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406 TRANSFER, VACANCY, AND PROMOTIONS (P.N. 2009)
A. Vacancy
Vacancies in positions covered in this Contract shall be posted on faculty bulletin boards in
each building within five (5) days after each regular or special Board meeting during the
regular school year. During the summer months, said notice shall be mailed to the Association
President and to the teachers who have given previous written notice of interest to available
positions.
B. Voluntary Transfer or Promotion
1. This Section is primarily to set forth procedures whereby teachers can make known their
desire and be considered for a new assignment. Employed teachers properly
certificated/licensed can make known their interest in changing positions opened through
vacancy or creation by the Board as made known to teachers in 406/A, above. Teachers
may also request a change in position annually, by completing the letter of intent
distributed by the Superintendent to all teachers by April 1. If said vacancy occurs,
requesting teachers shall receive written notification of the disposition of said opening.
Teachers must be or will be properly certificated/licensed by the effective date of the
position considered.
2. No position shall be filled until five (5) days after posting on bulletin boards or in
summer months (except August) seven (7) days after the date of postmark to the
Association President.
C. Involuntary Transfer
1. Teacher placement is recognized as a responsibility of the Superintendent. In order to
meet educational needs of the District, it may be necessary to involuntarily transfer a
teacher. An involuntary transfer shall mean a change in the teacher's assignment without
the teacher's consent. Involuntary transfer shall be limited to once per school year,
except for transfers due to the fact that the teacher being transferred again is the only
teacher certified/licensed for the position. An involuntary transfer shall be effected only
after the teacher involved is given a two (2) week written notice as to the reasons for said
transfer. The teacher may request in writing a meeting with the Superintendent to discuss
the merits of the transfer. The teacher may at his/her option have a representative of
his/her choice at this meeting. Such a transfer shall be made only when the
Superintendent determines it is the best interest of the educational program. No teacher
shall be transferred to a position for which he/she does not hold standard
certification/licensure.
2. A teacher who is involuntarily transferred to a different grade level or to a subject matter
in which the teacher has not taught for the past three (3) years, upon request will receive
support from a Mentor Teacher and/or the Curriculum Coordinator.
3. A teacher (excluding a special area teacher) who is involuntarily transferred out of his/her
content area/and or grade level and other than for a RIF shall be provided a stipend of
Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for the time necessary to prepare for the new
assignment.
4. If no equitable solution can be reached, the transferred teacher shall have the option to
request release from his/her contract and said request will be granted. The teacher also
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