Secondary programming. The Parties note the Government’s intention, conditional upon the approval by the Lieutenant- Governor-in-Council, to amend the allocation in the GSN supporting the expansion of secondary programming. The provision in the 2008 PDT agreement providing for the expansion of secondary programming effective August 31st 2012, will not be implemented. The provisions of the collective agreements related to the scheduled expansion of the secondary programming effective August 31st 2012 will be suspended until August 31st 2014. If this funding is not reinstated, the savings will be credited towards any fiscal targets beyond the term of this MOU.
Secondary programming. As part of their Board-Wide Improvement Plan and comprehensive Student Success Plan, Boards will articulate a strategy to expand secondary programming and supports over four years. • The Board-Level Staffing Committee will be engaged in the development of the strategy to expand secondary programming. • This strategy may include increases in course offerings and strategic class size reductions. • The Parties note the government’s intention, conditional upon the approval by the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council, to support the expansion of secondary programming through a new allocation to be introduced in the GSN as follows : o September 1, 2008 : 0.19 teacher per 1,000 secondary pupils; o September 1, 2009 : 0.38 teacher per 1,000 secondary pupils; o September 1, 2010 : 0.70 teacher per 1,000 secondary pupils; o September 1, 2011 : 1.02 teacher per 1,000 secondary pupils; o August 31, 2012 : 1.35 teacher per 1,000 secondary pupils. • The Appendix, “Secondary Programming”, provides the Board-by-Board projections of additional funded secondary teaching positions funded per school year under this allocation. • Boards will hire the full complement of additional funded secondary teachers that result from the new allocation. For the 2008-09 school year, the hiring of additional teachers shall occur at the second semester. • The Board-Level Staffing Committee will be engaged in the allocation of this additional staffing.
