Common use of SECONDARY STAFFING COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

SECONDARY STAFFING COMMITTEE. (a) There shall be a Secondary Staffing Committee comprised of the following six (6) voting members: - up to three (3) representatives of the Employer, including the Supervisory Officer responsible for secondary staffing or a designated Supervisory Officer; - up to three (3) representatives of the Bargaining Unit. Additional representatives may be invited to attend as resource to deal with the specific subject matters under discussion. Each party shall bear the costs, if any, associated with the attendance of these additional representatives. (b) In addition to the Committee, a teacher will be released two-thirds time (0.67) from his/her full time teaching duties to serve as resource to the Committee. The primary responsibilities assigned to the resource person shall be to support the Committee with respect to the completion of the duties described below in paragraph (c), and, where time permits, perform other related secondary staffing duties as may be assigned by the Superintendent of Human Resources. If the position becomes vacant, the position shall be posted within the secondary panel. The interview committee will include an equal number of Bargaining Unit and Employer representatives, and will be responsible for selecting the successful applicant. (c) The Committee shall meet up to three times during the school year and make recommendations to Senior Staff with respect to the following: - The initial allocation of staff for each secondary school based on staffing entitlements and predicted enrolments; - The allocation of any spring and fall staffing reserves; - The September review of staff allocations based on staffing entitlements and actual enrolments; - The establishment and conduct of a Teacher Workload Survey on the distribution of workload within a given school and the system with a view to ensuring consistent working conditions, including supervision and preparation time assigned to staff. In the event that the Committee's recommendations are not accepted by Senior Staff, the Committee shall meet within ten (10) days of this decision for purposes of discussing the reasons for the decision. (d) The Committee shall also meet as outlined in Article 24 - Staffing Procedures. During the staffing process the Committee shall be provided with copies of relevant staffing information, including form letters sent to teachers, lists of names of teachers declared surplus/redundant, vacancy lists and school organizational charts.

SECONDARY STAFFING COMMITTEE. (ai) There shall be a A Secondary Staffing Committee comprised shall be established to provide input to the Superintendent with responsibility for Human Resources, or designate, regarding the staffing requirements of the following six secondary system and to assist with determining the number of teachers required in accordance with the Education Act, applicable regulations and the Collective Agreement. (6ii) voting members: - up to The Committee shall be composed of three (3) representatives of from the Employer, including the Supervisory Officer responsible for secondary staffing or a designated Supervisory Officer; - up to Board and three (3) representatives of from the Bargaining Unit. Additional representatives personnel resources may be invited to attend as resource to deal meetings on the consent of the Board and the Bargaining Unit. The Superintendent with the specific subject matters under discussion. Each party responsibility for Human Resources, or designate, shall bear chair the costsCommittee. (iii) The Superintendent responsible for Human Resources, if anyor designate, associated in consultation with the attendance Secondary Staffing Committee, shall: (a) Review the enrollment projection data to estimate the total complement of these additional representativessecondary system teaching staff for the following school year. (b) In addition Have calculated the number of teachers required for credit and non- credit courses/lines in accordance with the Education Act, applicable Regulations, and the Collective Agreement and allocate to each school its share. (iv) The Superintendent responsible for Human Resources, or designate, in consultation with the Secondary Staffing Committee, will make the necessary adjustments to the total complement of secondary system teaching staff in response to shifts in the projected enrolment. (v) The Superintendent responsible for Human Resources, or designate, in consultation with the Secondary Staffing Committee, a teacher will be released two-thirds time (0.67) from his/her full time teaching duties to serve as resource shall allocate the number of teachers to the Committeeschools. (vi) The Superintendent responsible for Human Resources, or designate, in consultation with the Secondary Staffing Committee shall monitor individual workload including class sizes. The primary responsibilities assigned to When a teacher=s workload including class size is excessive the resource person Secondary School Staffing Committee shall be to support the Committee with respect to the completion of the duties described below in paragraph (c), and, where time permits, perform other related secondary staffing duties as may be assigned by make recommendations through the Superintendent of Human Resources. If Resources or designate to the position becomes vacant, Superintendent responsible for the position shall be posted within teachers school to address the secondary panelsituation. The interview committee will include an equal number of Bargaining Unit and Employer representatives, and will be responsible for selecting Board shall ensure that necessary data is made available to the successful applicantcommittee. (cvii) The Secondary Staffing Committee shall meet up to three times during monitor the school year application of surplus and make recommendations to Senior Staff with respect to the following: - The initial allocation of staff for each secondary school based on staffing entitlements redundancy procedures and predicted enrolments; - The allocation of any spring and fall staffing reserves; - The September review of staff allocations based on staffing entitlements and actual enrolments; - The establishment and conduct of a Teacher Workload Survey on the distribution of workload within a given school and the system with a view to ensuring consistent working conditions, including supervision and preparation time assigned to staffensure that procedures are followed. In the event that the Committee's recommendations are not accepted by Senior StaffFor this purpose, the Committee shall meet within ten (10) days attend a meeting to declare surplus to schools and vacancies. Human Resources shall consult with District 23 OSSTF regarding the placement of this decision for purposes of discussing the reasons for the decisionsurplus teachers. (dviii) The Secondary Staffing Committee shall also meet as outlined in Article 24 - act on a consultative basis only. The final decisions shall rest with the Superintendent responsible for Human Resources, or designate. (ix) The Secondary Staffing Procedures. During the staffing process the Committee shall be provided with copies meet at least monthly, if required, starting in September of relevant staffing information, including form letters sent to teachers, lists of names of teachers declared surplus/redundant, vacancy lists and the school organizational chartsyear.