Common use of Involuntary Transfer or Reassignment Clause in Contracts

Involuntary Transfer or Reassignment. When the superintendent determines the need to transfer or reassign teachers due to the opening or closing of a school site, or to change the number of staff at a particular site due to changes in student enrollment or changes in District program needs, the superintendent shall determine the subject area(s) and/ or grade level(s) to be affected. Once the subject area(s) or grade level(s) has been determined, properly certified and qualified volunteers will be transferred or reassigned first. If further transfers or reassignments are needed, the superintendent shall determine which teacher(s) will be transferred or reassigned after considering bona fide education needs and criteria, and comparing professional qualifications, including, but not limited to: certification, training, overall teaching experience and years of teaching experience in the affected subject and/or grade level. If, in the judgment of the superintendent, the above criteria are equal, the teacher with the least seniority (continuous service within the District as a teacher) will be transferred or reassigned first. When an involuntary transfer or reassignment is deemed necessary by the superintendent for reasons that solely affect one teacher, that teacher may be transferred or reassigned without consideration of the criteria listed above. Teachers who are involuntary transferred or reassigned for any reason shall be notified of such transfer or reassignment in a meeting with the superintendent (or his/her designee), and may request in writing, and then shall receive in writing the reasons for the transfer or reassignment.