Unless there is mutual agreement between a teacher and the Division for a transfer to occur, a teacher may be transferred only for fair, reasonable and educationally justifiable cause.
When a teacher is transferred by the Division, the Division shall pay relocation costs up to an amount of:
$1,264.97 effective July 1, 2014
$1,290.27 effective July 1, 2015
$1,316.08 effective July 1, 2016
$1,335.82 effective July 1, 2017
$1,355.86 effective January 1, 2018
if the transfer involves a distance of over 40 km between the teacher's residence and the new location of employment.
Notice of a transfer shall outline the reasons for the transfer and shall be provided to the teacher and the Association no later than June 1st .
A teacher desiring a transfer shall submit a request for a transfer no later than March 15 of the school year prior to the school year for which the transfer is to be effected. The Division shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests for transfers.
Nothing in the foregoing shall preclude a teacher applying for a posted vacancy that may occur at any time during a school year, whether or not such teacher has indicated an interest in a transfer.
The Division shall post all teaching assignment vacancies in the staff room of each school in the Division.