Common use of Curriculum and Pastoral Needs Analysis Where Attrition and Voluntary Options Insufficient Clause in Contracts

Curriculum and Pastoral Needs Analysis Where Attrition and Voluntary Options Insufficient. Where the staffing reductions or alterations in status cannot be fully met by using attrition and voluntary options the remaining reductions or alterations shall be made in accordance with the following: A detailed analysis of the school’s current curriculum and pastoral needs (CAPNA) and of the projected needs for the following year will be carried out after consultation with employees. The completed analysis will be made available to employees and the Association. The employer after consultation with a nominee of the national executive of the Association will identify the basic scale teaching positions to be disestablished in accordance with the following guidelines in the order stated: the curriculum balance within the school and pastoral care considerations; the tenure of the position(s) being considered; and the duration of service in the school of employees holding any positions being considered. Four Options Available Where Position Disestablished Following CAPNA Any teacher whose position is disestablished as a result of the operation of clause 3.9.3(d) above shall have available the following options, as defined in clause 3.9.7 of this Agreement: Supernumerary employment; Retraining; Severance payment; Long service payment. Teacher Competence Not Relevant in Determining Positions to be Disestablished A judgement of whether the teacher is competent to teach is not one of the criteria for selection and should not be a consideration for disestablishment. Matters of competence shall be dealt with in terms of clause 3.3 of this Agreement. Process Where Positions (to Which Units are Allocated) Are to be Altered in Status The employer after consultation with a nominee of the national executive of the Association will identify the positions to which units are allocated to be altered in status in accordance with the following guidelines in the order stated: the balance of the distribution of the units within the school and will take cognisance of the administrative, curricular and pastoral needs of the school; duration of service in the school of employees holding any positions being considered. A teacher whose position is reduced in status shall have available the period of salary protection set out in clause 3.9.8(b) of this Agreement.