Seniority for the purpose of this agreement is defined to mean the length of continuous teaching experience from the date of the last hire by the Division beginning with the first day of teaching thereafter within the Division.
For teachers employed by the former River East and Transcona-Springfield School Divisions on June 30th, 2002, the seniority effective July 1st, 2002 shall be the number of years of seniority of the teacher on June 30th, 2002 in the respective divisions.