- Definitions
- Training
Instruction received as preparation for the profession of teaching which leads to the development of a particular skill or proficiency with respect to a particular subject or subjects.
- Qualifications
Refers to the classification in which the teacher is placed by the Professional Certification Section of the Administrative and Professional Certification Branch of Manitoba Education.
- Experience
The practical application of the training over a period of time with respect to the particular subject or subjects.
- Seniority
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- All employees of the Turtle River School Division who have a teaching certificate and have a Teacher - General Contract shall accrue seniority while performing duties for the Division and shall be placed on the teachers' seniority list. Employees with a teaching certificate hired on a Limited Term Teacher - General Contract or contracts prior to being hired on a Teacher-General Contract shall have their continuous employment with the division recognized to the first day employed on previous Limited Term Teacher - General Contracts. They shall be placed on the seniority list with the date of hiring as per the first Limited Term Teacher - General Contract. Continuous employment shall be defined as Limited Term Teacher - General Contracts which fall within one year of the previous Limited Term Teacher – General Contract. The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Student Services shall have their seniority recognized as per Letter of Understanding to be attached to the collective agreement.
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- Where the teachers have the same length of continuous teaching experience as defined in d) iv. (a), the order of the seniority list shall be determined on the basis of the total length of employment with the Division.
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- Where teachers have the same seniority as defined in (a), (b) the order of seniority shall be determined on the basis of total recognized teaching experience in Manitoba.
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- Where teachers have the same seniority as defined in (a), (b), and (c), the order of seniority shall be determined on the basis of total recognized teaching experience recognized by the Province of Manitoba for classification purposes.
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- If the length of teaching experience as defined in (a), (b), (c), and (d), is equal, the teacher to be declared surplus shall be determined by the Division.
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- A teacher shall retain and accrue seniority if absent from work because of:
- illness or accident up to the maximum days accumulated under the provisions of the collective agreement;
- a leave of absence up to thirty (30) calendar days;
- maternity leave under the provisions of the Employment Standards Code.
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- A teacher shall retain but not accrue seniority if the teacher is:
- on leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) calendar days;
- laid off for a period of time less than that set out in (h) (3) hereof;
- absent because of illness or accident for more than the maximum number of days accumulated under the provisions of the collective agreement;
- absent because the Division has granted maternity leave beyond the requirements of the Employment Standards Act.
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- Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a teacher who is laid off shall lose recall rights for any of the following reasons;
- a teacher resigns
- the teacher becomes employed by another school division except in the case of employment under a Limited Term Teacher-General Contract not to exceed one year;
- the teacher is not re-employed within one (1) calendar year after September 30th following the date of lay-off;
- the teacher’s contract is terminated for cause;
- the teacher on a re-employment list who refuses to accept a position for which the teacher has the necessary training, qualifications and experience to perform the work in the position(s) offered shall forfeit all right of seniority and re-employment and subject to the exception contained in (h) (2.) hereof. In circumstances as outlined in (h)(2.), any teacher who refuses to accept employment shall forfeit all claims to the position(s) offered.