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© 2007R. Dolmage
EADM
The Three “C”s
Certificates
Contracts
Collective Agreements
Professional
“A”
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Certification: Becoming Qualified
Education Act § 198
No person shall be engaged, appointed, employed or retained as a teacher or principal in any school unless that person possesses a valid certificate of qualification issued pursuant to the regulations.*
* The Teacher Certification and Classification Regulations (Chapter E-0.1 Reg. 2, as amended)
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Certification: Becoming Qualified
Certification in Saskatchewan ✿ see The Teacher Certification and Classification
Regulations (Chapter E-0.1 Reg. 2, as amended)
Elsewhere in CanadaEach province has its own qualifications that have to be met before teachers can be certifiedAlthough these qualifications are generally similar from province to province, certification in one province doesn’t guarantee parallel certification in another.
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:// . -h t t p w w w c t f. / / / . #f c e c a e n t e a c h in g t e a c h in g h t m r
The Canadian Teachers Federation periodically publishes “Teaching in Canada.” The latest version, including addresses for information concerning teacher certification in each province, may be found at the web address above
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The Basic Equation
DemandEnrollments:
Birthrate
+
Immigration
SupplyNewly
Qualified
+
Retirements & General Attrition
++ ++
Government
PolicyFederal
Provincial
Local
Teaching Jobs =
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Canadian Birthrates: 1921 - 91
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
Average No. of Children Born Per Woman, Canada
Year
`21 26 `31 `36 `41 `46 `51 `56 `61 `66 `71 `76 `81 `86 `91
5.0
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Ages of Canadian Teachers:1972 - 73 and 1988 - 89
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
<25 25-29 30-34 35- 39 40-444 45-49 50-54 55-59 60+
Number ofTeachers
x 1000
Teacher Age
197273
198889
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Demand For Teachers: 1976 - 2006
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number of Teachers
x 1000
Year
Historical Projected
Secondary Teachers
Elementary Teachers
Total Teachers
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Age & Gender by Grade Level: K - 6
0
20
40
60
80
100
30 & Under 31-40 41-50 51-60 61 & Over
93 93 94 9587
7 7 6 513
0
20
40
60
80
100
30 & Under 41-50 51-60 61 & Over
81
70 71 70
88
19
30 29 30
12
%
Grades K 3
Grades 4 6
Men Women
31-40
Teacher Age
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Age & Gender by Grade Level: 7 - 12
0
20
40
60
80
30 & Under 31-40 41-50 51-60 61 & Over
6358
4943 43
3742
5157 57
0
20
40
60
80
100
30 & Under 41-50 51-60 61 & Over
67
54
30
16
33
6170
84
%
Grades 7 9
Grades 10 12/OAC
Teacher Age
Men Women
3946
31-40
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Contracts (Saskatchewan)There are three types:1. Temporary contract:
for more than twenty days but less than one year; the offer, acceptance and confirmation must state the starting
and ending dates2. Replacement contract:
for one complete academic year; may be full-time or part-time; to replace a teacher on a board approved leave; the offer, acceptance and confirmation must state the starting
and ending dates; if the offer is extended beyond one year, the replacement
teacher has first right of refusal. If the replacement teacher accepts the extension, the contract is deemed to be an “Indefinite” contract.
3. Indefinite or continuing contract: may be full or part-time. Indefinite contracts have a starting date, but do not have a
termination date.
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Offer/Acceptance/ConfirmationEducation Act§200(1) for the purposes of this section:
(a) an offer, an acceptance or a notice of confirmation must be in writing, in the prescribed form, and may be sent by ordinary mail, registered mail or by fax or other electronic transmission, or may be delivered personally; and
(b) the date of an offer, an acceptance or a notice of confirmation:(i) if sent by ordinary mail or delivered personally, is the date of
receipt by the addressee;(ii) if sent by registered mail or by fax or other electronic
transmission, is the date it is sent(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (12), a teacher is deemed to have entered
into a contract of employment with a board . . . where the board . . . makes an offer . . . and the teacher accepts the offer on or before the fourth day following the date of the offer.
(3) When accepting the offer, the teacher shall state the class and number of the valid certificate of qualification, issued pursuant to the regulations, then held by him or her.
(12)For the purposes of this Act, the offer, acceptance and notice of confirmation mentioned in this section constitute a contract of employment of a teacher by the board of education . . . .
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Offer/Acceptance/Confirmation
Offer sent by regular mail
Offer received by regular mail
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Offer/Acceptance/Confirmation
Offer sent by regular mail
Offer received by regular mail
Period in which theAcceptance
must be received
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Offer/Acceptance/Confirmation
Offer sent by email or fax
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Offer sent by email or fax
Offer/Acceptance/Confirmation
Period in which theAcceptance
must be received
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Accepting an Offer
Would you be willing to bet that Canada Post would deliver a letter, by regular mail, in under four days? Would you bet your job on it?
Remember, in this context, weekends don’t count and Canada Post does not deliver regular mail on weekends.
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Contract Cautions
Do not resign a position until you have been offered a contract with a new employer, in writing, and have accepted, in writing.
Do not sign a contract in which the amount of time assigned to you may be varied from semester to semester or year to year. Any such amendment must be by mutual consent at the time the change is proposed.
Do not sign a contract which specifies any condition, such as signing a mutual agreement to terminate the contract, or providing for supervision duties or extra-curricular activities. Contact the STF.
Do not sign a contract immediately when under pressure. You are entitled to four days to respond under the Education Act. Contact the STF if you are uncertain about the appropriateness of a contract.
Do not sign an amendment to a contract without contacting the STF to determine how the amendment may affect your pension status or other benefits, and to clarify your legal rights.
Do not resign for reasons of illness or pregnancy. Consult the STF.
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Collective Agreements:The Conditions of Employment
• a collective agreement is a legal agreement between a group of workers and their employer
• bargaining units must meet criteria defined by provincial laws
• representatives of the workers group are selected by the membership to negotiate on their behalf
• representatives of employers are selected to represent employer interests
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Rules for Teachers (1872)1. Teachers each day will fill lamps, clean chimneys.2. Each teacher will bring a bucket of water and a scuttle of coal for the
day's session.3. Make your pens carefully. You may whittle nibs to the individual taste of
the pupils.4. Men teachers may take one evening a week for courting purposes, or two
evenings a week if they go to church regularly.5. After ten hours in school, the teachers may spend the remaining time
reading the Bible or other good books.6. Women teachers who marry or engage in unseemly behaviour will be
dismissed.7. Every teacher should lay aside from each pay a goodly sum for his
benefit during his declining years so that he will not become a burden on society.
8. Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will give good reason to suspect his worth, intention, integrity and honesty.
9. The teacher who performs his labour faithfully and without fault for five years will be given an increase of twentyfive cents per week in his pay, providing the Board of Education approves.
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