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WATl:Rl.l)U CHRONICLE - Wednesday, December 16.201.) . 5 O O 0 Early start to Cshritmas holidays really an unpaid day for local teachers BY USA Romance two unpaid days during this school year. However, principals and viceâ€" PA/ PD activities and scheduled at Region District School Board. R17 Ihefl‘hronit‘k’ year. on Dec. 20 and March 7. as principals can choose their own times appropriate for those uses.” He said accommodating them imposed by the province. dates Weiler said. as PD Days had the least impact. aterloo Region’s public The move aims to cut costs and Teachers aren‘t happy with hav- The union leader also noted it‘s “The student experience hasn't and Catholic students provide more financial flexibility to ing to trade their professional activ~ not clear if any savings from the changed," he said. ' are taking a day off allow teachers with lower incomes ity days for an unpaid day, aocord- unpaid days will directly apply to The untraditional PD Day for school on Friday. So are the to move up the salary grid. ing to local public teachers' union partialsalaryincreases each year. mat has caused some confusion. region's teachers ~ but without The deal. eventually signed by local president GregWeiler. According to Weiler. the man~ noted Schinkel, prompting the pay, the Elementary Teachers' Federa‘ Simply renaming mandated dated unpaid time will cost teach‘ board to post an explanation on its Officially. Dec 20 is listed on tion of Ontario, was modelled after unpaid days as PD Days gives par- ers between $350 to $400 per day website. school calendars as a PD Day. how- a memorandum of understanding ents and the public a false percepâ€" on average. While regular classes won't be ever. contract teachers won’t be struck between the province and (ion, he said. While tacking the Meanwhile, school boards were offered, boards, both public and attending any professional devel- the Ontario English Catholic Teach~ unpaid days onto Christmas and left with the task of trying to sched- Catholic, are still ninning before- opment workshops. They are tak- ers' Association. March Break it incorrectly appears ule the unpaid days imposed by the and after-school care. as eariy child ing Fridayasa forced unpaid dayas Under the same push for finan- as though teachers are getting government in the school year cal- educators aren't impacted by the required by deals reached with the cial restraint on public sector additional holidays endar, explained Mark Schinkel, same contract settlements provincial ovemment last year. salaries. school administrators "Teachers would rather have executive superintendent of Full~day care is also available at 8 Teachers are required to take agreed to take one unpaid day this had those days be used for real human resources at the Waterloo schools. for additional fees. , '7 ’ . D A /“ REMEMBER ' 1 ‘ ' ~ __ S , ‘V ‘ I. ' E V E N T 1 ‘ ‘ L ’ ' ‘ Vizâ€"'1 5 Comfor’ PluC ‘ , k a RECEIVEAHOLIDAY BONUS OF UP TO 51,000 I!“ z _ ON OUR MOST POPULAR MODELS. - , celebrates their ”w ~o ' _ OFFER ENDSJANUARY2 . - 43rd year is: . . ‘ . A . 1‘ f . busmess w: . n The A|l~New 201415 250 AWD ,â€" $369 35% ( -" ~~ A super deals: IS Lass... ... / Avg/M» m a” - All Why Dm. - Pcv‘ovl‘td neat-w mu . ‘1’ ' ' .i......,i.t....r a.” M“ i. MW. - w d e p a rt m e n t 5 MqrniodHrsquotni «OM mi ion ism-A '1 \ _ / US 51,000 â€"â€" _, PL -thV..i.â€"--â€" ,. ( fl ‘“ The New 2014 as 350 ‘ ilfl IMN' “h A” % . ,,.. m E S 42,? as w k .‘ ' :5 . “,7 Dwâ€"s-Ww-m "~' g ‘ I puma“ sums mi vent-1:004 mm mm “ . L...’ ‘ d ""‘::.‘::;;:‘.'L'::.:'.:::.‘MS’;;:17:13? ‘ - " - a - ~ - Duality fluvialm...affwdable prices!!! lit-”net r a HEFFNER LEXUS 3131 King Sm“ Em. Kitchener mm 748 was ts:'~a.~..--¢np.4â€"~ .-.... Va. ~,.-~â€"i.._o....v. ‘â€" .«H-V- new?“ NL'VV n. Ho'- r. ....a.. . . "‘5. m._‘.-~ :3:::..'.1'.‘ta?:::::':;::r :‘g:;:.:;, 311.1 3.72:3: xrzrnmzzzzn NMN‘IIKA‘V) 'ldl‘ H14.“ wh-erair “ "l .1 a 'y.\. vow-<17”. 4.1 M". wfi- -.,<A\-vl4.‘ l‘Wâ€"«wd'fi fISmaâ€"W1Wn1’-:.m ~~~b¢¢mwn--.‘.a‘â€" 5-..- *4 LI '5‘ MIT“? 2"“ ”I-.. ~~V~Ovâ€"-â€" thhâ€"w: in n '7:‘.-‘>â€"elr~"1 in... «Ana..mn.-¢-.-â€".u ‘n ~,...-... ”9*... -\ k‘uraâ€"z'h-iuhM-F-‘flblh'hm ha»..~.â€".L“-z ain‘tâ€"”o.- up darn-hf...” a... .u a..~‘.~v.~ln EMA! -â€" L‘OMJ-bw I l L ”low F'v' ' 1‘ bulâ€" w-râ€"vâ€" I-fin‘nt~lâ€"U"IOI ..,. a. whrvfl- â€"â€"-- *h‘n «mu -. ”I"... ......y -. M..-.~wâ€" p»..m ”an”... unv.wr~.......n._ ..,., ”at. WV...“