Area School Principals' Collective Agreement

This document sets out the agreed components of the settlement of the Area School Principals’ Collective Agreement 2019-2022 (ASPCA). This agreement has been settled between the Secretary for Education, the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) and the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI Te Riu Roa) and will be subject to ratification by PPTA and NZEI Te Riu Roa members pursuant to section 51 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

The terms outlined in this document are valid for ratification by PPTA and NZEI Te Riu Roa members, provided ratification is confirmed and the new ASPCA is signed no later than 3pm, 6 September 2019.

1.  Term

The ASPCA will be effective from 6 September 2019 to 5 September 2022.

2.  Remuneration

The parties agree that the increases to remuneration outlined below will take effect from 20 August 2019, 20 August 2020 and 20 August 2021 respectively.

The parties agree to three increases to the roll-based and staffing-based components of principal remuneration.

The parties also agree to increase the decile based component of U1 principals’ salary.

The rate of the annual increases to the roll-based, staffing-based and decile components will be:

3.  Area School Principals' Payment (clause 3.8)

The parties agree to increase the rate of the base component of the Area School Principals' Payment as follows:

4. Te Rau Titoki leave (clause 5.6)

From the start of the 2021 school year the parties agree to introduce a new category, Te Rau Titoki leave, under the paid sabbatical leave scheme. The purpose of Te Rau Titoki leave is to enable area school principals to take time to focus on undertaking the community responsibilities, outside of leading their school, that are integral to their principal role. Individuals may apply for and be granted up to 3 sabbaticals awards, to be taken consecutively, for the purpose of Te Rau Titoki leave. Criteria for Te Rau Titoki leave will be developed and agreed by the parties, prior to implementation.

The parties also agree to increase the number of sabbaticals from 10 to 13 from the start of the 2022 school year.

5. Parental Provisions (clause 5.8)

The parties agree to include gender neutral Parental Provisions from 6 September 2019. The parties also agree to remove the maternity grant provisions set out in Schedule A of the ASPCA as these will be superseded by the new clause. The intention of the amendment to the Parental Grant payment is that any teacher (regardless of gender) who is the primary carer receives the grant.

6. Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako leadership flexibility

The parties agree to discuss greater flexibility of leadership arrangements including dual leadership, during the term of the collective agreement.

7. Accord between the Ministry of Education, NZEI Te Riu Roa and PPTA

The Ministry has entered into an Accord with the PPTA Te Wehengarua and NZEI Te Riu Roa in order to give effect to building a high trust environment where the teaching profession is highly regarded, sustainable, and is fit for now and the future of learning.

8. Additional payment

The parties agree that every principal who is a member of PPTA or NZEI Te Riu Roa as at 28 August 2019 and is covered by the Area School Principals’ Collective Agreement 2019–2022 on the date it commences (6 September 2019) is entitled to receive a one-off gross payment of $500.

For the avoidance of doubt:

• A principal who is a member of PPTA or NZEI Te Riu Roa as at 28 August 2019 and who on 6 September 2019 is covered by the ASPCA and is on approved unpaid leave under Part 5 of the ASPCA is entitled, upon application on their return, to receive the one-off gross payment of $500 on the return to their position providing that they return on or before 28 January 2020.
• A principal who is a member of PPTA or NZEI Te Riu Roa as at 28 August 2019 and who on 6 September 2019 is covered by the ASPCA and is on approved paid leave from their position as principal on 6 September 2019 will be automatically entitled to this payment, without a requirement to apply for it.

Principal who is a member of PPTA or NZEI Te Riu Roa as at 28 August 2019 and who on 6 September 2019 is covered by the ASPCA and is on approved parental leave is entitled, upon application on their return, to receive the one-off gross payment of $500 on the return to their position providing that they return on or before 6 September 2020.
A principal may not receive more than $500 gross in total. A principal is not entitled to the payment if they were entitled to and received any amount up to $1,500 of the lump sum payable under any of the three collective agreements between the Secretary and NZEI Te Riu Roa and/or PPTA that cover teachers, the collective agreement between the Secretary and NZEI Te Riu Roa which covers Kindergarten Teachers, the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement between the Secretary and NZEI Te Riu Roa or the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement between the Secretary and PPTA and SPANZ Union.

9. Technical changes

The parties agree to make any technical changes that are mutually agreed prior to the going out for ratification.

The parties on signing this document acknowledge, subject to any subsequent agreed editorial and technical changes, that this reflects the agreements reached in the settlement of the Area School Principals’ Collective Agreement 2019-2022. 

Signed in Wellington on 28 August 2019:

Fran Renton
Advocate 
for PPTA

Rosie King
Advocate
for the Secretary for Education

Bella Pardoe
Advocate
for NZEI Te Riu Roa

Witnessed:
for NZSTA

The parties agree that the increases to the elements outlined in (a) to (e) below for principals who, on the date of settlement, are PPTA Te Wehengarua or NZEI Te Riu Roa members employed under the terms of the ASPCA will take effect from 2 June 2016, 2 June 2017 and 2 June 2018 respectively. The effective dates of these increases are subject to confirmation of ratification and the signing of the new collective agreement by 3pm 8 July 2016.

In the event that ratification is not confirmed and the new collective agreement is not signed by 3pm 8 July 2016, the increases to the elements outlined in (a) to (e) below will take effect from the date of ratification, 12 months from the date of ratification and 24 months from the date of ratification respectively.

1. School roll-based salary component (Ugrade)
   The parties agree to increase the school roll-based salary component by 2% from 2 June 2016 with a further 2% increase from 2 June 2017 and a further 2% increase from 2 June 2018. Below is the table outlining the changes to the school roll-based salary component (Ugrade) rates:

2. Staffing component
   The parties agree to increase the staffing based salary component by 2% from 2 June 2016 with a further 2% increase from 2 June 2017 and a further 2% increase from 2 June 2018. Below is the table outlining the changes to the staffing based salary component:

3. Decile payments
   The parties agree to increase the decile payments by 2% from 2 June 2016 with a further 2% increase from 2 June 2017 and a further 2% increase from 2 June 2018. Below is the table outlining the changes to the decile payments:

Decile 1 or 2 school

Decile 3 or 4 school

4. Area School Principals’ Career Structure
   The parties agree to increase the career structure payments by 2% from 2 June 2016 with a further 2% increase from 2 June 2017 and a further 2% increase from 2 June 2018. Below is the table outlining the changes to the career structure payments:

5. Area School Principals’ Payment
   The parties agree to increase the base rate by $250 (from $3,500 to $3,750) from 2 June 2016 with a further increase of $250 (from $3,750 to $4,000) from 2 June 2017 and $320 (from $4,000 to $4,320) from 2 June 2018. The parties also agree to increase the FTTE payment by 2% from 2 June 2016 with a further 2% increase from 2 June 2017 and a further 2% increase from 2 June 2018.

See clause 3.8.1

The parties agree to add a new clause regarding decile protection as follows:

3.4.3 (c) In the event that the decile component of the principals’ current remuneration structure is removed the existing rate will be protected for a period of 24 months from the first day the change takes effect.