Common use of Educational Assistant Staffing Process Purpose Clause in Contracts

Educational Assistant Staffing Process Purpose. (a) The purpose of the Educational Assistant Staffing Process is to provide opportunities for professional growth through the availability of transfer while at the same time ensuring stability and consistency wherever possible for our special needs students. To that end, the following guiding principles have been established in order to develop an effective staffing process. (i) Keep students at the forefront; (ii) Fairness to all employees; (iii) Minimize disruption (b) Timetable – Approximately April through May (i) Newsletter to be sent to all E/A staff advising them of the process and timetable of events (ii) Special Education staff develops allocations (iii) Principals identify surplus E/A staff (taking into consideration program needs): i) due to reductions and/or ii) those who filled positions midyear Normally, the least senior at a location would be identified as surplus (unless very specific qualifications needed); however, Principal may deem an E/A who is not least senior surplus with mutual agreement of all parties concerned. Identified E/A’s would be confirmed in writing (iv) Transfer Request Forms (v) Deadline for all E/A Transfer requests Approximately During June (vi) Staffing Meeting held - Principals, Superintendent of Special Education, Human Resources Principals are able to advocate for staff and school • Surplus and Transfer combined into one merged list by seniority; • Confirmation of openings - New and Collected • Placements made (vii) Letters sent to E/A's to confirm placement for September; noting that student movement could occur resulting in some change of placement which would be enacted in accordance with the terms of this process.

Educational Assistant Staffing Process Purpose. (a) The purpose of the Educational Assistant Staffing Process is to provide opportunities for professional growth through the availability of transfer while at the same time ensuring stability and consistency wherever possible for our special needs students. To that end, the following guiding principles have been established in order to develop an effective staffing process. (i) Keep students at the forefront; (ii) Fairness to all employees; (iii) Minimize disruption (b) Timetable – Approximately April through May (i) Newsletter to be sent to all E/A EA staff advising them of the process and timetable of events (ii) Special Education staff develops allocations (iii) Principals identify surplus E/A EA staff (taking into consideration program needs): i) due to reductions and/or ii) those who filled positions midyear Normally, the least senior at a location would be identified as surplus (unless very specific qualifications needed); however, Principal may deem an E/A EA who is not least senior surplus with mutual agreement of all parties concerned. Identified E/AEA’s would be confirmed in writing (iv) Transfer Request Forms (vi) Deadline for Distributed at all E/A Transfer requests Approximately During Junelocations to all EA’s (viii) Staffing Meeting held - Principals, Superintendent Tentative list of Special Education, Human Resources Principals are able projected openings to advocate for staff and school • Surplus and Transfer combined into one merged list by seniority; • Confirmation of openings - New and Collected • Placements made (vii) Letters be sent to E/A's to confirm placement for September; noting that student movement could occur resulting in some change of placement which would be enacted in accordance with the terms of this process.all schools iii) Identified EA’s complete a Transfer Request Form

Educational Assistant Staffing Process Purpose. (a) The purpose of the Educational Assistant Staffing Process is to provide opportunities for professional growth through the availability of transfer while at the same time ensuring stability and consistency wherever possible for our special needs students. To that end, the following guiding principles have been established in order to develop an effective staffing process. (i) Keep students at the forefront; (ii) Fairness to all employees; (iii) Minimize disruption (b) Timetable – Approximately April through May (i) Newsletter to be sent to all E/A staff advising them of the process and timetable of events (ii) Special Education staff develops allocations (iii) Principals identify surplus E/A staff (taking into consideration program needsneeds ): i) due to reductions and/or ii) those who filled positions midyear Normally, the least senior at a location would be identified as surplus (unless very specific qualifications needed); however, Principal may deem an E/A who is not least senior surplus with mutual agreement of all parties concerned. Identified E/A’s would be confirmed in writing (iv) Transfer Request Forms (v) Deadline for all E/A Transfer requests Approximately During June (vi) Staffing Meeting held - Principals, Superintendent of Special Education, Human Resources Principals are able to advocate for staff and school • * Surplus and Transfer combined into one merged list by seniority; • seniority * Confirmation of openings - New and Collected • Placements made (vii) Letters sent to E/A's to confirm placement for September; noting that student movement could occur resulting in some change of placement which would be enacted in accordance with the terms of this process. (viii) Should individuals choose not to accept placements offered through the transfer process, effective September, the terms and conditions of the CUPE 1238 collective agreement would apply.