TRANSFER OF TEACHERS. (a) The parties acknowledge that priority placements of displaced teachers are the paramount consideration in this Article. (b) At the earliest possible date the Board, in consultation with the Union, shall seek alternatives for the teachers on the priority placement list. 21.2 The Board shall make all reasonable best efforts to fill vacant and unfilled administrative positions on or before May 7th of each year. 21.3 Only permanent contract teachers and teachers on the priority placement list are eligible for transfer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 21.4 – 21.7 of this Article 21.4 In order to encourage and promote voluntary teacher transfer, the Board shall: (a) by May 1st but in no event later than May 7th, compile a list of all vacant and unfilled (one year) positions available for the following school year. In the event that the Board is unable to complete its staffing requirements by May 1st, but in no event later than May 7th, then an alternate schedule of posting may be mutually agreed upon by the parties; and (b) continue to publish a list of positions to include any new positions created by the transfer of teachers or as a result of any administrative appointment or any other position that becomes available. The Board shall carry out two rounds of voluntary transfers. The positions shall be posted for four (4) calendar days. 21.5 Voluntary transfers shall not commence until all teachers have been given their teaching assignments. (a) Teachers shall apply in writing to request a transfer to a specific position(s) and shall be offered a position on the basis of seniority provided they are competent and qualified by training and/or experience for the position. Notwithstanding Article 21.20, a teacher holding a permanent contract who applies for multiple positions may rank the positions in order of preference and shall be offered the highest ranked position based on seniority, for which they would be competent and qualified to receive. (b) Unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request an explanation of the successful applicant choice. (c) Notwithstanding Article 21.6 (a), but following the close of the competition for each of the two (2) voluntary rounds of transfer, in the event that an obvious solution to a problem placement of a teacher on the priority placement list exists, the Board, may invoke the provisions of Article 22 – Board-Initiated Transfer - to accomplish same. 21.7 (a) If the position awarded pursuant to Article 21.6 ceases to exist or the teaching assignment is significantly changed, the teacher has the right to return to his/her original position.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
TRANSFER OF TEACHERS. (a) The parties acknowledge that priority placements of displaced teachers are the paramount consideration in this Article.
(b) At the earliest possible date the BoardCentre for Education, in consultation with the Union, shall seek alternatives for the teachers on the priority placement list.
21.2 The Board Centre for Education shall make all reasonable best efforts to fill vacant and unfilled administrative positions on or before May 7th of each year.
21.3 Only permanent contract teachers and teachers on the priority placement list are eligible for transfer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 21.4 – 21.7 of this Article
21.4 In order to encourage and promote voluntary teacher transfer, the Board Centre for Education shall:
(a) by May 1st 7th but in no event later than May 7th14th, compile a list of all vacant and unfilled (one year) positions available for the following school year. In the event that the Board Centre for Education is unable to complete its staffing requirements by May 1st7th, but in no event later than May 7th14th, then an alternate schedule of posting may be mutually agreed upon by the parties; and
(b) continue to publish a list of positions to include any new positions created by the transfer of teachers or as a result of any administrative appointment or any other position that becomes available. The Board Centre for Education shall carry out two rounds of voluntary transfers. The positions shall be posted for four (4) calendar days. Teachers who transfer to a vacant position can then only subsequently apply to vacant positions.
21.5 Voluntary transfers shall not commence until all teachers have been given their teaching assignments.
(a) Teachers shall apply in writing to request a transfer to a specific position(s) and shall be offered a position on the basis of seniority provided they are competent and qualified by training and/or experience for the position. Notwithstanding Article 21.20, a teacher holding a permanent contract who applies for multiple positions may rank the positions in order of preference and shall be offered the highest ranked position based on seniority, for which they would be competent and qualified to receive.
(b) Unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request an explanation of the successful applicant choice.
(c) Notwithstanding Article 21.6 (a), but following the close of the competition for each of the two (2) voluntary rounds of transfer, in the event that an obvious solution to a problem placement of a teacher on the priority placement list exists, the BoardCentre for Education, may invoke the provisions of Article 22 – Board-Centre for Education – Initiated Transfer - – to accomplish same.
21.7 (a) If the position awarded pursuant to Article 21.6 ceases to exist or the teaching assignment is significantly changed, the teacher has the right to return to his/her original position.
(b) Where the posted qualifications for a position are altered because the position requirements have significantly changed, the position shall be reposted.
21.8 The name and the successful applicants for each position for all rounds of transfers shall be provided by e-mail to the Union within two (2) days of filling the position. Within the same time period the Centre for Education shall also advise each applicant of the name of the successful applicant for the positions applied for by the applicant.
21.9 The Director of Human Resources shall meet with representatives of the Union to discuss all voluntary transfers and shall provide all necessary information to monitor the process.
21.10 A permanent contract teacher who is the successful applicant in one round of positions shall have the opportunity to apply for vacant positions which become available on subsequent lists.
21.11 Where staff reduction necessitates displacement from a school, teachers shall be transferred out of the school according to their positions in the system seniority list.
21.12 Notwithstanding Article 21.11, the Centre for Education may determine that a program(s), taught by the least senior teacher(s) is/are essential to that school’s overall program:
(a) The school Principal in consultation with the Director of Human Resources shall endeavour to fill the declared essential program(s) within the existing staff of the affected school.
(b) If in the judgement of the Centre for Education the quality of the declared essential program(s) cannot be maintained through a rearrangement of staff in the school, then the next junior teacher in the school shall be placed on the priority placement list.
(c) In the event that the Union does not agree with the Centre for Education’s decision, then a committee, as referred to in Article 20.10 (b), consisting of three (3) members of the Union and a committee of three (3) members of the Centre for Education shall meet within ten
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
TRANSFER OF TEACHERS. (a) The parties acknowledge that priority placements of displaced teachers are the paramount consideration in this Article.
(b) At the earliest possible date the BoardCentre for Education, in consultation with the Union, shall seek alternatives for the teachers on the priority placement list.
21.2 The Board Centre for Education shall make all reasonable best efforts to fill vacant and unfilled administrative positions on or before May 7th of each year.
21.3 Only permanent contract teachers and teachers on the priority placement list are eligible for transfer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 21.4 – 21.7 of this Article
21.4 In order to encourage and promote voluntary teacher transfer, the Board Centre for Education shall:
(a) by May 1st 7th but in no event later than May 7th14th, compile a list of all vacant and unfilled (one year) positions available for the following school year. In the event that the Board Centre for Education is unable to complete its staffing requirements by May 1st7th, but in no event later than May 7th14th, then an alternate schedule of posting may be mutually agreed upon by the parties; and
(b) continue to publish a list of positions to include any new positions created by the transfer of teachers or as a result of any administrative appointment or any other position that becomes available. The Board Centre for Education shall carry out two rounds of voluntary transfers. The positions shall be posted for four (4) calendar days. Teachers who transfer to a vacant position can then only subsequently apply to vacant positions.
21.5 Voluntary transfers shall not commence until all teachers have been given their teaching assignments.
(a) Teachers shall apply in writing to request a transfer to a specific position(s) and shall be offered assigned a position based on the basis of seniority provided they are competent and qualified by training and/or experience for the position. Notwithstanding Article 21.20, a teacher holding a permanent contract who applies for multiple positions may rank the positions in order of preference and shall be offered assigned the highest ranked position based on seniority, for which they would be competent and qualified to receive.
(b) Unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request an explanation of the successful applicant choice. The name and the position of the successful internal applicants for all positions shall be posted on the Regional Centre’s website within 5 days of filling the position. Unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request an explanation of the successful applicant choice.
(c) Notwithstanding Article 21.6 (a), but following the close of the competition for each of the two (2) voluntary rounds of transfer, in the event that an obvious solution to a problem placement of a teacher on the priority placement list exists, the BoardCentre for Education, may invoke the provisions of Article 22 – Board-Centre for Education – Initiated Transfer - – to accomplish same.
21.7 (a) If the position awarded pursuant to Article 21.6 ceases to exist or the teaching assignment is significantly changed, the teacher has the right to return to his/her the original position.
(b) Where the posted qualifications for a position are altered because the position requirements have significantly changed, the position shall be reposted.
21.8 The name and the successful applicants for each position for all rounds of transfers shall be provided by e-mail to the Union within four (4) days of filling the position. Within the same time period the Centre for Education shall also advise each applicant of the name of the successful applicant for the positions applied for by the applicant.
21.9 The Director of Human Resources shall meet with representatives of the Union to discuss all voluntary transfers and shall provide all necessary information to monitor the process.
21.10 A permanent contract teacher who is the successful applicant in one round of positions shall have the opportunity to apply for vacant positions which become available on subsequent lists.
21.11 Where staff reduction necessitates displacement from a school, teachers shall be transferred out of the school according to their positions in the system seniority list.
21.12 Notwithstanding Article 21.11, the Centre for Education may determine that a program(s), taught by the least senior teacher(s) is/are essential to that school’s overall program:
(a) The school Principal in consultation with the Director of Human Resources shall endeavour to fill the declared essential program(s) within the existing staff of the affected school.
(b) If in the judgement of the Centre for Education the quality of the declared essential program(s) cannot be maintained through a rearrangement of staff in the school, then the next junior teacher in the school shall be placed on the priority placement list.
(c) In the event that the Union does not agree with the Centre for Education’s decision, then a committee, as referred to in Article 20.10 (b), consisting of three (3) members of the Union and a committee of three (3) members of the Centre for Education shall meet within ten
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
TRANSFER OF TEACHERS. (a) The parties acknowledge that priority placements of displaced teachers are the paramount consideration in this Article.
(b) At the earliest possible date the Board, in consultation with the Union, shall seek alternatives for the teachers on the priority placement list.
21.2 24.2 The Board shall make all reasonable best efforts to fill vacant and unfilled administrative positions on or before May 7th of each year.
21.3 24.3 Only permanent contract teachers and teachers on the priority placement list are eligible for transfer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 21.4 24.4 – 21.7 24.7 of this Article
21.4 24.4 In order to encourage and promote voluntary teacher transfer, the Board shall:
(a) by May 1st but in no event later than May 7th, compile a list of all vacant and unfilled (one year) positions available for the following school year. In the event that the Board is unable to complete its staffing requirements by May 1st, but in no event later than May 7th, then an alternate schedule of posting may be mutually agreed upon by the parties; and
(b) continue to publish a list of positions to include any new positions created by the transfer of teachers or as a result of any administrative appointment or any other position that becomes available. The Board shall carry out two rounds of voluntary transfers. The positions shall be posted for four (4) calendar days.
21.5 24.5 Voluntary transfers shall not commence until all teachers have been given their teaching assignments.
(a) Teachers shall apply in writing to request a transfer to a specific position(s) and shall be offered a position on the basis of seniority provided they are competent and qualified by training and/or experience for the position. Notwithstanding Article 21.20, a teacher holding a permanent contract who applies for multiple positions may rank the positions in order of preference and shall be offered the highest ranked position based on seniority, for which they would be competent and qualified subject to receivecompelling personal circumstances.
(b) Unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request an explanation of the successful applicant choice.
(c) Notwithstanding Article 21.6 24.6 (a), but following the close of the competition for each of the two (2) voluntary rounds of transfer, in the event that an obvious solution to a problem placement of a teacher on the priority placement list exists, the Board, may invoke the provisions of Article 22 25 – Board-Initiated Transfer - to accomplish same.
21.7 (a) If the position awarded pursuant to Article 21.6 24.6 ceases to exist or the teaching assignment is significantly changed, the teacher has the right to return to his/her original position.
(b) Where the posted qualifications for a position are altered because the position requirements have significantly changed, the position shall be reposted.
24.8 The name and the successful applicants for each position for all rounds of transfers shall be provided by e-mail to the Union within two
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Samples: Collective Agreement
TRANSFER OF TEACHERS. (a) The parties acknowledge that priority placements of displaced teachers are the paramount consideration in this Article.
(b) At the earliest possible date the Board, in consultation with the Union, shall seek alternatives for the teachers on the priority placement list.
21.2 The Board shall make all reasonable best efforts to fill vacant and unfilled administrative positions on or before May 7th of each year.
21.3 Only permanent contract teachers and teachers on the priority placement list are eligible for transfer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 21.4 – 21.7 of this Article
21.4 24.2 In order to encourage and promote voluntary teacher transfer, the Board shall:
(a) by May 1st but in no event later than May 7th, compile a list of all vacant and unfilled (one year) positions permanent job vacancies available for the following school year. In the event that the Board is unable to complete its staffing requirements by May 1st, but in no event later than May 7th, then an alternate schedule of posting may be mutually agreed upon by the parties; and;
(b) continue to unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request in writing the outcome of the competition for which they applied as well as an explanation of the successful applicant choice;
(c) include positions that become available as a result of retirements, resignations, deaths, dismissals for just cause, newly created positions and all other full year leaves. Semester leaves may be offered for consideration;
(d) publish a permanent vacancy list of positions on at least a bi-weekly basis after May 1st to include any new positions created by the transfer of teachers or as a result of any administrative appointment permanent teachers, or any other additional position that becomes availableas identified in (b). The For greater certainty the Board shall carry out publish at least two (2) permanent vacancy lists and complete two rounds of voluntary transfers. The positions time for posting and for applications shall be posted for four (4) calendar daysadjusted to ensure that the Board can complete all its staffing requirements in a timely manner.
21.5 24.3 Voluntary transfers shall not commence until all teachers schools have been given advised of their teaching assignmentsprojected staff requirements for the ensuing school year.
(a) Teachers shall apply in writing to request a transfer to a specific position(s) and shall be offered a position on the basis of seniority provided they are competent and qualified by training and/or experience for the position. Notwithstanding Article 21.20, a teacher holding a permanent contract who applies for multiple positions may rank the positions in order of preference and shall be offered the highest ranked position based on seniority, for which they would be competent and qualified subject to receivecompelling personal circumstances.
(b) Unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request in writing the outcome of the competition for which they applied as well as an explanation of the successful applicant choice.
(c) Notwithstanding Article 21.6 24 (a), but following the close of the competition for each of the two (2) voluntary rounds of transfer, in the event that an obvious solution to a problem placement of a teacher on the priority placement list exists, the Board, may invoke the provisions of Article 22 25 – Board-Initiated Transfer - to accomplish same.
21.7 (a) If 24.5 A teacher shall accept the position awarded pursuant applied for and offered subject to Article 21.6 ceases to exist or changed personal circumstances. Should the teaching assignment is circumstances of a posted position change significantly changedafter a teacher has accepted the applied for position, the teacher has shall be consulted by the right employer and reassigned to return a vacant position if the teacher so requests.
24.6 The Director of Finance & Human Resources shall meet with representatives of the Union to his/her original positiondiscuss all voluntary transfers and shall provide all necessary information to monitor the process.
24.7 A successful applicant who is a priority placement in the first round of positions shall have the opportunity to apply for positions which become available in the second round.
24.8 Where staff reduction necessitates displacement from a school, teachers shall be transferred out of the school according to their positions in the system seniority list. (Refer to Articles 25.6 through 25.9)
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Samples: Collective Agreement
TRANSFER OF TEACHERS. (a) The parties acknowledge that priority placements Board shall not transfer teachers from school to school, except within the community in which the Centre or extension class is located, without the consent of displaced teachers are the paramount consideration teacher. Notwithstanding transfers necessitated by phase out of a position or by the application of the Staff Reduction and Seniority Article may be effected without the consent of the involved, Transfers, pursuant to shall be accomplished in this Article.
(b) At the earliest possible date the Board, in a fair and reasonable manner. There shall be prior consultation with the Union, shall seek alternatives for teacher and the teachers on the priority placement list.
21.2 The Board shall make all reasonable best efforts to fill vacant take into serious consideration the teacher's qualifications and unfilled administrative positions on or before May 7th place of each year.
21.3 Only permanent contract teachers and teachers on the priority placement list are eligible for transfer residence. In instances of transfers, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 21.4 – 21.7 of this Article
21.4 teacher to be transferred shall be offered the first available position for which is qualified which becomes vacant at original school in the first instance or in the same community in the second instance. In order to encourage and promote voluntary teacher transferthe event that such a position becomes vacant during the school year, the Board shall:
(a) by May 1st but in no event later than May 7th, compile a list transfer shall be effective as of all vacant and unfilled (one year) positions available for August of the following school year. In When a transfer, pursuant to necessitates a relocation the event that teacher, the Board is unable shall pay reasonable relocation expenses to complete its staffing requirements by May 1stthe teacher to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per I, but in no event later than May 7thtransfer, then an alternate schedule of posting may be mutually agreed upon by provided the parties; and
(b) continue teacher makes application to publish a list of positions the Board for reimbursement. Expense vouchers must accompany the application, Teachers who transfer or who are transferred from Centre to include any new positions created by the transfer of teachers or as a result of any administrative appointment or any other position that becomes available. The Board shall carry out two rounds of voluntary transfers. The positions shall be posted for four (4) calendar days.
21.5 Voluntary transfers Centre shall not commence until all teachers have been given suffer a loss of seniority, pursuant to of Article Staff Reduction and Seniority. Teachers wishing to be considered for a transfer shall submit their teaching assignments.
(a) Teachers shall apply request in writing to request the Director not later than March 1st indicating the locations to which they wish to transfer. Notwithstanding prior to declaring a transfer vacancy the Board shall: firstly, place redundant teachers; secondly, transfers pursuant to a specific position(s13.01; and thirdly, consider applications pursuant to ARTICLE SCHOOL YEAR The academic school year begins on the first (1st) day of August in each year and ends on the first day of July next following. The length of the school year shall not exceed one hundred ninety-five (195) days taught or deemed to be taught. Included in the one hundred ninety-five school days pursuant to there shall. be at least eight (8) days available for In-service Education and organization. The days pursuant to shall with the approval of the Director be designated for use as follows: organization purposes; pupil evaluation and classification and administrative purposes; attendance at school board or Department of Education sponsored and approved in-service programs. The calendar arrangement of teaching days and holidays for each Centre in any school year, within the period September to June both dates inclusive, shall be offered the responsibility of the Director in consultation with the President of the respective Local of the Union. Notwithstanding the calendar arrangement of teaching days and holidays €or a position on teacher employed in an extension class outside a Centre in any school year, shall parallel the basis calendar of seniority provided they the local school district within which the extension class is located. (195) days required for other teachers in order to carry out those duties which are competent and qualified by training and/or experience necessary for the position. Notwithstanding Article 21.20efficient operation of the school, a teacher holding a permanent contract who applies for multiple positions may rank such days to be determined by the positions in order of preference and shall be offered the highest ranked position individual supervisory person involved, based on seniority, for which they would be competent and qualified to receive.
(b) Unsuccessful applicants for voluntary transfer may request an explanation of professional judgment in consultation with the successful applicant choice.
(c) Notwithstanding Article 21.6 (a), but following the close of the competition for each of the two (2) voluntary rounds of transfer, in the event that an obvious solution to a problem placement of a Director. Every teacher on the priority placement list exists, the Board, may invoke the provisions of Article 22 – Board-Initiated Transfer - to accomplish same.
21.7 (a) If the position awarded pursuant to Article 21.6 ceases to exist or the teaching assignment is significantly changed, the teacher has shall have the right to return Union representation at any interview called for disciplinary purposes by supervisory personnel. An interview for disciplinary purposes shall be understood to his/her original positionmean an interview convened for the purpose of dealing with a warning or reprimand, a suspension or the dismissal of the teacher. Any interview in which it is not intended to deal with I' any of the aforementioned disciplines shall not be considered a meeting for disciplinary purposes. The exercise of this right by a teacher shall not result in a delay of said interview by more than forty-eight (48) hours.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
