Common use of Interview and Selection Clause in Contracts

Interview and Selection. 3.1 Teachers returning from leave who have by March 1 made written commitment to return to work should also participate in the interview and selection process . 3.2 Schools and departments with counseling, social work and nursing positions will post positions through this process. Teachers who occupy positions which are essentially itinerant or are regularly assigned by District administration (such as, psychologists, OT, PT and Speech Language Pathologist) should contact the program person in charge of scheduling to request movement to a different location. 3.3 Special Education and ELL teachers may use the interview and selection process only for reassignment to other Special Education and ELL positions. 3.4 The Human Resource Department will identify new classroom positions on the Human Resources Job Openings Website that are submitted by principals through the staff requisition process. The listings are limited to new positions created by staffing changes by reason of staff resignations, transfers, leaves and student enrollment changes that occur and affect the staffing composition and the need for teacher placement in the following school year. Teachers may submit their name for consideration for transfer by applying for the listed vacancies and following the application instructions on the job openings website. The district will keep all teacher job postings open and listed on the district Job Openings Website for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days. The listing of vacancies for positions less then 0.5 FTE is not open to grievance and is only intended to enhance the interview and selection process and provide teachers with information about transfer opportunities. 3.5 Principals will create a site selection team that includes teachers in the building/program. Each building/program should have an interview schedule and then bring in teachers who have expressed an interest in the building/program for interviews. Teachers are encouraged to bring resumes or portfolios of their work and to upload these items to the district’s online system. Sites are encouraged to have portfolios, site improvement plans or other information for teachers to review. 3.6 The following list of teachers are ineligible for the interview and selection process unless approved by the Human Resource Department: Probationary teachers, (exception for teachers completing their third year probation) teachers on Improvement Plans or who have any documented performance problems or issues of misconduct and/or a significant number of voluntary reassignments, teachers identified for layoff, administrative transfer, or who are part of a required realignment due to stranding. 3.7 The District may hire new teachers concurrent with the interview and selection process. 3.8 Teachers currently contracted on part-time status of half time or more without contractual rights to return to full time may participate in interviews for part-time or full-time assignments unless ineligible for other reasons as indicated herein. 3.9 Once a teacher has accepted an offer, their previous position becomes available. Teachers are eligible for only one (1) transfer per school year. Exceptions may be granted by the Superintendent and the principal. 3.10 The interview and selection process will continue through the third week in June.

Interview and Selection. 3.1 Teachers returning from leave who have by March 1 made written commitment to return to work should also participate in the interview and selection process process. 3.2 Schools and departments with counseling, social work and nursing positions will post positions through this process. Teachers who occupy positions which are essentially itinerant or are regularly assigned by District administration (such asas DAPE teacher, music therapist, art therapist, psychologists, OT, PT and Speech Language Pathologist) should contact the program person in charge of scheduling to request movement to a different location. 3.3 Special Education and ELL teachers may use the interview and selection process only for reassignment to other Special Education and ELL positions. 3.4 The Human Resource Department Resources will identify new classroom positions on the Human Resources Job Openings Website that are submitted by principals through the staff requisition process. The listings are limited to new positions created by staffing changes by reason of staff resignations, transfers, leaves and student enrollment changes that occur and affect the staffing composition and the need for teacher placement in the following school year. Teachers may submit their name for consideration for transfer interview and select by applying for the listed vacancies and following the application instructions on the job openings website. The district will keep all teacher job postings open and listed on the district Job Openings Website for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days. The listing of vacancies for positions less then than 0.5 FTE is not open to grievance and is only intended to enhance the interview and selection process and provide teachers with information about transfer interview and select opportunities. 3.5 Principals will create a site selection team that includes teachers in the building/program. Each building/program should have an interview schedule and then bring in teachers who have expressed an interest in the building/program for interviews. Teachers are encouraged to bring resumes or portfolios of their work and to upload these items to the district’s online system. Sites are encouraged to have portfolios, site improvement plans or other information for teachers to review. 3.6 The following list of teachers are eligible for the interview and selection process: 3.7 The following list of teachers are ineligible for the interview and selection process unless approved by the Human Resource DepartmentResources: • Probationary teachers, teachers (exception except for teachers completing their third final year of probation) teachers whose position has not been reduced at their site or program. • Teachers on Improvement Plans or who have any documented performance problems or issues of misconduct and/or a significant number of voluntary reassignments, teachers reassignments • Teachers identified for layoff, administrative layoff • Administrative transfer, or who are part of a required realignment due to strandingstranding • Teachers on a Tier 1 license • Teachers on a Tier 2 license whose position has not been reduced at their site or program. 3.7 3.8 The District may hire new teachers concurrent with the interview and selection process. 3.8 3.9 Teachers currently contracted on part-time status of half time or more without contractual rights to return to full time may participate in interviews for part-time or full-time assignments unless ineligible for other reasons as indicated herein. 3.9 3.10 Once a teacher has accepted an offer, their previous position becomes available. Teachers are eligible for only one (1) transfer per school year. Exceptions may be granted by the Superintendent and the principal. 3.10 3.11 The interview and selection process will continue through the third week in June. 3.12 Once the new school year begins, vacancies created by new staff allocations due to enrollment increase may be filled by long-term substitutes until enrollment stabilizes or an enrollment count is defined in October. Teachers remaining unassigned or who were displaced by enrollment decline will be reassigned through the placement process.

Interview and Selection. 3.1 Teachers returning from leave who have by March 1 made written commitment to return to work should also participate in the interview and selection process process. 3.2 Schools and departments with counseling, social work and nursing positions will post positions through this process. Teachers who occupy positions which are essentially itinerant or are regularly assigned by District administration (such as, psychologists, OT, PT and Speech Language Pathologist) should contact the program person in charge of scheduling to request movement to a different location. 3.3 Special Education and ELL teachers may use the interview and selection process only for reassignment to other Special Education and ELL positions. 3.4 The Human Resource Department will identify new classroom positions on the Human Resources Job Openings Website that are submitted by principals through the staff requisition process. The listings are limited to new positions created by staffing changes by reason of staff resignations, transfers, leaves and student enrollment changes that occur and affect the staffing composition and the need for teacher placement in the following school year. Teachers may submit their name for consideration for transfer by applying for the listed vacancies and following the application instructions on the job openings website. The district will keep all teacher job postings open and listed on the district Job Openings Website for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days. The listing of vacancies for positions less then 0.5 FTE is not open to grievance and is only intended to enhance the interview and selection process and provide teachers with information about transfer opportunities. 3.5 Principals will create a site selection team that includes teachers in the building/program. Each building/program should have an interview schedule and then bring in teachers who have expressed an interest in the building/program for interviews. Teachers are encouraged to bring resumes or portfolios of their work and to upload these items to the district’s online system. Sites are encouraged to have portfolios, site improvement plans or other information for teachers to review. 3.6 The following list of teachers are ineligible for the interview and selection process unless approved by the Human Resource Department: Probationary teachers, (exception for teachers completing their third year probation) teachers on Improvement Plans or who have any documented performance problems or issues of misconduct and/or a significant number of voluntary reassignments, teachers identified for layoff, administrative transfer, or who are part of a required realignment due to stranding. 3.7 The District may hire new teachers concurrent with the interview and selection process. 3.8 Teachers currently contracted on part-time status of half time or more without contractual rights to return to full time may participate in interviews for part-time or full-time assignments unless ineligible for other reasons as indicated herein. 3.9 Once a teacher has accepted an offer, their previous position becomes available. Teachers are eligible for only one (1) transfer per school year. Exceptions may be granted by the Superintendent and the principal. 3.10 The interview and selection process will continue through the third week in June. 3.11 Once the new school year begins, vacancies created by new staff allocations due to enrollment increase may be filled by long-term substitutes until enrollment stabilizes or an enrollment count is defined in October. Teachers remaining unassigned or who were displaced by enrollment decline will be reassigned through the placement process.