Common use of TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES. General 7.01 (a) Transfer Request Forms will be available by March 1 in the schools/other work places. Any teacher wishing to apply for an exchange transfer, a change in Basic Time Class or wishing to teach under a job sharing arrangement, effective September 1, shall complete the form provided and submit it to the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will be received until May 1; however, teachers are encouraged to submit transfer requests before April 1. All teachers who have requested a transfer shall have their names placed on the Teacher Transfer and Placement Request List. These lists shall be published on the Board web site by March 15 and updated by April 15 and May 15. Exchange Transfer Procedures (a) A teacher who has completed the probationary period and who is not experiencing significant difficulty in performing as a teacher as verified by the teacher's superintendent of education may apply for an exchange with a teacher in another school by forwarding all pertinent information (name, current position/assignment, school and specialty desired), on the Transfer Request Form between March 1 and May 1. (b) Teachers whose names appear on the transfer list may make contact with each other to arrange exchanges of positions during the transfer period. The teachers involved in any tentative exchange will notify the principals concerned of any such possible exchange forthwith. (c) All exchange transfers are conditional upon the approval of the principals concerned and the appropriate superintendent(s) of education. (d) Teachers and principals must sign the appropriate form indicating concurrence with the exchange transfer arranged. (e) Approved exchanges will become effective on September 1 of the same calendar year. (f) Such exchange transfers shall be in force for one academic year. Subsequently, upon the mutual agreement of the two teachers and the principals concerned made by March 31 of such academic year such exchanges shall be deemed permanent. If there is no such agreement, each teacher shall return at the completion of the academic year to the former school. (g) In the event that there is a surplus of teaching positions which affects either of the exchange arrangements: The teacher who has accepted the surplus position must accept for the period of the exchange a placement provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. At the end of the exchange year, if there is no agreement to make the exchange permanent, the teacher(s) whose former position(s) has become surplus must accept a position provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. Change in Basic Time Class (part-time) (a) A teacher wishing to change his/her Basic Time Class shall complete the form referred to in clause 7.01 and the request shall be included in the transfer list. (b) The Board is not obliged to change a teacher's Basic Time Class to teaching on a full-time basis but any application therefore will be given due consideration. (c) A part-time teacher wishing to increase his/her Basic Time Class and in the view of the Board is qualified for and able to perform satisfactorily in the available position, shall be given a priority for any such available position. Job Sharing (a) Any teacher wishing to teach under a job-sharing arrangement shall complete a Transfer Request Form. The teacher shall indicate on the form that the application is for job-sharing. Completed forms shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department between March 1 and May 1. The names of all teachers who have applied will be set out in a Job Sharing List. (b) Any teacher on the job-sharing list may contact other teachers on the list, the appropriate principals or superintendents of education. (c) Principal(s) and teachers shall consult to determine the form job-sharing will take (half day, half week, alternate days, half year, etc.) in order to meet the educational needs of the school. The final arrangement shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent. Return from Leave (a) Any teacher on a leave of absence which commenced before February 1 of the current school year, and who is due to return September 1 shall notify the Human Resources Department by March 15 on the form which will be provided; or in writing if such has not been received by the teacher, of that teacher's intention to resume teaching or otherwise. (b) Any teacher who has failed to so notify the Board but who has the right to return on September 1 and so informs the Board at a date later than March 15 but before the first school day in September shall be placed where needed in any of the Board's schools/other work places. Open Transfer Procedures (a) An open transfer is one for which the teacher requests to be assigned to any other secondary school and is prepared to accept any assignment for which the teacher is qualified. (b) Any teacher wishing to apply for an Open Transfer shall complete an Open Transfer Request Form which shall be available in the school by May 1 and which must be submitted to the Board by May 22. The teacher shall indicate on that form whether a transfer exchange request is also being made. The application will be considered by May 31. (c) A TEACHER WHO HAS APPLIED FOR AND HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPEN TRANSFER MUST ACCEPT THE ASSIGNED PLACEMENT. Surplus Positions (a) Teachers who are determined to be surplus to a school's staffing model shall be given written notice thereof by April 15 of the school year. (b) Teachers who are declared surplus shall immediately be placed in the hiring pool for all open positions for which they are qualified. (c) Any teachers who have been declared surplus and who were not previously placed will be placed in an open position by May 31. (d) Teachers declared surplus shall have first right of refusal, in order of seniority, for a vacancy for which they hold qualifications, that arises prior to May 31, in the school from which they were declared surplus. (e) In the case of a secondary school closure, the SSSAC will outline a process, taking into consideration the guidelines in Appendix K, whereby the surplus teachers in the closing school will be placed. Open Positions (a) A list of open positions available for Semester/Term Two shall be posted electronically during the first full week in January. Teachers may submit their applications for such open positions by the third Friday of January. (b) (i) Open positions in a school's staffing model for the following school year shall be determined by April 15 in accordance with Article 5.06. A list of these open positions shall be forwarded immediately to the Superintendent of Education.

TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES. General 7.01 (a) Transfer Request Forms will be available by March 1 in the schools/other work places. Any teacher wishing to apply for an exchange transfer, a change in Basic Time Class or wishing to teach under a job sharing arrangement, effective September 1, shall complete the form provided and submit it to the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will be received until May 1; however, teachers are encouraged to submit transfer requests before April 1. All teachers who have requested a transfer shall have their names placed on the Teacher Transfer and Placement Request List. These lists shall be published on the Board web site by March 15 and updated by April 15 and May 15. Exchange Transfer Procedures (a) A teacher who has completed the probationary period and who is not experiencing significant difficulty in performing as a teacher as verified by the teacher's superintendent of education may apply for an exchange with a teacher in another school by forwarding all pertinent information (name, current position/assignment, school and specialty desired), on the Transfer Request Form between March 1 and May 1. (b) Teachers whose names appear on the transfer list may make contact with each other to arrange exchanges of positions during the transfer period. The teachers involved in any tentative exchange will notify the principals concerned of any such possible exchange forthwith. (c) All exchange transfers are conditional upon the approval of the principals concerned and the appropriate superintendent(s) of education. (d) Teachers and principals must sign the appropriate form indicating concurrence with the exchange transfer arranged. (e) Approved exchanges will become effective on September 1 of the same calendar year. (f) Such exchange transfers shall be in force for one academic year. Subsequently, upon the mutual agreement of the two teachers and the principals concerned made by March 31 of such academic year such exchanges shall be deemed permanent. If there is no such agreement, each teacher shall return at the completion of the academic year to the former school. (g) In the event that there is a surplus of teaching positions which affects either of the exchange arrangements: The teacher who has accepted the surplus position must accept for the period of the exchange a placement provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. At the end of the exchange year, if there is no agreement to make the exchange permanent, the teacher(s) whose former position(s) has become surplus must accept a position provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. Change in Basic Time Class (part-time) (a) A teacher wishing to change his/her Basic Time Class shall complete the form referred to in clause 7.01 and the request shall be included in the transfer list. (b) The Board is not obliged to change a teacher's Basic Time Class to teaching on a full-full- time basis but any application therefore will be given due consideration. (c) A part-time teacher wishing to increase his/her Basic Time Class and in the view of the Board is qualified for and able to perform satisfactorily in the available position, shall be given a priority for any such available position. Job Sharing (a) Any teacher wishing to teach under a job-sharing arrangement shall complete a Transfer Request Form. The teacher shall indicate on the form that the application is for job-job- sharing. Completed forms shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department between March 1 and May 1. The names of all teachers who have applied will be set out in a Job Sharing List. (b) Any teacher on the job-sharing list may contact other teachers on the list, the appropriate principals or superintendents of education. (c) Principal(s) and teachers shall consult to determine the form job-sharing will take (half day, half week, alternate days, half year, etc.) in order to meet the educational needs of the school. The final arrangement shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent. Return from Leave (a) Any teacher on a leave of absence which commenced before February 1 of the current school year, and who is due to return September 1 shall notify the Human Resources Department by March 15 on the form which will be provided; or in writing if such has not been received by the teacher, of that teacher's intention to resume teaching or otherwise. (b) Any teacher who has failed to so notify the Board but who has the right to return on September 1 and so informs the Board at a date later than March 15 but before the first school day in September shall be placed where needed in any of the Board's schools/other work places. Open Transfer Procedures (a) An open transfer is one for which the teacher requests to be assigned to any other secondary school and is prepared to accept any assignment for which the teacher is qualified. (b) Any teacher wishing to apply for an Open Transfer shall complete an Open Transfer Request Form which shall be available in the school by May 1 and which must be submitted to the Board by May 22. The teacher shall indicate on that form whether a transfer exchange request is also being made. The application will be considered by May 31. (c) A TEACHER WHO HAS APPLIED FOR AND HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPEN TRANSFER MUST ACCEPT THE ASSIGNED PLACEMENT. Surplus Positions (a) Teachers who are determined to be surplus to a school's staffing model shall be given written notice thereof by April 15 of the school year. (b) Teachers who are declared surplus shall immediately be placed in the hiring pool for all open positions for which they are qualified. (c) Any teachers who have been declared surplus and who were not previously placed will be placed in an open position by May 31. (d) Teachers declared surplus shall have first right of refusal, in order of seniority, for a vacancy for which they hold qualifications, that arises prior to May 31, 31 in the school from which they were declared surplus. (e) In the case of a secondary school closure, the SSSAC will outline a process, taking into consideration the guidelines in Appendix K, whereby the surplus teachers in the closing school will be placed. Open Positions (a) A list of open positions available for Semester/Term Two shall be posted electronically during the first full week in January. Teachers may submit their applications for such open positions by the third Friday of January. (b) (i) Open positions The Board will provide the SSSAC with the Form 106 for all secondary schools in a school's staffing model for the following school year shall be determined by April 15 in accordance with Article 5.06. A list of these open positions shall be forwarded immediately to the Superintendent of Educationearly April.

TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES. General 7.01 (a) Transfer Request Forms will be available by March 1 in the schools/other work places. Any teacher wishing to apply for an exchange transfer, a change in Basic Time Class or wishing to teach under a job sharing arrangement, effective September 1, shall complete the form provided and submit it to the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will be received until May 1; however, teachers are encouraged to submit transfer requests before April 1. All teachers who have requested a transfer shall have their names placed on the Teacher Transfer and Placement Request List. These lists shall be published on the Board web site by March 15 and updated by April 15 and May 15. Exchange Transfer Procedures (a) A teacher who has completed the probationary period and who is not experiencing significant difficulty in performing as a teacher as verified by the teacher's superintendent of education may apply for an exchange with a teacher in another school by forwarding all pertinent information (name, current position/assignment, school and specialty desired), on the Transfer Request Form between March 1 and May 1. (b) Teachers whose names appear on the transfer list may make contact with each other to arrange exchanges of positions during the transfer period. The teachers involved in any tentative exchange will notify the principals concerned of any such possible exchange forthwith. (c) All exchange transfers are conditional upon the approval of the principals concerned and the appropriate superintendent(s) of education. (d) Teachers and principals must sign the appropriate form indicating concurrence with the exchange transfer arranged. (e) Approved exchanges will become effective on September 1 of the same calendar year. (f) Such exchange transfers shall be in force for one academic year. Subsequently, upon the mutual agreement of the two teachers and the principals concerned made by March 31 of such academic year such exchanges shall be deemed permanent. If there is no such agreement, each teacher shall return at the completion of the academic year to the former school. (g) In the event that there is a surplus of teaching positions which affects either of the exchange arrangements: The teacher who has accepted the surplus position must accept for the period of the exchange a placement provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. At the end of the exchange year, if there is no agreement to make the exchange permanent, the teacher(s) whose former position(s) has become surplus must accept a position provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. Change in Basic Time Class (part-time) (a) A teacher wishing to change his/her Basic Time Class shall complete the form referred to in clause 7.01 and the request shall be included in the transfer list. (b) The Board is not obliged to change a teacher's Basic Time Class to teaching on a full-time basis but any application therefore therefor will be given due consideration. (c) A part-time teacher wishing to increase his/her Basic Time Class and in the view of the Board is qualified for and able to perform satisfactorily in the available position, shall be given a priority for any such available position. Job Sharing (a) Any teacher wishing to teach under a job-sharing arrangement shall complete a Transfer Request Form. The teacher shall indicate on the form that the application is for job-sharing. Completed forms shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department between March 1 and May 1. The names of all teachers who have applied will be set out in a Job Sharing List. (b) Any teacher on the job-sharing list may contact other teachers on the list, the appropriate principals or superintendents of education. (c) Principal(s) and teachers shall consult to determine the form job-sharing will take (half day, half week, alternate days, half year, etc.) in order to meet the educational needs of the school. The final arrangement shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent. Return from Leave (a) Any teacher on a leave of absence which commenced before February 1 of the current school year, and who is due to return September 1 shall notify the Human Resources Department by March 15 on the form which will be provided; or in writing if such has not been received by the teacher, of that teacher's intention to resume teaching or otherwise. (b) Any teacher who has failed to so notify the Board but who has the right to return on September 1 and so informs the Board at a date later than March 15 but before the first school day in September shall be placed where needed in any of the Board's schools/other work places. Open Transfer Procedures (a) An open transfer is one for which the teacher requests to be assigned to any other secondary school and is prepared to accept any assignment for which the teacher is qualified. (b) Any teacher wishing to apply for an Open Transfer shall complete an Open Transfer Request Form which shall be available in the school by May 1 and which must be submitted to the Board by May 22. The teacher shall indicate on that form whether a transfer exchange request is also being made. The application will be considered by May 31. (c) A TEACHER WHO HAS APPLIED FOR AND HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPEN TRANSFER MUST ACCEPT THE ASSIGNED PLACEMENT. Surplus Positions (a) Teachers who are determined to be surplus to a school's staffing model shall be given written notice thereof by April 15 of the school year. (b) Teachers who are declared surplus shall immediately be placed in the hiring pool for all open positions for which they are qualified. (c) Any teachers who have been declared surplus and who were not previously placed will be placed in an open position by May 31. (d) Teachers declared surplus shall have first right of refusal, in order of seniority, for a vacancy for which they hold qualifications, that arises prior to May 31, in the school from which they were declared surplus. (e) In the case of a secondary school closure, the SSSAC will outline a process, taking into consideration the guidelines in Appendix KO, whereby the surplus teachers in the closing school will be placed. Open Positions (a) A list of open positions available for Semester/Term Two shall be posted electronically during the first full week in January. Teachers may submit their applications for such open positions by the third Friday of January. (b) (i) Open positions in a school's staffing model for the following school year shall be determined by April 15 in accordance with Article 5.06. A list of these open positions shall be forwarded immediately to the Superintendent of Education.

TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES. General 7.01 (a) Transfer Request Forms will be available by March 1 in the schools/other work places. Any teacher wishing to apply for an exchange transfer, a change in Basic Time Class or wishing to teach under a job sharing arrangement, effective September 1, shall complete the form provided and submit it to the Human Resources Personnel Department. Transfer requests will be received until May 1; however, teachers are encouraged to submit transfer requests before April 1. All teachers who have requested a transfer shall have their names placed on the Teacher Transfer and Placement Request List. These lists shall be published on the Board web site by March 15 and updated by April 15 and May 15. Exchange Transfer Procedures (a) A teacher who has completed the probationary period and who is not experiencing significant difficulty in performing as a teacher as verified by the teacher's superintendent of education may apply for an exchange with a teacher in another school by forwarding all pertinent information (name, current position/assignment, school and specialty desired), on the Transfer Request Form between March 1 and May 1. (b) Teachers whose names appear on the transfer list may make contact with each other to arrange exchanges of positions during the transfer period. The teachers involved in any tentative exchange will notify the principals concerned of any such possible exchange forthwith. (c) All exchange transfers are conditional upon the approval of the principals concerned and the appropriate superintendent(s) of education. (d) Teachers and principals must sign the appropriate form indicating concurrence with the exchange transfer arranged. (e) Approved exchanges will become effective on September 1 of the same calendar year. (f) Such exchange transfers shall be in force for one academic year. Subsequently, upon the mutual agreement of the two teachers and the principals concerned made by March 31 of such academic year such exchanges shall be deemed permanent. If there is no such agreement, each teacher shall return at the completion of the academic year to the former school. (g) In the event that there is a surplus of teaching positions which affects either of the exchange arrangements: : (i) The teacher who has accepted the surplus position must accept for the period of the exchange a placement provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. . (ii) At the end of the exchange year, if there is no agreement to make the exchange permanent, the teacher(s) whose former position(s) has become surplus must accept a position provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. Change in Basic Time Class (part-time). (a) A teacher wishing to change his/her Basic Time Class shall complete the form referred to in clause 7.01 and the request shall be included in the transfer list. (b) The Board is not obliged to change a teacher's Basic Time Class to teaching on a full-time basis but any application therefore therefor will be given due consideration. (c) A part-time teacher wishing to increase his/her Basic Time Class and who in the view of the Board is qualified for and able to perform satisfactorily in the available position, shall be given a priority over any outside applicants for any such available full-time position. Job Sharing (a) Any teacher wishing to teach under a job-sharing arrangement shall complete a Transfer Request Form. The teacher shall indicate on the form that the application is for job-sharing. Completed forms shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Personnel Department between March 1 and May May 1. The names of all teachers teacher who have applied will be set out in a Job Sharing List. (b) Any teacher on the job-sharing list may contact contract other teachers on the list, the appropriate principals or superintendents of education. (c) Principal(s) and teachers shall consult to determine the form job-job- sharing will take (half day, half week, alternate days, half year, etc.) in order to meet the educational needs of the school. The final arrangement shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent. Return from Leave (a) Any teacher on a leave of absence which commenced before February 1 of the current school year, and who is due to return September 1 shall notify the Human Resources Personnel Department by March 15 on the form which will be provided; or in writing if such has not been be received by the teacher, of that teacher's intention to resume teaching or otherwise. (b) Any teacher who has failed to so notify the Board but who has the right to return on September 1 and so informs the Board at a date later than March 15 but before the first school day in September shall be placed where needed in any of the Board's schools/other work places. Open Transfer Procedures. (a) An open transfer is one for which the teacher requests to be assigned to any other secondary school and is prepared to accept any assignment for which the teacher is qualified. (b) Any teacher wishing to apply for an Open Transfer shall complete an Open Transfer Request Form which shall be available in the school by May 1 and which must be submitted to the Board by May 22. The teacher shall indicate on that form whether a transfer exchange request is also being made. The application will be considered by May 31. (c) A TEACHER WHO HAS APPLIED FOR AND HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPEN TRANSFER MUST ACCEPT THE ASSIGNED PLACEMENT. Surplus Positions. (a) Teachers who are determined to be surplus to a school's staffing model shall be given written notice thereof by April 15 of the school year. (b) Teachers who are declared surplus shall immediately be placed in the hiring pool for all open positions for which they are qualified. (c) Any teachers who have been declared surplus and who were not previously placed will be placed in an open position by May 31.Xxx (d) Teachers declared surplus shall have first right of refusal, in order of seniority, for a vacancy for which they hold qualifications, that arises prior to May 31, in the school from which they were declared surplus. (e) In the case of a secondary school closure, the SSSAC will outline a process, taking into consideration the guidelines in Appendix K, process whereby the surplus teachers in the closing school will be placed. Open Positions. (a) A list of open positions available for Semester/Term Two shall be posted electronically during the first full week in January. Teachers may submit their applications for such open positions by the third Friday of January. (b) (i) Open positions in a school's staffing model for the following school year shall be determined by April 15 in accordance with Article 5.06. A list of these open positions shall be forwarded immediately to the Superintendent of Education. (b) The list of open positions will be posted on school/workplace staff bulletin boards by April 22. (c) Teachers may submit their applications for any open positions for which they hold qualifications until April 29th. All surplus teachers will have their applications submitted by the Board. Interview for open positions may begin on April 29. (d) By May 10, the Board will produce an updated list of open positions to be posted on school/workplace bulletin board. (e) Teachers may submit their applications for any open positions on the updated list until May 17th All surplus teachers will have their applications submitted by the Board. Interviews for open positions may begin on May 17. (f) By May 31, the Board shall hold a meeting of all Secondary School Principals and Superintendents, with the TSU-OECTA President or designate present in an observer status, in order to place all the remaining surplus teachers, teachers returning from leave, and, if possible, teachers requesting open transfers. (g) By June 7, the Board will produce an updated list of open positions. All teachers may submit applications. The Board may place newly hired teachers into any remaining open positions provided that the Board has placed all surplus teachers and teachers returning from leave. 7.09 Notwithstanding the procedures outlined above, the Board may place or transfer teachers at any time to meet the educational needs of its schools.

TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES. General 7.01 (a) Transfer Request Forms will be available by March 1 in the schools/other work places. Any teacher wishing to apply for an exchange transfer, a change in Basic Time Class or wishing to teach under a job sharing arrangement, effective September 1, shall complete the form provided and submit it to the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will be received until May 1; however, teachers are encouraged to submit transfer requests before April 1. All teachers who have requested a transfer shall have their names placed on the Teacher Transfer and Placement Request List. These lists shall be published on the Board web site by March 15 and updated by April 15 and May 15. Exchange Transfer Procedures (a) A teacher who has completed the probationary period and who is not experiencing significant difficulty in performing as a teacher as verified by the teacher's superintendent of education may apply for an exchange with a teacher in another school by forwarding all pertinent information (name, current position/assignment, school and specialty desired), on the Transfer Request Form between March 1 and May 1. (b) Teachers whose names appear on the transfer list may make contact with each other to arrange exchanges of positions during the transfer period. The teachers involved in any tentative exchange will notify the principals concerned of any such possible exchange forthwith. (c) All exchange transfers are conditional upon the approval of the principals concerned and the appropriate superintendent(s) of education. (d) Teachers and principals must sign the appropriate form indicating concurrence with the exchange transfer arranged. (e) Approved exchanges will become effective on September 1 of the same calendar year. (f) Such exchange transfers shall be in force for one academic year. Subsequently, upon the mutual agreement of the two teachers and the principals concerned made by March 31 of such academic year such exchanges shall be deemed permanent. If there is no such agreement, each teacher shall return at the completion of the academic year to the former school. (g) In the event that there is a surplus of teaching positions which affects either of the exchange arrangements: : (i) The teacher who has accepted the surplus position must accept for the period of the exchange a placement provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. . (ii) At the end of the exchange year, if there is no agreement to make the exchange permanent, the teacher(s) whose former position(s) has become surplus must accept a position provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. Change in Basic Time Class (part-time) (a) A teacher wishing to change his/her Basic Time Class shall complete the form referred to in clause 7.01 and the request shall be included in the transfer list. (b) The Board is not obliged to change a teacher's Basic Time Class to teaching on a full-time basis but any application therefore therefor will be given due consideration. (c) A part-time teacher wishing to increase his/her Basic Time Class and in the view of the Board is qualified for and able to perform satisfactorily in the available position, shall be given a priority for any such available position. Job Sharing (a) Any teacher wishing to teach under a job-sharing arrangement shall complete a Transfer Request Form. The teacher shall indicate on the form that the application is for job-sharing. Completed forms shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department between March 1 and May 1. The names of all teachers who have applied will be set out in a Job Sharing List. (b) Any teacher on the job-sharing list may contact contract other teachers on the list, the appropriate principals or superintendents of education. (c) Principal(s) and teachers shall consult to determine the form job-sharing will take (half day, half week, alternate days, half year, etc.) in order to meet the educational needs of the school. The final arrangement shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent. Return from Leave (a) Any teacher on a leave of absence which commenced before February 1 of the current school year, and who is due to return September 1 shall notify the Human Resources Department by March 15 on the form which will be provided; or in writing if such has not been received by the teacher, of that teacher's intention to resume teaching or otherwise. (b) Any teacher who has failed to so notify the Board but who has the right to return on September 1 and so informs the Board at a date later than March 15 but before the first school day in September shall be placed where needed in any of the Board's schools/other work places. Open Transfer Procedures (a) An open transfer is one for which the teacher requests to be assigned to any other secondary school and is prepared to accept any assignment for which the teacher is qualified. (b) Any teacher wishing to apply for an Open Transfer shall complete an Open Transfer Request Form which shall be available in the school by May 1 and which must be submitted to the Board by May 22. The teacher shall indicate on that form whether a transfer exchange request is also being made. The application will be considered by May 31. (c) A TEACHER WHO HAS APPLIED FOR AND HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPEN TRANSFER MUST ACCEPT THE ASSIGNED PLACEMENT. Surplus Positions (a) Teachers who are determined to be surplus to a school's staffing model shall be given written notice thereof by April 15 of the school year. (b) Teachers who are declared surplus shall immediately be placed in the hiring pool for all open positions for which they are qualified. (c) Any teachers who have been declared surplus and who were not previously placed will be placed in an open position by May 31. (d) Teachers declared surplus shall have first right of refusal, in order of seniority, for a vacancy for which they hold qualifications, that arises prior to May 31, in the school from which they were declared surplus. (e) In the case of a secondary school closure, the SSSAC will outline a process, taking into consideration the guidelines in Appendix K, process whereby the surplus teachers in the closing school will be placed. Open Positions (a) A list of open positions available for Semester/Term Two shall be posted electronically during the first full week in January. Teachers may submit their applications for such open positions by the third Friday of January. (b) (i) Open The list of open positions in a school's staffing model for the following school year shall will be determined posted electronically by April 15 in accordance with Article 5.0622. (c) Teachers may submit their applications for any open positions for which they hold qualifications until April 29th. A All surplus teachers will have their applications submitted by the Board. Interview for open positions may begin on April 29. (d) By May 10, the Board will produce and posted electronically an updated list of these open positions to be posted on school/workplace bulletin board. (e) Teachers may submit their applications for any open positions on the updated list until May 17th. All surplus teachers will have their applications submitted by the Board. Interviews for open positions may begin on May 17. (f) By May 31, the Board shall be forwarded immediately hold a meeting of all Secondary School Principals and Superintendents, with the TSU-OECTA Presid ent or designate present in an observer status, in order to place all the Superintendent remaining surplus teachers, teachers returning from leave, and, if possible, teachers requesting open transfers. (g) By June 7, the Board will produce an updated list of Educationopen positions. All teachers may submit applications. The Board may place newly hired teachers into any remaining open positions provided that the Board has placed all surplus teachers and teachers returning from leave. 7.09 Notwithstanding the procedures outlined above, the Board may place or transfer teachers at any time to meet the educational needs of its schools.

TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES. General 7.01 (a) Transfer Request Forms will be available by March 1 in the schools/other work places. Any teacher wishing to apply for an exchange transfer, a change in Basic Time Class or wishing to teach under a job sharing arrangement, effective September 1, shall complete the form provided and submit it to the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will be received until May 1; however, teachers are encouraged to submit transfer requests before April 1. All teachers who have requested a transfer shall have their names placed on the Teacher Transfer and Placement Request List. These lists shall be published on the Board web site by March 15 and updated by April 15 and May 15. Exchange Transfer Procedures (a) A teacher who has completed the probationary period and who is not experiencing significant difficulty difficult y in performing as a teacher as verified by the teacher's superintendent of education may apply for an exchange with a teacher in another school by forwarding all pertinent information (name, current position/assignment, school and specialty desired), on the Transfer Request Form between March 1 and May 1. (b) Teachers whose names appear on the transfer list may make contact with each other to arrange exchanges of positions during the transfer period. The teachers involved in any tentative exchange will notify the principals concerned of any such possible exchange forthwith. (c) All exchange transfers are conditional upon the approval of the principals concerned and the appropriate superintendent(s) of education. (d) Teachers and principals must sign the appropriate form indicating concurrence with the exchange transfer arranged. (e) Approved exchanges will become effective on September 1 of the same calendar year. (f) Such exchange transfers shall be in force for one academic year. Subsequently, upon the mutual agreement of the two teachers and the principals concerned made by March 31 of such academic year such exchanges shall be deemed permanent. If there is no such agreement, each teacher shall return at the completion of the academic year to the former school. (g) In the event that there is a surplus of teaching positions which affects either of the exchange arrangements: The teacher who has accepted the surplus position must accept for the period of the exchange a placement provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. At the end of the exchange year, if there is no agreement to make the exchange permanent, the teacher(s) whose former position(s) has become surplus must accept a position provided by the appropriate superintendent of education. Change in Basic Time Class (part-time) (a) A teacher wishing to change his/her Basic Time Class shall complete the form referred to in clause 7.01 and the request shall be included in the transfer list. (b) The Board is not obliged to change a teacher's Basic Time Class to teaching on a full-full- time basis but any application therefore will be given due consideration. (c) A part-time teacher wishing to increase his/her Basic Time Class and in the view of the Board is qualified for and able to perform satisfactorily in the available position, shall be given a priority for any such available position. Job Sharing (a) Any teacher wishing to teach under a job-sharing arrangement shall complete a Transfer Request Form. The teacher shall indicate on the form that the application is for job-sharing. Completed forms shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department between March 1 and May 1. The names of all teachers who have applied will be set out in a Job Sharing List. (b) Any teacher on the job-sharing list may contact other teachers on the list, the appropriate principals or superintendents of education. (c) Principal(s) and teachers shall consult to determine the form job-sharing will take (half day, half week, alternate days, half year, etc.) in order to meet the educational needs of the school. The final arrangement shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent. Return from Leave (a) Any teacher on a leave of absence which commenced before February 1 of the current school year, and who is due to return September 1 shall notify the Human Resources Department by March 15 on the form which will be provided; or in writing if such has not been received by the teacher, of that teacher's intention to resume teaching or otherwise. (b) Any teacher who has failed to so notify the Board but who has the right to return on September 1 and so informs the Board at a date later than March 15 but before the first school day in September shall be placed where needed in any of the Board's schools/other work places. Open Transfer Procedures (a) An open transfer is one for which the teacher requests to be assigned to any other secondary school and is prepared to accept any assignment for which the teacher is qualified. (b) Any teacher wishing to apply for an Open Transfer shall complete an Open Transfer Request Form which shall be available in the school by May 1 and which must be submitted to the Board by May 22. The teacher shall indicate on that form whether a transfer exchange request is also being made. The application will be considered by May 31. (c) A TEACHER WHO HAS APPLIED FOR AND HAS BEEN GRANTED AN OPEN TRANSFER MUST ACCEPT THE ASSIGNED PLACEMENT. Surplus Positions (a) Teachers who are determined to be surplus to a school's staffing model shall be given written notice thereof by April 15 of the school year. (b) Teachers who are declared surplus shall immediately be placed in the hiring pool for all open positions for which they are qualifiedqualif ied. (c) Any teachers who have been declared surplus and who were not previously placed will be placed in an open position by May 31. (d) Teachers declared surplus shall have first right of refusal, in order of seniority, for a vacancy for which they hold qualifications, that arises prior to May 31, in the school from which they were declared surplus. (e) In the case of a secondary school closure, the SSSAC will outline a process, taking into consideration the guidelines in Appendix K, whereby the surplus teachers in the closing school will be placed. Open Positions (a) A list of open positions available for Semester/Term Two shall be posted electronically during the first full week in January. Teachers may submit their applications for such suc h open positions by the third Friday of January. (b) (i) Open positions in a school's staffing model for the following school year shall be determined by April 15 in accordance with Article 5.06. A list of these open positions shall be forwarded immediately to the Superintendent of Education.