Common use of Retention by Employment Category Clause in Contracts

Retention by Employment Category. Each certificated staff member will, in accordance with the criteria set forth in Paragraph 13.2.3 hereof, be considered for retention in the category or specialty appropriate to the position held at the time of the implementation of these procedures. For the purpose of this paragraph, an employee is currently performing in any given category or specialty if .33 FTE or more of such employee’s assignment is devoted to such category or specialty. Certificated employees shall also be considered for retention in such additional categories or specialty as any such employee may designate in writing to the Superintendent or his/her designee, provided the employee meets the criteria set forth herein. An employee shall be placed in the categories for which he/she qualifies. In order to qualify for a category not currently assigned, the employee shall: a. Hold certification required by the State Office of Public Instruction, and b. Meet the Federal Program requirement, and c. Have a major or minor in the curriculum area, or d. Hold special certification or endorsement in the curriculum area, or e. Have gained specialized training or twenty (20) quarter hours in the curriculum area, and f. Have no less than .33 FTE academic classroom teaching experience in that category within the last seven (7) years.