Common use of Transfers - Involuntary Clause in Contracts

Transfers - Involuntary. 1. Before an involuntary transfer is made from a school because of a loss of position at the school, consideration shall be given to following: a. Volunteers who may wish to transfer to another school or work site; b. The least senior employee in the affected certification areas (elementary) or department (secondary). The Superintendent or his or her designee may deviate from seniority for reasonable cause. Employees transferred involuntarily because of a loss of position at the school, shall have the right to return to the same school or department in the reverse order in which they were transferred (unless there is reasonable cause not to make the transfer), if a vacancy for which the teacher is certified occurs within two years of the involuntary transfer. The teacher shall complete a form provided by the Human Resources Department within one month of the transfer to exercise this option. 2. A teacher may be involuntarily transferred from a school because of performance concerns if the teacher has received a rating of needs improvement, unsatisfactory, or is on intervention during a particular school year. In such cases, teachers may be granted, at the Superintendent’s discretion, an administrative transfer to another location. Employees transferred involuntarily because of performance concerns shall have the right to apply for vacancies that may arise in the school from which they were transferred under the provisions of Article VIII C above, provided that the employee is tenured. The decisions of the Superintendent under this section shall be final and not subject to the grievance procedure. 3. Involuntary transfers shall not be made without prior consultation between the teacher and the Superintendent or the designee of the Superintendent, at which time the teacher shall be notified of the reasons for the transfer. To the extent possible, teachers shall receive written notice of transfers to be effective at the beginning of the next school year prior to June 15. During the summer, teachers shall be notified in writing by regular and certified mail at the address on file with the Board of any involuntary transfers and the reasons therefor. The teacher may request consultation with the decision maker within two (2) days of receipt of the notice and the reasons for the transfer. 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the transfer of teachers to and from a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall be determined by the Superintendent or his or her designee, and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. Involuntary transfers into or out of a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall not be made without prior consultation between the teacher and the Superintendent or the designee of the Superintendent, at which time the teacher shall be notified that the involuntary transfer is being implemented in connection with an applicable state or federal law. a. The Superintendent shall select teachers to be transferred out of a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution). The sole criterion shall be whether the transfer is in the best interest of the Hartford Public Schools. b. Prior to involuntarily transferring any teacher into a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), the Superintendent may choose either of the following options: i) Select one or more of the fifty (50) Master Teachers within the bargaining unit that were previously designated by the Board. Bargaining unit members and new hires who apply and are accepted for these Master Teacher positions will have no specific assignment at any school site and will accept temporary assignments throughout the district at the direction of the superintendent or his or her designee. Postings for these positions shall clearly state their itinerant nature, that those selected shall act as troubleshooters for the system, that they will likely be asked to work in priority schools and other challenging and critical situations, that the elite nature of these positions requires proven success as an educator and finally that those selected for these positions will be making a three year commitment during which they are waiving their rights under the voluntary transfer provisions of this agreement. The Board and the Union recognize that the skills, flexibility and expertise demanded of these positions may require additional compensation. The Board, at its discretion, may choose either the leadership stipend, the extended day stipend, the extended year stipend or any combination thereof depending on the Board’s need to attract applicants to these positions. ii) Seek volunteers from across the school district, and interview qualified volunteers. The final decision regarding which of the above options to use and/or which teachers shall be involuntarily transferred into a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall rest with the Superintendent or his or her designee.

Transfers - Involuntary. 1. Before an involuntary transfer is made from a school because of a loss of position at the school, consideration shall be given to the following: a. Volunteers who may wish to transfer to another school or work site; b. The least senior employee in the affected certification areas (elementary) or department (secondary). The Superintendent or his or her designee may deviate from seniority for reasonable cause. Employees transferred involuntarily because of a loss of position at the school, shall have the right to return to the same school or department in the reverse order in which they were transferred (unless there is reasonable cause not to make the transfer), if a vacancy for which the teacher is certified occurs within two years of the involuntary transfer. The teacher shall complete a form provided by the Human Resources Department within one month of the transfer to exercise this option. 2. A teacher may be involuntarily transferred from a school because of performance concerns if the teacher has received a rating of needs improvement, unsatisfactory, or is on intervention during a particular school year. In such cases, teachers may be granted, at the Superintendent’s discretion, an administrative transfer to another location. Employees transferred involuntarily because of performance concerns shall have the right to apply for vacancies that may arise in the school from which they were transferred under the provisions of Article VIII C above, provided that the employee is tenured. The decisions of the Superintendent under this section are shall be final and not subject to the grievance procedure. 3. Involuntary transfers shall not be made without prior consultation between the teacher and the Superintendent or the designee of the Superintendent, at which time the teacher shall be notified of the reasons for the transfer. To the extent possible, teachers shall receive written notice of transfers to be effective at the beginning of the next school year prior to June 15. During the summer, teachers shall be notified in writing by regular and certified mail at the address on file with the Board of any involuntary transfers and the reasons therefor. The teacher may request consultation with the decision maker within two (2) days of receipt of the notice and the reasons for the transfer. 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the transfer of teachers to and from a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall be determined by the Superintendent or his or her designee, and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. Involuntary transfers into or out of a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall not be made without prior consultation between the teacher and the Superintendent or the designee of the Superintendent, at which time the teacher shall be notified that the involuntary transfer is being implemented in connection with an applicable state or federal law. a. The Superintendent shall select teachers to be transferred out of a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution). The sole criterion shall be whether the transfer is in the best interest of the Hartford Public Schools. b. Prior to involuntarily transferring any teacher into a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), the Superintendent may choose either of the following options: i) Select one or more of the fifty (50) Master Teachers within the bargaining unit that were previously designated by the Board. Bargaining unit members and new hires who apply and are accepted for these Master Teacher positions will have no specific assignment at any school site and will accept temporary assignments throughout the district at the direction of the superintendent or his or her designee. Postings for these positions shall clearly state their itinerant nature, that those selected shall act as troubleshooters for the system, that they will likely be asked to work in priority schools and other challenging and critical situations, that the elite nature of these positions requires proven success as an educator and finally that those selected for these positions will be making a three year commitment during which they are waiving their rights under the voluntary transfer provisions of this agreement. The Board and the Union recognize that the skills, flexibility and expertise demanded of these positions may require additional compensation. The Board, at its discretion, may choose either the leadership stipend, the extended day stipend, the extended year stipend or any combination thereof depending on the Board’s need to attract applicants to these positions. ii) Seek volunteers from across the school district, and interview qualified volunteers. The final decision regarding which of the above options to use and/or which teachers shall be involuntarily transferred into a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall rest with the Superintendent or his or her designee.

Transfers - Involuntary. 1. Before an involuntary transfer is made from a school because of a loss of position at the school, consideration shall be given to the following: a. Volunteers who may wish to transfer to another school or work site; b. The least senior employee in the affected certification areas (elementary) or department (secondary). The Superintendent or his or her designee may deviate from seniority for reasonable cause. Employees transferred involuntarily because of a loss of position at the school, shall have the right to return to the same school or department in the reverse order in which they were transferred (unless there is reasonable cause not to make the transfer), if a vacancy for which the teacher is certified occurs within two years of the involuntary transfer. The teacher shall complete a form provided by the Human Resources Department within one month of the transfer to exercise this option. 2. A teacher may be involuntarily transferred from a school because of performance concerns if the teacher has received a rating of needs improvement, unsatisfactory, or is on intervention during a particular school year. In such cases, teachers may be granted, at the Superintendent’s discretion, an administrative transfer to another location. Employees transferred involuntarily because of performance concerns shall have the right to apply for vacancies that may arise in the school from which they were transferred under the provisions of Article VIII C above, provided that the employee is tenured. The decisions of the Superintendent under this section are shall be final and not subject to the grievance procedure. 3. Involuntary transfers shall not be made without prior consultation between the teacher and the Superintendent or the designee of the Superintendent, at which time the teacher shall be notified of the reasons for the transfer. To the extent possible, teachers shall receive written notice of transfers to be effective at the beginning of the next school year prior to June 15. During the summer, teachers shall be notified in writing by regular and certified mail at the address on file with the Board of any involuntary transfers and the reasons therefor. The teacher may request consultation with the decision maker within two (2) days of receipt of the notice and the reasons for the transfer. 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the transfer of teachers to and from a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall be determined by the Superintendent or his or her designee, and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. Involuntary transfers into or out of a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall not be made without prior consultation between the teacher and the Superintendent or the designee of the Superintendent, at which time the teacher shall be notified that the involuntary transfer is being implemented in connection with an applicable state or federal law. a. The Superintendent shall select teachers to be transferred out of a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution). The sole criterion shall be whether the transfer is in the best interest of the Hartford Public Schools. b. Prior to involuntarily transferring any teacher into a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), the Superintendent may choose either of the following options: i) Select one or more of the fifty (50) Master Teachers within the bargaining unit that were previously designated by the Board. Bargaining unit members and new hires who apply and are accepted for these Master Teacher positions will have no specific assignment at any school site and will accept temporary assignments throughout the district at the direction of the superintendent or his or her designee. Postings for these positions shall clearly state their itinerant nature, that those selected shall act as troubleshooters for the system, that they will likely be asked to work in priority schools and other challenging and critical situations, that the elite nature of these positions requires proven success as an educator and finally that those selected for these positions will be making a three year commitment during which they are waiving their rights under the voluntary transfer provisions of this agreement. The Board and the Union recognize that the skills, flexibility and expertise demanded of these positions may require additional compensation. The Board, at its discretion, may choose either the leadership stipend, the extended day stipend, the extended year stipend or any combination thereof depending on the Board’s need to attract applicants to these positions.positions.‌ ii) Seek volunteers from across the school district, and interview qualified volunteers. The final decision regarding which of the above options to use and/or which teachers shall be involuntarily transferred into a school identified in accordance with any applicable state or federal law (where such law, or the implementation of the law, permits and/or contemplates changes in staff and/or reconstitution), shall rest with the Superintendent or his or her designee.