Surplus to School Declaration. (a) Prior to the declaration of school surplus, the Principal shall determine which teachers are to be declared surplus on the basis of seniority and/or program needs as defined in Clause L25.1 (f). Where it is deemed that the needs of the school require the retention of a teacher with less seniority than a teacher declared surplus, the Principal shall provide an explanation to the teacher to be declared surplus and the President of the Local prior to the declaration of surplus. It is understood that a less senior teacher is only retained for program need when there is no one else on staff who is qualified to teach in the area of program need. Teachers may initiate the surplus leave clause at this point.
(b) The list of surplus teachers will be provided to the President of the Local 15 instructional days prior to the date the SRPC is scheduled to meet. Teachers receiving additional allowances under Clause L14.1 (a) and Clause L14.2
Surplus to School Declaration a) Prior to the declaration of school surplus, the principal shall determine which members are to be declared surplus on the basis of seniority. The principal shall examine the qualifications of school staff and evidence of successful teaching in other subject areas so as to retain the more senior members by re-assignment whenever possible. Consideration shall also be given to assignment to a subject area by mutual consent in accordance with Regulation 298. 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 and the Bargaining Unit President prior to the declaration of surplus. The principal may involve another administrator at the meeting where the explanation is provided.
b) Each principal shall, by May 1, submit to the Employer a list of Bargaining Unit members considered surplus to the school. The President of the Bargaining Unit will be provided with a copy of the lists.
c) The Superintendent of Human Resources Services or designate shall, in consultation with the principals, identify and notify in writing by May 1 each Bargaining Unit member in each school who is expected to be surplus to the staffing requirements of each school for September of the following year.
d) Teachers identified in L19.06 c) shall be provided with the following information:
i. a list identifying all worksites where staff complement vacancies or available leaves may exist;
ii. a Location Preference Form to complete and return to the Superintendent of Human Resources Services or designate by no later than five (5) working days following notification under L19.06 c).
Surplus to School Declaration. Prior to the declaration of school surplus, the Principal shall determine which teachers are to be declared surplus on the basis of seniority and/or program needs as defined in Clause L25.1 (f). Where it is deemed that the needs of the school require the retention of a teacher with less seniority than a teacher declared surplus, the Principal shall provide an explanation to the teacher to be declared surplus and the President of the Local prior to the declaration of surplus. It is understood that a less senior teacher is only retained for program need when there is no one else on staff who is qualified to teach in the area of program need. Teachers may initiate the surplus leave clause at this point.
Surplus to School Declaration. (a) A Surplus to School Teacher is a teacher who has been identified by qualifications and seniority as being in excess of the staffing requirements of a particular school for the ensuing school year.
(b) Each principal shall send the names of all surplus teachers in the school to the Superintendent responsible for Human Resources to be compiled into a Surplus List by April 25. Each Surplus List shall be posted in each workplace where secondary teachers are assigned, and shall be forwarded to the Bargaining Unit.
(c) The Board shall notify, in writing, each teacher who is to be declared surplus. Copies of all letters shall be sent to the Bargaining Unit.
(d) The President of the Bargaining Unit shall be provided with all relevant information regarding surplus declarations prior to the declarations.
(e) Teachers holding school leadership positions shall not be declared surplus to school but may be declared redundant in accordance with this Article.
Surplus to School Declaration. (a) The teacher with least seniority (placement on the Board Seniority List generated according to Article 16.02) will be declared surplus to school if the number of staff exceeds the teacher complement assigned to that school. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a teacher will not be declared surplus if no teacher from that school above him/her on the seniority list is qualified or commits to become qualified prior to the commencement of the assignment to fill the needs of the program. Instead, that teacher will fill the position and the next teacher from that school on the list will be declared surplus.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2006, each Surplus List shall be posted on the JobPostings conference in the Board’s FirstClass E- mail system no later than May 1, and shall be provided to the GEETF.
(c) Effective September 1, 2005, should a teacher be declared surplus to school during the school year because the number of staff exceeds the teacher complement assigned to that school, such declaration shall be made in accordance with Article 16.05 (a).
(d) The Board shall notify, in writing, each teacher who is to be declared surplus no later than May 1. Copies of all letters shall be sent to the GEETF.
(e) The President of the GEETF shall be provided with all relevant information regarding su rplus declarations prior to the declarations.
Surplus to School Declaration. 13.03.01 Prior to the declaration of school surplus, the Principal shall determine which Members are to be declared surplus on the basis of seniority. The Principal shall examine the qualifications of school staff in specialty areas, as per 13.01.06, so as to retain the more senior Members by re-assignment whenever possible. Where it is deemed that the 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 and the President of the Local prior to the declaration of surplus. The Principal may involve the area superintendent at the meeting where the explanation is provided, at the request of the Local. The Member shall be provided with a written explanation within five (5) instructional days of the meeting.
13.03.02 Each Principal shall, by April 15, submit to the Superintendent of Elementary Operations a list of Members considered to be surplus to the school. The President of the Local will be provided with a copy of the lists within five (5) instructional days thereafter.
13.03.03 The Superintendent of Elementary Operations shall, in consultation with the Principals, identify and notify in writing by April 30 each Member in each school who is expected to be surplus to the staffing requirements of each school for September of the following year, as determined by the application of the staffing provisions (Article 20) of this Agreement.
(a) Members who are surplus to their school shall have the opportunity to indicate preferences as to potential assignments within the Board. Such preference(s) shall be expressed in writing to the appropriate Superintendent and copied to the President of the Local, the school Principal, and the Superintendent of Elementary Operations. The notice, in writing, shall be provided through the submission of the Surplus Teacher Preference Form.
(b) Subject to qualifications, such preference(s) shall be considered when assignments are made in accordance with section 13.04. In addition, but exclusive of program need as defined in 13.01.06 such preferences shall also be considered for Members who express a willingness to become qualified within one calendar year, and where that commitment is acceptable to the Ministry of Education. A Member who provides that commitment but fails to become qualified may be administratively transferred as per 13.02.03. (c) 13.03.04 (b) does not apply in areas of program need a...
Surplus to School Declaration. 20.03.1 The determination of the number of staff allotted to each school is recognized to be the responsibility of the Director of Education in consultation with the Superintendents and the Principals. Once such allotments have been determined, there may exist either surplus or deficient situations within individual schools.
20.03.2 Where a Principal finds that a surplus situation exists in the school, the Principal shall declare the number and names of teachers surplus, and these shall be available for transfer. The declaration of teachers available for transfer shall be made in accordance with restrictions on qualifications as outlined in Ministry Regulations, and shall recognize that the programme needs of the school shall have first (1st) priority.
20.03.3 The Bargaining Unit President or designate shall be present during staffing meetings.
20.03.4 Where programme restrictions permit, the teacher declared available for transfer shall be the teacher with the least seniority for that particular school.
20.03.5 Placement of the teachers declared available for transfer shall be the responsibility of the Director of Education, in consultation with the Principals.
20.03.6 A teacher relocated in a minor subject area under the foregoing provisions shall receive priority consideration but not necessarily placement when future vacancies occur in the teacher’s subject area.
20.03.7 A teacher who is transferred as a result of being surplus to the present school will be given a high priority to return to the original school if an opening occurs for which the teacher is qualified after the transfer has taken place or after the notification of transfer.
20.03.7.1 A teacher who is transferred or has been notified of their transfer as a result of being surplus to their present school will be offered the first available position, for which they are qualified, within their “home school” provided this position becomes available prior to June 30 in the year in which the teacher has been declared surplus.
i) Should a teacher not be returned to their “home school” as per clause 20.
03.7.1 that teacher would be returned to the “home school” prior to the time-tabling of the “home school” during the following spring staffing process if requested by the teacher prior to March 15th on the transfer form.
20.03.7.2 It is the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that the teacher is accessible to the Human Resources Department by indicating a phone number where the teacher can be reach...
Surplus to School Declaration. D.7.4.1 Should transfers as per Section D.7.3 not satisfy the requirements of Article D.1.1.7.1
Surplus to School Declaration. The Superintendent responsible for staffing shall forward to each school the required complement of teachers to be assigned for the next school year. The needs of the program are the first consideration in the determination of school surplus. Save and except staffing considerations occasioned by school closures, the least senior teachers shall be declared surplus to a school. If it is necessary to declare teacher(s) surplus to the needs of a school, the following exemptions shall apply : Teachers within one year of retirement shall not be declared surplus to the needs of a school (one time only).
Surplus to School Declaration. (a) Prior to the declaration of surplus to school all positions at the school shall be staffed with available qualified teachers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no teacher who has not provided instruction in the French/Special Education programs in the previous five (5) years shall be placed in a vacant position which requires those qualifications.
(b) Each Surplus List shall be posted on the JobPostings conference in the Board=s FirstClass E-mail system no later than May 1, and shall be provided to the GEETF.
(c) Should a teacher be declared surplus to school during the school year because the number of staff exceeds the teacher complement assigned to that school, such declaration shall be made electronically in accordance with Article 16.05 (a).
(d) The Board shall notify, in writing, each teacher who is to be declared surplus no later than May 1. Copies of all letters shall be sent to the GEETF.
(e) The President of the GEETF shall be provided with all relevant information regarding surplus declarations prior to the declarations.
