POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Clause Samples

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. 3.1.1.0.0. New appointments to continuing Positions of Responsibility which are vacant during the school year will be made as soon as possible after the vacancy occurs and each appointee, whether in an acting capacity or regular position, will be paid a responsibility allowance from the date of appointment.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. (a) A position of responsibility which becomes available because of growth, or because of a position of responsibility becoming vacant, shall be advertised. (b) A teacher who holds a similar position at another school may apply for a transfer. The Board reserves the right to transfer a teacher who holds a similar position in another school in order to fill the vacancy.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. It is the intention of the Board to establish positions of responsibility for the Secondary Schools. The establishment of said positions remains the prerogative of the board.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. 18:01 Positions of Responsibility are positions of academic and program leadership held by Teachers who are members of the Bargaining Unit. Positions of Responsibility may be department-focused or attached to a school-wide, inter-departmental or a department-specific program, and work in partnership with the Principal and the Administration to accomplish the school’s Vision and Mission and long-term strategic plan, including supporting school plans for continuous program improvement and improvement of student life. 18:02 Pursuant to Section 18:01, Positions of Responsibility shall fall into the following categories: a) Department Coordinator b) Program Director 18:03 Schedule I lists all Positions of Responsibility in place as of September 1, 2012, the durations of their terms of appointment and any compensatory release time. 18:04 Duties assigned to a Teacher holding a Position of Responsibility shall not be delegated to other Teachers, except in emergency situations. 18:05 A Teacher holding a Position of Responsibility who does not perform his or her duties at an acceptable level as outlined in the school’s Guidelines for Positions of Responsibility may be removed from the position prior to the end of his or her term of appointment. 18:06 Teachers holding Positions of Responsibility shall not be responsible for the evaluation of Bargaining Unit members or other unionized employees of UTS. 18:07 No Teacher shall hold more than one Position of Responsibility at any one time and no Position shall be shared, except in emergency situations and on a short-term basis, or with mutual consent of the Bargaining Unit and UTS. 18:08 Department Coordinators will demonstrate leadership in the following key areas: a) Collaborating with colleagues in the process of curriculum and program development, assessment, evaluation and instructional innovation, and guiding their practical application in support of consistent program delivery, and the UTS’ strategic plans; b) Mentoring and supporting the professional practice of UTS Teachers; c) Coordinating the implementation of Ministry of Education requirements; and d) Collaborating with UTS in realizing UTS’ Vision and Mission and accomplishing the goals of the strategic plans. 18:09 A Teacher appointed to the position of Department Coordinator shall hold Specialist or Honour Specialist qualifications or a combination of academic qualifications and teaching experience in at least one of the subjects in the Department to which...

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. UTS agrees to discuss with the Bargaining Unit prior to the creation of any new Position of Responsibility.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. (a) In addition to the position of Assistant Principal, where appointed, there will be four possible levels of positions of responsibility in a school. These are: (i) Preliminary Level of Responsibility (ii) Level 1 – Position of Responsibility (iii) Level 2 – Position of Responsibility (iv) Level 3 - Position of Responsibility as set out further in Schedule F – Positions of Responsibility. (b) The assignment of a position to a particular level in this clause will reflect the gradation of responsibilities exercised in each school, whether, administrative, pastoral care, co-curricular, or educational leadership, or a combination of these areas, taking into account the descriptions in Schedule F, with Level 3 being the most significant level of responsibility. (c) A teacher appointed to coordinate an area of instruction shall be appointed to the following positions of responsibility: Hours of instruction per week Minimum Level of Responsibility less than 50 hours Level 1 50 hours but not exceeding 150 hours Level 2 150 hours or more Level 3 (d) A school may appoint a part-time teacher to a fractional position of responsibility with the fraction being the same as the teacher’s load. If the teacher does not perform all of the duties associated with the full-time position teacher will receive an allowance calculated by multiplying the usual allowance for the position by the fraction (or teacher’s load). (e) For provisions relating to a teacher appointed as a Director of an early learning centre, see Schedule E – Conditions of Early Learning Centre Teachers.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. 10.01 The following allocation of program leaders will be granted to each secondary school based on the October 31st enrolment in the previous school year. The allocation will be given for a two (2) year period and the appointments will be for a 2 year term. School Enrolment Number of Positions 1 - 200 1 201 - 400 2 401 - 700 4 701 - 1000 6 1001 or more 8 10.02 a) The principal shall determine the programs for which a position shall be posted. The principal will consult with the in-school staffing committee prior to finalizing the program leader structure.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. (a) A position of responsibility may be shared by two teachers at the request of the teachers, with the recommendation of the principal and the approval of the Superintendent of Employee Services (b) In order to ensure the delivery of a coordinated program, where there are either no candidates or no suitable candidates available to fill a position of responsibility, then two positions of responsibility may be held by one teacher on the recommendation of the principal and the approval of the Superintendent of Employee Services. One of the positions will be held as an interim appointment. (c) In schools where the following programs are offered, there will be Positions of Responsibility: Arts Canadian and World Social Science Business Technology English French, Classical and International Languages Physical Education Mathematics Information Technology Science Guidance and Career Education Special Education Library Student Activities Co-operative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning Project Leader (d) Notwithstanding 9.03 (c), in schools where the ADE is less than 750, Canadian and World Studies and Social Science shall form one department. Additionally, Guidance and Career Education and Co- operative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning shall be combined to form one Student Services position.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. An organizational unit for a secondary school of the Board shall be a Department. Departments for the assignment of positions of responsibility will be as follows: The Arts, Business Studies, Canadian and World Studies, Co-operative Education, English, Guidance and Career Education, Health and Physical Education, Library, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Science, Social Science, Special Education, Technological Studies (including Design and Technology). All periods/sections shall be assigned to a department in a school. Notwithstanding the above, where a Department does not have sufficient sections to qualify for a Subject Chairperson, that Department will be combined with another Department. The principal, in consultation with the affected Departments, will submit a proposal, including rationale, for the particular combination desired to the parties. Approval of the combination will be at the discretion of the Director or designate after serious discussion at the In-School Staffing Advisory Committee and the Secondary School Staffing Advisory Committee.