VALUE ADDEDVALUE ADDED

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Why Value Added?Why Value Added?

• As of the 2011-2012 school year, a As of the 2011-2012 school year, a program designed to recognize value program designed to recognize value added and to assist in the assignment, added and to assist in the assignment, recruitment and retention of teachers recruitment and retention of teachers (hereinafter referred to as the (hereinafter referred to as the ―program‖) shall be set up, on the ―program‖) shall be set up, on the one hand, to recognize value added one hand, to recognize value added and, on the other hand, to allow the and, on the other hand, to allow the granting of incentive premiums for granting of incentive premiums for assignment, recruitment and retention. assignment, recruitment and retention.

Where We Are GoingWhere We Are Going(RSB & RTU)?(RSB & RTU)?

• Our committee has decided to go Our committee has decided to go 100% added value towards the 100% added value towards the voluntary activities that go over and voluntary activities that go over and above what the collective agreement above what the collective agreement prescribes.prescribes.

Who can benefit?Who can benefit?

• This appendix applies specifically to This appendix applies specifically to the teachers of the board. the teachers of the board.

Roles and Responsibilities Roles and Responsibilities

• Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) is our provincial body that will is our provincial body that will evaluate the program.evaluate the program.

• Our board level committee is our Our board level committee is our Labour Relations Committee.Labour Relations Committee.

• And the school level committee will And the school level committee will be your staff councils.be your staff councils.

Roles & Responsibilities Roles & Responsibilities con’t con’t The Mandate of the Board level The Mandate of the Board level

Committee(LRC) is:Committee(LRC) is:

11 Receive the information on the amounts Receive the information on the amounts made available to RSB by MELS.made available to RSB by MELS.

22 Make recommendations to the board on the Make recommendations to the board on the portion to be used for incentive premiumsportion to be used for incentive premiums

33 Report to the Board on the cumulated total Report to the Board on the cumulated total of credits for every teacher who of credits for every teacher who participates in this program.participates in this program.

Roles & Responsibilities Roles & Responsibilities con’t con’t

44 Periodically evaluate the program Periodically evaluate the program for efficiencyfor efficiency

55 Make recommendations to the Make recommendations to the school boardschool board

• In any case where the school board In any case where the school board does not agree with the committee’s does not agree with the committee’s recommendations, the committee recommendations, the committee has to return to the drawing board.has to return to the drawing board.

Roles & Responsibilities Roles & Responsibilities con’t con’t The mandate of the school level The mandate of the school level

committee (school council) is:committee (school council) is:

• Makes recommendations as to which activities Makes recommendations as to which activities should be recognized for credits.should be recognized for credits.

• To advise teachers that they each have the To advise teachers that they each have the responsibility to keep track of his/her responsibility to keep track of his/her activitiesactivities

• The board will make available a standard form The board will make available a standard form for the teacher and another for the for the teacher and another for the administrator, pending approval of the administrator, pending approval of the committee.committee.

Credit SystemCredit System

• Activities that are normally held at a Activities that are normally held at a frequency of frequency of once a week throughout once a week throughout the entire school year the entire school year shall count as shall count as 30 credits30 credits—examples:  stamp club, —examples:  stamp club, photography club, tutoring, mentoring. photography club, tutoring, mentoring.

Credit SystemCredit System

• Activities that are normally held at a Activities that are normally held at a frequency frequency greater than once a week for greater than once a week for part of the school year part of the school year (approximately (approximately 30 sessions) shall count as 30 sessions) shall count as 30 credits30 credits——examples:  track and field team, examples:  track and field team, badminton team, drama club, choral badminton team, drama club, choral group. group.

Credit System con’tCredit System con’t

• Activities that are normally held at a Activities that are normally held at a frequency frequency greater than once a week greater than once a week throughout the entire school yearthroughout the entire school year shall count as shall count as 60 credits60 credits——examples:  judo club, gymnastics examples:  judo club, gymnastics club, swimming club. club, swimming club.

Credit System con’tCredit System con’t

• Major activities Major activities including, among including, among others, a school band, senior football others, a school band, senior football team, senior basketball team, annual team, senior basketball team, annual revue that are revue that are held frequently for part held frequently for part of the school yearof the school year (approximately (approximately 60 sessions) shall count as 60 sessions) shall count as 60 credits 60 credits for the person in charge (head coach, for the person in charge (head coach, band leader, etc.). These activities shall band leader, etc.). These activities shall count as count as 45 credits for regular 45 credits for regular assistantsassistants. .

Credit System con’tCredit System con’t

• Supervision of an intramuralSupervision of an intramural program program shall count as one credit per session shall count as one credit per session provided that each session lasts at provided that each session lasts at least 30 minutes—least 30 minutes—examples:  afternoon skating, school examples:  afternoon skating, school choir. choir. A maximum of 60 credits A maximum of 60 credits may may be granted per teacher for any one be granted per teacher for any one activity. activity.

Credit System con’tCredit System con’t

• Other extracurricular activities shall Other extracurricular activities shall be recognized at the rate of one be recognized at the rate of one credit per session provided that each credit per session provided that each session lasts at least 30 minutes. A session lasts at least 30 minutes. A maximum of 60 credits may be maximum of 60 credits may be granted per teacher for any one granted per teacher for any one activity. activity.

Credit System con’tCredit System con’t• As regards the maximums prescribed in As regards the maximums prescribed in

subparagraph d), subparagraph d), teachers accompanying teachers accompanying students on overnight educational outingsstudents on overnight educational outings, , which are approved by the board which are approved by the board according to its policies, shall obtain according to its policies, shall obtain 10 credits per night up to 30 credits per 10 credits per night up to 30 credits per yearyear..

PaymentPayment

By mid-June the board has to pay all By mid-June the board has to pay all participating teachers.participating teachers.

Monies allocated by these measures cannot Monies allocated by these measures cannot exceed 8% of the teacher’s salary.exceed 8% of the teacher’s salary.

For each school year, the Ministère shall For each school year, the Ministère shall distribute equally among the nine English-distribute equally among the nine English-language school boards, 10% of the amount language school boards, 10% of the amount allocated for the program. The residual allocated for the program. The residual amount shall be distributed among the nine amount shall be distributed among the nine school boards in proportion to the number of school boards in proportion to the number of teaching positions funded by the MELS in the teaching positions funded by the MELS in the three sectors for each board. three sectors for each board.