Common use of School Closures and Re Clause in Contracts

School Closures and Re. alignments (a) In the event of school closure, teachers shall be transferred to the new school(s) with the students to which the teacher has been assigned the greatest percentage of time. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (b) In the event of a re-alignment between schools (i.e. the movement of students and/or programs from one school to another school) the teachers transferred shall be those teachers who, based on current assignments, have been spending the greatest percentage of their time with the students transferred. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (c) Should the transfer of teachers in 25.04(a) and 25.04(b) result in the affected school(s) having a surplus of teachers, staff reduction shall be accomplished pursuant to Article 22 (Security of Position) and Article 25.03 (Board Initiated Transfers).

School Closures and Re. alignments (a) In the event of school closure, teachers shall be transferred to the new school(s) with the students to which the teacher has been assigned the greatest percentage of time. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (b) In the event of a re-alignment between schools (i.e. i.e., the movement of students and/or programs from one school to another school) the teachers transferred shall be those teachers who, based on current assignments, have been spending the greatest percentage of their time with the students transferred. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (c) Should the transfer of teachers in 25.04(aArticles 23.04 (a) and 25.04(b23.04 (b) result in the affected school(s) having a surplus of teachers, staff reduction shall be accomplished pursuant to Article 22 (17 – Security of Position) Position and Article 25.03 (Board 23.03 – Centre-Initiated Transfers).

School Closures and Re. alignments (a) In the event of school closure, teachers shall be transferred to the new school(s) with the students to which the teacher has been assigned the greatest percentage of time. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (b) In the event of a re-alignment between schools (i.e. the movement of students and/or programs from one school to another school) the teachers transferred shall be those teachers who, based on current assignments, have been spending the greatest percentage of their time with the students transferred. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (c) Should the transfer of teachers in 25.04(a21.04 (a) and 25.04(b21.04 (b) result in the affected school(s) having a surplus of teachers, staff reduction shall be accomplished pursuant to Article 22 (18 - Security of Position) Position and Article 25.03 (Board Initiated Transfers).21.03 -

School Closures and Re. alignments (a) In the event of school closure, teachers shall be transferred to the new school(s) with the students to which the teacher has been assigned the greatest percentage of time. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (b) In the event of a re-alignment between schools (i.e. the movement of students and/or programs from one school to another school) the teachers transferred shall be those teachers who, based on current assignments, have been spending the greatest percentage of their time with the students transferred. In the case that students are transferred to more than one school, the teachers to be transferred shall be given a list of all vacant and unfilled positions at the receiving schools and shall have a minimum of two (2) days to indicate their order of preference of positions. The transferred teachers shall be placed in accordance with the seniority-dominant approach. In the event that there are more teachers to be transferred than positions available, teachers shall be transferred to schools based on the percentage of students going to each school. (c) Should the transfer of teachers in 25.04(a21.04 (a) and 25.04(b21.04 (b) result in the affected school(s) having a surplus of teachers, staff reduction shall be accomplished pursuant to Article 22 (18 – Security of Position) Position and Article 25.03 (Board Initiated Transfers).Article