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Staff input shall include, but not be limited to, minimizing split grades and balancing class sizes to address the safety and security of students. Additional meeting(s) with all affected staff will be held to discuss reorganizations resulting from a significant change in a school allocation and with all affected staff to discuss any assignment changes during the school year. Each Principal is to advise each individual teacher of his or her assignment for the following school year.\n28.03 The proposed organization or reorganization arrived at following this consultative process is subject to the approval of the appropriate Superintendent of Schools. This tentative organization, including assignments, shall be presented to and discussed at a full staff meeting prior to 1 May.\n28.04 Following receipt and approval of the tentative school organization the Board shall provide the O.C.E.T.F., not later than 1 May:\n(a) a list of known vacancies as of the following 1 September;\n(b) the number of teaching positions which are projected to exist as of the next 1 September;\n(c) a list of the names of teachers requiring placement for the next school year.", "size": 3, "hash": "4290bcb526010a202ea3b50baf80eac2", "id": 4}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "length-of-the-school-year", "type": "clause", "offset": [9, 34]}, {"key": "minimum-number-of-days", "type": "definition", "offset": [48, 70]}, {"key": "education-act", "type": "clause", "offset": [96, 109]}, {"key": "as-amended", "type": "definition", "offset": [111, 121]}, {"key": "the-teacher", "type": "definition", "offset": [130, 141]}, {"key": "required-to-work", "type": "clause", "offset": 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days worked, to be scheduled with the mutual agreement of the Teacher and the Principal during the course of the school year. The duties of the Teacher who is taking compensating days shall not be assigned to another member of the Bargaining Unit.\n15.2 The elapsed time from the beginning of a Teacher's assigned time to the end of a Teacher's assigned time on any school day shall not exceed 7.5 hours.\n15.2.1 No period shall exceed seventy-five (75) minutes in length. No Teacher shall be assigned more than three (3) seventy-five (75) minute periods without a break.\n15.3 Prior to implementation, any change to the system or school timetabling structures shall be reviewed through the Board- Federation Committee.\n15.4 Participation in a Professional Learning Community (PLC) shall be voluntary.\n15.5 Each full-time Teacher will be assigned 6 periods out of 8 periods. Each full-time Teacher may also be assigned up to the following maxima for on-calls/supervisions, student mentoring and/or Teacher mentoring based on seventy-five (75) minute periods or equivalent as outlined below: 0.333 11 5 16 0.5 16 7 23 0.667 21 9 30 0.833 27 12 39\n15.5.1 For Guidance Teachers, Teacher-Librarians, School to Community Teachers, Safe School Teachers, Special Education Resource Teachers, Co-operative Education Teachers and, Teachers of Adult Education and Alternate Education Credit Programs, On- calls/Supervisions may be replaced with Student and/or Teacher Mentoring, and be assigned back to their area.\n15.5.2 Workload on-calls/supervisions and mentorship duties assigned to part-time Teachers shall be prorated in accordance with the ratio that the Teacher\u2019s entitlement bears to that of a full-time Teacher as outlined in 15.5.\n15.5.3 All on-calls/supervisions and mentoring shall be equitably assigned and performed inside the instructional day. Any scheduling of on- calls/supervisions and mentoring performed outside of the instructional day shall be with the consent of the Teacher affected, the Principal, the Board and the Bargaining Unit.\n15.5.4 On-calls/supervisions and mentorship assignments will be for no more than thirty-seven (37) minutes or equivalent.\n15.5.5 Occasional Teachers shall be hired to replace Teachers who are absent for more than two (2) periods.\n15.5.6 On-call coverage shall be limited to:\ni) Coverage for Teachers for an absence from the school of two (2) periods or less;\nii) Coverage for Teachers absent due to an emergency where no partially timetabled Occasional Teacher is already available in the school and willing to be hired for the required period(s); and,\niii) Coverage in a situation in which the use of an Occasional Teacher is warranted under the provisions of the Agreement, but no Occasional Teacher is available on that date provided an effort is made to hire an Occasional Teacher.\n15.5.7 The Teacher\u2019s availability for on-calls shall be scheduled. A Teacher will not be assigned more than one (1) on-call in a day or two (2) in one week, nor will the Teacher be assigned an on-call on a day when the Teacher is assigned a supervision.\n15.5.8 On-calls, supervisions and mentorship assignments shall be reviewed by the School Based Work Team by 30 September for Semester 1 and 28 February for Semester 2. If these timelines are not achieved then the schedules will be referred to the Joint Secondary Staffing Committee.\n15.5.9 Providing that student safety is maintained, any supervision assigned to Teachers shall be minimal and equitably assigned.\n15.5.10 The length of a supervision shall not exceed one half (1/2) period.\n15.5.11 Teachers of such courses listed in Article 20.1.8 and other credit and non-credit bearing educational services or school-based initiatives (i.e. attendance, behaviour (Transitions), special education, and third party contract) shall be assigned to their area for the full school day. Teachers assigned in this manner shall be free of other assigned duties, and shall have a 15 minute break in the morning and a 15 minute break in the afternoon and a lunch break of a minimum of 40 consecutive minutes.", "size": 3, "hash": "b020185793768970e8aed93bf687d7a2", "id": 5}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "special-education", "type": "definition", "offset": [6, 23]}, {"key": "cognitively-impaired", "type": "definition", "offset": [39, 59]}, {"key": "structure-of-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [167, 183]}], "samples": [{"hash": "jzOALyNkD5P", "uri": "/contracts/jzOALyNkD5P#school-organization", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 30.9660493939, "published": true}, {"hash": "3KJnKipJi0l", "uri": "/contracts/3KJnKipJi0l#school-organization", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 29.8847891997, "published": true}], "snippet": "Where special education classrooms for cognitively impaired, emotionally impaired, learning disabled or others are operative, they become a part of the organizational structure of the level at which they occur.", "size": 2, "hash": "b14ea5175a6c73830c03672d76f11693", "id": 6}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "the-organization", "type": "definition", "offset": [15, 31]}, {"key": "the-school", "type": "definition", "offset": [35, 45]}, {"key": "textbooks-and-other-teaching-materials", "type": "clause", "offset": [86, 124]}, {"key": "selection-and-use", "type": "clause", "offset": [134, 151]}], "samples": [{"hash": "9ij3wLPcvTo", "uri": "/contracts/9ij3wLPcvTo#school-organization", "label": "Master Agreement", "score": 25.7010758362, "published": true}], "snippet": "To decide upon the organization of the school for instruction, the final selection of textbooks and other teaching materials, and the selection and use of teaching aids.", "size": 2, "hash": "f2e3fe97f0bf6a2b6cb7d3fecffe57ea", "id": 7}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "a-schedule", "type": "clause", "offset": [20, 30]}, {"key": "pursuant-to-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [126, 141]}, {"key": "the-principal", "type": "definition", "offset": [166, 179]}, {"key": "a-school", "type": "clause", "offset": [194, 202]}, {"key": "scheduling-committee", "type": "clause", "offset": [203, 223]}, {"key": "comprised-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [224, 236]}, {"key": "high-school", "type": "definition", "offset": [276, 287]}, {"key": "scheduling-change", "type": "clause", "offset": [327, 344]}, {"key": "the-committee-will", "type": "clause", "offset": [358, 376]}, {"key": "alternative-proposals", "type": "clause", "offset": [384, 405]}, {"key": "school-leadership-team", "type": "clause", "offset": [413, 435]}, {"key": "department-heads", "type": "clause", "offset": [451, 467]}, {"key": "the-selected", "type": "clause", "offset": [491, 503]}, {"key": "to-the-superintendent", "type": "clause", "offset": [531, 552]}, {"key": "for-approval", "type": "definition", "offset": [553, 565]}, {"key": "arrange-for", "type": "clause", "offset": [594, 605]}, {"key": "the-final", "type": "clause", "offset": [606, 615]}, {"key": "substantially-changes", "type": "definition", "offset": [692, 713]}, {"key": "the-schedule", "type": "clause", "offset": [822, 834]}, {"key": "reduction-of-teachers", "type": "clause", "offset": [893, 914]}, {"key": "new-schedule", "type": "clause", "offset": [932, 944]}, {"key": "first-year", "type": "definition", "offset": [956, 966]}], "samples": [{"hash": "7JrBRvRv1MT", "uri": "/contracts/7JrBRvRv1MT#school-organization", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 23.2929500342, "published": true}], "snippet": "If revisions to the a schedule become necessary in developing a cohesive and aligned system of instruction, they will be made pursuant to the following procedure:\n1. The Principal will assemble a School Scheduling Committee comprised of teachers and administrators.\n2. If the High School Scheduling Committee determines that a scheduling change is necessary the Committee will submit alternative proposals to the school leadership team, including the department heads, for consideration.\n3. The selected schedule will be presented to the Superintendent for approval.\n4. The Superintendent will arrange for the final recommendation to be presented to the Committee only if the recommendations substantially changes policy or programing options.\n5. The School Scheduling Committee may meet annually to assess the success of the schedule and recommend change or improvements.\n6. 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It typically outlines the roles and responsibilities of key personnel such as administrators, teachers, and support staff, and may specify the hierarchy or reporting lines within the organization. By clearly delineating how the school is organized and managed, this clause ensures efficient administration and helps prevent confusion or disputes regarding authority and duties."}, "json": true, "cursor": ""}}