Building Staff. a. Except for Office Staff and Building Staff who formerly were Office Staff, all of whom are presumed qualified, employees applying for transfer to building staff positions must have satisfactorily completed (i.e. meets the State of Michigan testing standards for Highly Qualified status under the NCLB) the WorkKeys Test or have earned at least sixty (60) semester hours at an institution of higher learning. The Board shall pay the cost of taking the initial WorkKeys Test and for one re-take, if such a re-take is needed. Further, if such test(s) is (are) not taken during an employee’s regular work time, the employee shall be paid her/his regular wage rate for time spent taking the test(s). A Building Staff employee who has not successfully completed the WorkKeys test or does not have sixty (60) semester hours as referenced above shall be able to remain in her/his position of record at that time until s/he is forced to vacate said position because it is eliminated or the employee is bumped from said position. In either case, when a position is vacated by an employee who has not successfully completed the WorkKeys Test or does not have sixty (60) semester hours, the employee shall be granted a leave of absence from the unit for an indefinite period of time and shall be granted priority status on the paraprofessional substitute list with pay for substituting being at the regular substitute rate. When an employee on such leave of absence passes the WorkKeys test or earns sixty (60) semester hours s/he shall either post (not bump) into the first position available to the employee (i.e. the employee is qualified and most senior) pursuant to this Article or shall have her/his employment terminated unless another leave is granted under Article 18.
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