Common use of Procedure to be Followed Clause in Contracts

Procedure to be Followed. In the event that a class, grade, or schedule in a school is to be closed due to discontinuation or consolidation of a class, grade, or schedule, the following steps will be followed. 1. The certified/licensed personnel already assigned to that class, grade, or schedule in that school with the fewest number of years in the Pawtucket School System, Citywide Seniority (seniority defined as total licensed service accumulated with the Pawtucket School Department) will be moved. Transitional first grade teachers will be considered as first grade teachers for purpose of seniority. 2. If a permanent vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified/licensed and wishes to remain in the building, he/she must fill the vacancy. (a) If a temporary full year (September through June) vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified and wishes to remain in the building, he/she may fill that position. (b) If a regular faculty member chooses to take a temporary (September through June) position then said teacher/licensed personnel shall assert his/her other rights under this Article when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (c) If an involuntary transferred teacher/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” fills a temporary (September through June) vacancy, said teacher/licensed personnel shall return to the “Assignment Process” when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (d) If the regular teacher/licensed personnel on leave does not return from the one year leave of absence, that vacancy will go to the “Assignment Process.” (e) Teachers/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” filling temporary (September through June) vacancies shall not be considered regular faculty members for the purpose of bumping in this Article but must return to the “Assignment Process” for reassignment in the subsequent year. 3. If there is no vacancy in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel wishes to remain in the building, he/she may replace the least senior teacher/licensed personnel in any area for which he/she is certified/licensed (Citywide Seniority) in that building or voluntarily go into the “Assignment Process.” 4. The Superintendent may invoke the “Special Circumstance” provision and prevent the originally displaced teacher/licensed personnel from bumping the teacher/licensed personnel in #3 above. 5. If the Superintendent invokes the “Special Circumstance” provision, he/she must notify the teacher/licensed personnel in writing within ten (10) calendar days giving his/her specific detailed reasons why he/she used the provision. The teacher/licensed personnel involved would have the right to file a grievance if he/she disagrees with the Superintendent’s explanation. Said teacher/licensed personnel would also have the opportunity to replace the second least senior teacher/licensed personnel (Citywide Seniority). 6. The teacher/licensed personnel who eventually must leave the building will be required to participate in the “Assignment Process.” 7. The “Assignment Process”, as used in this section, will be defined as that activity where all eligible teachers/licensed personnel, including displaced teachers/licensed personnel, eligible teachers/licensed personnel seeking voluntary transfer, teachers/licensed personnel returning from leave of more than one year, and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, select positions from a list of existing vacancies. (a) Certified/ licensed personnel who wish to voluntarily transfer into positions in a grade span that they have not taught in during the past three years (including the current school year) must submit a letter of interest to the Superintendent, complete an interview process and receive the approval of the Superintendent before they may voluntarily transfer into a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years. Factors to be considered shall be: � Experience in the grade span � Experience in the certification � Evaluations � Specialized training undertaken or possession of certification and/or endorsement relevant to the position. The determination of whether a certified/licensed personnel may bid on and/or fill a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years shall rest with the Superintendent. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent certified/licensed personnel who are involuntarily transferred/displaced and/or returning from leave and/or recalled from layoff from taking a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught during the past three years in the Assignment Process if necessary. For the purposes of this section, the grade spans are: � PreK through Grade 2 � Grade 3 through Grade 6 � Grade 7 through 12 (b) An initial list of known vacancies will be distributed to each school for teacher/licensed personnel inspection on the last day of the school year. Principals shall be responsible for the distribution of said list to all teachers/licensed personnel. (c) The Superintendent or his/her designee shall, to the assembled teachers/licensed personnel at the “Assignment Process”, announce each vacancy, and positions shall be selected by those who are properly certified. The most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have first choice, second most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have second choice etc. This process shall continue until there are no more vacancies to be filled and/or teachers/licensed personnel seeking to transfer. (d) Involuntarily transferred teachers/licensed personnel and/or teachers/licensed personnel returning from a leave of more than one year and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, will be required to select a position for which they are certified during the first round. (e) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a teacher/licensed personnel from vacating a recently acquired position in favor of another vacancy. 8. The “Assignment Process” will be held on a mutually agreeable date after the close of school but prior to June 30 of each year. 9. Any teacher displaced from a class, grade, or schedule will have first choice to return to that class, grade, or schedule if and when same is reopened. 10. In the event that a vacancy should occur subsequent to the date of the “Assignment Process”, but prior to the first day of school, a teacher/licensed personnel may exercise his/her rights under Article IV,Sec.7,II,9,and Article IV.Sec.8.4 to return to a position from which he/she has been involuntarily transferred. Said teacher/licensed personnel will assume his/her position on the first day of the school year.

Procedure to be Followed. In the event that a class, grade, or schedule in a school is to be closed due to discontinuation or consolidation of a class, grade, or schedule, the following steps will be followed. 1. The certified/licensed personnel already assigned to that class, grade, or schedule in that school with the fewest number of years in the Pawtucket School System, Citywide Seniority (seniority defined as total licensed service accumulated with the Pawtucket School Department) will be moved. Transitional first grade teachers will be considered as first grade teachers for purpose of seniority. 2. If a permanent vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified/licensed and wishes to remain in the building, he/she must fill the vacancy. (a) If a temporary full year (September through June) vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified and wishes to remain in the building, he/she may fill that position. (b) If a regular faculty member chooses to take a temporary (September through June) position then said teacher/licensed personnel shall assert his/her other rights under this Article when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (c) If an involuntary transferred teacher/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” fills a temporary (September through June) vacancy, said teacher/licensed personnel shall return to the “Assignment Process” when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (d) If the regular teacher/licensed personnel on leave does not return from the one year leave of absence, that vacancy will go to the “Assignment Process.” (e) Teachers/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” filling temporary (September through June) vacancies shall not be considered regular faculty members for the purpose of bumping in this Article but must return to the “Assignment Process” for reassignment in the subsequent year. 3. If there is no vacancy in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel wishes to remain in the building, he/she may replace the least senior teacher/licensed personnel in any area for which he/she is certified/licensed (Citywide Seniority) in that building or voluntarily go into the “Assignment Process.” 4. The Superintendent may invoke the “Special Circumstance” provision and prevent the originally displaced teacher/licensed personnel from bumping the teacher/licensed personnel in #3 above. 5. If the Superintendent invokes the “Special Circumstance” provision, he/she must notify the teacher/licensed personnel in writing within ten (10) calendar days giving his/her specific detailed reasons why he/she used the provision. The teacher/licensed personnel involved would have the right to file a grievance if he/she disagrees with the Superintendent’s explanation. Said teacher/licensed personnel would also have the opportunity to replace the second least senior teacher/licensed personnel (Citywide Seniority). 6. The teacher/licensed personnel who eventually must leave the building will be required to participate in the “Assignment Process.” 7. The “Assignment Process”, as used in this section, will be defined as that activity where all eligible teachers/licensed personnel, including displaced teachers/licensed personnel, eligible teachers/licensed personnel seeking voluntary transfer, teachers/licensed personnel returning from leave of more than one year, and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, select positions from a list of existing vacancies. (a) Certified/ licensed personnel who wish to voluntarily transfer into positions in a grade span that they have not taught in during the past three years (including the current school year) must submit a letter of interest to the Superintendent, complete an interview process and receive the approval of the Superintendent before they may voluntarily transfer into a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years. Factors to be considered shall be: � • Experience in the grade span � • Experience in the certification � • Evaluations � • Specialized training undertaken or possession of certification and/or endorsement relevant to the position. The determination of whether a certified/licensed personnel may bid on and/or fill a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years shall rest with the Superintendent. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent certified/licensed personnel who are involuntarily transferred/displaced and/or returning from leave and/or recalled from layoff from taking a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught during the past three years in the Assignment Process if necessary. For the purposes of this section, the grade spans are: � • PreK through Grade 2 � • Grade 3 through Grade 6 � • Grade 7 through 1212 Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent tenured, certified/licensed personnel seeking voluntary transfer within the grade span(s) he/she has taught during the past three years from filling any vacancy for which he/she is certified/licensed. (b) An initial list of known vacancies will be distributed to each school for teacher/licensed personnel inspection on the last day of the school year. Principals shall be responsible for the distribution of said list to all teachers/licensed personnel. (c) The Superintendent or his/her designee shall, to the assembled teachers/licensed personnel at the “Assignment Process”, announce each vacancy, and positions shall be selected by those who are properly certified. The most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have first choice, second most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have second choice etc. This process shall continue until there are no more vacancies to be filled and/or teachers/licensed personnel seeking to transfer. (d) Involuntarily transferred teachers/licensed personnel and/or teachers/licensed personnel returning from a leave of more than one year and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, will be required to select a position for which they are certified during the first round. (e) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a some teacher/licensed personnel from vacating a recently acquired position in favor of another vacancy. 8. The “Assignment Process” will be held on a mutually agreeable date after the close of school but prior to June 30 of each year. 9. Any teacher displaced from a class, grade, or schedule will have first choice to return to that class, grade, or schedule if and when same is reopened. 10. In the event that a vacancy should occur subsequent to the date of the “Assignment Process”, but prior to the first day of school, a some teacher/licensed personnel may exercise his/her rights under Article IV,Sec.7,II,9,and , Sec.7, II,9, and Article IV.Sec.8.4 to return to a position from which he/she has been involuntarily transferred. Said teacher/licensed personnel will assume his/her position on the first day of the school year.

Procedure to be Followed. In the event that a class, grade, or schedule in a school is to be closed due to discontinuation or consolidation of a class, grade, or schedule, the following steps will be followed. 1. The certified/licensed personnel already assigned to that class, grade, or schedule in that school with the fewest number of years in the Pawtucket School System, Citywide Seniority (seniority defined as total licensed service accumulated with the Pawtucket School Department) will be moved. Transitional first grade teachers will be considered as first grade teachers for purpose of seniority. 2. If a permanent vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified/licensed and wishes to remain in the building, he/she must fill the vacancy. (a) If a temporary full year (September through June) vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified and wishes to remain in the building, he/she may fill that position. (b) If a regular faculty member chooses to take a temporary (September through June) position then said teacher/licensed personnel shall assert his/her other rights under this Article when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (c) If an involuntary transferred teacher/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” fills a temporary (September through June) vacancy, said teacher/licensed personnel shall return to the “Assignment Process” when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (d) If the regular teacher/licensed personnel on leave does not return from the one year leave of absence, that vacancy will go to the “Assignment Process.” (e) Teachers/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” filling temporary (September through June) vacancies shall not be considered regular faculty members for the purpose of bumping in this Article but must return to the “Assignment Process” for reassignment in the subsequent year. 3. If there is no vacancy in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel wishes to remain in the building, he/she may replace the least senior teacher/licensed personnel in any area for which he/she is certified/licensed (Citywide Seniority) in that building or voluntarily go into the “Assignment Process.” 4. The Superintendent may invoke the “Special Circumstance” provision and prevent the originally displaced teacher/licensed personnel from bumping the teacher/licensed personnel in #3 above. 5. If the Superintendent invokes the “Special Circumstance” provision, he/she must notify the teacher/licensed personnel in writing within ten (10) calendar days giving his/her specific detailed reasons why he/she used the provision. The teacher/licensed personnel involved would have the right to file a grievance if he/she disagrees with the Superintendent’s explanation. Said teacher/licensed personnel would also have the opportunity to replace the second least senior teacher/licensed personnel (Citywide Seniority). 6. The teacher/licensed personnel who eventually must leave the building will be required to participate in the “Assignment Process.” 7. The “Assignment Process”, as used in this section, will be defined as that activity where all eligible teachers/licensed personnel, including displaced teachers/licensed personnel, eligible teachers/licensed personnel seeking voluntary transfer, teachers/licensed personnel returning from leave of more than one year, and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, select positions from a list of existing vacancies. (a) Certified/ licensed personnel who wish to voluntarily transfer into positions in a grade span that they have not taught in during the past three years (including the current school year) must submit a letter of interest to the Superintendent, complete an interview process and receive the approval of the Superintendent before they may voluntarily transfer into a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years. Factors to be considered shall be: � • Experience in the grade span � • Experience in the certification � • Evaluations � • Specialized training undertaken or possession of certification and/or endorsement relevant to the position. The determination of whether a certified/licensed personnel may bid on and/or fill a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years shall rest with the Superintendent. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent certified/licensed personnel who are involuntarily transferred/displaced and/or returning from leave and/or recalled from layoff from taking a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught during the past three years in the Assignment Process if necessary. For the purposes of this section, the grade spans are: � • PreK through Grade 2 � • Grade 3 through Grade 6 � • Grade 7 through 1212 Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent tenured, certified/licensed personnel seeking voluntary transfer within the grade span(s) he/she has taught during the past three years from filling any vacancy for which he/she is certified/licensed. (b) An initial list of known vacancies will be distributed to each school for teacher/licensed personnel inspection on the last day of the school year. Principals shall be responsible for the distribution of said list to all teachers/licensed personnel. (c) The Superintendent or his/her designee shall, to the assembled teachers/licensed personnel at the “Assignment Process”, announce each vacancy, and positions shall be selected by those who are properly certified. The most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have first choice, second most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have second choice etc. This process shall continue until there are no more vacancies to be filled and/or teachers/licensed personnel seeking to transfer. (d) Involuntarily transferred teachers/licensed personnel and/or teachers/licensed personnel returning from a leave of more than one year and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, will be required to select a position for which they are certified during the first round. (e) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a some teacher/licensed personnel from vacating a recently acquired position in favor of another vacancy. (f) Once all teachers/licensed personnel required to select a position for which they are certified have secured a position for which they are certified during the Assignment Process, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall lift all restrictions for participation in the Assignment Process allowing for the voluntary transfer into the remaining vacant positions. i. The Superintendent shall retain the right to invoke “Special Circumstances” as defined in Article IV; Section 7, subsection I. 8. The “Assignment Process” will be held on a mutually agreeable date after the close of school but prior to June 30 of each year. 9. Any teacher displaced from a class, grade, or schedule will have first choice to return to that class, grade, or schedule if and when same is reopened. 10. In the event that a vacancy should occur subsequent to the date of the “Assignment Process”, but prior to the first day of school, a some teacher/licensed personnel may exercise his/her rights under Article IV,Sec.7,II,9,and , Sec.7, II,9, and Article IV.Sec.8.4 to return to a position from which he/she has been involuntarily transferred. Said teacher/licensed personnel will assume his/her position on the first day of the school year.

Procedure to be Followed. In the event that a class, grade, or schedule in a school is to be closed due to discontinuation or consolidation of a class, grade, or schedule, the following steps will be followed. 1. The certified/licensed personnel already assigned to that class, grade, or schedule in that school with the fewest number of years in the Pawtucket School System, Citywide Seniority (seniority defined as total licensed service accumulated with the Pawtucket School Department) will be moved. Transitional first grade teachers will be considered as first grade teachers for purpose of seniority. 2. If a permanent vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified/licensed and wishes to remain in the building, he/she must fill the vacancy. (a) If a temporary full year (September through June) vacancy exists in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel is certified and wishes to remain in the building, he/she may fill that position. (b) If a regular faculty member chooses to take a temporary (September through June) position then said teacher/licensed personnel shall assert his/her other rights under this Article when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (c) If an involuntary transferred teacher/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” fills a temporary (September through June) vacancy, said teacher/licensed personnel shall return to the “Assignment Process” when the absent teacher/licensed personnel returns. (d) If the regular teacher/licensed personnel on leave does not return from the one year leave of absence, that vacancy will go to the “Assignment Process.” (e) Teachers/licensed personnel from the “Assignment Process” filling temporary (September through June) vacancies shall not be considered regular faculty members for the purpose of bumping in this Article but must return to the “Assignment Process” for reassignment in the subsequent year. 3. If there is no vacancy in the building and said teacher/licensed personnel wishes to remain in the building, he/she may replace the least senior teacher/licensed personnel in any area for which he/she is certified/licensed (Citywide Seniority) in that building or voluntarily go into the “Assignment Process.” 4. The Superintendent may invoke the “Special Circumstance” provision and prevent the originally displaced teacher/licensed personnel from bumping the teacher/licensed personnel in #3 above. 5. If the Superintendent invokes the “Special Circumstance” provision, he/she must notify the teacher/licensed personnel in writing within ten (10) calendar days giving his/her specific detailed reasons why he/she used the provision. The teacher/licensed personnel involved would have the right to file a grievance if he/she disagrees with the Superintendent’s explanation. Said teacher/licensed personnel would also have the opportunity to replace the second least senior teacher/licensed personnel (Citywide Seniority). 6. The teacher/licensed personnel who eventually must leave the building will be required to participate in the “Assignment Process.” 7. The “Assignment Process”, as used in this section, will be defined as that activity where all eligible teachers/licensed personnel, including displaced teachers/licensed personnel, eligible teachers/licensed personnel seeking voluntary transfer, teachers/licensed personnel returning from leave of more than one year, and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, select positions from a list of existing vacancies. (a) Certified/ licensed personnel who wish to voluntarily transfer into positions in a grade span that they have not taught in during the past three years (including the current school year) must submit a letter of interest to the Superintendent, complete an interview process and receive the approval of the Superintendent before they may voluntarily transfer into a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years. Factors to be considered shall be: � • Experience in the grade span � • Experience in the certification � • Evaluations � • Specialized training undertaken or possession of certification and/or endorsement relevant to the position. The determination of whether a certified/licensed personnel may bid on and/or fill a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught in during the past three years shall rest with the Superintendent. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent certified/licensed personnel who are involuntarily transferred/displaced and/or returning from leave and/or recalled from layoff from taking a position outside of the grade spans that they have taught during the past three years in the Assignment Process if necessary. For the purposes of this section, the grade spans are: � • PreK through Grade 2 � • Grade 3 through Grade 6 � • Grade 7 through 1212 Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent tenured, certified/licensed personnel seeking voluntary transfer within the grade span(s) he/she has taught during the past three years from filling any vacancy for which he/she is certified/licensed. (b) An initial list of known vacancies will be distributed to each school for teacher/licensed personnel inspection on the last day of the school year. Principals shall be responsible for the distribution of said list to all teachers/licensed personnel. (c) The Superintendent or his/her designee shall, to the assembled teachers/licensed personnel at the “Assignment Process”, announce each vacancy, and positions shall be selected by those who are properly certified. The most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have first choice, second most senior teacher/licensed personnel will have second choice etc. This process shall continue until there are no more vacancies to be filled and/or teachers/licensed personnel seeking to transfer. (d) Involuntarily transferred teachers/licensed personnel and/or teachers/licensed personnel returning from a leave of more than one year and teachers/licensed personnel who are laid off and have been recalled after the close of the school year, will be required to select a position for which they are certified during the first round. (e) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a some teacher/licensed personnel from vacating a recently acquired position in favor of another vacancy. (f) Once all teachers/licensed personnel required to select a position for which they are certified have secured a position for which they are certified during the Assignment Process, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall lift all restrictions for participation in the Assignment Process allowing for the voluntary transfer into the remaining vacant positions. i. The Superintendent shall retain the right to invoke “Special Circumstances” as defined in Article IV; Section 7, subsection I. 8. The “Assignment Process” will be held on a mutually agreeable date after the close of school but prior to June 30 of each year. 9. Any teacher displaced from a class, grade, or schedule will have first choice to return to that class, grade, or schedule if and when same is reopened. 10. In the event that a vacancy should occur subsequent to the date of the “Assignment Process”, but prior to the first day of school, a some teacher/licensed personnel may exercise his/her rights under Article IV▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇.▇, ▇▇,Sec.7,II,9,and ▇, and Article IV.Sec.8.4 to return to a position from which he/she has been involuntarily transferred. Said teacher/licensed personnel will assume his/her position on the first day of the school year.