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Security of Employment Based on Seniority and Qualifications. a. When, for educational or budgetary reasons, the Board determines that it is necessary to reduce the total number of teachers employed by the Board, the teachers to be retained shall be those who have the greatest seniority, provided that they possess the necessary qualifications for the positions available as defined in Article C.20.2.a above. b. The Board and the Association agree that the Board may transfer teachers in order to implement the provisions of Article C.20.3.a, and agree that any reasonable transfer in good faith for such purpose shall not be subject to any other provision of this agreement otherwise dealing with transfers. c. The Board shall refer all claims under Article C.20.2.a to the Qualifications Committee established under Article C.20.2.c. The procedures outlined in Article C.20.4(b) will be used to rule on the claim. d. The Board shall give each teacher it intends to layoff a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days' notice, in writing, such notice to be effective at the end of a school term, and to contain the reason for the layoff and a list of the teaching positions, if any, in respect of which the Board proposes to retain a teacher with less seniority. The Board shall concurrently forward a copy of such notice to the Association. (The end of a school term is considered to be June 30th and December 31st, with the exception of North Peace Secondary School, and any other class on the semester system, where the end of term coincides with the end of the semester). e. Where a teacher successfully appeals their layoff according to Article C.20.2.c, thus necessitating a further layoff, the Board may lay off the affected teacher without complying with the provision of Article C.

Security of Employment Based on Seniority and Qualifications. a. When, for bona fide educational or budgetary reasons, the Board determines that it is necessary to reduce the total number of teachers employed by the Board, the teachers to be retained on the teaching staff of the District shall be those who have the greatest seniority, provided that they possess the necessary qualifications for the positions available as defined in Article C.20.2.a aboveavailable. b. The Board and the Association agree that the Board may transfer teachers in order may, to implement the provisions of Article C.20.3.aC.20.2.a, and agree transfer a teacher to a different position or different school. It is further agreed that any reasonable transfer in good faith for such purpose shall not be subject to any other provision of this agreement Agreement otherwise dealing with transfers. c. The Board shall refer all claims under Nothing in paragraph Article C.20.2.a or C.20.2.b shall be taken to require the Qualifications Committee established under Article C.20.2.c. The procedures outlined in Article C.20.4(b) will be used Board to rule transfer a teacher with greater seniority for the purpose of retaining on the claimstaff a teacher with less seniority than that teacher. d. The Board shall give each teacher it intends to layoff a minimum of thirty terminate pursuant to this Article at least sixty (3060) calendar days' notice, days notice in writing, such notice to be effective at the end of the school term (i. e. December 31st or June 30th, or in a school termon a semester system, January 31st), and to contain the reason for the layoff termination, and a list of the teaching positions, if any, in respect of to which the Board proposes to retain a teacher with less seniority. The Board shall concurrently forward a copy of such notice to the Association. (The requirement that the effective date of the notice be at the end of a school term does not apply where the Board makes an appointment to a position which is considered temporarily vacant due to leave of absence and which the Board reasonably believes will cease to be June 30th and December 31st, with the exception of North Peace Secondary School, and any vacant at a time other class on the semester system, where the end of term coincides with than the end of the semester)school term. e. Where a teacher successfully appeals their layoff according to Article C.20.2.c, thus necessitating a further layoff, the Board may lay off the affected teacher without complying with the provision of Article C.

Security of Employment Based on Seniority and Qualifications. a. When, for educational or budgetary reasons, the Board determines that it is necessary to reduce the total number of teachers employed by the Board, the teachers to be retained shall be those who have the greatest seniority, provided that they possess the necessary qualifications for the positions available as defined in Article C.20.2.a above. b. The Board and the Association agree that the Board may transfer teachers in order to implement the provisions of Article C.20.3.a, and agree that any reasonable transfer in good faith for such purpose shall not be subject to any other provision of this agreement otherwise dealing with transfers. c. The Board shall refer all claims under Article C.20.2.a to the Qualifications Committee established under Article C.20.2.c. The procedures outlined in Article C.20.4(b) will be used to rule on the claim. d. The Board shall give each teacher it intends to layoff a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days' notice, in writing, such notice to be effective at the end of a school term, and to contain the reason for the layoff and a list of the teaching positions, if any, in respect of which the Board proposes to retain a teacher with less seniority. The Board shall concurrently forward a copy of such notice to the Association. (The end of a school term is considered to be June 30th and December 31st, with the exception of North Peace Secondary School, and any other class on the semester system, where the end of term coincides with the end of the semester). e. Where a teacher successfully appeals their his/her layoff according to Article C.20.2.c, thus necessitating a further layoff, the Board may lay off the affected teacher without complying with the provision of Article C.