MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
AND
THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
AND
ADULT LEARNING CENTRES
It is hereby agreed between the aforementioned parties to establish and maintain a special unit status system for the operation of Adult Learning Centres (ALC). This system shall be governed by the following:
All provisions of the Collective Agreement will apply to those staff governed by this Memorandum, except as provided below.
I. Seniority
1) Seniority will remain as defined within Point 6, of Appendix “A” Lay-off procedure of the Collective Agreement between the Seven Oaks School Division and the Seven Oaks Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.
2) For the purposes of the application of Seniority, each participating Adult Education Centre shall be a special unit unto itself.
II. Lay-off Procedure
1) Staff reduction within any unit not accomplished through attrition will be dealt with on the basis of the seniority of teachers assigned to the specific Adult Learning Centre.
2) Staff who are laid off will be placed on the recall list for the unit from which they are laid off.
3) Staff who are laid off from Adult Learning Centres will have special consideration if they apply for positions within the Seven Oaks School Division.
III. Procedure for Filling Vacant Positions
1) If a position becomes vacant within the Adult Learning Centre, the vacancy will be filled using first the recall list for the Adult Education Centre.
2) The recall procedure will be governed by the provisions of Appendix “A” Lay-off procedure in the Collective Agreement.
IV. Leaves of Absence
1) Requests from teachers for leaves will be considered based on the Collective Agreement and/or policy of the Seven Oaks School Division.
2) Teachers granted leave of absence will, on completion of the leave, return to the Adult Learning Centre they were assigned prior to the leave unless by mutual agreement another arrangement is made.
V. Effective Period
This Agreement becomes effective at the commencement of the 2003-2004 school year, and will continue in effect from year to year thereafter unless one of the parties to the Agreement gives a minimum of three (3) months notice of a desire to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall become effective on June 30th next following.
The parties further agree that should the Seven Oaks School Division choose to operate an Adult Learning Centre, those staff shall be governed by all provisions of the Collective Agreement.
SIGNED AND AGREED ON BEHALF OF THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION:
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Chairperson
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Co Chair of Negotiations
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Secretary-Treasurer
SIGNED AND AGREED ON BEHALF OF THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’
ASSOCIATION OF THE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY:
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President
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Negotiations Chairperson
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Secretary
SIGNED AND AGREED ON BEHALF OF THE ADULT LEARNING CENTRES:
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Beth Bisson, Adult Education Centres (AEC) Inc.
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Brenda Garner, A Stepping Stone Learning Centres Inc.