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OSSTF CONTINUING EDUCATION ORIENTATION
CONTENTS• Pay information• Benefits and pension• Probation• Collective agreement
– Job postings– Experience– Federation dues
• Absence from work• Miscellaneous
Pay informationArticle 23.04.a – Salary
• “A credit course Continuing Education Teacher shall be placed and shall advance on the steps of the Continuing Education credit course Hourly Salary Schedule se out in this Article, on the basis of the Placement on the Salary Scale article.” (Article L12.00)
Article L12.00 – Placement on the Salary Scale• 12.01 – “The placement of OSSTF District 17 teachers in their
respective Groups shall be determined in accordance with thecurrent Certification Plan of OSSTF. These Certification RatingStatements are the only statements acceptable for verification ofplacement”
Pay informationArticle 12.08 – Salary Adjustments• 12.02 – “Adjustment to Salary Placement as a result of changes in
the certification plan shall be effective from the date theCertification Statement is submitted to the Human ResourceServices Department”
• 12.08.b – “Where a teacher has completed all the course work and qualifies for a change in category prior to the 1st day of September, the salary adjustment will be made effective from the beginning of school in September of that year, on submission of the proper documents to the board on or before the 30th day of June of the year following, provided that a copy of the application for change in category is submitted on or before the 30th day of November of the year the teacher completed the qualifications”
Pay informationArticle 12.08 – Salary Adjustments• 12.08.c – “If a copy of the application for such change in category
is submitted to the Human Resource Services Department, Education Centre after the 30th day of November, then the adjustment will be made effective the 1st day of January following.”
Pay information• 12.08.d – “Where a teacher has completed all the course work
and qualifies for a change in category prior to the 1st day of January, the salary adjustment will be made effective from the 1st day of January of the school year providing the proper documents have been submitted to the Human Resource Services Department on or before June 30th of the school year”
• 12.08.e – “Where a teacher has completed all the course work and qualifies for a change in category prior to the 1st day of February, the salary adjustment will be made effective from the 1st day of February of the school year providing the proper documents have been submitted to the Human Resource Services Department on or before June 30th of the school year”
Pay information• 12.08.f – “All request for a salary adjustment, as a result of a
category change, will be made by on-line application supplied by the board”
• The Intent to Change Category Form is available on the board’s staff website on the Human Resources – Forms page
Pay information
Article 23.04. – Salary– 23.04.h. – “Effective the 98th day of the 2016-2017 school year
(February 3, 2017), the hourly salary for non-credit Continuing education is $41.59/hour”
– 23.04.i. – “It is understood that all rates quoted in this Article include Holiday and Vacation pay”
Pay informationMemorandum of Settlement (Extension Agreement) – OSSTF PermanentCompensation - current salary grids, wage schedules and position of responsibility allowances are to be adjusted as follows:
Effective Date Percentage adjustmentSeptember 1, 2017 1.5%September 1, 2018 1%February 1, 2019 1%August 31, 2019 0.5%
Pay informationStatements of Teaching Experience from previous board(s) of education• Provide Statement(s) of Teaching Experience certifying previous teaching
experience as a contract teacher to ensure correct grid step placement within the salary schedule
• The statement of teaching experience must be issued by the Personnel/Human Resources Office of the previous board(s) and should include the following: start and end dates, FTE (such as 100%, 50% or a number of secondary periods per semester, etc.), contract or LTO elementary or secondary panel and any leave(s) of absence. Casual occasional days are not used in determining grid step placement. The statement(s) must be submitted to Human Resources – Teaching before June 30 of the school year in which you were hired by this board to ensure a retroactive salary adjustment
Benefits and pensionBenefits
– There is a handout available for OSSTF permanent teachers outlining benefit information. The benefits plan is not managed by the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB)
Pension• All Ontario-employed teachers who have an active Ontario College of
Teachers number are required to enroll in the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) and have deductions remitted to OTPP through their biweekly pay. These deductions are based on a percentage of gross salary.
• If you have questions about the OTPP, you may contact them at 416-226-2700 or toll free at 1-800-668-0105, or www.otpp.com
Collective agreementThe terms and conditions of employment for OSSTF Continuing Education employees is within the OSSTF District 17 Collective Agreement.There are two sections:
• Central terms and conditions, bargained between OSSTF Provincial and the government. They are referred to in this collective agreement with the letter ‘C’ at the start of any article
• Local terms and conditions, bargained between OSSTF District 17 and the SCDSB. They are referred to in this collective agreement with the letter ‘L’ at the start of any article
Collective agreementArticle L23.00 – Continuing Education• 23.01 – “It is the purpose and intent of both parties to specify,
within this Article, certain terms and conditions of employment for teachers employed by the board to teach secondary school credit courses in a Continuing Education Summer School, Adult Day School or Night School Program, or to deliver non-credit remedial programs as defined by the continuing education Literacy and Numeracy grant funding, where a teacher is hired to deliver the non-credit program, and to specify each section of this Collective Agreement which is applicable to these teachers”
Collective agreementArticle L23.00 – Continuing Education• 23.02 – “The provisions of this Article shall constitute the entire
agreement of the parties regarding Continuing EducationTeachers. No other provisions of the Collective Agreementbetween the parties shall apply to Continuing Education Teachersunless expressly indicated otherwise in this Article”
• You will be able to access the OSSTF Permanent Collective Agreement once you have been provided your employee ID number and access to the staff website
Collective agreement – job postingsArticle 23.07 – Posting of Positions• 23.07.a. – “All posting for bargaining unit positions will be posted
on the Apply to Education (ATE) for at least five days”• 23.07.b. – “Continuing Education Teachers are eligible to apply
for all bargaining unit postings”• 23.07.c. – “Prior, or current Continuing Education Teachers, who
apply for continuing education teaching positions shall be given consideration for the position prior to other applicants. Consideration is not a guarantee of an interview. Prior or current Continuing Education Teachers who apply and who do not receive an interview may contact the Principal of Continuing Education to request the reason(s) for not being granted an interview”
Collective agreement – experienceArticle 23.08 – Continuing Education Service and Experience• 23.08.a. – “One year of continuing education service and
experience shall be equal to teaching 660 hours of continuing education credit courses”
• 23.08.b. – “Less than 660 hours of continuing education credit courses shall be prorated”
• 23.08.c. – “In any one school year, no teacher shall accumulate service exceeding one full year”
Collective agreement – federation duesArticle L39.00 – Federation Dues• 39.01 – “On each pay date on which an employee is paid, the
Employer shall deduct from each employee the OSSTF dues and any other dues chargeable by the Bargaining Unit or an equivalent amount. The amounts shall be determined by OSSTF and/or the Bargaining Unit in accordance with their respective constitutions and forwarded, in writing, the Employer at least 30 days prior to the expected date of the change.”
Absence from work• Regular attendance at work is very important for you, for the board and
for your fellow employees. Unnecessary absence may put additional strain on your co-workers as they attempt to cover your absence
• The board does, however, recognize that there may be times when you will be justifiably absent due to illness, family emergency, etc. Should that happen, you are required to notify your immediate supervisor as soon as possible. When reporting your absence, please state the reason and the expected length of time for the absence
• Check with your supervisor to verify the reporting procedure for your particular department
MiscellaneousOntario College of Teachers – annual membership fee• It is your responsibility to ensure that you are ‘in good standing’ with the Ontario
College of Teachers. The College will invoice you directly for the annual membership fee if you were not teaching with the SCDSB or another board (as a contract or long-term occasional teacher) when the annual collection of membership fees by payroll deduction occurred in January/February
• If you receive an invoice from the College and the invoice remains unpaid after the due date (April 15), your membership in the College will be suspended
• As a consequence, suspended members are not eligible to teach in publicly-funded schools in Ontario. A re-instatement fee of $130, in addition to the annual membership fee, is then required to return a member’s good standing
MiscellaneousOntario College of Teachers – annual membership fee• If your membership with OCT is suspended, you will not be re-instated
with the SCDSB until you provide proof that you are in good standing with the College
• For more information please contact the OCT: call 416-961-8800 or toll free in Ontario at 1-888-534-2222, at www.oct.ca, by email at [email protected], by fax at 416-961-8822 or by mail at 121 Bloor Street East, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5
• The OCT is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday
Miscellaneous – board email• All OSSTF staff have a board email account• Employees are required to check their board email on a regular
basis• If you are having difficulty with your board email, please contact
the IT Helpdesk at (705) 734-6363, ext. 11777
Human Resource ServicesHannah Cottreau – HR Assistant
[email protected], ext. 11455
Terri McCloskey – HR [email protected], ext. 11225
Carrie Rumble – HR [email protected], ext. 11285
Connect with us
@SCDSB_Schools /SCDSB
www.scdsb.on.ca
Connect with us
PresidentJan Hare
Officer - NegotiationsTom Barnes
Grievance OfficerAmylee Patterson
Know your local executive members
@d17teachers /osstfd17tbu
www.d17teachers.com
Connect with us – union information
Phone: 705-726-1722Email: [email protected]
