Common use of Transfer Qualifications Clause in Contracts

Transfer Qualifications. a. A staff member or each member of a team of staff members will be qualified for a position if the staff member(s) meet all the following criteria: i. The required certification; and ii. A continuing or provisional contract. New staff members must have two (2) full consecutive school years of Issaquah experience in the same building/program prior to having the rights of transfer. If a new staff member was reassigned by the District or was moved through excessing or a district-initiated transfer after his or her first year, the two (2) full consecutive school years requirement will be waived. iii. Meets one of the following evaluation standards, as applicable to the staff member: 1. Is on the Comprehensive strand, and was marked Proficient or Distinguished as indicated on the Summative Evaluation Report (SER) of the previous school year and is not on an Informal Growth Plan; 2. Is on the Focused strand; or 3. For staff members in years two (2) through four (4) in the Issaquah School District who are recommended for continuing contracts. b. If there are no staff members who meet the qualifications stated above, the District reserves the right to place a staff member in the position he or she requested.