Retention of Employment Category Sample Clauses

Retention of Employment Category. Each certificated staff member will, in accordance with the criteria set forth in paragraph E 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 purposes of this paragraph, an employee is currently performing in any given category or specialty if two (2) classes 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 specialties as any such employee may designate in writing to the Superintendent or his designee, provided, that in order to qualify for consideration in any such additional category, the employee: 1. Must have had a minimum of one (1) year full-time professional experience1 teaching, performing or supervising2 in each such additional category; and 1Employees who, by part-time assignments, have accumulated the equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience in an additional category satisfy the requirements of this paragraph with respect to such additional category. Teaching one (1) period per year for any five (5) years within a ten (10) year period qualifies as the equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience. 2Employees who have been directly responsible for the supervision or coordination of other staff members or programs in an additional category satisfy the requirements of this paragraph with respect to such additional category; e.g., an elementary school Principal satisfies the requirements of this paragraph with respect to the P-6 teaching category. 2. Such experience must have occurred during the immediately preceding ten (10) years; or 3. The employee must have had a college major (a recognized major or equivalent involving 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours) in a field directly related to such additional category; or 4. The employee has an endorsement in such additional category. All written designations for consideration in additional categories shall be submitted in writing within five (5) working days after any request for such information is made by the Superintendent or designee. Employees will only be considered for additional categories if they do not qualify for retention in the category appropriate to the position held at the time of the implementation of these procedures. No employee shall be considered for retention in a position of higher rank than the position held by such employee a...