The pace of hiring teachers in Quebec before the start of the school year is paying off

The speed to recruit teachers at the start of the school year is paying off, at least in Laval and the Patriots School Service Centers (CSS), Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, which is highly regarded. required by the Minister of Education on Wednesday.

In Laval, the CSS went from 905 positions to be filled last week to 108 in a few days. Thursday found recipients of “all regular teaching positions,” confirmed Duty Spokesperson Stella Duvall. 71 full-time posts and 37 part-time substitute posts are yet to be filled.

On Wednesday, Education Minister Bernard Trinville said Laval CSS was facing a huge deficit, according to figures up to last week. Although he “needs help” and faces a “significant challenge,” he expressed hope that the elected official and teaching positions will be filled very quickly.

In CSS des Patriotes, the number of vacancies on August 14 was 874. It dropped to 82 in a week. A spokesperson notes that 7 regular posts are vacant and a recruiter needs to be found for 75 part-time posts.

The minister’s data collection “Our requirements were largely met before our appointment sessions were held on August 16, 18 and 21,” said Marie-Pierre Laflamme, CSS communications adviser.

In comparison, at this time last year, we had announced 16 regular posts and 231 part-time posts vacant.

“By comparison, this time last year, we reported 16 regular positions and 231 part-time positions vacant,” he adds. Our team’s efforts to qualify as many candidates as possible and speed up the process during our work session have paid off. »

Thursday morning, Duty Cases of teachers being ignored by CSS despite their experience and availability have been reported. One of them got a job during the day.

At the CSS des Découvreurs in Quebec, only three regular positions remain to be filled as of Wednesday, according to figures provided by spokesman Charles-Antoine Gagnon. CSS des Premières-Seigneuries in the same city had 47 teaching posts vacant on Wednesday. By Thursday, that number had risen to 19. “Things are shaping up well,” media relations wrote in an email.

Also CSS de la Capitale in Quebec and Marguerite-Borgeoys in Montreal, Duty All their classes open at the beginning of the school year. At CSS de la Capitale, 52 posts are to be filled as of Wednesday, most of them part-time.

However, across the network, “at this point, it is not possible to guarantee that all positions will be filled at the start of the school year,” the Quebec School Boards Federation said. “Everyone is active,” spokeswoman Catherine Roy assured.

At the last minute

Several “allotment sessions” – to allocate vacancies – have taken place over the past few days and weeks. Why this competition at the last minute?

“Until the start of the school year, CSS has to accommodate the arrival and departure of many students [déménagements non annoncés, non planifiés, l’arrivée de clientèle migrante, etc.] [et] Many teachers have unplanned absences [retraites anticipées, retraits préventifs, nouvelles invalidités ou invalidités prolongées, etc.] “, especially the respondent M^me Roy.

In CSS Marguerite-Burgeoys, “Our planning and [notre] Assessment of companies’ needs begins in January,” explained spokeswoman Christine Loriaux. “However, new requirements will be added later [maternité, maladie, démissions, ouvertures de nouvelles classes à la suite de l’arrivée de nouveaux élèves, déménagements, etc.] “, she said.

In this CSS, the recruitment session has been held from May for two years. The same thing with CSS des Premières-Seigneuries: the first stages are assigned in May for the next school year, then June, July and the following “at the beginning of August”.

In Laval, hiring sessions will take place “sometime later in the summer,” spokeswoman Annie Goyette said. “This approach is also provided for in the local contract with the union. By doing things like this, we see more stability in our staff when they are assigned to a position, as new talent is mobilized and motivated to start the new school year,” he said. Adds.

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