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1 Page 1 of 79 COLLECTIVE agreement [Incorporating language agreed to during Central Table teacher Collective Bargaining between the Teachers Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA) and the Alberta Teachers Association ( Association )] BETWEEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE BOARD and THE Alberta TEACHERS Association SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 to AUGUST 31, 2018 Page 2 of 79 Contents 1. APPLICATION/SCOPE .. 6 Excluded Positions .. 6 Structural Provisions.

2 7 Health and Wellness .. 7 Liaison Committee .. 7 Sick Leave Committee .. 8 Professional Development Funding Committee .. 8 2. TERM .. 8 List Bargaining .. 8 Central Matters 8 Local Bargaining .. 9 Bridging .. 9 Meet and Exchange .. 9 Opening with Mutual agreement .. 10 Provision of Information .. 10 3. SALARY .. 11 Salary Pay Date/Schedule .. 11 Grid .. 11 Education .. 11 Experience .. 13 Career and Technology Studies .. 15 Year-Round and Modified Calendar Schools .. 16 Pay Schedule.

3 16 Vacation Periods .. 16 Provisions Applicable to Teachers Employed in Chinook Learning Services, Summer School Programs and Other Board Sponsored Activities .. 16 4. ADMINISTRATOR ALLOWANCES AND CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE .. 18 Creation of New Designations/Positions .. 18 Administration Allowances .. 18 Principal Allowance .. 18 Assistant Principal Allowance .. 18 Annual Allowances .. 19 Page 3 of 79 Principal Allowance Schools with Third Party Providers .. 19 Allowances Other Personnel .. 19 System Principal.

4 20 System Assistant Principal .. 20 Red 20 Acting/Surrogate Administrators Compensation .. 21 Administrative Appointments and Designations .. 21 One Year Term Subject to Re-appointment .. 22 Non-Renewal Positions .. 22 Other Administrator Conditions .. 22 Lieu Days .. 23 5. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS .. 23 Rates of 23 Commencement of Grid 23 Other Substitute teacher Conditions .. 24 Substitute Teachers Benefits .. 25 6. PART TIME TEACHERS .. 25 Part-time Teachers Salaries .. 25 Other Part-time teacher Conditions.

5 25 Job Sharing .. 25 7. GROUP BENEFITS .. 27 Group Health Benefit Plans, Carrier and Premiums .. 27 Group Benefits Eligibility .. 28 Health Spending Account .. 29 Other Group Benefits .. 29 Personal Injury and Property Protection .. 29 Retired Employee Benefits Package .. 30 8. CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE .. 31 teacher Instructional and Assignable Time .. 31 Assignable Time Definition .. 31 Other Conditions of Practice .. 32 Extracurricular .. 33 Page 4 of 79 School Calendar .. 33 9. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

6 34 teacher Professional Growth Plan .. 34 Professional Improvement Fellowship .. 34 Eligibility for a Fellowship .. 35 Number of Fellowships Available .. 36 Application 36 Selection Procedure .. 37 Method of Payment .. 37 Conditions of Fellowships .. 38 Conditions of Fellowship expenses .. 40 Staff Development Fund .. 40 10. SICK LEAVE / Medical Certificates and Reporting .. 41 11. MATERNITY, ADOPTION AND PARENTAL LEAVE .. 43 Maternity Leave/Adoption Leave/Parental Leave .. 43 Maternity Leave.

7 43 Adoption Leave .. 44 Parental Leave .. 45 Return to Duties Following Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leaves .. 46 Benefits Prepayment or Repayment of Premiums .. 47 12. PRIVATE BUSINESS/GENERAL/PERSONAL LEAVES OF 48 13. Association Leave and Secondment .. 48 14. OTHER LEAVES .. 49 Attendance Management .. 49 General Leave of Absence .. 50 Deferred Salary Leave Plan .. 52 Graduate Study Leave .. 52 Leave for Child s Arrival .. 52 Adoption .. 53 Compassionate Leave .. 53 Quarantine Leave.

8 54 Graduation, Convocation and University Exams .. 54 Page 5 of 79 Court Appearance Leave .. 54 Without Pay .. 54 Secondment .. 55 Reservist Leave .. 55 15. CENTRAL Grievance Procedure .. 55 16. LOCAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .. 58 17. Employment .. 60 Job 60 Information and Files .. 61 Promotion .. 61 Transfers .. 62 Reduction of Teaching Staff .. 62 Seniority .. 62 New Letter of Understanding #1 Trial Program on Time Off for Compression .. 65 New Letter of Understanding # 2 Me Too Clause/Increase Modifier.

9 66 New Letter of Understanding #3 Classroom Improvement Fund (CIF) Grant Program .. 68 Letter of Understanding #4 Retired Teachers Appointed to Administrative, Supervisory or Consultative Positions .. 69 Letter of Understanding #5 Parking Fees .. 70 Letter of Understanding #6 eLearn Teachers .. 71 Letter of Understanding #7 Blended, Face To Face and Online Learning Teachers .. 72 Appendix A Recognition of Non-University Courses for Salary Purposes .. 73 Appendix B Evaluation For Teachers With Administrative Designations Purpose.

10 74 Appendix C Offer of General Leave of Absence .. 76 Page 6 of 79 This collective agreement is made this ___ of _____ 20___ between the Board and the Alberta Teachers Association ( Association ). Whereas this collective agreement is made pursuant to the laws of the province of Alberta as amended from time to time including but not limited to the School Act, the Alberta Human Rights Act, the Public Education Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA), the Employment Standards Code, and the Labour Relations Code. Whereas, such teachers terms and conditions of employment and their salaries have been the subject of negotiation between the parties and Whereas, the parties desire that these matters be set forth in an agreement to govern all the terms of employment of the teachers.