ARTICLE A4 - ALLOWANCES

ALLOWANCES

Principal's Allowance

A4.01

A Principal is paid an allowance for administrative and supervisory responsibilities as follows:

Number of full time equivalent students enrolled on September 30 of the previous school year	Percentage of Maximum Step of Category 4 for the current school year
1-150	15%
151-250	18%
251-400	20%
401 and over	23%

Assistant Principal’s Allowance

A4.02

An Assistant Principal is paid an Allowance for administrative and supervisory responsibilities at an annual rate equal to one-half of the Principal's Allowance in A4.01.

Where an Assistant Principal acts as Principal for 5 consecutive working days, the Assistant Principal shall receive the Principal’s allowance for the remainder of the time that he or she acts as Principal.

Where the Superintendent, in consultation with the Principal, determines that it is necessary for the Assistant Principal to commence work prior to beginning of the school year or following the conclusion of the school year to perform administrative duties, the Assistant Principal shall be compensated at his/her Daily Rate of Pay for the additional days. These additional days shall not exceed four (4).

Grade and Subject Coordinator's Allowance

A4.03

Grade Coordinators and Subject Coordinators appointed by the Superintendent will receive an annual Allowance for supervisory responsibilities as follows:

$1,880 effective September 1, 2008,
$1,960 effective September 1, 2009,
$2,043 effective September 1, 2010, and
$2,145 effective September 1, 2011.

Language Allowance

A4.04

(1)

Teachers who demonstrate proficiency in and who use in activities related to their teaching, one or more of the aboriginal languages of the Northwest Territories and appointed by the Superintendent receive an annual allowance as follows:

$5,213 effective September 1, 2008,
$5,435 effective September 1, 2009,
$5,666 effective September 1, 2010, and
$5,949 effective September 1, 2011.

(2)

A teacher who is proficient in the use of one or more of the aboriginal languages of the Northwest Territories will receive the Language Allowance when using the skill in any or all of the following areas:

(i)

actual classroom teaching

(ii)

individual student counselling

(iii)

parent teacher interviews

(iv)

extra-curricular activities

(v)

school/community relations

Teacher Consultant's Allowance

A4.05

In addition to salary and other allowances, Teacher Consultants will receive an allowance as follows:

$4,544 effective September 1, 2008,
$4,737 effective September 1, 2009,
$4,938 effective September 1, 2010, and
$5,185 effective September 1, 2011.

Acting Duties Allowance

A4.06

A teacher assigned temporarily to the duties of a higher paid position will be granted the Allowance appropriate to the duties retroactive to the date of assignment. This allowance is not payable to Assistant Principals who act as Principals.

Limitation

A4.07

A teacher will not be paid more than one of the Allowances in A4.01, A4.02, A4.03 or A4.05.

Direction of Student Teacher Allowance

A4.08

Teachers will be paid a weekly allowance for each student teacher under their direction as follows:

$142 effective September 1, 2008,
$148 effective September 1, 2009,
$154 effective September 1, 2010, and
$162 effective September 1, 2011.

Mentoring Allowance

A4.09

Upon the recommendation of the principal and the approval of the Superintendent an annual allowance will be paid to a teacher who is formally mentoring another individual in an approved mentoring program as follows:

$1,134 effective September 1, 2008,
$1,182 effective September 1, 2009,
$1,232 effective September 1, 2010, and
$1,294 effective September 1, 2011.

This allowance is not available to principals or assistant principals

Professional Allowance

A4.10

An annual professional allowance is payable to teachers on a common date near the end of the school year as follows:

$1000 effective September 1, 2012