Common use of Posting and Transfer Procedure Clause in Contracts

Posting and Transfer Procedure. (a) As of April 16, the Director, or designate, shall make a composite list of all school vacancies for the next school year. (b) As of April 16, the Director, or designate, shall provide composite Possibly Redundant, Surplus–to–School and Voluntary Transfer lists to all Principals and to the Bargaining Unit President. Subsequent lists shall be distributed to the Principals and the President of the Bargaining Unit after each round of posting. (c) Following April 16, all vacancies shall be offered to teachers by the Director, or designate, using the following sequence: (1) First, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (2) Second, to applicants to posted vacancies. Surplus–to–School Teachers may apply to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on the Board’s chosen electronic platform, pursuant to Article 22. All qualified applicants shall be interviewed. (d) Notwithstanding 17.05(c), beginning with the third round of posted vacancies, the sequence of offerings shall be the following: (1) First, to Surplus–to–School Teachers. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (2) Second, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (3) Third, to applicants to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on the Board’s chosen electronic platform, pursuant to Article 22. All qualified applicants shall be interviewed. (4) Fourth, to Possibly Redundant Teachers. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. If no subject– qualified teacher exists, pursuant to 17.01(e), offers shall be made in order of seniority, based on subjects successfully taught for one year. Failing this, offers shall be made in order of seniority as permitted by Reg. 298 of the Education Act. (e) A teacher who has accepted a reduced assignment remains eligible for placement in a position or positions which restore the teacher to the teacher’s regular status. Where the regulations require mutual consent of the parties for the teacher to be assigned a position, the teacher may withhold consent without losing rights under the placement process. (f) If a surplus-to-school or possibly-redundant teacher accepts a position in a new school and, prior to the opening of school in September, a vacancy for which the teacher is qualified becomes available in the teacher’s former school, the teacher shall have the right of recall to his/her former school.

Posting and Transfer Procedure. (a) As of April 16, the Director, or designate, shall make a composite list of all school vacancies for the next school year. (b) As of April 16, the Director, or designate, shall provide composite Possibly Redundant, Surplus–to–– School and Voluntary Transfer lists to all Principals and to the Bargaining Unit President. Subsequent lists shall be distributed to the Principals and the President of the Bargaining Unit after each round of posting. (c) Following April 16, all vacancies shall be offered to teachers by the Director, or designate, using the following sequence: (1) First, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (2) Second, to applicants to posted vacancies. Surplus–to–School Teachers may apply to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on the Board’s chosen electronic platformFirstClass, pursuant to Article 22. All qualified applicants shall be interviewed. (d) Notwithstanding 17.05(c), beginning with the third round of posted vacancies, the sequence of offerings shall be the following: (1) First, to Surplus–to–School Teachers. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified subjectBqualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (2) Second, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified subjectBqualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (3) Third, to applicants to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on the Board’s chosen electronic platformFirstClass, pursuant to Article 22. All qualified applicants shall be interviewed. (4) Fourth, to Possibly Redundant Teachers. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. If no subject– –qualified teacher exists, pursuant to 17.01(e), offers shall be made in order of seniority, based on subjects successfully taught for one year. Failing this, offers shall be made in order of seniority as permitted by Reg. 298 of the Education Act. (e) A teacher who has accepted a reduced assignment remains eligible for placement in a position or positions which restore the teacher to the teacher’s regular status. Where the regulations require mutual consent of the parties for the teacher to be assigned a position, the teacher may withhold consent without losing rights under the placement process. (f) If a surplus-to-school or possibly-redundant teacher accepts a position in a new school and, prior to the opening of school in September, a vacancy for which the teacher is qualified becomes available in the teacher’s former school, the teacher shall have the right of recall to his/her former school.

Posting and Transfer Procedure. (a) As of April 16, the Director, or designate, shall make a composite list of all school vacancies for the next school year. (b) As of April 16, the Director, or designate, shall provide composite Possibly Redundant, Surplus–to–School and Voluntary Transfer lists to all Principals and to the Bargaining Unit President. Subsequent lists shall be distributed to the Principals and the President of the Bargaining Unit after each round of posting. (c) Following April 16, all vacancies shall be offered to teachers by the Director, or designate, using the following sequence: (1) First, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (2) Second, to applicants to posted vacancies. Surplus–to–School Teachers may apply to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on the Board’s chosen electronic platform, pursuant to Article 22. All Principals may create a short list of candidates to interview provided that all qualified applicants shall be interviewed.internal candidates (full-time or part-time) who apply to a posting receive an interview before outside hiring is undertaken (d) Notwithstanding 17.05(c), beginning with the third round of posted vacancies, the sequence of offerings shall be the following: (1) First, to Surplus–to–School Teachers. Offers shall Surplus-to-School Teachers will be made assigned to vacancies in order of the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (2) Second, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (3) Third, to applicants to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on the Board’s chosen electronic platform, pursuant to Article 22. All Principals may create a short list of candidates to interview provided that all qualified applicants shall be interviewed.internal candidates (full-time or part-time) who apply to a posting receive an interview before outside hiring is undertaken (4) Fourth, to Possibly Redundant Teachers. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. If no subject– –qualified teacher exists, pursuant to 17.01(e), offers shall be made in order of seniority, based on subjects successfully taught for one year. Failing this, offers shall be made in order of seniority as permitted by Reg. 298 of the Education Act. (e) A teacher who has accepted a reduced assignment remains eligible for placement in a position or positions which restore the teacher to the teacher’s regular status. Where the regulations require mutual consent of the parties for the teacher to be assigned a position, the teacher may withhold consent without losing rights under the placement process. (f) If a surplus-to-school or possibly-redundant teacher accepts a position in a new school andIf, prior to the opening of school in September, a vacancy for which the a surplus-to- school teacher is qualified becomes available in the teacher’s former school, the teacher shall have the right of recall to his/her their former school in order of seniority. (g) For the school year immediately following a year in which a teacher is declared surplus-to-school, according to Article 17.04, and have their school assignment changed as a result of the process described in Article 17.05, shall self-identify by January 15 if they are electing to be included in their former school’s complement for the purpose of staff allocation in accordance with Article 24.

Posting and Transfer Procedure. (a) As of April 16A. By May 15th, the Director, or designate, shall make a composite list of all school vacancies known positions available for the next following September will be posted in each school and in the District Personnel Office. (1) Applications for positions posted must be in writing and received within the time established, and must specifically identify and prioritize all positions applied for. Applications for transfer which do not specify particular postings listed, or do not prioritize positions sought will not be considered. (2) It shall be the responsibility of teachers on leave to review the postings and to make known their requests. In communications to teachers notifying them of approvals' of leave requests, they will be reminded of their responsibility to review the postings prior to return. (3) A teacher claiming building rights for any posted position in a building other than the one to which the teacher is assigned shall assert the claim within the time set forth for response to the postings. (4) The seniority date to be used for considering transfers will be as of May 1, of the current year. (5) Part-year positions will not be posted. (6) Voluntary movement by teachers as a result of the posting and transfer process will occur once a year, on the first day of school in September. Non-classroom positions will be posted as and when such positions become available, but transfers to such positions shall not occur until the commencement of the succeeding school year. (b) As B. Teachers who are to move in September as a result of April 16the May postings are notified as soon as possible but prior to the June postings. C. By June 15th, post supplemental list of positions anticipated to be available in September including positions vacated as a result of May transfers. The June posting will include positions which were posted in May but which were not filled. D. Follow procedures outlined in Step A1 through A6. E. Teachers who are to move in September as a result of June postings are notified. F. Teachers who apply for, and receive a transfer as a result of the May posting shall have the right to apply for new openings posted in June. In the event that a teacher transferred in May shall receive a transfer as a result of the June posting, the Director, or designate, shall provide composite Possibly Redundant, Surplus–to–School and Voluntary Transfer lists position given to all Principals and to such teacher as a result of the Bargaining Unit President. Subsequent lists May posting shall be distributed to the Principals and the President of the Bargaining Unit after each round of postingtreated as a non-posted position. (c) Following April 16, all vacancies shall G. Any unfilled positions posted in May or June will be offered to teachers by the Director, or designate, using filled in the following sequenceorder: (1) First, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made Assignment to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue position or positions of any available, unassigned teachers, in order of seniority until reverse seniority, or by consent of any of the vacancy is filledavailable teachers. (2) SecondHiring H. Excess teachers, beyond positions available in June, will be pooled until September "fishbowl." I. All positions which become available as a result of the May or June transfers or which become available after the June posting and before the start of the subsequent school year and for which there are certified teachers in the "pool" will be held to applicants offer to posted vacancies. Surplus–to–School Teachers may apply to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on teachers in the Board’s chosen electronic platform, pursuant to Article 22. All qualified applicants shall be interviewed"fishbowl". (d) Notwithstanding 17.05(c), beginning with J. If there are no certified teachers in the third round of posted vacancies, the sequence of offerings shall be the following: (1) First, to Surplus–to–School Teachers. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (2) Second, to teachers on the Voluntary Transfer List who have identified the corresponding destination school. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. (3) Third, to applicants to posted vacancies. Advertisements shall be distributed to all school Principals and posted on the Board’s chosen electronic platform, pursuant to Article 22. All qualified applicants shall be interviewed. (4) Fourth, to Possibly Redundant Teachers. Offers shall be made to the most senior subject–qualified teacher and continue in order of seniority until the vacancy is filled. If no subject– qualified teacher exists, pursuant to 17.01(e), offers shall be made in order of seniority, based on subjects successfully taught for one year. Failing this, offers shall be made in order of seniority as permitted by Reg. 298 "pool" after completion of the Education Act.June transfers, then teachers whose positions are eliminated after the (e) K. A teacher who has accepted a reduced assignment remains eligible for placement transfers voluntarily in a May or June and whose position is eliminated before the commencement of the school year in September shall be given the option to return to his/her previous position or positions which restore go into the "fishbowl". If the teacher elects to the teacher’s regular status. Where the regulations require mutual consent of the parties for the teacher return to be assigned a his/her previous position, the teacher may withhold consent without losing rights under currently filling such position, if any, shall go into the placement process"fishbowl". (f) If a surplus-to-school or possibly-redundant teacher accepts a position L. If, subsequent to posting but prior to assigning teachers into posted positions, staffing changes are made which result in a net equal number of qualified teachers and positions in a given building, then no transfers will be made into that building as a result of the postings and the staffing will be accomplished within the school. If, subsequent to posting and assignment of new school andteachers into a building, prior consolidations are made which affect staff in that building, then teachers who are directly affected by the consolidation may elect to claim the opening previously posted positions for that building, and the incoming teacher whose position is taken shall be given the options described in paragraph K. M. Teachers who select or are involuntarily staffed to assignments which are encumbered acquire no rights to that position or building. N. All classroom positions which become available after February 1 will be filled by the Personnel Department and will be posted as of school in September, the following May. All classroom positions which become available after the June posting due to a vacancy for retirement incentive which is not offered until after the teacher is qualified June posting and/or any position that becomes available vacated as a result of the first posting but does not appear in the teacher’s former school, second posting will be filled by the teacher shall have Personnel Department and will be posted the right of recall to his/her former schoolfollowing May.