Sask. Teachers’ Federation releases details of tentative offer from province [Video]

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) revealed details of the latest offer from the province on Thursday, following two days of virtual town halls between the federation and its members.

The tentative agreement would cover a three-year term, from Sept. 1, 2023 to Aug. 1, 2026.

STF president Samantha Becotte told CTV News the agreement shows progress on the majority of proposals that teachers have brought forth.

“There’s improvements addressing teachers’ compensation, there’s improvements in articles, items in there addressing classroom complexity and violence in the classroom, as well as several other items that teachers have brought forward,” she said.

The details of the proposed agreement include:

• An accountability framework that would be signed by the STF, government and the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) and attached to the agreement as a Memorandum of Understanding
• An additional $18 million per year to tackle classroom complexity, which will be added to the multi-year funding agreement that was signed by …