Vacancies, Transfers, and Reduction in Staff Sample Clauses

Vacancies, Transfers, and Reduction in Staff. A. Although the Board and the UTF recognize that frequent transfers of teachers from one school to another is disruptive of the educational process, they also recognize that some transfers will be necessary. B. Transfers and changes of assignment shall be on a voluntary basis whenever possible. By the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, the Office of Human Resources/Legal Affairs will provide a list of vacancies to the Union and the Head Association Representative in each building. The Head Association Representative will be responsible for posting this list in the building.
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Vacancies, Transfers, and Reduction in Staff. A. Although the Board and the UTF recognize that frequent transfers of teachers from one school to another is disruptive of the educational process, they also recognize that some transfers will be necessary. B. Transfers and changes of assignment shall be on a voluntary basis whenever possible. By fifteenth (15th) of each month, the Office of Human Resources/Labor Relations will provide a list of vacancies to the Union and the Head Association Representative in each building. The Head Association Representative will be responsible for posting this list in the building. IN BUILDING CHANGES OF ASSIGNMENT 1. The Board and the UTF recognize that arbitrary and capricious changes of teaching assignments in a building are disruptive of the educational process; they also recognize that there are educationally sound reasons for periodic changes of teaching assignments within a building. 2. When a change of teaching assignment within a building is necessary to meet the educational needs of the students within the building, the building Principal shall first seek volunteers for the assignment change. In the event that no teacher volunteers for the change of assignment within the building, the Principal shall select a teacher or teachers for the change of assignment. 3. A Teacher selected for an involuntary change of assignment in a building shall meet with the building Principal prior to the change of assignment to discuss the educational basis upon which the change is founded and shall receive a copy of those reasons in writing at that time. In the event the teacher believes that the change of assignment is being done for reasons other than the educational needs of the students in the building, they may, in writing within five (5) business days seek a review of the change of assignment by the appropriate administrator responsible for elementary and secondary education, respectively 4. The review by the appropriate administrator responsible for elementary and secondary education, respectively must be completed within three (3) business days following the filing of the request for review. After such review, the teacher may grieve the change of assignment if they still believe that the change of assignment was arbitrary and capricious. 5. The parties agree that there are times when a change of assignment within a building (e.g. when classes are being leveled or eliminated within a building) that must occur quickly. On those occasions, the Principal may effect the chang...
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Related to Vacancies, Transfers, and Reduction in Staff

  • REDUCTION IN STAFF A. No new teachers shall be hired in subject areas before teachers who are laid off from other subject areas who may be highly qualified and meet effectiveness ratings established in the administrative guidelines, are recalled or decline the opening. The following language will be recommended to the Board by both parties to be adopted as an administrative Policy: 1. Temporary personnel 2. Probationary teachers according to seniority and tiebreaker number and certification 3. Tenure teachers according to seniority and certification. The Board of Education shall decide the number of teachers to be laid off. The layoff will only occur through a complete year or seniority break on the teacher seniority list. In special layoff situations due to a discontinuation of a particular program offering, or to allow for maximum reemployment whereby certification is limited to an individual teacher only, that teacher may be laid off individually to avoid a major disruption to the overall education program. Prior to the slotting meeting, the Board will provide the Association with a list of positions for the coming year. Teachers who are placed on layoff status because of a necessary reduction in personnel shall be notified sixty (60) calendar days prior to the end of the school year. At other times, teachers shall receive twenty (20) school days' notice, or in lieu of said notice, they shall receive twenty (20) days' pay. See Letter of Agreement #15. B. Recall to vacancies shall be based on seniority in reverse order of layoffs according to the slotting procedures contained in the document entitled Slotting Procedures for L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. At the request of either party, said procedure will be reviewed and necessary changes may be made by the mutual agreement of both parties. C. Teachers are encouraged to be cognizant of the employment and educational trends relative to their skills. It is realized that up to fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the end of the current school year, in order to allow for maximum reemployment of laid- off teachers for the upcoming school year, involuntary assignments or transfers of non- released teachers may be necessary. D. In the event of a decision by the Board of Education to close a school or schools, the following procedure shall be utilized: 1. By May 10, the teachers in the buildings to be closed will displace the least senior teachers in the school district according to seniority and certification by building and/or department in the master schedule for the following school year. The teachers from the closed buildings will select their new assignments with the most senior teacher making the first selection. This procedure must be implemented prior to the beginning of the slotting procedure. 2. If these teachers cannot displace any other teachers according to #1 above, then they are to be considered displaced and will be assigned according to the approved slotting procedure. E. In the event of a decision by the Board of Education to consolidate two schools into one school or to consolidate programs, the following procedure shall be utilized: 1. By May 10, the teachers in the buildings to be consolidated will select their assignments from the consolidated building’s master schedule with the most senior teacher making the first selection. This procedure must be implemented prior to the beginning of the slotting procedure. 2. If these teachers cannot make a selection according to #1 above, then they are to be considered displaced and will be assigned according to the approved slotting procedure. 3. By March 1 the teachers in the programs to be consolidated will select their assignments from the consolidated program schedule with the most senior teacher, including tie breaker number, making the first selection. This procedure must be implemented prior to the development of the building schedules. 4. If these teachers cannot make a selection according to #3 above then they are to be considered part of their assigned (current) building staff and will be placed on that master schedule according to their certification.

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