Teacher Bumping

CALLING YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Reg 274 changes the way teachers are hired in our schools.  It puts a bureaucratically created seniority list ahead of a Principal’s knowledge of what the school’s students need.Reg. 274 requires principals to

  • Pick from the 5 most senior supply teachers who apply (with the proper credentials) to fill a long-term occasional teaching assignment (e.g. to fill-in for a teacher on maternity or extended medical leave), and to
  • Pick from the 5 most senior teachers with long-term occasional experience (and the proper credentials) to fill a permanent position opening (if there are no laid-off full-time teachers)

Now is the time to tell the province that you do not want adult interests put ahead of student needs. The Ministry has recently changed their positions on Bill 115 at the request of the unions. Rescinding Reg 274 has been the single most pressing request of Trustees across Ontario arising out of Bill 115; your voice will greatly strengthen the Trustees’ position with the Minister.