Common use of Transfers and Reassignments Clause in Contracts

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean the movement of the employee to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee. 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered for transfer shall complete their Skyward application for each open position. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the position. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject area. When a vacancy is posted it shall remain posted for a minimum of three (3) business days. 5. When more than one applicant is properly certificated and meets the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. 6. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel who have been reappointed for the following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers and involuntary reassignments in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following : a. Loss of units b. Providing for a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or grade level e. Changing a program f. Closing a school g. Providing for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into his/her field of certification i. Comply with a court order j. Redistricting of schools

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean the movement of the employee to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-employer initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee. 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered for transfer shall complete their Skyward application for each open position. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the position. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject area. When a vacancy is posted during the school year, it shall remain posted for a minimum of five (5) working days. At any time during the summer, the vacancy will be posted for a minimum of three (3) business working days. 5. When more than one applicant is properly certificated and meets the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. 6. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1BB.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel who have been reappointed for the following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers and involuntary reassignments changes in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or of the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following :assignments. a. Loss 11. Principals are prohibited from recruiting employees or coercing employees to transfer. 12. Instructional personnel may submit requests in writing to their principals for consideration of units b. Providing for placement in a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or different grade level, academic level or department, i.e. voluntary reassignment. When more than one (1) request from teachers who are properly certificated and who meet the reassignment criteria are submitted, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. e. Changing a program f. Closing a school g. Providing 13. An employee receiving an involuntary reassignment from one school year to the next shall be notified no later than ten (10) days before the last student day of the year when practicable. When such notice is not given, an employee shall be provided with custodial support in moving classrooms and shall be paid at the inservice rate for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into up to 14 hours to move his/her classroom. 14. If an employee is involuntarily transferred or involuntarily reassigned to an out-of-field (OOF) assignment that requires certification by a subject area exam (SAE), the District will: 1. pay the fee charged by Florida DOE to add the subject area to the teaching certificate once the employee submits the DOE application, and 2. reimburse the employee the fee charged for the passed Subject Area Exam (SAE) in the OOF subject once the OOF subject is added to their certificate. However, the above provisions shall not apply in the case of certification i. Comply courses taken as required for certificate renewal, an endorsement, ESOL, for certification in other subject areas upon the volition of the teacher. To receive reimbursement, the employee must provide the Human Resources Department a copy of their teaching certification with a court order j. Redistricting the OOF subject added within six (6) months of schoolsinvoluntary reassignment, along with receipts evidencing the payments.

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean the movement of the employee to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee. 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered for transfer shall complete their Skyward application for each open position. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the position. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject area. When a vacancy is posted during the school year, it shall remain posted for a minimum of five (5)three (3) working business days. At any time during the summer, the vacancy will be posted for a minimum of three (3) business working days. 5. When more than one applicant is properly certificated and meets the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. 6. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel who have been reappointed for the following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers and involuntary reassignments in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following : a. Loss of units b. Providing for a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or grade level e. Changing a program f. Closing a school g. Providing for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into his/her field of certification i. Comply with a court order j. Redistricting of schools

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean the movement of the employee to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee.requests will be considered based upon the following guidelines: 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered make application for transfer shall complete submit their Skyward requests in writing to the Human Resources Department. Such requests shall remain valid from August 1st of any given year until July 31st of the following year. An application for each open positionan unknown vacancy shall specify subject matter, grade level, and/or special education classification being sought or position preferred. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the positionvia transfer request procedures. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject area. When a vacancy is posted during the school year, it shall remain posted for a minimum of five (5) working days. At any time during the summer, the vacancy will be posted for a minimum of three (3) business working days. 5. When more than one applicant is properly certificated and meets the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. 6. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1BB.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel who have been reappointed for the following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers and involuntary reassignments changes in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or of the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following :assignments. a. Loss 11. Principals are prohibited from recruiting employees or coercing employees to transfer. 12. Instructional personnel may submit requests in writing to their principals for consideration of units b. Providing for placement in a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or different grade level, academic level or department, i.e. voluntary reassignment. When more than one (1) request from teachers who are properly certificated and who meet the reassignment criteria are submitted, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. e. Changing a program f. Closing a school g. Providing 13. An employee receiving an involuntary reassignment from one school year to the next shall be notified no later than ten (10) days before the last student day of the year when practicable. When such notice is not given, an employee shall be provided with custodial support in moving classrooms and shall be paid at the inservice rate for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into up to 14 hours to move his/her field of certification i. Comply with a court order j. Redistricting of schoolsclassroom.

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean The assignment of employees within the movement Library Department is the exclusive right of the employee appointing authority. However, Management will consult with employees at least three weeks prior to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change effective date of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee. 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered for transfer shall complete their Skyward application for each open position. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the position. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted except in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject areaemergencies. When a vacancy is posted it shall remain posted determined to be available to be filled by the Department, that position will be listed on the Transfer Opportunities Sheet. However, if a position listed on the sheet is filled by the transfer of a current Department employee of the same classification, the position vacated by that employee may be filled without being required to be listed on the next Transfer Opportunities Sheet. The Transfer Opportunities Sheet will be issued every thirty (30) days and will be circulated to staff. Once a position appears on the sheet, employees will have a period of five (5) business days following the date of posting to request reassignment to that position. Current employees who make themselves available for reassignment will be interviewed and considered first for the vacant positions. Only those positions available for transfer or certification will be listed on the Transfer Opportunities Sheet. Written notification of selection or non-selection for a minimum position will be provided to the employee after selections have been made. In the event that a mutually agreed to transfer date is delayed, Management shall: 1. Notify the employee of three (3the reason(s) business daysfor delay. 52. When more Effect transfer at the earliest possible date, no longer than one applicant is properly certificated and meets 8 weeks. In addition, employees may submit written requests that they be automatically considered for reassignment to specific branches or departments within the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County Library whenever a reassignment opportunity exists. Such requests will be a primary consideration. 6submitted and considered in accordance with procedures, which Library Management will prepare and distribute. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel Management need not select employees who have been reappointed requested reassignment to specific locations. However, Management will consider all reassignment requests on file for the positions involved prior to making its decision. The following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers guidelines, not in priority order, will be reviewed and involuntary considered when making necessary reassignments of personnel: Community considerations Department needs Experience and skills Language skills Medical problems (documented) Personal preference Seniority in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following : a. Loss of units b. Providing for a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or grade level e. Changing a program f. Closing a school g. Providing for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into his/her field of certification i. Comply with a court order j. Redistricting of schoolspresent classification Subject specialty Travel distance from home Dependent care responsibilities

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean the movement of the employee to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee. 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered for transfer shall complete their Skyward application for each open position. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the position. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject area. When a vacancy is posted during the school year, it shall remain posted for a minimum of five (5) working days. At any time during the summer, the vacancy will be posted for a minimum of three (3) business working days. 5. When more than one applicant is properly certificated and meets the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. 6. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel who have been reappointed for the following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers and involuntary reassignments in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following : a. Loss of units b. Providing for a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or grade level e. Changing a program f. Closing a school g. Providing for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into his/her field of certification i. Comply with a court order j. Redistricting of schools

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean the movement of the employee to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-employer initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee. 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered for transfer shall complete their Skyward application for each open position. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the position. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject area. When a vacancy is posted during the school year, it shall remain posted for a minimum of five (5) working days. At any time during the summer, the vacancy will be posted for a minimum of three (3) business working days. 5. When more than one applicant is properly certificated and meets the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. 6. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1BB.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel who have been reappointed for the following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers and involuntary reassignments changes in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or of the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following :assignments. a. Loss 11. Principals are prohibited from recruiting employees or coercing employees to transfer. 12. Instructional personnel may submit requests in writing to their principals for consideration of units b. Providing for placement in a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or different grade level, academic level or department, i.e. voluntary reassignment. When more than one (1) request from teachers who are properly certificated and who meet the reassignment criteria are submitted, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. e. Changing a program f. Closing a school g. Providing 13. An employee receiving an involuntary reassignment from one school year to the next shall be notified no later than ten (10) days before the last student day of the year when practicable. When such notice is not given, an employee shall be provided with custodial support in moving classrooms and shall be paid at the inservice rate for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into up to 14 hours to move his/her field of certification i. Comply with a court order j. Redistricting of schoolsclassroom.

Transfers and Reassignments. Transfer shall mean the movement of the employee to a different school or worksite. Reassignment shall mean the change of assignment for an employee within a school or worksite. Voluntary transfer or voluntary reassignment shall mean an employee-employee initiated transfer or reassignment. Involuntary transfer or involuntary reassignment shall mean an employer-employer initiated transfer or reassignment of an employee. 1. Instructional personnel who wish to be considered make application for transfer shall complete submit their Skyward requests in writing to the Human Resources Department. Such requests shall remain valid from August 1st of any given year until July 31st of the following year. An application for each open positionan unknown vacancy shall specify subject matter, grade level, and/or special education classification being sought or position preferred. 2. Instructional personnel properly certificated and qualified for an opening shall be considered for transfer as requested. 3. If a vacancy occurs during the student year, the vacancy may be filled via transfer request procedures for the following year or when a qualified applicant is available to cover the positionvia transfer request procedures. All vacancies throughout the calendar year shall be listed on the district website and e-mailed to all instructional staff. 4. A list of known and/or anticipated vacancies shall be posted in each school when the vacancy occurs by school with grade or subject area. When a vacancy is posted during the school year, it shall remain posted for a minimum of five (5) working days. At any time during the summer, the vacancy will be posted for a minimum of three (3) business working days. 5. When more than one applicant is properly certificated and meets the transfer criteria, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a primary consideration. 6. All voluntary transfers shall be subject to the approval of the receiving principals. 7. All job postings shall be e-mailed to the Association office at the time of posting. 8. Voluntary transfer requests shall be given priority consideration over new employees. 9. Instructional personnel applying for vacancies at any given school site who meet requirements as listed in Guideline 2 shall be granted one face-to-face interview by the principal and/or supervisor per school year. This interview shall apply for all positions that may open at that site for any given year as specified in DD.1BB.1. of this Article. This guideline covers only those instructional personnel who have been reappointed for the following school year. 10. Involuntary transfers and involuntary reassignments changes in teaching assignments deemed necessary by the administration or of the Board shall be made only after the principal has met with the instructional employee to state the reasons for such transfers or changes in assignments including, but not limited to, the following :assignments. a. Loss 11. Principals are prohibited from recruiting employees or coercing employees to transfer. 12. Instructional personnel may submit requests in writing to their principals for consideration of units b. Providing for placement in a racially balanced school staff c. Dividing a school faculty to form a new school d. Phasing out a program or different grade level e. Changing , academic level or department, i.e. voluntary reassignment. When more than one (1) request from teachers who are properly certificated and who meet the reassignment criteria are submitted, seniority in Okeechobee County will be a program f. Closing a school g. Providing for a comparability of schools for Federal program h. Placing a teacher who has been teaching out of field of certification into his/her field of certification i. Comply with a court order j. Redistricting of schoolsprimary consideration.