17.01 a) The Employer reserves the right to hire teachers either on a full time or a part time permanent basis, or on a full time or a part time term basis where the contract expires on an agreed upon date.
17.01 b) A term teacher is probationary and may or may not have his/her term contract renewed. Teachers employed on a term contract may be terminated upon the provision to the teacher of one month’s notice or one month’s pay in lieu of notice. A teacher employed on a term contract may terminate their contract with one month’s notice.
17.01 c) No teacher shall be hired on a term for a period or periods exceeding three (3) years. A teacher who has been employed on a term contract for three (3) school years shall upon employment on the next successive school year be assigned a permanent contract and shall be deemed to have been continuously employed on a permanent contract since the commencement of his/ her duties.
17.01 d) A teacher on a term contract shall be provided all the rights and benefits included in this agreement, other than those rights and benefits contained in Article 13 and Article 15.