Common use of Principles of Assignment of School Staff Clause in Contracts

Principles of Assignment of School Staff. In the assignment of staff at the school the following principles shall direct the planning: • staff assignment shall be in accordance with the qualification requirements; • all teachers currently on staff on March 1 and those confirmed by the Director of Education or designate as returning to teaching duties at the school shall be considered; • staff shall have an opportunity to indicate preferred assignments; • where qualifications are appropriate, seniority shall be the predominant factor in determining if there are excess staff for the needs of the school (i.e. teacher with least seniority shall be declared surplus). Where it is deemed that the curriculum needs of the school require the retention of a member with less seniority than a member declared surplus, the principal shall provide an explanation to the member to be declared surplus prior to the declaration of surplus; • surplus declarations are subject to review of the System Staffing Committee; • the voluntary surplus declaration of a teacher in order to prevent the surplus declaration of another staff member, may be granted with the agreement of the principal and the System Staffing Committee; • part-time teachers may increase the amount of teaching time in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement; • the provisions of this Collective Agreement.

Principles of Assignment of School Staff. In the assignment of staff at the school the following principles shall direct the planning: • staff assignment shall be in accordance with the qualification requirements; • all teachers currently on staff on March 1 and those confirmed by the Director of Education or designate as returning to teaching duties at the school shall be considered; • using as a guideline the historic change in enrolment between the first and second semesters; • staff shall have an opportunity to indicate preferred assignments; • where qualifications are appropriate, seniority shall be the predominant factor in determining if there are excess staff for the needs of the school (i.e. teacher with least seniority shall be declared surplus). Where it is deemed that the curriculum needs of the school require the retention of a member with less seniority than a member declared surplus, the principal shall provide an explanation to the member to be declared surplus prior to the declaration of surplus; • surplus declarations are subject to review of the System Staffing Committee; • the voluntary surplus declaration of a teacher in order to prevent the surplus declaration of another staff member, may be granted with the agreement of the principal and the System Staffing Committee; • part-time teachers may increase the amount of teaching time in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement; • the provisions of this Collective Agreement.

Principles of Assignment of School Staff. In the assignment of staff at the school the following principles shall direct the planning: • staff assignment shall be in accordance with the qualification requirements, as outlined in 24.01.01; • all teachers currently on staff on March 1 and those confirmed by the Director of Education or designate as returning to teaching duties at the school shall be considered; • staff shall have an opportunity to indicate preferred assignments; • where qualifications are appropriate, seniority shall be the predominant factor in determining if there are excess staff for the needs of the school (i.e. teacher with least seniority shall be declared surplus). Where it is deemed that the curriculum needs of the school require the retention of a member with less seniority than a member declared surplus, the principal shall provide an explanation to the member to be declared surplus prior to the declaration of surplus; • surplus declarations may be whole or partial, in blocks of not less than 50% of the member’s FTE, in order to facilitate surplus placement in a school by Semester. • surplus declarations are subject to review of the System Staffing Committee; • the voluntary surplus declaration of a teacher in order to prevent the surplus declaration of another staff member, may be granted with the agreement of the principal and the System Staffing Committee; • part-time teachers may increase the amount of teaching time in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement; • the provisions of this Collective Agreement.