PRAIRIE SPIRIT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30

Article 8 Transfer of Teachers

  1. The Division’s right to initiate transfers shall always be exercised fairly, reasonably and in good faith.

 

  1. Notice of a transfer shall be provided to the teacher on or before June 15th, of the school year prior to the school year for which the transfer is to be effective.

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  1. Unless there is mutual agreement to a transfer occurring at a different date, transfers shall occur only at the commencement of a school year.

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  1. A teacher desiring a transfer shall make application for a transfer on or before April 1st of the school year prior to the school year for which the transfer is to be effective.  The Division shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests for transfers.

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  1. 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 had indicated an interest in a transfer.

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  1. When a teacher is transferred a distance in excess of fifty (50) kilometers further from his/her residence than is the current location of employment, the Division shall pay, at the discretion of the teacher, either:
  1. Their reasonable moving costs paid with receipts to a maximum of $1,000.00;  or
  1. A mileage allowance in the amount of $750.00 for one year only.