WINNIPEG TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

27. TRANSFERS

27.01 Voluntary Transfers

 

  1. Teachers interested in a transfer shall indicate their interest in writing on or before March 31st 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 transfer.

 

  1. When the Division determines which vacancies to post, those vacancies will then be posted in each school in the Division.

 

  1. Whenever possible, teachers who have ten (10) or more years of service in one (1) school shall be granted an interview when applying for a bulletined position for which they are qualified.

 

  1. Teachers requesting voluntary transfers shall have accepted a new school assignment before their present school assignment is declared vacant.

 

  1. An application for transfer from a teacher shall, upon request by the teacher, be considered confidential, until such time as it becomes necessary to confer with the teacher's present and prospective administrators in making final decisions and arrangements.