INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND/OR REASSIGNMENT. A. Bargaining unit members being involuntarily transferred or reassigned shall be given the opportunity to meet with the local superintendent to discuss the reasons for said reassignment. Said reasons shall be given in writing to the bargaining unit member upon his/her request. An involuntary transfer or reassignment after August 1st to be effective during the current school year will be made only after a meeting between the bargaining unit member involved and the superintendent, at which time the bargaining unit member may at his option have a representative of his choice to be present at such meeting. Any reassignment made pursuant to this policy shall be in the best interests of the school district as determined by the superintendent. B. A bargaining unit member being involuntarily transferred or reassigned will be placed only in a position for which such a bargaining member is certificated. C. When it is necessary to eliminate a class within a grade level/subject, the teacher to be involuntarily transferred to another grade level shall be determined based on the following order of priority: 1. Licensure 2. Years in the grade level/subject 3. District seniority 4. Teacher qualifications and performance D. No teacher with twenty-five (25) years of teaching experience shall be transferred involuntarily from their grade level or subject area. E. If any two (2) bargaining unit members desire to switch positions for a school year, such a switch may be allowed after discussion with the building principals involved and approval by the Superintendent
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