ARTICLE 4: RIGHTS

4.6 Teachers On Limited Term Teacher-General Contracts

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1. Except as hereinafter provided, every teacher employed by the Division other than as a substitute teacher shall be employed under a written form of contract known as Form 2 and/or Teacher General Contract in the Public Schools Act.

 

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2. The exception to 1. above shall be those term teachers employed for a term certain of one (1) school year or less (i) to replace a teacher on an approved leave or secondment, or (ii) to replace a teacher who has terminated employment in the Division during the school year due to unforeseen circumstances, or (iii) to supplement classroom resources for a period of less than three {3) months. Every such term teacher shall be employed by the Division under a form of contract approved by the Minister known as a Limited Term Teacher-General.

 

3. A teacher who has been employed full or part time in the Division under a Limited Term Teacher- General Contract for an entire school year and is employed the following school year under a Teacher General Contract shall be entitled retroactively to seniority and sick leave.

 

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4. A teacher who has been employed full or part time in the Division under a Limited Term Teacher General Contract for two (2) successive entire school years shall, upon employment for a third consecutive entire school year, be signed to a Teacher General Contract and shall be entitled retroactively to seniority and sick leave. An "entire school year'' means employment for 180 or more school days in the contract year.

 

As an additional, temporary exception, a teacher may be employed on a Limited Term Teacher General Contract where necessary to meet the Division's obligations specifically arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This clause expires on June 30, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise agreed by the parties.