Common use of Posting of Openings Clause in Contracts

Posting of Openings. 1. An opening is defined as a position at a school site which remains after voluntary reassignments have been carried out at the site and which the District determines should be filled by a regular probationary or permanent employee rather than by a substitute or temporary employee. 2. The District will post at each school location a notice of each opening as it occurs during the school year and each opening which it knows will occur at the beginning of the following school year. Each notice shall state a deadline for applications. The opening shall not be filled prior to such deadline. Unit members who have filed a written request for reassignment under Article XII, “Reassignment,” or transfer under this Article shall be considered for these openings prior to requests received after posting. 3. The junior high school will post any openings caused by resignations or the creation of new positions for the second or third trimesters; however, any request for transfer or reassignment to these positions must be approved by the principal or principals involved. The District may, in cases when an opening occurs after the school year has commenced, fill such positions on an interim basis with a newly-hired employee without following transfer procedures. 4. Assuming a position created under Paragraph A.3., above, is to be retained for the next school year, it is to be posted by March 1 as an opening for transfer or reassignment purposes; and the new employee shall then be considered along with potential transferees or reassignees to determine who shall fill the position for the next school year. 5. Any teaching assignment receiving monetary compensation above and beyond the normal designated work day will be posted at all school sites and the District Office for not less than five (5) working days. 6. The District shall, upon request of an employee who has requested a transfer, notify that employee during summer recess of any posted openings which may arise during the summer. The employee’s request must be in writing and must include a summer mailing address.