 77. LOCAL LETTERS OF INTENT. Letter of Intent #1 Job Security 78. Letter of Intent #2 Class Size 78. Letter of Intent #3 Staffing Timelines 78. Letter of Intent #4 Board Committees 78.

6 Letter of Intent #5 Transition of High Needs Students Between Schools 78. Letter of Intent #6 Staffing Process 79. LOCAL LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING. Letter of Understanding #1 Additional Time 80. Letter of Understanding #2 Assessment Days 80. Letter of Understanding #3 Full Day Kindergarten 80. Letter of Understanding #4 Role of SERT 81. Appendix A Term Appointments 82. PART A CENTRAL TERMS. STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF Collective Agreement . Separate Central and Local Terms The Collective Agreement shall consist of two parts. Part A shall comprise those terms which are central terms. Part B shall comprise these terms which are central and local terms. For clarity there shall be one single Collective Agreement for teachers and one single Collective Agreement for occasional teachers.

7 Implementation Part A may include provisions respecting the implementation of central terms by the school board and, where applicable, the bargaining agent. Any such provision shall be binding on the school board and, where applicable, the bargaining agent. Should a provision in the Central Agreement conflict with a provision in the Local Agreement , the provision in the Central Agreement , Central Term will apply. Parties a) The parties to the Collective Agreement are the school board and the employee bargaining agent. b) Central Collective bargaining shall be conducted by the central employer and employee bargaining agencies representing the local parties. Single Collective Agreement Central terms and local terms shall together constitute a single Collective Agreement .

8 DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions shall apply only with respect to their usage in standard central terms. Where the same word is used in Part B of this Collective Agreement , the definition in that part, or any existing local interpretation shall prevail. The Central Parties shall be defined as the employer bargaining agency, the ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) and the employee bargaining agent, the elementary Teachers' federation of ontario (ETFO). teacher shall be defined as a permanent teacher and specifically excludes Continuing Education Teachers, Long Term Occasional Teachers and Daily Occasional Teachers, unless otherwise specified. Note: Also Refer to Local Agreement 1. Employee shall be defined as per the Employment Standards Act.

9 Professional Judgement shall be defined as judgement that is informed by professional knowledge of curriculum expectations, context, evidence of learning, methods of instruction and assessment, and the criteria and standards that indicate success in student learning. In professional practice, judgement involves a purposeful and systematic thinking process that evolves in terms of accuracy and insight with ongoing reflection and self-correction. LENGTH OF TERM/NOTICE TO BARGAIN/RENEWAL. Single Collective Agreement The central and local terms of this Collective Agreement shall constitute a single Collective Agreement for all purposes. Term of Agreement In accordance with Section 41(1) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, the term of this Collective Agreement , including central terms and local terms, shall be for a period of three (3) years from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017, inclusive.

10 Where Term Less Than Agreement Term Where a provision of this Collective Agreement so provides, the provision shall be in effect for a term less than the term of the Collective Agreement . Term of Letters of Understanding All central letters of understanding appended to this Agreement , or entered into after the execution of this Agreement shall, unless otherwise stated therein, form part of the Collective Agreement , run concurrently with it, and have the same termination date as the Agreement . Amendment of Terms In accordance with Section 42 of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, the central terms of this Agreement , excepting term, may be amended at any time during the life of the Agreement upon mutual consent of the central parties and Agreement of the Crown.