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* Notwithstanding clause 1.1 of schedule1, an existing principal class officermay access the maximum remunerationprogression point indicated in the tableabove during the life of the principalclass officer’s existing contract of employment.1.2 Leading teachers will translate to therevised Leading Teacher classificationas follows:Current classification andsubdivisionLeading Teacher 2-3Leading Teacher 2-2Leading Teacher 2-1Leading Teacher 1-3Leading Teacher 1-2Leading Teacher 1-1New classification andsubdivisionLeading Teacher – LT-3Leading Teacher – LT-2Leading Teacher – LT-1Leading Teacher – LT-1Leading Teacher – LT-1Leading Teacher – LT-11.3 Classroom teachers will translate to therevised classroom teacher classificationas follows:Current subdivisionNew subdivisionExpert teacher – E-3a Expert teacher – E-4Expert teacher – E-3Expert teacher – E-4 or E-3*Expert teacher – E-2 Expert teacher – E-2Expert teacher – E-1 Expert teacher – E-1Accomplished teacher – A-5 Accomplished teacher – A-5Accomplished teacher – A-4 Accomplished teacher – A-4Accomplished teacher – A-3 Accomplished teacher – A-3Accomplished teacher – A-2 Accomplished teacher – A-2Accomplished teacher – A-1 Accomplished teacher – A-1Graduate teacher – G-4 Graduate teacher – G-2Graduate teacher – G-3 Graduate teacher – G-1Graduate teacher – G-2 Graduate teacher – G-1Graduate teacher – G-1 Graduate teacher – G-1* An expert teacher at subdivision E-3will translate to the new subdivisionE-4 provided that teacher has been atsalary subdivision E-3 for a minimumperiod of twelve months and beenassessed as meeting or exceeding theperformance and development requirementsat his/her most recent performanceassessment. Otherwise thatteacher will translate to subdivisionE-3.1.4 Instructors will translate to the newparaprofessional classification asfollows:Current classification andsubdivisionInstructor Level 3New classification andsubdivisionLevel P 4 minInstructor Level 2 Level P 3-1Instructor Level 1-6 Level P 1-6Instructor Level 1-5 Level P 1-5Instructor Level 1-4 Level P 1-4Instructor Level 1-3 Level P 1-3Instructor Level 1-2 Level P 1-2Instructor Level 1-1 Level P 1-1memorandum ofunderstandingA memorandum of understanding is beingdeveloped that reflects commitments andundertakings agreed between the Departmentof Education and Early ChildhoodDevelopment and the Australian EducationUnion arising from the negotiations for aworkplace agreement in Victorian GovernmentSchools. The agreed commitments andundertakings includes:Service Improvements• The parties recognise that only theemployer under the Education andTraining Reform Act 2006 determinesthe timing of the existing four pupilfree days provided not more thanthree days will occur prior to the daystudents commence school each year.The employer may move one of thesethree days into the school year tomeet the needs of schools within thecontext of the Blueprint. The partiesagree that any realignment of pupilfree days will not alter the number ofstudent attendance days and will beconsistent with the Blueprint objectives.• The parties are committed to allschools providing not less than 25hours student instruction per week.Salary Increases• The salary and translation increasesunder the Agreement will be paid onand from the first pay period on orafter 1 May 2008.Negotiations for nextagreement• It is agreed that negotiations for thenext agreement will commence nolater than March 2011.Exit strategy for teachers• It is proposed that an exit strategybe developed for those teachers whohave lost the motivation to continuetheir teaching careers. This strategywill have regard to similar schemesused in other states such as Queensland.• A feature of this strategy will be theongoing employment of existing fixedterm teachers to replace those teacherswho depart as a result of the exitstrategy.• The Department will consult with theAEU on the strategy to be developed.88 89
mouMemorandum of understandingTeacher Assistants• That the Teacher Assistants announcedin the 2007/08 StateBudget be brought forward such thatthe number promised for 2010 arerolled out at the start of 2009 andthat further discussions in the contextof the State Budget process be heldon the expansion of the program insubsequent years.Staffing IssuesFixed term employmentThe Department undertakes that:• all offers of fixed term employmentwill specify the reason code for thefixed term employment.• the duration of all fixed term classroomteacher employment will includethe pro-rata school holiday period.• in predicting enrolment decline for thepurposes of clause 20(2)(d)(iii) theDepartment will rely on the enrolmentpredictions set out in EMIS or its successor• pending the implementation of theHRMS upgrade in 2010 the Departmentwill actively monitor fixed termvacancy trends and identify thoseschools that appear to have a largernumber of fixed term vacancies thanthe school’s circumstances wouldindicate.• in determining any other reason forfixed term employment under clause20(2)(d)(vi) the Department will consultthe AEU.Staff rotation• The intention of clause 20(2)(c)(i) is tofacilitate staffing co-operative arrangementsor similar arrangements. TheDepartment undertakes that should itseek to broaden the operation of thisclause it will consult the AEU.Leading teachers• The importance of the LeadingTeacher Classification in terms of theleadership required in schools to deliverthe school improvement agendais recognised. To ensure that sufficientleading teachers are available to meetthe succession planning requirementsof the Victorian Government schoolsystem it is agreed that a statewideleading teacher profile of between10% to 15% is desirable.• To this end the Department undertakesto:- monitor leading teacher numberson a statewide basis; and- provide a report to the AEU on aquarterly basis.• Where the statewide profile of leadingteachers falls below the desiredlevel the Department and the AEUwill endeavour to identify the causesunderlying the reduction in leadingteacher numbers and developstrategies to increase the number ofleading teacher positions. This mayinclude intervening in schools wherethere has been a significant shift inthe leading teacher profile after thedate the agreement commences tooperate.Staffing Guidelines• For the purposes of clauses 20(2)(b),20(3)(b), 20(3)(e) and 21(11)(d)the Department undertakes that itwill consult the AEU regarding anychanges to the Recruitment in SchoolsGuide and the Management of ExcessStaff that impact on the operation ofthose clauses.Approved teachingexperience whilst on leavewithout pay• The Department undertakes that “approvedteaching experience” will be includedfor salary progression purposeswhere a teacher gains that experiencewhilst absent on leave without paythat commences after the date ofcommencement of the agreement.Implementation of thecommon progression cycle• The Department undertakes to providea one off transition payment, atthe commencement of the agreement,to those employees whose salaryprogression is delayed beyond twelvemonths as a result of the implementationof the common progression cycleon 1 May 2009.• This payment shall equal the value ofthe salary progression amount due on1 May 2009 multiplied by the numberof days in excess of 12 months.Professional Standards• The Department undertakes that theexisting Professional Standards willcontinue to apply for salary progressionpurposes pending the developmentof new assessment criteria developedin consultation with the AEU.Notebook lease cost• The Department undertakes to reducethe cost of leasing a laptop to $4:00per fortnight for an IBM equivalentlaptop and to $7:00 for an Apple laptopeffective from the first pay periodon or after 1 July 2008. Lease feesin subsequent years may vary in linewith the Department’s usual renewalprocesses.Leave• Pending the implementation of theHRMS upgrade long service leavewill continue to be managed accordingto existing arrangements with allemployees being converted to thenew hours methodology as part ofthe HRMS upgrade. Employees whoseparate in the meantime will havetheir LSL payment in lieu calculatedbased on the new hours methodology.90 91
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