Common use of District Initiated Transfer Clause in Contracts

District Initiated Transfer. a. A Board official intending to recommend a transfer shall: i. Give consideration to the teacher's professional and personal goals and wherever possible obtain the teacher's agreement to the transfer. ii. Meet with the teacher at least fourteen (14) days prior to the recommendation being placed before the Board. The nature of the transfer and the reasons for it shall be communicated to the teacher. iii. Permit the teacher to be accompanied by a member of the CTA. The teacher shall have the opportunity to consider the matter and reply before the recommendation is placed before the Board. b. Within seven (7) days of being notified that the decision to recommend a transfer is confirmed, the teacher shall have the right to meet with the Board with a CTA representative present. c. When the decision to transfer a teacher has been made, the transferred teacher and the President of the CTA shall be notified, in writing, of the decision and the reasons for it. d. When the Board transfers a teacher to a significantly different grade level or subject area, the Superintendent and the teacher shall jointly determine, and the Board shall provide, the necessary resources for retraining. e. Transfers initiated by the Board shall be completed no later than May 15 in a school year for the next school year, save when they are necessitated by circumstances not reasonably known to the Board by April 30 in such year.

District Initiated Transfer. a. A Board official intending to recommend When a transfer is deemed necessary, district staff shall: i. Give consideration to the teacher's professional and personal goals and wherever possible obtain the teacher's agreement to the transfer. ii. Meet with the teacher at least fourteen (14) days prior to the recommendation being placed before the Board. The nature of the transfer and the reasons for it shall be communicated to the teacher. iii. Permit the teacher to be accompanied by a member of the CTA. The teacher shall have the opportunity to consider the matter and reply before the recommendation is placed before the Board. b. Within seven (7) days of being notified that the decision to recommend a transfer is confirmed, the teacher shall have the right to meet with the Board with a CTA representative present. c. When the decision to transfer a teacher has been made, the transferred teacher and the President of the CTA shall be notified, in writing, of the decision and the reasons for it. d. When the Board transfers a teacher to a significantly different grade level or subject area, the Superintendent and the teacher shall jointly determine, and the Board shall provide, the necessary resources for retraining. e. Transfers initiated by the Board shall be completed no later than May 15 in a school year for the next school year, save when they are necessitated by circumstances not reasonably known to the Board by April 30 in such year.