7. Administration Allowances

7.1 A teacher designated by the Board to be the principal of a school will receive an annual allowance to be calculated using the following formula:

(a)(i) a basic allowance equal to 13.8 per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years education, plus

(ii) an additional allowance of 0.5 per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years education per full-time equivalent teacher (FTE) for each of the first 10 teachers, plus

(iii) an additional allowance of 0.55 per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years of education for each of the next 15 full-time equivalent teachers (FTE), plus

(iv) an additional allowance of 0.475 per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years of education for all remaining teachers.

(b) The minimum allowance for a school principal will be $18,732.

7.2 A teacher designated by the Board to be the only assistant principal in a school will receive an annual allowance equal to 60 per cent of the applicable principal’s allowance. When more than one assistant principal is designated to a school, each assistant principal will receive an annual allowance equal to 55 per cent of the applicable principal’s allowance.

7.3 A teacher designated by the Board to be a principal/consultant shall receive an annual allowance equal to that of the percentage of time assigned as principal plus that of the percentage of time assigned as consultant. The combined total percentage of time will not exceed 100 per cent.

7.4 A teacher designated by the Board to be a coordinator will receive an annual allowance equal to 22 per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years of teacher education.

7.5 A teacher designated by the Board to be a consultant will receive an annual allowance equal to 13.8 per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years of teacher education.

7.6 A teacher designated by the Board to be a department head will receive an annual allowance equal to six per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years of teacher education.

7.7 When two or more teachers are designated by the Board to be administrative assistants in place of an assistant principal and/or department head(s), the applicable annual allowance for an assistant principal and/or department head shall be shared among the teachers so designated on a basis as determined by the Board and the economic policy committee. No administrative assistant shall receive an annual allowance less than that of a department head or more than that of an assistant principal.

7.8 An acting assistant principal shall be appointed when both the principal and the assistant principal(s) are absent from the school. Should this absence exceed five consecutive school days, the acting assistant principal will receive an allowance equal to the actual days worked multiplied by the daily rate of that assistant principal.

7.9 In the event that the Board transfers a principal or an assistant principal to transfer and then transfers them to a school for which the administrative allowance is a lesser amount than he or she is receiving, the principal or assistant principal will continue to receive the allowance in effect on the date of notice of transfer until such time as that amount equals the allowance in effect for the position to which he or she has been transferred, or for three years, whichever period of time is less. If the transfer is at the request of the principal or assistant principal, the allowance will be based upon the formula found within clause 7.1 of the collective agreement.

7.10 If the Board creates a new administrative designation which is to be covered by this collective agreement, the Board will establish an allowance for that designation. The Board shall notify the president of the ATA Local No 41 of the administrative designation, provide a summary of responsibilities as soon as it is available and identify the allowance established. The allowance may be the subject of negotiation during the next round of collective bargaining.

7.11 District Administrator to the Superintendent – A teacher designated by the Board to be a District Administrator to the Superintendent will receive an annual allowance equal to 13.8 per cent of the annual salary at maximum and four years of teaching education.

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