Part 7 — Education Professions and Occupations Division 1 Responsibilities
205 Contracts of employment
(a) a day on which instruc tion is given by a teacher,
(b) a day on which a school i s closed due to an emergency,
(c) a day on which a school is closed by order of the Minister ,
(d) 2 days on which a teachers' convention authorized by The
Alberta Teachers' Association is held,
(e) holidays declar ed by a board, and
(f) any other days that are approved by the Minister.
(2) Unless the teacher agrees, a board may not require a teacher to
instruct students
(a) for more than 1100 hours in a school year, or
(b) for more than 200 teaching days in a school year.
(3) Subject to subsection (2) and notwithstanding any other
agreement to the contrary, the terms and conditions of a contract of
employment between a board and a teacher shall comprise the
following:
(a) except in the case of a teacher excluded under section
204(2), the terms and conditions negotiated, agreed on or
awarded under the Labour Relations Code;
(b) this section and sections 2 04, 206, 207 and 209 to 219;
(c) the terms and conditions agr eed on by the board and the
teacher.
(4) Any contract of employment excluding or purporting to
exclude the provisions of subsection (3)(a) or (b) is void.
(5) Every contract of employment between a board and a teacher
must
(a) be in writing,
(b) be offered to a teacher by a person acting on behalf of the
board, and
(c) be accepted by the teacher.
(6) For the purposes of this Division, an offer, acceptance,
confirmation, statement or notification must be in writing and must
be
(a) sent by registered or ordinary mail or by courier to,
(b) personally served on, or
(c) sent by fax or electronic mail to
the person to whom it is addressed.