Common use of ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER AND VACANCIES Clause in Contracts

ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER AND VACANCIES. A. Definition of Terms 1. A vacancy is a position which has been permanently vacated or one which has been newly created. 2. An assignment shall mean the placement of an individual in a particular grade level, subject area, or District program. 3. An involuntary transfer is an administratively initiated change in assignment in the same or different building. 4. Seniority is defined in Article III, Section 1. 5. A voluntary transfer request is one initiated by the employee for a change in assignment in the same or different building. This written request can be made to the Building Principal or Superintendent. B. To assure that pupils are taught by teachers working within their areas of competence, teachers shall not be assigned, except in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education, to subjects, grades and/or other classes outside their teaching certificates and/or their major or minor fields of study or qualifications in specialty areas. Teachers shall be notified in writing no later than June 30 of any tentative changes in their programs and schedules for the ensuing school year, including teaching assignments. Tentative assignment may be changed after June 30 for good cause. Employees shall be notified as far in advance as possible of the assignment change. C. In determination of assignments and transfers, the convenience and work of the teacher shall be considered to the extent that these considerations do not conflict with the educational program. Certificated employees will be assigned on the basis of their qualifications, the needs of the District and their expressed desires. When it is not possible to meet all these conditions, personnel shall be assigned first in accordance with the needs of the District, and second, in accordance to the expressed preferences of the employee. A transferred staff member will be required to use, in combination, two (2) sub days / sixteen (16) hours of paid District work for instructional purposes.

ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER AND VACANCIES. A. Definition of Terms 1. A vacancy is a position which has been permanently vacated or one which has been newly created. 2. An assignment shall mean the placement of an individual in a particular grade level, subject area, or District program. 3. An involuntary transfer is an administratively initiated change in assignment in the same or different building. 4. Seniority is defined in Article III, Section 1. 5. A voluntary transfer request is one initiated by the employee for a change in assignment in the same or different building. This written request can be made to the Building Principal or Superintendent. B. To assure that pupils are taught by teachers working within their areas of competence, teachers shall not be assigned, except in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education, to subjects, grades grades, and/or other classes outside their teaching certificates and/or their major or minor fields of study or qualifications in specialty areas. Teachers shall be notified in writing no later than June 30 of any tentative changes in their programs and schedules for the ensuing school year, including teaching assignments. Tentative assignment may be changed after June 30 for good cause. Employees shall be notified as far in advance as possible of the assignment change. C. In determination of assignments and transfers, the convenience and work of the teacher shall be considered to the extent that these considerations do not conflict with the educational program. Certificated employees will be assigned on the basis of their qualifications, the needs of the District and their expressed desires. When it is not possible to meet all these conditions, personnel shall be assigned first in accordance with the needs of the District, and second, in accordance to the expressed preferences of the employee. A transferred staff member will be required to use, in combination, two (2) sub days / sixteen (16) hours of paid District work for instructional purposes.