How to Claim for Additional Relief Teacher Funding
All claims for Additional Relief Teacher Funding must be submitted to the Resourcing Division on an RT2 Form available at www.minedu.govt.nz/resourcingforms, along with the required documents outlined below.
Conditions that must be met
Additional Relief Teacher Funding will be approved only where all of the following conditions are met:
| Type |
Conditions |
| Teacher Illness |
- the teacher was absent on paid leave for an unbroken period of at least eight (8) full school days or was absent due to a recurring illness for more than eight school days in the same school year
- the teacher’s absence was due to his/her own illness
- medical certificates, complying with the requirements in the medical certificate requirements section are provided
- a copy of the board’s notification to its pay centre advising teacher absence and the deduction of sick leave is provided.
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| Jury Service |
- a copy of the court document verifying jury service is provided.
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When to submit claims
Boards are urged to submit claims for Additional Relief Teacher Funding as promptly as possible. To assist boards’ cash flows, the Ministry recommends that claims for Additional Relief Teacher Funding be submitted no later than the end of each school term.
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Final date for claims
The final date for processing claims for each school term will be the end of the following term. For instance, if a teacher’s absence is during Term 2, claims for Additional Relief Teacher Funding for the period of absence during Term 2 must be made by the end of Term 3. Boards are encouraged to submit claims as soon as they have the required documentation available (i.e. medical certificates and weekly schedules of leave).
Note that this will now mean claims for Term 4 must be submitted by the end of Term 1 of the following year.
Late claims
Claims for a given term received at the Resourcing Division after the end of the following term will not be actioned; nor will claims received prior to these cut-off dates, where appropriate and full documentation was not included with the claim and had not been received by the appropriate date.
Sending claims
All claims should be faxed to the Resourcing Division: (04) 463 8374.