OSSTF Secondary Occasional Teachers - Algoma District School ...

2d) the right to determine, implement and evaluate the qualifications forand the duties and responsibilities of positions; ande) the right to operate the schools in accordance with the Education Actof Ontario and the Laws of Ontario and the right to require allSecondary Occasional Teachers to comply with same.ARTICLE 3 - RECOGNITION:3.1 a) The employer, being the Algoma District School Board (hereinafterreferred to as “the Board”) recognizes the Ontario SecondarySchool Teachers’ Federation (hereinafter referred to as“theUnion”), as the Bargaining Agent authorized tonegotiate on behalfof all Secondary Occasional Teachers employed by the Board in itssecondary panel including persons who are not certifiedto teach but may be used by the Board pursuant to Regulation 298.b) Part-time permanent or part-time probationary teachers who areaccepted by the Board for additional employment asOccasionalTeachers shall be covered by this Agreement in respectof the portionrelative to such occasional teaching employment.3.2 All newly hired Secondary Occasional Teachers shall join the Union andremain members in good standing.ARTICLE 4 - DEFINITIONS:4.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:a) Secondary Occasional Teacher: A Secondary Occasional Teachershall mean a “Secondary Occasional Teacher” as defined in theEducation Act and may include a person employed as a SecondaryOccasional Teacher pursuant to Regulation 298.b) Long-term Secondary Occasional Teacher: A Long-term SecondaryOccasional Teacher shall mean a Teacher employed by the Board toteach for a period of ten (10) or more consecutive teaching days as areplacement for the same teacher.