Briefing on Salary Assessment Secondary Schools and Special Schools Sec

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Briefing on Salary Assessment - Secondary Schools
and Special Schools (Sec)
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EMBCM No. 141/2006 on Revisions in Salary
Assessment

• Date of implementation 1.9.2006
• No retrospective effect
• salaries of existing teachers will not be
  re-assessed

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Break in Service

• Existing Definition over 45 days
• New Definition over one year (after 1.9.2006
  with no retrospective effect)
• Examples

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Break in Service

• Existing Definition over 45 days
• New Definition over one year (after 1.9.2006
  with no retrospective effect)
• Examples

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Service Not in SchoolsExisting Practice

• Teachers service not in the public sector
  schools may constitute a break in service

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Service Not in Schools New practice

• Relevant working experience in EMB / education
  faculties
• Not a break in service for salary assessment
  purpose
• For the special pay arrangement, the rank in the
  previous public sector school will be taken as
  the rank before the present appointment

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Service Not in Schools Examples of the New
Arrangement

• A previous GM from an aided school joined EMB as
  CuO on 1.9.1999 without break
• served in EMB for 7 years, then joined an aided
  school as GM on 1.9.2006 (not counted as break).
• The teacher can retain the old salary scale
  (special pay arrangement)
• If the teacher rejoined as a CM (stepped-down),
  his salary would be reassessed using the new
  salary scale.

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Counting Experience (1)

• Teaching experience as CM/APSM/GM paid under
  funds of public sector schools, irrespective of
  source of funding, may be
• Counted for incremental purpose
• Counted for promotion purpose and
• Regarded as serving teachers

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Counting Experience (2)

• For the new appointment of APSMs in aided primary
  schools, post-qualification teaching experience
  in other ranks not in the PSM grade can also be
  counted for incremental purpose.
  (only teaching experience in
  the PSM grade can be counted before 1.9.2006)

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Counting Experience (3)

• Post-qualification teaching experience in a
  school for which registration of teachers under
  the Education Ordinance is not exempted should be
  acquired with valid RT/PT status. Otherwise, the
  teaching experience will not be counted for
  incremental purpose.

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Starting Salary of CM teacherExisting Practice

• One point lower if the teacher training does not
  match the school level
• Holders of Certificate in Sec Edu
• at MPS Pt. 11 in a primary school
• at MPS Pt. 12 in a secondary school
• The starting salary for a degree holder without
  appropriate teacher training appointed as a CM in
  a primary school is one point lower
  (not one point lower in a
  secondary school)

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Starting Salary of CM teacherNew Practice

• The salary will not be one point lower if the
  teacher is appointed to take up teaching duties
  in both primary and secondary levels of a school
  (such as a through-train or a special school with
  both primary and secondary levels)

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Change of School Level Existing Practice

• Salary particulars may not be retained for
  changing to a school of different level even
  though there is no break in service (such as some
  level-specific teacher training)

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Change of School Level New practice

• Salary particulars may be retained for teachers
  at basic rank changing to a school of different
  level without changing rank and without break in
  service

• With Change in Rank
• CM/AM ? APSM/PSM/GM (Regrading/Reappointme
  nt)
• APSM/PSM/GM ? CM (Downgrading and
  NOT Allowed to
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  retain salary particulars)

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Change of School LevelExamples

• A holder of Cert in Sec Ed appointed as CM in a
  secondary school since 1.9.2003
• If he transfers on 1.9.2005 (existing rule), his
  salary
• MPS pt. _________ if he transfers to a secondary
  school
• MPS pt. _________ if he changes to a primary
  school
• If he transfers on 1.9.2006 (new rule), his
  salary
• MPS pt. _________ if he transfer to a secondary
  school
• MPS pt. _________ same salary point if he
  changes to a primary school

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Change of School LevelExamples

• A holder of Cert in Sec Ed appointed as CM in a
  secondary school since 1.9.2003
• If he transfers on 1.9.2005 (existing rule), his
  salary
• MPS pt. 14 (122) if he transfers to a
  secondary school
• MPS pt. 13 (112) if he changes to a primary
  school
• If he transfers on 1.9.2006 (new rule), his
  salary
• MPS pt. 15 (123) if he transfer to a secondary
  school
• MPS pt. 15 (123) same salary point if he
  changes to a primary school

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Specified Non-standard Qualifications Existing
Practice

• Specified non-standard qualifications such as
  various Diplomas / Certificates awarded by the
  Approved Post Secondary Colleges can be accepted
  for appointment as CM.

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Specified Non-standard Qualifications New Practice

• For aided primary schools, untrained teachers
  with the qualifications - not accepted for new
  appointment or reappointment after a break in
  service
• For aided secondary schools, untrained teachers
  with the qualifications - accepted for
  appointment only for subjects in demand

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Direct Appointment to Promotion Ranks (in another
school)

• Existing -- minimum point
• New arrangement
• Same or higher rank gt as if in the same school
• Lower rank gt starting point experience at or
  above the rank
• With break in service gt minimum point

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Direct Appointment to Promotion Ranks (Example in
Sec School)
SGM
PGM
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Direct Appointment to Promotion Ranks Examples
under New Arrangement

• An SGM (MPS Pt.34 39) already at MPS Pt. 39
  direct appointed as PGM (MPS Pt. 38 41) without
  break will get MPS Pt. 40 (instead of Pt. 38)
• A PGM direct appointed as SGM without break
  starting point of
  SGM experience as SGM and above
  (capped by the maximum point of SGM)

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Enquiry

• Respective
• Senior / School Development Officers