Board Initiated. Where the Board requires an employee to take a specific course, the employee will be reimbursed the cost of the course, including any ancillary costs in accordance with Board policy. Where time away from work is required for purposes of attendance at the course, the Director or designate will approve leave with pay.
Board Initiated. Reassignments may be initiated by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this Article. A teacher who is under consideration for Board initiated reassignment shall be informed, in writing, at least seven days prior to the date of reassignment and to be provided with the reasons for reassignment. A copy shall be forwarded to the President. Notwithstanding above, teachers who are under consideration for Board initiated reassignment for the next school year, shall be notified in writing by the April whenever practicable. When the Board initiates a reassignment, the Superintendent or designate shall review the reasons for the reassignment with the teacher and offer the teacher a new teaching assignment based upon his/her qualifications as defined in clause of this article. The teacher has the right to be accompanied at this meeting by a representative of the Association. The teacher being considered for reassignment has the right to apply for positions, other than a position in his/her current school listed in Posting I and/or Posting II as an alternative to accepting a position offered by the Board. Where declining in a school necessitates a reduction in a school’s teaching staff, teachers in that school may wish to volunteer for Board initiated reassignment, If no teacher volunteers, then those teachers judged to be most surplus, based on the educational needs of the school and the qualifications of the teacher, will be reassigned by the Board. A teacher reassigned as surplus staff under above shall have the opportunity of returning immediately to his/her previous position if said surplus does not in fact occur. Reassignments shall not be initiated by the Board for arbitrary or capricious reasons. Any teacher who has been reassigned by the Board shall not be so designated within three years unless the teacher agrees. The Board will provide adequate assistance and support; and where necessary in the opinion of the Board, provide the needed retraining. and Vacancies Teachers are encouraged to seek professional growth through occasional changes in teaching assignment. The term vacancy shall mean an existing or newly created teaching to which a teacher is not assigned. Prior to each of Posting I and Posting II, teachers in a school shall have an opportunity for internal reassignment, provided they are qualified pursuant to Clause of this article. Where two or more teachers request the same position the teacher with the greater length of service shall be given th...
Board Initiated. 1. From time to time during the school year confidential employee may be asked by the Board or any agent thereof, to attend an educational workshop, meeting or conference that will be beneficial to the confidential employee and the school district.
Board Initiated. (a) Notwithstanding Article Transfer of Teachers and Article in the event that redundancy occurs in a school, a may be transferred to another school. The provisions of Article School Closures shall apply before the provisions of this Article. The criterion to be used in determining the to be declared redundant shall be seniority with the Board. In the event the school program will be seriously affected, the next on the seniority list shall be declared redundant. In effecting transfers pursuant to sub-clause (a), the Board shall consider qualifications and place of residence. Any teacher transferred pursuant to Article shall be compensated for travel to and from place of residence for a period of one (1) year provided the distance to the new school exceeds the distance to the previous school by at least forty (40) kilometres. compensation shall be at the rate paid to members of the Board and shall be paid no later than the fifteenth 5th) day of the following month. In instances of Board initiated transfers necessitated by application of the staff reduction policy, teacher transferred shall be offered the first available position for which is qualified which becomes vacant at original school. The Board shall notify said teacher of the vacancy in original school as soon as the vacancy is determined.
