Common use of Board Initiated Transfers Clause in Contracts

Board Initiated Transfers. a. Transfers initiated by the Board shall be for sound educational reasons. b. Prior to initiating a transfer of a teacher, the Superintendent or designate shall: i. Discuss with the teacher the nature of the transfer, the reasons for it, and the situation at that time in the district. The teacher may be accompanied by a representative of the RTA. ii. Give consideration to the teacher’s professional and personal goals, and wherever possible, attempt to obtain the teacher’s agreement to the transfer. c. Transfers initiated by the Board shall be completed no later than June 10th in a school year except when they are necessitated by circumstances not reasonably known to the Board. The teacher shall be notified in writing of the transfer. d. When the Board assigns a teacher to a significantly different grade level or subject area, the Board and the teacher shall jointly determine, and the Board shall provide the necessary financial and district staff resources to ensure adequate professional retraining. e. The Board may transfer a teacher to an assignment involving a significantly different grade level or significantly different subject area, only if there remain no vacancies in the teacher’s existing grade level or subject area for which they have the necessary qualifications. f. Except in the most unusual circumstances, teachers will not be transferred more frequently than once every three (3) years. g. A teacher who is transferred for reasons of projected enrolment decline, position reduction or other such factors shall have the opportunity of returning forthwith to the position previously held in the event that the projected factors do not actually materialize. h. Any grievance concerning a transfer initiated by the Board shall be referred directly to Step 2 of Article A.6.3.

Board Initiated Transfers. a. Transfers initiated by the Board shall be for sound educational reasons. b. Prior to initiating a transfer of a teacher, the Superintendent or designate shall: i. Discuss with the teacher the nature of the transfer, the reasons for it, and the situation at that time in the district. The teacher may be accompanied by a representative of the RTA. ii. Give consideration to the teacher’s teacher‟s professional and personal goals, and wherever possible, attempt to obtain the teacher’s teacher‟s agreement to the transfer. c. Transfers initiated by the Board shall be completed no later than June 10th in a school year except when they are necessitated by circumstances not reasonably known to the Board. The teacher shall be notified in writing of the transfer. d. When the Board assigns a teacher to a significantly different grade level or subject area, the Board and the teacher shall jointly determine, and the Board shall provide the necessary financial and district staff resources to ensure adequate professional retraining. e. The Board may transfer a teacher to an assignment involving a significantly different grade level or significantly different subject area, only if there remain no vacancies in the teacher’s teacher‟s existing grade level or subject area for which they have the necessary qualifications. f. Except in the most unusual circumstances, teachers will not be transferred more frequently than once every three (3) years. g. A teacher who is transferred for reasons of projected enrolment decline, position reduction or other such factors shall have the opportunity of returning forthwith to the position previously held in the event that the projected factors do not actually materialize. h. Any grievance concerning a transfer initiated by the Board shall be referred directly to Step 2 of Article A.6.3.