Hiring Practice. The following language shall be incorporated into every local occasional teacher collective agreement: Occasional Teachers (OTs) play a critical role in the educational achievement of Ontario`s students and Ontario’s new teachers are increasingly relying on occasional teaching assignments as their introduction to the teaching profession. The OT role is challenging and builds experience which should be recognized by Boards in the hiring for Long Term Occasional (LTO) and/or permanent positions. It is critical that the process to gain such positions be fair and transparent. 25.1.1 Seniority Seniority as an Occasional Teacher shall commence on the most recent date of hire to the Occasional Teacher Bargaining Unit and shall continue uninterrupted thereafter. 25.1.2 The Occasional Teacher Seniority Roster (the “Roster”) 25.1.2.1 The Roster shall provide, in decreasing order of seniority, the names of the Occasional Teachers, the most recent date of hire to the Occasional Teacher Bargaining Unit (seniority date), and experience. 25.1.2.2 For the purpose of establishing the order of the Roster, where seniority is equal among two (2) or more Occasional Teachers, the tie shall be broken according to the following criteria and in the following order, based on the greater experience:
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