Involuntary Transfer or Reassignment. District-wide seniority for post-probationary teachers as used in this section (15.6) shall be defined as the total length of “continuous” employment with the District. Each teacher’s effective date of hire for seniority purposes under this Article shall be the original date of employment with the District. If more than one affected teacher has the same date of hire, seniority will be determined by the order in which the teacher was approved for employment by the Board of Trustees with the first approved being the most senior and so on. If the order cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be based on the earliest date the teacher’s signed letter of intent, to be employed by the District, is received by the Human Resources office. If seniority cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be determined by a lottery designed by the District in consultation with the Association, with the first name drawn as the most senior and so on. Any teacher who has at any time terminated employment with the District for voluntary or involuntary reasons shall establish a new date of original hire on that date the teacher was reemployed. Any post–probationary teacher whose termination was due to a reduction in force under Article 20 shall use their original date of hire if recalled under Article 20. Service rendered beyond the normal school year shall not add to a teacher’s seniority. a. The District shall always seek voluntary transfers or reassignments to facilitate class number or class location changes, prior to instituting an involuntary transfer or reassignment. b. Involuntary transfers or reassignments shall only be made for the following reasons: (1) as the result of a reduction in force pursuant to Article 20; (2) a change in the number of classes at a particular location; (3) some combination of closing or opening new or old schools; or (4) other justifiable reason. c. If a particular class is moved to another location during the school year, a teacher from that class at the old location shall be given first priority for the new location. d. Employees who are involuntarily transferred or reassigned during the school year shall be given ten working days advance notice prior to the effective date of the transfer or reassignment. The District shall provide assistance in moving the employee's classroom materials. e. When a location is designated for involuntary transfer, the District shall first select probationary employees at the designated site. If it is necessary to transfer a post- probationary employee, the District shall select the employee from the designated site to be transferred on the basis of seniority, with the least senior employee transferred first. f. For a period of five years following an involuntary transfer, the employee will be guaranteed voluntary transfer to another available position in his/her former school, for which he/she is qualified. Such transfer shall take place prior to the beginning of the school year. If the employee turns down any available position twice in his/her former school, for which he/she is qualified the employee loses the priority provided by this section and may apply for future vacancies under Article 15.5 (
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Involuntary Transfer or Reassignment. District-wide seniority for post-probationary teachers as used in this section (15.6) shall be defined as the total length of “continuous” employment with the District. Each teacher’s effective date of hire for seniority purposes under this Article shall be the original date of employment with the District. If more than one affected teacher has the same date of hire, seniority will be determined by the order in which the teacher was approved for employment by the Board of Trustees with the first approved being the most senior and so on. If the order cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be based on the earliest date the teacher’s signed letter of intent, to be employed by the District, is received by the Human Resources office. If seniority cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be determined by a lottery designed by the District in consultation with the Association, with the first name drawn as the most senior and so on. Any teacher who has at any time terminated employment with the District for voluntary or involuntary reasons shall establish a new date of original hire on that date the teacher was reemployed. Any post–probationary teacher whose termination was due to a reduction in force under Article 20 shall use their original date of hire if recalled under Article 20. Service rendered beyond the normal school year shall not add to a teacher’s seniority.
a. The District shall always seek voluntary transfers or reassignments to facilitate class number or class location changes, prior to instituting an involuntary transfer or reassignment.
b. Involuntary transfers or reassignments shall only be made for the following reasons:
(1) as the result of a reduction in force pursuant to Article 20; (2) a change in the number of classes at a particular location; (3) some combination of closing or opening new or old schools; or (4) other justifiable reason.
c. If a particular class is moved to another location during the school year, a teacher from that class at the old location shall be given first priority for the new location.
d. Employees who are involuntarily transferred or reassigned during the school year shall be given ten working days advance notice prior to the effective date of the transfer or reassignment. The District shall provide assistance in moving the employee's classroom materials.
e. When a location is designated for involuntary transfer, the District shall first select probationary employees at the designated site. If it is necessary to transfer a post- probationary employee, the District shall select the employee from the designated site to be transferred on the basis of seniority, with the least senior employee transferred first.post-
f. For a period of five years following an involuntary transfer, the employee will be guaranteed voluntary transfer to another available position in his/her former school, for which he/she is qualified. Such transfer shall take place prior to the beginning of the school year. If the employee turns down any available position twice in his/her former school, for which he/she is qualified the employee loses the priority provided by this section and may apply for future vacancies under Article 15.5 (
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Samples: Comprehensive Agreement
Involuntary Transfer or Reassignment. District-wide seniority for post-probationary teachers as used in this section (15.6) An involuntary reassignment shall be defined used only when the District is unable to meet its needs on a voluntary basis. In order to solicit qualified volunteers to fill a position prior to involuntary reassignment, the District will notify all qualified unit members of the available assignment opportunity and request volunteers to fill the position. If there are multiple unit members who volunteer and meet the minimum qualifications or the equivalent for the assignment, then the unit member who is most senior will be selected. When an involuntary transfer or reassignment is to be made because no eligible unit member volunteered for the assignment, the Chief Human Resources Officer shall notify the Association and the effected unit member(s) as soon as the total length District Xxxx has knowledge of “continuous” employment with the Districtpending transfer or reassignment. Each teacher’s effective date of hire for seniority purposes under this Article shall be the original date of employment with the District. If more than one affected teacher has the same date of hire, seniority A conference will be determined by held between the order in which the teacher was approved for employment by the Board effected unit member(s), a representative of Trustees with the first approved being the most senior and so on. If the order cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be based on the earliest date the teacher’s signed letter of intent, to be employed by the District, is received by the Human Resources office. If seniority cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be determined by a lottery designed by the District in consultation with the Association, with the first name drawn Chief Human Resources Officer, area Xxxx or Department Chairperson, and the Vice President for Academic Services or Vice President for Student Services, as appropriate, to discuss the most senior and so onreason(s) for a transfer or reassignment. Any teacher who has at any time terminated employment with If possible, the District will solicit volunteers for a voluntary transfer or involuntary reasons shall establish a new date of original hire on that date the teacher was reemployed. Any post–probationary teacher whose termination was due to a reduction in force under Article 20 shall use their original date of hire if recalled under Article 20. Service rendered beyond the normal school year shall not add to a teacher’s seniority.
a. The District shall always seek voluntary transfers or reassignments to facilitate class number or class location changes, reassignment prior to instituting imposing an involuntary transfer or reassignment.
b. Involuntary transfers . The District will involuntarily reassign the unit member who is least senior on the seniority list who meets the minimum qualifications or reassignments shall only be made the equivalent for the following reasons:
(1) as assignment and has previously taught or practiced in the result non-instructional discipline for a minimum of a reduction two years. If the involuntary reassignment results in force pursuant to Article 20; (2) a change in the number unit member’s salary schedule applicable to the assignment, the District and the union will meet to negotiate the salary schedule placement. If the involuntary reassignment of classes at a particular location; (3) some combination of closing or opening new or old schools; or (4) other justifiable reason.
c. If teaching unit member is to a particular class is moved discipline that the member has not taught in the last three years, the unit member will have one semester to another location during the school year, a teacher from that class at the old location shall be given first priority prepare for the new location.
d. Employees reassignment. Members of the unit who are to be involuntarily transferred or reassigned during the school year shall be given ten working days as much advance notice as possible prior to the effective date of the transfer or reassignment. The District shall provide assistance in moving the employee's classroom materials.
e. When If a location unit member is designated for involuntary transfer, the District shall first select probationary employees at the designated site. If it is necessary to transfer a post- probationary employee, the District shall select the employee from the designated site to be involuntarily transferred on the basis of seniorityor reassigned, with the least senior employee transferred first.
f. For s/he shall be entitled to receive, if requested in writing, may request a period of five years following written an involuntary transfer, the employee will be guaranteed voluntary transfer to another available position explanation in his/her former school, for which he/she is qualified. Such transfer shall take place prior to the beginning writing of the school yearreason(s) for the transfer or reassignment. If the employee turns down any available involuntary reassignment is from a non-tenure track to a tenure-track position twice assignment, the reassigned unit member will begin a tenure-track process following the Modified Tenure Review Procedure outlined in his/her former schoolarticle 11.8 of this agreement. If a unit member is to be involuntarily transferred, the unit member has the right to request transfer to and be considered for which he/she is qualified an open position at the employee loses the priority provided by this section and may apply for future vacancies under Article 15.5 (member’s primary work location prior to being involuntarily transferred.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Involuntary Transfer or Reassignment. District-wide seniority for post-probationary teachers as used in this section (15.6) shall be defined as the total length of “continuous” employment with the District. Each teacher’s effective date of hire for seniority purposes under this Article shall be the original date of employment with the District. If more than one affected teacher has the same date of hire, seniority will be determined by the order in which the teacher was approved for employment by the Board of Trustees with the first approved being the most senior and so on. If the order cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be based on the earliest date the teacher’s signed letter of intent, to be employed by the District, is received by the Human Resources office. If seniority cannot be determined by the above method, seniority will be determined by a lottery designed by the District in consultation with the Association, with the first name drawn as the most senior and so on. Any teacher who has at any time terminated employment with the District for voluntary or involuntary reasons shall establish a new date of original hire on that date the teacher was reemployed. Any post–probationary teacher whose termination was due to a reduction in force under Article 20 shall use their original date of hire if recalled under Article 20. Service rendered beyond the normal school year shall not add to a teacher’s seniority.
a. The District shall always seek voluntary transfers or reassignments to facilitate class number or class location changes, prior to instituting an involuntary transfer or reassignment.
b. Involuntary transfers or reassignments shall only be made for the following reasons:
(1) as As the result of a reduction in force pursuant to Article 20; ;
(2) a A change in the number of classes at a particular location; ;
(3) some Some combination of closing or opening new or old schools; or or
(4) other Other justifiable reason.
c. If a particular class is moved to another location during the school year, a teacher from that class at the old location shall be given first priority for the new location.
d. Employees who are involuntarily transferred or reassigned during the school year shall be given ten working days advance notice prior to the effective date of the transfer or reassignment. The District shall provide assistance in moving the employee's classroom materials.
e. When a location is designated for involuntary transfer, the District shall first select probationary employees at the designated site. If it is necessary to transfer a post- probationary employee, the District shall select the employee from the designated site to be transferred on the basis of seniority, with the least senior employee transferred first.
f. For a period of five (5) years following an involuntary transfer, the employee will be guaranteed voluntary transfer to another available position in his/her former school, for which he/she is qualified. Such transfer shall take place prior to the beginning of the school year. If the employee turns down any available position twice in his/her former school, for which he/she is qualified the employee loses the priority provided by this section and may apply for future vacancies under Article 15.5 (Article
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Samples: Comprehensive Agreement