Common use of VACANCIES, TRANSFERS, AND REASSIGNMENTS Clause in Contracts

VACANCIES, TRANSFERS, AND REASSIGNMENTS. 13.1 Notices of vacancies for bargaining unit positions and/or other non-certified positions will be posted on the official bulletin board in the school when school is in session and electronically on the district website’s employment opportunities. Employees must submit a written request seeking a transfer not later than seven (7) calendar days after the date the position was posted. Notices of Vacancies will include: 1. date of posting; 2. title of the position (including classification, starting date and range of page); 3. location of work; 4. requirements/qualifications of the position; 5. name of the person to whom the application is to be submitted; and 6. the closing date by which the application must be submitted, “position open until filled” shall be considered an acceptable posting. 13.2 Employees from within the bargaining unit who desire a change in assignment or who desire to transfer to another building within the SAU may file a written statement electronically or in hard copy of such desire with the Superintendent and receiving and leaving building principals not later than May 1. Such statement shall include the school or schools to which the transfer is desired. 13.3 All vacancies shall be posted for seven calendar (7) days except in cases of emergencies involving the needs of special education students. When the decision to make an involuntary transfer of job assignment has been made by the Superintendent or his/her designee, the employee affected will be notified in writing immediately. Upon request, an employee designated for involuntary transfer shall be entitled to a meeting with the Superintendent or designee to discuss the reasons for the involuntary transfer. The decision to transfer or reassign or not to transfer or not to reassign may not be subject to a grievance unless the person is transferred or reassigned more than three times in a school year.

VACANCIES, TRANSFERS, AND REASSIGNMENTS. 13.1 Notices The Superintendent of vacancies for bargaining unit positions and/or other non-certified positions will Schools has, by law, the authority and responsibility to transfer and reassign. A. When it is determined to fill a vacancy, such vacancy shall be posted on the official bulletin board in the school when school is in session and electronically on the district website’s employment opportunities. Employees must submit a written request seeking a transfer not later than teachers' lounge for seven (7) workdays or for seven (7) calendar days after the date the position was postedwhen school is not in session. Notices of Vacancies will include: 1. date of posting; 2. title Copies of the position (including classification, starting date and range of page); 3notice shall be sent to the Association President. location of work; 4. requirements/qualifications No decision on whom to place in the vacancy shall be made until the expiration of the position;posting period, except in extraordinary circumstances. 5. name B. Notice of vacancies occurring during the person summer shall be sent to whom the application is all employees who have requested notification, in writing, prior to June 1 of each year. C. Teachers under contract wishing to be submitted; andconsidered for existing vacancies are to notify the Superintendent's office, in writing, of their interest in such position. 6. the closing date by which the application must be submitted, “position open until filled” D. Teachers being administratively (involuntarily) transferred shall be considered an acceptable posting. 13.2 Employees from within the bargaining unit who desire a change in assignment or who desire to transfer to another building within the SAU may file a written statement electronically or in hard copy of such desire with the Superintendent and receiving and leaving building principals not later than May 1. Such statement shall include the school or schools to which the transfer is desired. 13.3 All vacancies shall be posted for seven calendar (7) days except in cases of emergencies involving the needs of special education students. When the decision to make an involuntary transfer of job assignment has been made notified by the Superintendent or his/her designee, the employee affected will designee prior to such transfer. A teacher shall not be notified in writing immediatelyinvoluntarily transferred for arbitrary or capricious reasons nor shall it be done for punitive reasons. Upon request, an employee designated for involuntary Such transfer shall be entitled for good cause, which shall include, but not be limited to, what is in the best interests of the school district, as determined by the Superintendent. E. Should transfers or reassignments become necessary due to shifting enrollments, reduction in force, attrition of staff, etc., volunteers shall be sought first and, if there are none, the appropriately certificated teacher selected by the Board in consideration of the overall mission of the School District, will be transferred. F. Upon request to the building principal, a meeting with transferred or reassigned teacher may obtain assistance in the physical relocation of district and personal property used in the classroom. G. A teacher wishing to be transferred from one school to another or one assignment to another shall address such request to the Superintendent in writing. H. Coaching positions shall be subject to Items A, B, and C above. I. There shall be no outside posting of any vacancy until at least seven days following the internal posting of the vacancy. J. In filling a bargaining unit vacancy with an internal applicant, the administration will consider seniority as one of the factors in making the decision. K. Teachers who have filed a written notice of an interest in a particular vacancy will be granted an interview(s). In the event a teacher is denied a voluntary transfer or designee to discuss reassignment and in the event a teacher is involuntarily transferred or reassigned, the affected teacher shall receive written notice of the reasons for the involuntary transferdecision. The decision to transfer or reassign or not to transfer or not to reassign may reasons set forth on such notice shall not be subject to a the provisions of the grievance unless the person is transferred or reassigned more than three times in a school yearprocedure.

VACANCIES, TRANSFERS, AND REASSIGNMENTS. 13.1 Notices of vacancies for bargaining unit positions and/or other non-certified positions will be posted on the official bulletin board in the school when school is in session and electronically on the district website’s employment opportunities. Employees must submit a written request seeking a transfer not later than seven (7) calendar days after the date the position was posted. Notices of Vacancies will include: 1. date of posting; 2. title of the position (including classification, starting date and range of page); 3. location of work; 4. requirements/qualifications of the position; 5. name of the person to whom the application is to be submitted; and 6. the closing date by which the application must be submitted, “position open until filled” shall be considered an acceptable posting. 13.2 Employees from within the bargaining unit who desire a change in assignment or who desire to transfer to another building within the SAU may file a written statement both electronically or in and hard copy of such desire with the Superintendent and receiving and leaving building principals not later than May 1. Such statement shall include the school or schools to which the transfer is desired. 13.3 All vacancies shall be posted for seven calendar (7) days except in cases of emergencies involving the needs of special education students. When the decision to make an involuntary transfer of job assignment has been made by the Superintendent or his/her designee, the employee affected will be notified in writing immediately. Upon request, an employee designated for involuntary transfer shall be entitled to a meeting with the Superintendent or designee to discuss the reasons for the involuntary transfer. The decision to transfer or reassign or not to transfer or not to reassign may not be subject to a grievance unless the person is transferred or reassigned more than three times in a school year.