Teacher Exchange. The School District will participate in a staff exchange program with those school districts in the United States and those foreign countries with similar educational standards. The purpose of the exchange program is to provide Belmont teachers with a new and different professional experience. (a) To be considered for the program, a staff member must: (1) have completed five (5) years of service in Belmont and have served five (5) years since any previous leave; (2) make application prior to February 1 of the year preceding the exchange year; (3) be recommended by his/her building Principal. (b) Final approval of an exchange will be granted by the Superintendent of Schools. Approval will be based on the interest of a Belmont teacher who meets the qualifications prescribed above, the effect of the exchange on the district, and the acceptance of an exchange teacher as a replacement. (c) Exchange teachers who will be coming to Belmont will be accepted on the basis of: (1) academic background and strength of subject knowledge; (2) demonstrated success as a classroom teacher; (3) recommendation of the home Principal and the Superintendent of Schools; (4) ability to fulfill the assignment of the teacher leaving Belmont. (d) Teachers who apply to come to Belmont under the exchange program will go through a comparable selection process that Belmont follows in hiring any new member of the staff. Exceptions may be made by the Administration for the interview process. (e) Belmont staff members who participate in an exchange will be under contract with the exchange district except for salary and benefits. (f) The teacher coming to Belmont will be under contract with Belmont except for salary and benefits. (g) The exchange year will count toward seniority for the Belmont teacher. (h) Final disposition of the application will take place only if both participating school systems accept the respective applicants. Failure by either school system to do so will terminate the proposal.
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