Severe weather flooded the ATA’s main office building, Barnett House on Friday July 10.
Crews and administration are assessing damage and determining reclamation of key electrical systems.
Staff have transitioned to working from home, and continue to serve members online and by phone.
The Southern Alberta Regional Office (SARO) in Calgary is unaffected and conducts business per usual.
The Teacher Qualifications Service (TQS) is the agency in Alberta responsible for evaluating a teacher's years of education for salary purposes. The TQS staff evaluate the course work and official transcripts for approximately 4000 members a year. All public, separate and francophone school boards in the province, as well as some private boards, accept evaluations issued by the TQS for the purpose of helping to determine a teacher's placement on the salary grid. Evaluations are based on the years of acceptable education along with the assessment of the teacher’s years of teaching experience as governed by the relevant collective agreement.
TQS services are available to:
The Principles for the Evaluation of Years of Teacher Education for Salary Purposes are used to by TQS to evaluate each application and are available in English and French.
TQS staff review your transcripts to determine your years of teacher education. Salary grids are part of all teachers' collective agreements. TQS staff use a set of governing principles to complete reviews.
Public, separate, and francophone school boards use TQS reviews to determine teachers' pay. Some private schools also use TQS reviews.
A 1967 agreement gives the ATA responsibility to run the TQS.
The Teacher Salary Qualifications Board (TSQB):
The TSQB has 10 members. Two members are from Alberta Education. Two members are from the Alberta School Boards Association. Three members are from the ATA. One ATA member serves as Chair. Each of the universities of Alberta, Calgary and Lethbridge appoint one member.
The ATA's own Teacher Qualifications Committee (TQC):
1. advises TQS staff;
2. hears first complaints about TQS reviews;
3. does research; and
4. makes reports to the TSQB and to the ATA's Provincial Executive Council.
Hours of Operation:
September to June: 0800 to 1700.
July to August: 0800 to 1630.
Statutory holidays - Closed.
Street Address:
3rd Floor, 11010 142 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
Mailing Address:
Teacher Qualifications Service
Alberta Teachers' Association
11010 142 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5N 2R1.
Email: tqs@ata.ab.ca.
Phone:
780-447-9400 (Edmonton area)
1-800-232-7208 (toll free)