Common use of School Closures Clause in Contracts

School Closures. (a) When the Centre deems it necessary to close all of a school or part of a school and transfer students to another school, notification shall be given to the Union as soon as possible. (b) Where there is a school(s) closure(s) and the student population remains intact going to one (1) receiving school, the teacher(s) from the closing school(s) are transferred to the receiving school. (i) Teachers shall require seniority placement at the receiving school based upon their respective position in the system-wide seniority list. (ii) In the event that school closure results in a surplus of teachers at the receiving school, teacher(s) shall be declared surplus in accordance with Article 18.02 (e) and (f). (c) Where there is only a partial closure or where a closure results in the student population of the sending school(s) being dispersed to more than one (1) receiving school(s), the following applies: (i) Each school involved in the partial closure (sending and receiving) determines and declares teacher(s) surplus at their school in accordance with Article 18.02 (e) and (f) prior to the implementation of a partial closure. (ii) After (i) above, the receiving school(s) shall determine the teacher staffing requirements without the sending students and compare to the teacher staffing requirements when the sending students are included. (iii) Where there is no increase in teacher staffing for the receiving school(s) when including the sending students, the teacher(s) of the sending school(s) remain at the sending school(s). Teacher(s) shall be declared surplus in accordance with Article 18.02 (e) and (f). (iv) Where there is an increase in teacher staffing for the receiving school(s), an expression of interest will be done amongst the applicable sending schools to fill the anticipated staffing requirements. a. Where more qualified teachers have expressed an interest than positions available, the more senior qualified teacher will be awarded a position except where the more senior teacher is essential to maintain a program. In such case, Article 18.02

School Closures. (a) a. When the Centre Board deems it necessary to close all of a school or part of a school and transfer students to another school, notification shall be given to the Union as soon as possible. (b) b. Where there is a school(s) closure(s) and the student population remains intact going to one (1) receiving school, the teacher(s) from the closing school(s) are transferred to the receiving school. (i) Teachers shall require seniority placement at the receiving school based upon their respective position in the system-wide seniority list. (ii) In the event that school closure results in a surplus of teachers at the receiving school, teacher(s) shall be declared surplus in accordance with Article 18.02 (e) and (f). (c) c. Where there is only a partial closure or where a closure results in the student population of the sending school(s) being dispersed to more than one (1) receiving school(s), the following applies: (i) Each school involved in the partial closure (sending and receiving) determines and declares teacher(s) surplus at their school in accordance with Article 18.02 (e) and (f) prior to the implementation of a partial closure. (ii) After (i) above, the receiving school(s) shall determine the teacher staffing requirements without the sending students and compare to the teacher staffing requirements when the sending students are included. (iii) Where there is no increase in teacher staffing for the receiving school(s) when including the sending students, the teacher(s) of the sending school(s) remain at the sending school(s). Teacher(s) shall be declared surplus in accordance with Article 18.02 (e) and (f). (iv) Where there is an increase in teacher staffing for the receiving school(s), an expression of interest will be done amongst the applicable sending schools to fill the anticipated staffing requirements. a. Where more qualified teachers have expressed an interest than positions available, the more senior qualified teacher will be awarded a position except where the more senior teacher is essential to maintain a program. In such case, Article 18.02except