Involuntary Transfer a. If employees are being considered for involuntary transfer they shall be consulted prior to a decision. The employee being considered for a transfer can discuss his/her personal desires at that time. At the superintendent’s discretion, teachers with only one year of experience in the current assignment or the district, or teachers assigned to other than regular classrooms, may be exempt from a transfer. An employee receiving notice of a transfer may request a meeting with the superintendent at which meeting the employee is entitled to employee representation. At the request of the employee, a written statement of the reasons for the transfer shall be provided by the superintendent with input from the principal(s). The building administration shall proceed through a process for an involuntary transfer considering the following criteria:
1. Every attempt shall be made to replace staff from within the building first.
2. The building administrator shall meet informally with staff to make an amiable transfer.
3. The building administrator shall request volunteers.
4. The building administrator shall notify the Association if the only option appears to be an involuntary transfer.
5. In cases where no voluntary transfer is found, the employee with the least seniority shall be selected so long as academic program requirements can be met.
6. The building administrator shall work to not cause multiple moves.
7. The administration shall make the final decision. This process is not an attempt to produce movement without cause but to improve education.
b. An employee chosen to be transferred (to a new building or a new room within a building) shall have the option to use two (2) days at per diem. These days shall be used on site the week prior to the regular report day for teachers or the week after the last contract day of the current school year, in order to prepare for the new assignment. If approved by the Superintendent, other arrangements for use of the per diem days can be made with the building principal.
c. The affected employee who is requested to transfer shall be informed of the time, and be assisted in moving by the District to a new building or a new room within a building. This assistance shall include the movement of professional equipment and instructional supplies.
d. The transferred employee shall be offered assistance to meet the employee’s and student’s needs. The assistance may include a mentorship, college courses, workshops, resource materials, collaboration, time to review curriculum and other in- service opportunities. In no case shall the district’s financial obligation exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
e. Teachers transferred out of their areas of qualifications (majors, minors, or specific certification) shall not be subject to probation/nonrenewal for the first year of such reassignment, if the probation nonrenewal is based solely on deficiencies in knowledge of subject matter.
