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Secondary School Staffing Important Dates

 
FINALIZED Secondary School Staffing Important Dates for the 2007-2008 Staffing Process

as of October 5, 2007

TIMELINES DESCRIPTION SECTION
By Sept. 15
  • An In-School Staffing Committee shall be established in each school for the school year
30.1
By Sept. 30 -
noon
  • Board to provide Secondary Staffing Committee with teacher timetables and School Supervision
    Schedules
29.2(j)
By Oct. 1
  • Class size report by teacher (short & long version) for each school as of the 20th school day will
    be forwarded for review to the Secondary Staffing Committee
29.3.6
Nov. 1
  • Class size report by teacher (short & long version) for each school will be forwarded for review
    to the Secondary Staffing Committee
29.3.6
By Dec. 31
  • Surplus teachers may exercise their right to return to a Semester 2 vacancy in the school from
    which they were surplus
32.8
Dec. - Jan.
  • Post and apply process for Semester 2 vacancies
36.1
During
January
  • Teachers in first year of Reciprocal or Cross-Panel (Reciprocal) Transfer to notify Board of desire
    to have the transfer made permanent or extended to second year
  • Teachers in second year of Reciprocal or Cross-Panel (Reciprocal) Transfer to notify Board of
    intent to have transfer made permanent or they will return to their home schools
31.10 - 31.13
31.27 - 31.30
By Jan. 25
  • Letters of intent from Learning Co-ordinators due to Executive Superintendent of Program
    Services with copies to Supervisor and Superintendent
 
By Feb. 8
  • Confirmation by Program Services of renewal term appointments for Learning Co-ordinators
 
Feb. 11 - 22
  • Posting of Learning Co-ordinator positions
 
By Feb 15
  • Reciprocal Transfer Applications
  • Cross-Panel (Reciprocal) Transfer Applications
31.1
31.17
By March 1
  • Reciprocal Transfer & Cross-Panel (Reciprocal) Transfer Request Lists Posted
31.3, 31.19
By March 3
  • Renewal of Learning Co-ordinator terms
27.2
By March 3
  • Class size report for each school as of 20th school day of 2nd. semester will be forwarded for review
    to the Secondary Staffing Committee
29.3.6
By March 15 (Note: March Break begins March 8)
  • Request for 1 year leave of absence
  • Request for extension of 1 year leave of absence
  • Teachers interested in participating in Deferred Salary Leave Plan to apply to Board
18.16
18.16 (c)
19.4.a
March 20
  • Secondary School Principals submit actual registration in student information system for
    September, 2007 on March 21st. and FTE projections for October 31, 2007
 
April 7
  • Schools will receive their allocations
 
To be completed by by April 11
  • Interviews for Learning Co-ordinator positions to be completed
 
By April 15
 
  • Temporary withdrawal from Head Position
  • Request extension of temporary withdrawal from Head Position for one additional year
  • Part-Time Leave Requests & Extensions
  • Resignation / Retirement Letters
  • Resignation of Positions of Added Responsibility
  • Board to inform applicants to Deferred Salary Leave Plan of their acceptance into Plan
27.26.1
27.26.3
36.2
7.1,7.2
7.3
19.4.b
April 15 -
noon
  • Principals submit Headship/Assistant Headship Vacancies to Operations for 1st. Posting
 
April 16
  • Administrative Transfers of Headships
 
April 16- 18
  • 1st. Posting of Headship / Assistant Headship Vacancies - Round 1
27.21.1
By April 21
  • In-School Staffing Committee to review any potential surplus teacher declarations and provide
    input to Principal before Principal declares any teacher surplus to the school
  • In-School Staffing Committee to provide input to Principal on school program needs before
    Principal declares vacant positions in school
30.3(a)
30.3(b)
April 21 - 23
  • Interviews conducted for 1st. Posting of Headship / Assistant Headship Vacancies - Round 1
 
By April 24
  • Interviews for TOSA’s to be completed.
 
April 25 by
9:00 a.m.
  • Principals to submit vacancies and surplus lists to Operations
  • Principals submit Headship - Assistant Headship Vacancies to Operations for 2nd. Posting - Round 2
 
By April 28
  • Names of teachers declared surplus to their schools forwarded to Secondary Staffing Committee by
    Operations
 
April 27
  • Secondary Staffing Committee meets to review surplus and vacancy declarations.
 
April 28 - 30
  • 2nd. Posting of Headship / Assistant Headship Vacancies - Round 2
 
April 29
  • Secondary Staffing Committee meets at 9:00 a.m. to review surplus and vacancy declarations.
 
April 30
  • Secondary Staffing Committee meeting - 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. - C.E.C. South
  • District Staffing Meeting - 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. - CEC South - Medical & Admin. Transfers &
    review Surplus Declarations
 
By April 30 at
4:00 p.m.
  • Teachers interested in changing panels (not reciprocal transfers) to submit Application to Human
    Resources
 
By May 1 at
4:00 p.m.
  • Principals to submit Vacancies for 1st. Posting of Teacher Initiated Transfers to Operations - Round 1
     
 
May 1-5
  • Interviews for 2nd Posting of Headship / Assistant Headship Vacancies - Round 2
 
By May 2
  • Surplus letters by principals to surplus teachers
 
May 6 - 9
  • 1st Posting for Vacancies for Teacher Initiated Transfers - Round 1
31.36
May 8
  • Deadline - 9:00 a.m. for teachers wishing to appeal surplus status
 
By May 15
  • Initial determination of headship levels based on timetable projections (verified by Nov. 15)
27.20
May 20 - 22
  • Interviews of 1st Posting for Vacancies for Teacher Initiated Transfers - Round 1
 
By May 27 at
noon
  • Principals to submit Vacancies for 2nd Posting of Teacher Initiated Transfers to Operations - Round 2
     
 
May 28 - 30
  • 2nd Posting of Vacancies for Teacher Initiated Transfers - Round 2
 
By May 31
  • List of redundant secondary teachers to Secondary Staffing Committee
29.2(h)
June 2 - 3
  • Interviews for 2nd. Posting of Vacancies for Teacher Initiated Transfers - Round 2
 
June 4 by
3:00 p.m.
  • Principals to submit vacancies to Operations
 
June 5
  • Surplus Teacher Transfer Request forms to Operations
32.7
June 6
  • Secondary Staffing Committee meeting 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - C.E.C. South
  • District Staffing Meeting 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - CEC South - Placement of Surplus Teachers
32.9
June 9 - 10
  •  HR to post for vacant lines available to Part-Time contract teachers, Occ. and Con Ed teachers &
    Instructors - Round 3
36.1(a)
By June 10
  • Surplus teachers may exercise their right to return to a Semester 1 vacancy in the school from
    which they were surplus
32.8
June 11 - 12
  • Interviews for vacant lines available to Part-Time contract teachers, Occ. and Con Ed teachers &
    Instructors
36.1(a)
June 13
  • LTO lines submitted to HR
 
After June 15
  • New Vacancies for Headships / Assistant Headships will be acting positions
27.19
June 16
  • New Hires
 
June 16 - 20
  • LTO lines posted
 

  


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