Staff Initiated. 2.2.1. All support staff that wish to transfer must complete an online application in the applicant tracking system in order to be eligible for transfer. This will allow each supervisor to electronically review the application in order to consider them for the position.
2.2.1.1. If the transfer request to a new site with a different position is approved for consideration, the staff member will be guaranteed an interview where the vacancy exists as part of the normal site selection process. If the staff member is not selected to fill the vacancy, the staff member will remain in the existing position. The applicant who has been interviewed will be notified when the position has been filled.
Staff Initiated. 1. Up to three (3) professional days may be granted to each employee for the purpose of professional/technical improvement that may involve visiting other schools or attending meetings, workshops, or conferences of an educational/technical nature with prior approval of the employee's principal/director/coordinator, the Superintendent, and the Board of Education. These days may be used towards an employee's annual professional improvement obligation, if applicable. The approval shall not be arbitrarily withheld.
2. Employees who wish to attend professional/technical meetings, workshops, or conferences designed towards professional/technical improvement or the imparting of professional/technical knowledge to those in attendance shall follow the steps listed below:
a. Complete the request form for Professional/Technical Improvement Experience found on the district website.
b. Return the form to the immediate supervisor or principal in order to secure permission to attend. Permission shall be granted, pending Board approval, if the dates to attend a professional/technical meeting do not interfere with any school activities.
c. The request form shall then be forwarded to the Superintendent of Schools no later than ten (10) working days prior to the next regularly scheduled Board meeting in order to be placed on the agenda for approval by the Board of Education. Timelines may be waived at the discretion of the Superintendent on a case by case basis.
d. The staff member planning to attend a professional/technical meeting, workshop, or conference should make arrangements to pay all expenses in advance.
e. Following approval by the Board of Education and following attendance at the professional/technical meeting, workshop, or conference, a voucher shall be submitted in accordance with the Board of Education timetable for approval by the first Tuesday of every month. Employee shall be reimbursed within two (2) pay periods of Board approval of payment of vouchers.
f. The Board of Education shall reimburse a staff member sixty (60) percent for allowable costs permitted by law to attend a professional/technical meeting, workshop, or conference. Employee shall be reimbursed within two (2) pay periods of Board approval of payment of vouchers.
g. If college credits are given at workshops, conferences, or professional/technical meetings, such credits may be utilized for horizontal advancement on the salary guide, providing however, such credits are recognized by the New Je...
