NEW SCHOOL OPENING. When an administrator from within the District is assigned as a principal to open a new school, the principal may select a core of up to ten volunteer unit members employed in the District for transfer to the new school. All remaining positions shall be filled in accordance with the contract and District hiring practice.
NEW SCHOOL OPENING. 14.1. All unit members are eligible to file a request for transfer as specified in Article 6 of this bargaining agreement. The district will post all positions determined to be open for the new school on the “Request for Transfer/Reassignment” form during February 1st to February 28th/29th. No decision to fill a vacancy shall be made until after February 28th/29th.
NEW SCHOOL OPENING. 5.7.1 All new school vacancies will be opened to current unit members prior to being opened to outside applicants in accordance with 5.2.5.
NEW SCHOOL OPENING. All unit members are eligible to file a request for transfer letter. The district will post all positions determined to be open for the new school. For each posted position, the list shall show the location, job title and closing date for submitting requests to transfer to that position. No decision to fill a vacancy shall be made until after the posted closing date. All unit members who meet the job specifications as announced, and complete a letter of request to be submitted to the District Human Resources Department, shall be considered for the position. A letter from the district office will be sent to a member requesting a transfer to acknowledge receipt of the member’s “Request for Transfer”. A member who requests a transfer shall be given good faith consideration. Management’s transfer decision shall be based upon the following factors: - District Affirmative Action plan - Appropriate experience - Credentialing requirements - Bilingual certification and/or waiver - School needs - Program needs - Recommendations based upon evaluation - Balance of new and experienced teachers (experienced teacher is defined as tenured with one or more years of content area experience at their grade level.) - Seniority If a member is not granted a “Request for Transfer” a letter will be sent to the member stating why the member was not transferred. If a member’s “Request for Transfer” is granted, the member will be notified in writing of the exact job position and track, if year round. Any unit member who accepts a position at a new school site may not request another transfer until the following school year Vacancies at other school sites will be filled by following the bargaining agreement’s transfer and year round school language. Any remaining open positions at the new school may be filled by involuntarily transfers or external postings. Any positions created after the beginning of the school calendar will refer to the bargaining agreement’s Transfer and Year Round School Language.
NEW SCHOOL OPENING. Where an existing school loses students as a result of a new school opening, the Members from the school losing students will be given the opportunity to transfer to the receiving school. Members having the qualifications required will be given the choice to transfer. To be eligible for this transfer, the member must be in good standing with respect to performance (TPA) and conduct (no letters of discipline on file). The number of teachers transferred to a new school shall not exceed more than one-third of the projected staffing allocation for the opening day. This transfer process will be executed once only prior to the regular staffing procedure. Members will be interviewed and will be offered a position following the interview process. The offering of positions to Members being transferred will take into consideration their ranked preferences by division. If the number of teachers applying for the transfer exceeds one-third of the projected staffing allocation for the opening day, those applicants will be interviewed and placed based on the results of the interview process. Positions will be offered to those that have applied until one-third of the projected staffing allocation for the opening day has been filled.
