The Division shall exercise its discretion to transfer in a manner which is fair and reasonable. The Division shall, wherever possible, consult with teachers who are being involuntarily transferred prior to making a final decision.
Notification of any proposed transfer shall be communicated by priority post to the teacher concerned and include the proposed date of transfer and location to which the teacher is to be transferred.
Notification of transfer, to be effective the next school year, must be communicated to the teacher concerned as outlined in 30.01 on or before May 15th. Such transfer to be effective the first day of the fall term following.
Transfers within the Division at any other time as mentioned in 30.02 shall be by mutual consent.
Where a teacher transfers from one (1) school to another within the Division, at the written request of the Division, the cost of approved travel, accommodation and moving expenses of normal *household effects and usual means of transportation incurred by the teacher in moving to the new location shall be borne by the Division. Such costs shall be computed on the basis of the most economical means of moving.
*HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS: Personal clothing, furniture, china, kitchen applicances and other items of equipment used in the regular home and domestic garden but excluding bulky hobby equipment or supplies, perishable plants, livestock, lumber, furniture and equipment from summer home or cottage, pleasure boats, motors, heavy machinery, or similar items, and any items used in connection with a secondary source of family income.
Effective date of signing:
Following completion of three (3) full and continuous years of service in the same community, a teacher upon transferring to another community would receive a one-time payment of $1,500.00, subject to receipts to assist in the cost of moving. Teachers claiming costs under Article 30.05 shall not be eligible for any reimbursement under this clause.
Teachers with five (5) years of employment or greater with the Division shall be granted an interview when applying for a posted position for which they are qualified.
Teachers who have been granted an interview outside of their home community but within the Frontier School Division will be eligible for time to travel at no loss of salary, to the interview, at the Division expense, such travel to be by the most practical, economical means, for one (1) interview per year.