u/bohemian_plantsody

I'm aware different boards will do this process differently, depending on the collective agreement and any board policies. I'm looking for examples.

Context: I'm an experienced teacher in Alberta (starting year 8). Out of fear of the separatism referendum(b), I'm looking at jobs in other parts of the country and will likely need most of the year to get certification paperwork and moving plans ready should Albertans disappoint me. So I'm not currently in BC, but it is where I'd like to end up.

I understand that I will be at the bottom of any seniority list, and so I am wondering if there's a point in applying to specific job postings or if I should expect to only hear back from TTOC postings (which makes the move a lot riskier). But does having any teaching experience matter for hiring in some districts (as in, seniority is the tiebreaker rather than the main factor)? If so, those would be the districts I would be most interested in.

I have friends who work for some of BC's health authorities and seniority for them is "wait your turn" as experience doesn't hold a lot of weight with their employers, which scares me as I don't want to TOC for years.

At the end of June, I went looking through my school's library looking for the class novels we have to start planning for my ELA Grade 9. I came to the conclusion that I will need to try to convince my school admin that we need to update the book list to be more up to date, less racist and more diverse. I'll also have to figure out how to navigate the book bans in our Alberta school but that can come later.

Where does your school get the books from? I know I'll likely need to get some quotes as this will probably get kind of expensive but I really think it's necessary for the kids.

I know elementary teachers likely have different places to source their books from than us secondary teachers too.