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and fringe benefit clauses which,
had been agreed upon by the
end of June.
The teachers' committee. he
reported, had held out for pay-
ment of half the first month's
salary at the opening of term
in September which the com-
mittee did not agree with.
A nutshell breakdown of
secondary school figures for last
year and the current years, is
as follows.
School Year 1968-69 there
were 260 teachers with total
salaries of $2, 501, 39$ with av-
erage salary of $9, 621. School
Year 1969-70 there are 268
teachers with total salaries of
$2, 723, 347 with average salary
of $10, 162. This shows an in-
crease of 8 teachers with a total
salary increase of $221, 952 or
an average increase per teacher
of $542,
The above figures do not in-
clude so-called "fringe bene-
fits which are difficult to de-
termine," according to Mr.
Murphy, due to consolidation
of five secondary schools and
staffs under one county board.
The press release reported
that the Board of Education and
secondary school teachers had.
conducted lengthy negotiations
during the year and had reached
agreement on the following
points:
Medical and hospitalization
benefits; life insurance benefits;
tieductiOn of Federation fees;
salaries far principals and vice-
-Principals; salary schedule for
teachers; annual increments;
responsibility titles; responsib-
ility allowances; experience
allowances; allowances 'for ex- ••
tra: degrees; accumulative sick
leave plan; retirement gratuity;
sabbatical leave; professional
development allowances; spec-
ial leave; salary for supply
teachers'.
John B. Layis, Clinton, Board..
chairman and D.J. Murphy, God-
erich, negotiating committee
chairman, signed the press re-
lease on behalf of the Board of
Education; Stephen M, Hook,
Varna, a teacher in Seaforth
District High School, signed
the document in behalf of the
teachers' negotiating committee,
'Explaining the report he pre-
sented on the salary agreement
and the press release, Mr. Mur-
phy went into some
,"I would like to point out
that all the items were-agreed
on by the end of June, except
the frequency of pay periods and
pay dates.
"It has just bee an honest
disagreement between the teach-
ers and the Board," he said. "The
teachers felt that it was a mat-
ter of principle with them and
so have considered the whole
salary settlement not completed.
"As far as the increase of
8.8 per cent in overall costs of
teachers' salaries over last year,
the total does not include the
fringe benefits. The everage
raise a teacher is getting is 5.6
per cent, from $9, 621 to $10, -
162, a year'.
"The committee and the
Board feel that this arrangement
104--,4104 HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH ussst
BY
Richmond Atkey f.
Although Huron County
Board of Education arid the ne-
gotiating committee represent-
ing the secondary schoo 1
teachers did not reach a formal
settlement of their differences,
the chairman of the Board's ne-
gotiating committee, Daniel J.
Murphy, Goderich, presented
a document and a "press release"
to the Board and the press at a
meeting in the Board Room,
Central Hitron Secondary School,
Monday evening.
Significant was the clause in
the press release which, said:
"The Board and the teachers
could not reach agreement on
the frequency of pay periods
and pay dates. Therefore, no
settlement has been reached... "
Mr. Murphy explained that
this was the only difference ex-
isting, that it was very minor,
and did not affect the salary
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we have, made compares favour-
ably with others in the Province, "
Mr. Murphy declared. "The per-
centage increase compares fav-
ourably, not only with the teach-
ing profession elseviihere in the
Province, but also with industry
generally. The negotiations
were amicable and any disagre-
ementogas an honest disagree-
ment, as I pointed out before. "
' Robert M. Elliott, vice-chair-
man of the Board, pointed out
that actually very few County
Boards of Education in Ontario
had signed formal salary agree-
ments to date for 1969-70.
Salary schedules have been
agreed upon as follows:
Principals' salaries 1969-70:
Wingham, $18, 000; Seaforth,
$18, 000; Clinton $19, 000;Exeter
$19, 000; Goderich $19, 000.
Vice-principals' salaries 1969-
70. Clinton, $15, 000; Seaforth,
$15, 000; Exeter, $16, 720; God-
erich, $16,"700; Wingham:
Ritter, $17, 200 and Wood -
$16, 000;
Teachers' salaries 1969-70:
Category 1 -= minimum,
$6, 800; maximum, $10, 800;
Category 11-- minimum,
$7, 100; maximum, $11, 600;
Category Ill- minimUm,
$7, 900; maximum, $13, 200;
Category IV --minimum,
$8, 500; maximum, $14, 100.
Teachers with sufficient years
of teaching experience are to be
placed at the maximum of their
category. Any teachet_who qual-
ifies for a change in category
at any time during the school
year, shall receive the increase
retroactive to the first of Sept-
ember of that school year,
Annual increments are $300
per year 'for the first two years
of teaching experience with a
$400, annual increment there-
after to maximum.
Responsibility allowanced"
for extra salary are as follows:
Directors, $1, 900; Depart-
ment heads, $1,600; Subject
chairman, $1, 000; assistant
directors, $950; assistant de-
partment heads, $800. Persons
in acting positions of respe
ibility shall be paid at the same
rate.
• Not included in the overall
totals mentions above are the
fringe benefits:
The Board will pay 50 per
of the premiums of the
family or single rate as request-
ed by the teacher.' The Board
will decide on. the carrier, but
it is understood that the carrier
must pay 1969 OMA rates, It
is also understood that the cov-
erage must be competitive with
OMSIP or PSI . The Board will
also pay 50 per ceht of the Ont-'
ario Hospital Services Commis-
sion premium, at ward rate.
The Board will pay 50 per
cent of the premiums for any
teacher who wishes to particip-
ate in a group life insurance
plan with the following coverage:
female teachers, $5. 000; male
teachers, $10, 000.
Ten per cent of a teacher's
Federation fees will be deducted
from his pay at the end of each
month from September to June.
The Board institutes an ac-
cumulative sick leave plan
whereby each teacher may ac-
cumulate the total unused bal-
ance of his statutory 20 days
sick leave per year, to a max-
imum of 200 days
A teacher in good standing
who has served the Huron County
Board of Education and/or its
predecessors for 12 consecutive
years immediately prior to re-
tirement and retires due to
eligibility re superannuation or
death, will be entitled to re-
ceive, or his estate, a gratuity,
subject to certain regulations.
Sabbatical leave may be
granted to a teacher for approv-
ed study, approved travel, re-
cuperation of health, or any
other purpose approved by the
Board ,Dering the period of
sabbatical leave, the teacher's
salary shall be at minimum two-
thirds of salary, and also same
benefits including increment,
received by other teachers, and
accumulated sick leave not
altered.
The Board shall pay expenses
(tuition, registration and travel-
ling expenses at ten cents per
mile each way) for professional
development, updating courses,
conventions, workshops, etc.
Basic daily rate of pay for
supply teachers, who are qual-
ified teachers, should be at
least 1/200 of the minimum
annual salary.
The above points were the
main ones presented in the re-
port on negotiations,
Smiles . . .
A father examining his son's
report card: "One thing is def-
initely in your favor, " he an-
nounced. " With grades like
these, you couldn't possibly be
cheating. "
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