VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
5. To the extent required by applicable law (SB 10-191), any selection made to fill a teaching vacancy in a building shall: (i) be subject to the approval of the receiving building principal, and (ii) require receipt of input from at least two designated teacher representatives at the receiving building in the manner set forth in applicable law (SB 10-191). Further, subject to the requirements of applicable law (SB 10-191): (i) wherever feasible, the receiving department chairperson and/or some other teacher(s) from the department shall be involved in the selection process, and
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. 2. In the case of a change of assignment resulting from a layoff, the status of the affected teachers thereafter shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article XVIII,
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
8. Vacancies for the Library Technology Educator will be posted district-wide by level with known building vacancies included as part of the posting. Subject to any other requirements of applicable law (SB 10-191), a district level interview committee for such jobs may be composed of Library Technology Educators, representative(s) chosen by CSEA, representative(s) from the principals association, representative(s) from the Departments of Information Technology, Instruction, and Human Resources and this committee will select a pool of successful candidates. Candidates successful at the District level interview may then interview at any building for which a vacancy exists.
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. The Board and the Association recognize that all teachers are considered employees of the District with an initially assigned site. The mutual desires of both the Board and Association include continuity, professional growth opportunities, and meeting District stanjng needs.
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
a. General Fund financed Special Education mental health staff (social workers, psychologists, SPED counselors), counselors, nurses, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists are excluded from this Article as they are normally assigned multi- school responsibilities on a yearly basis, except that vacancies for such personnel filled after August 1, including multi-school assignments as such are determined from time to time by the District, shall be posted commencing the following February if there has not been a comprehensive interview process.
b. External vacancies for Special Education Special Service Providers will be posted district-wide with known building vacancies included as part of the posting. A district level interview committee for such jobs will include the district chair (or department chair or other representative) of the respective subject area, representative(s) chosen by CSEA, and principal representative(s). This committee recommends successful candidates for employment. Central administration will introduce successful candidates to opportunities within the District to ensure a vacancy is best filled.
4. Teachers employed on temporary (INR) contracts will be eligible to apply for transfer to vacant positions in the District on the same basis as other bargaining unit employees. Specifically, such teachers may be interviewed for positions for which they apply, will be notified as promptly as is practicable after a selection is made, and if not selected will upon written request be given written reasons for the District’s choice by the Department of Human Resources. The eligibility to apply for transfer shall remain in effect until July 31 of the contract year. The eligibility of teachers on temporary (INR) contract to apply for transfer will have no effect on the District's obligation to post current and known vacancies consistent with this Article. AUG 1, 2023 28
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
e. HR will use knowledge of the District and the voluntarily reassigned teacher (e.g., endorsements held by the teacher) to choose a best placement for the staff member.
f. The principal of adjusted-stanjng school shall have five (5) days to adjust classes or caseloads and notify impacted parents, students, and staff.
g. The volunteer teacher shall be granted up to ten (10) days to transition between positions. Of these ten (10) days,
(1) Up to five (5) days for each school to either have closure or exploration of the new school.
(2) Each voluntarily reassigned teacher shall have a choice to receive up to five (5) days to include non-student contact time.
(3) These days shall be collaboratively identified with the teacher, principals, and HR.
h. By April 1, a volunteer change of assignment teacher shall be provided an option based on employment history in the District:
(1) To remain at the new school, provided there is a vacant position.
(2) To return to the original school, provided there is a vacant position.
i. In the first year of a change of assignment, the volunteer teacher shall not be subject to displacement.
j. In the first year of a change of assignment, the teacher shall be evaluated by the Director of Educator Effectiveness.
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
1. The teacher shall be given notice of displacement and a list of vacant positions for which the teacher is qualified.
2. If such teacher has been identified as a satisfactory or effective teacher, the teacher shall be a member of a priority hiring pool to the extent required by C.R.S.§ 22-63- 202(2)(c.5), and be given a first opportunity to interview for available positions for which he or she is qualified in the District.
3. During the period that ends on the later of one (1) year after the notice of displacement or the end of the second District hiring cycle after the notice of displacement, until such time as the teacher secures a mutual consent assignment (within the meaning of C.R.S. § 22-63-202(2) (c.5)) at another building in the District, such teacher shall continue to be paid the salary and compensation applicable to the teacher’s prior position and may be assigned by the District to any temporary work assignment for which such teacher is qualified. For this purpose, a hiring cycle of the District shall include without limitation the cycles of hiring that occur with respect to the beginning of the school year and the second half of the school year.
4. After the end of the period referred to in paragraph three (3) above, the teacher shall be placed on unpaid leave until such time as the teacher secures a mutual consent assignment. At such time as the teacher secures a mutual consent assignment, the teacher shall be entitled to salary and benefits at the level they would have been if the teacher had not been placed on unpaid leave. AUG 1, 2023 34
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
4. After the end of the period referred to in paragraph three(3) above, the teacher shall be placed on unpaid leave until such time as the teacher secures a mutual consent assignment. At such time as the teacher secures a mutual consent assignment, the teacher shall be entitled to salary and benefits at the level they would have been if the teacher had not been placed on unpaid leave. AUG 1, 2020 31
VACANCIES AND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS. (continued)
b. HR will notify the least senior, qualified teacher of the need to move to the open positions.
c. Principal of adjusted stanjng school shall have five (5) days to adjust classes or caseloads and notify impacted parents, students, and staff.
d. Principal of receiving school shall be notified of the teacher being reassigned.
e. The processes outlined in Article VIII.B.2 shall be used as a model for involuntarily reassigned teachers.
4. Reassignment to sites changing academic focus (e.g., new pathways, innovation)
a. Any school changing academic focus (e.g., Academic Master Plan pathways, innovation status) shall be subjected to a similar process as developed in the stanjng adjustment model (B.2. and B.3.)
b. Announcement of a change of academic focus shall be made to all employees by September 1 for the following school year in order to provide ample opportunities for all staff to understand the direction of the building.
c. Training in the new focus shall constitute the PD for the remainder of the academic year.
d. Any school changing focus requires a voluntary process to change assignment beginning with the next hiring cycle.
e. Staff volunteering to seek a change of assignment shall provide notice of an intent to move by February 1.
5. Timely notification of change of assignment within a building or program.
a. For internal building change of assignment, effective as of the beginning of the next school year, the teacher shall be notified in writing of this intention no later than May 1;
b. If notice by such date is not feasible due to circumstances beyond the control of the District, then such notification shall occur promptly after such determination is made. AUG 1, 2023 32
