Common use of Voluntary Transfer Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer Voluntary transfer requests will be processed after special needs of the Employer such as, training, and experience, Title I Comparability, and extracurricular activities have been met. The following guidelines will be used: a. Employees who wish to make application for transfer, including transfers when there is defined as a change to another building by staffing of a member who new facility or when the major role of a facility is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer altered, shall submit an employee’s transfer their request using in writing to the electronic transfer request tool provided Division of Human Resource Services by the Human Resources Departmentnegotiated date (spring of each school year). b. Application will include a request for up to four (4) schools in order of preference or a selection of one of the organizational regions, and two (2) subject areas and a designation of primary and/or intermediate at the elementary level. Transfer requests will only be accepted for Only those areas in which the applicant employee is qualified. Transfer requests can certificated will be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 considered. c. A list of known vacancies shall be available on the District website one week following the completion of the same calendar yearspring school budget process. Submission The electronic vacancy list, by school with grade or revocation of a subject area, will be updated periodically as positions are added or deleted. d. Vacancies shall be open solely to transfer applicants until May 15. Thereafter, transfer applicants shall be eligible for vacancies along with other applicants. Employees desiring to amend their original transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday contact Human Resource Services prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior June 1. e. New employees shall have the option to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted request a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one placement after two (12) school year unless agreed to by all partiesyears and eleven (11) months. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment Employees who will be employed have received voluntary transfers within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, last two (2) years and eleven (11) months will not be eligible for recall under 449voluntary transfer. If another vacancy becomes available This limitation does not apply to teachers teaching out of their field of certification or to teachers involuntarily transferred within the past two years. Application to transfer after the two (2) year eleven (11) month period may be made prior to the transfer eligibility. f. When more than one applicant meets the above criteria, seniority as defined elsewhere in this contract will be the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position determining factor. g. All voluntary transfers shall be offered without a vacancy announcementsubject to the approval of the receiving principals. In such case the term appointment agreement The losing principal shall be replaced with informed of the transfer and may request a regular member contract, and review of the member shall have all rights transfer by the Regional Chief on the grounds that such transfer would be detrimental to the program of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member school. h. Employees who has been awarded a position but has do not moved receive voluntary transfers shall be considered notified of the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transferreason in writing upon request. i. The seven

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time anytime after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Talent Management Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday five (5) workdays prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO Office of Equity and Compliance (OEC) requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Talent Management Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted bargaining Unit Member may file a voluntary request for transfer will stay at for the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) following school year unless agreed to by all partieswith the District personnel office at any time. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic To be considered for transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the an ensuing school year, the term appointment request must be received by the District no later than four weeks prior to the last regular day of school. The request shall list the work site(s), order of preference of multiple sites, and the assignment which the bargaining Unit Member is interested in, and include a letter of intent delineating the applicable experience and/or training the Unit Member has in relation to the vacancy. 2. The District shall deliver a list of all vacancies to the Association and post the list on all designated bulletin boards at each site. 3. A list of certificated vacancies for the ensuing year will be terminatedpublished as needed. The publication shall include a closing date, not non-renewedthe work location, credential required, grade level if appropriate, and will not any special qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of the position. It is recognized by the parties that those Unit Members who are affected by an imbalanced staffing involuntary transfer, as provided for in this Article 7.B.2.e, shall be eligible for recall under 449given the first consideration in accordance with the Education Code when filling these vacancies. 4. Upon written request, the District shall notify individual Unit Members of any posted openings which may arise during the summer recess or periods of leave. 5. If another any vacancy becomes available exists four weeks prior to the last regular day of school at any site for which a Unit Member has requested a transfer, an interview shall be conducted on or before two weeks prior to the last regular day of school. 6. The interview team shall consist of the site supervisor, two grade level members, when possible and an Association site representative. 7. The interview team must reach consensus in order to approve a transfer. 8. The interview team shall not solicit a classroom visitation of the Unit Member. No classroom visitation shall occur except at the request of the Unit Member. 9. The site supervisor shall, upon request of the Unit Member, state the reasons for the Unit Member not receiving the transfer to the vacancy. 10. Qualifications which must be addressed by the interview team include those qualifications on the vacancy posting. If two or more candidates have the same building qualifications, unit member seniority shall determine selection. 11. The filing of a voluntary transfer request is without prejudice to the Unit Member and shall not jeopardize the present work site. A voluntary transfer request may be withdrawn in writing by the Unit Member at any time prior to the notification that the transfer has been approved. 12. After the conclusion of transfer selections, Unit Members may submit aletter to the Superintendent to request a transfer. The Unit Member shall be interviewed by the Superintendent or designee. The approval or disapproval of the request for transfer shall be made by the Superintendent. 13. The District shall provide notice to all Unit Members of the time period within which they may file a request for transfer to a new school site. All Unit Members who make such a transfer request shall be interviewed. 14. When the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that positionDistrict opens a new school, the position all Unit Members shall be offered without an opportunity to request a vacancy announcementtransfer to the new school prior to posting other district wide transfers. In such case The interview team shall consist of the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with sitesupervisor, a regular member contract, District designee and the member two Association appointees. This team shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transferoption to appoint additional members by mutual agreement.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is All vacancies for non-management licensed positions for the following school year, including new positions, will be posted in the Administrative Services Office, and on the District web page for a period of five (5) full days, with days being defined as the days the District Office is open, for the purpose of allowing interested and qualified licensed personnel to apply for transfer to that position. Voluntary transfers can only take place between positions with the same job description. Half-time teachers may apply for transfer to a change full-time position; however, they must meet all other requirements of this article. A Request for Transfer form must be submitted to another building by the principal of the site with the vacancy and a member who is assigned copy to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources DepartmentOffice no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the five day transfer period. Transfer Transfers for the following school year will be considered until June 1 of each year. The District will consider requests for those positions prior to considering new applicants from out of the District. Applications submitted from existing teachers will only be accepted accorded first consideration by the principal or site supervisor making that decision. The selection of a candidate, other than the transfer applicant, will be upheld unless the choice of the other candidate is shown to be arbitrary or punitive. The Association agrees that the Executive Director of Human Resources in conjunction with the site administrator is authorized to make appointments of all employees to vacant positions based upon the needs of the District, using the following procedures: 1. A licensed employee may request a voluntary transfer on the District's voluntary transfer form whereon the teacher shall express preference for areas a specific vacant position at a specific site. 2. A licensed employee with the proper licensure who requests a voluntary transfer will be interviewed. 3. If the current teacher's request for transfer is not granted, the District will provide the teacher a written explanation as to why the transfer request was denied. 4. The District shall attempt to honor transfers when the training, experience, and the abilities of the requesting teacher match the vacant position's job specifications. 5. In cases in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of there are more than one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants requesting teacher being considered for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, determinants being equal, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate teacher with more experience in the development of interview questionsDistrict will receive the transfer. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may Voluntary transfers will not be included considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled by a term appointment who within the school will be employed posted in the Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior to filling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is adjudged by the district as detrimental to children, the District may waive the ten (10) school days prior notification of the vacancy. 6. Voluntary transfers will not be considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the District. However, should a vacant position not be filled through the voluntary transfer process, teachers within their first three (3) years in the district will be allowed to apply. 7. Voluntary transfers will not be considered if a teacher does not currently hold the licensure required for the vacant position. 8. Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled within the terms of this agreement only for school will be posted in the balance Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior to filling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is adjudged by the district as detrimental to children, the District may waive the ten (10) school yeardays prior notification of the vacancy. 9. At Certified employees who have voluntarily left a school site or district assignment for a TOSA position (such as instructional coach) will be, at the end of their assignment, guaranteed a return to their original site so long as the school yearemployee is licensed to work in an available position at that site or for that assignment. In the event there is not an open position available at the original site, or the district-wide assignment, the term appointment Reduction in Force (RIF) process will be terminated, not nonapplied (Article 7-renewed, and 7). This provision will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in guarantee the same building to which specific assignment within the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that positionsite, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfergrade level.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisorsupervisor . Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources DepartmentDepartment . Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualifiedqualified . Transfer requests can be submitted any time anytime after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar yearyear . Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday work- day prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is heldheld . The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant positionposition . Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer requestrequest . Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questionsquestions . At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s)) . The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicablepracticable . The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decisiondecision . The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirementsrequire- ments, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirementsrequirements . A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all partiesparties . When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer trans- fer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if availableavailable . No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completedcompleted . A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the DistrictDistrict . In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school yearyear . At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449449 . If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcementannounce- ment . In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointmentappointment . If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfertransfer .

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is All vacancies for non-management licensed positions for the following school year, including new positions, will be posted in the Administrative Services Office, and on the District web page for a period of five (5) full days, with days being defined as the days the District Office is open, for the purpose of allowing interested and qualified licensed personnel to apply for transfer to that position. Voluntary transfers can only take place between positions with the same job description. Half-time teachers may apply for transfer to a change full-time position; however, they must meet all other requirements of this article. A Request for Transfer form must be submitted to another building by the principal of the site with the vacancy and a member who is assigned copy to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources DepartmentOffice no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the five day transfer period. Transfer Transfers for the following school year will be considered until June 1 of each year. The District will consider requests for those positions prior to considering new applicants from out of the District. Applications submitted from existing teachers will only be accepted accorded first consideration by the principal or site supervisor making that decision. The selection of a candidate, other than the transfer applicant, will be upheld unless the choice of the other candidate is shown to be arbitrary or punitive. The Association agrees that the Assistant Superintendent for areas Human Resources in conjunction with the site administrator is authorized to make appointments of all employees to vacant positions based upon the needs of the District, using the following procedures: 1. A licensed employee may request a voluntary transfer on the District's voluntary transfer form whereon the teacher shall express preference for a specific vacant position at a specific site. 2. A licensed employee with the proper licensure who requests a voluntary transfer will be interviewed. 3. If the current teacher's request for transfer is not granted, the District will provide the teacher a written explanation as to why the transfer request was denied. 4. The District shall attempt to honor transfers when the training, experience, and the abilities of the requesting teacher match the vacant position's job specifications. 5. In cases in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of there are more than one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants requesting teacher being considered for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, determinants being equal, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate teacher with more experience in the development of interview questionsDistrict will receive the transfer. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may Voluntary transfers will not be included considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled by a term appointment who within the school will be employed within posted in the terms of this agreement only for the balance Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior to filling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is adjudged by the district as detrimental to children, the District may waive the ten (10) school year. At the end days prior notification of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfervacancy.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time anytime after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday work- day prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirementsrequire- ments, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer trans- fer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcementannounce- ment. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member teacher who is assigned to one building or building, and is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member teacher who is assigned to one supervisor. Members Teachers who desire a transfer shall submit an employeeEmployee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by Transfer Request #501 to the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted Office any time after January 1 and will March 1. The transfer request shall remain active until December 15 of the same calendar yearFebruary 28. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a A staffing meeting is heldshall be held each year when transfer requests shall be considered in the following order: teachers transferred as a result of reduction in staff; teachers making transfer requests; teachers returning from leaves; teachers on the recall list; teachers new to the District. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer teacher applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer requestto the administrator. Principals will form and chair a committee of members teachers and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may will be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. Prior to the staffing meeting the principal will convene the committee, if possible, and share information on staff vacancy status, transfer requests, new hire possibilities, EEO goals, staffing meeting procedures and contingencies, projected enrollment, staffing allocation, and other data and factors as they are known at the time. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members teachers shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests list to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member teacher selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment temporary teacher who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, year the term appointment temporary teacher will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment temporary teacher is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment temporary teacher for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment temporary teacher agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, teacher contract and the member teacher shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointmenttemporary teacher. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member teacher who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member excessed teacher for the purposes of involuntary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualifiedqualified to teach. Transfer requests can be submitted any time sub- mitted anytime after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation Revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one four (14) workday workdays prior to a staffing meeting, if a . A staffing meeting is heldshall be held each year when transfer requests shall be considered in the fol- lowing order: members transferred as a result of reduction in staff; members making transfer requests; members returning from leaves; members on the recall list; members new to the District. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants appli- cants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer requestto the administrator. Principals will form and chair a committee commit- tee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. Prior to the staffing meeting, the principal will convene the com- mittee, if possible, and share information on staff vacancy status, transfer requests, new hire possibilities, EEO goals, staffing meeting procedures and contingencies, projected enrollment, staffing allocation, and other data and factors as they are known at the time. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined deter- mined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer trans- fer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment temporary teacher who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment temporary teacher will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment temporary teacher is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment temporary teacher for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcementannounce- ment. In such case the term appointment temporary teacher agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointmenttemporary teacher. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced excessed member for the purposes of involuntary invol- untary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum definition of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start movement of a school year, principals unit member from one location to another because of his/her written request to work at that location. 2. Those desiring to change location will review the electronic transfer requests be afforded an opportunity to make certain that interviews their preferences known to the District through the submission of the document entitled “Certificated Request for Assignment” (intent information document) (See Page 83). For vacancies which are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at filled after the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only and prior to April 15 for the balance of the school year. At the end of the following school year, the term appointment interviews for bargaining unit vacancies will be terminatedgiven to permanent and probationary employees already part of the District staff, not nonprior to considering out-renewedof-district candidates, provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position and provided they have submitted a request for transfer for the school year in which the vacancy occurs or if they have responded before the closing date of a specific posted vacancy. 3. Voluntary transfers will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available based upon training, experience, skills, certification and seniority in the same building district. All factors being equal, the unit member with the most seniority in the district will be granted the transfer. 4. Before a voluntary transfer is finalized, it must have the approval of the Superintendent or his/her designee. 5. Intent information documents for the next succeeding school year must be submitted electronically by March 1 to the District Office from which the term appointment is employee wishes to transfer. It will be the responsibility of the District to make the forms available. It will be the responsibility of the employee to submit the request electronically by the deadline. 6. Vacancies are any positions that do not have a unit member assigned after the Class Assignments in Section F are allocated. Vacancies will be posted electronically for a period of ten (10) work days. A copy of the posting will be forwarded to DTA unit members and the unit administrator requests Association President, at District e-mail addresses. 7. Whenever the District elects to employ utilize an Advisory Committee in the term appointment for that positionoperation of the Voluntary Transfer section of this Article, the position shall be offered without a committee will consist of four (4) persons selected as follows: a. The chairman of the department where the vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transferexists. b. Three

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change a. An annual survey of the professional staff will be conducted to another building by a member who is assigned determine the availability of staff members for employment during the ensuing year. A form for this purpose will be returned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided Personnel Office by the Human Resources DepartmentFebruary 15. Transfer requests The survey will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one information about: (1) workday the teacher's intent to return to the MCCSC, (2) the teacher's indication that his professional plans are undecided, (3) the teacher's intent not to return to MCCSC, and (4) the teacher's interest in other teaching, extracurricular activity, or administrative positions within the corporation. This form will be returned to the building principal and forwarded to the Personnel Office. b. The Personnel Office will post all certified and administrative vacancies on an official notice. Notifications of these postings will be sent to all certified staff members via their school e-mail addresses. No classroom vacancies will be posted until all involuntary transfer and recall lists in those certification areas are exhausted. Once the original posting of the vacancy has taken place, staff members will have five (5) school days or seven (7) calendar days, whichever is shorter, to notify the Personnel Office in writing of interest in the position. The Personnel Office will process all internal requests for transfers for available vacancies prior to a staffing meetingbeginning the processing of applications from other sources. In filling positions, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who consideration will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary given first to teachers required to transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start out of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the Districtschool. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who case of personal transfers, where qualifications are equal, consideration will be given first to presently employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator teachers over newly hired teachers. c. All internal requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes prior to any external candidates being hired. d. No teacher will be discriminated against because of involuntary a request to transfer. e. Staff members who have indicated a wish to transfer will notify the Personnel Office in writing immediately upon determining the transfer is no longer desired. f. A request for transfer does not automatically terminate the teacher's present position. The teacher has the option of declining an available opening if that position is unacceptable to the teacher. g. Transfers will be completed only with the approval of the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Personnel.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a member teacher who is assigned to one building or building, and is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member teacher who is assigned to one supervisor. Members Teachers who desire a transfer shall submit an employeeEmployee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by Transfer Request #501 to the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted Office any time after January 1 and will March 1. The transfer request shall remain active until December 15 of the same calendar yearFebruary 28. Submission or revocation Revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of one four (14) workday workdays prior to a staffing meeting, if a . A staffing meeting is heldshall be held each year when transfer requests shall be considered in the following order: teachers transferred as a result of reduction in staff; teachers making transfer requests; teachers returning from leaves; teachers on the recall list; teachers new to the District. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer teacher applicants for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer requestto the administrator. Principals will form and chair a committee of members teachers and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may will be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. Prior to the staffing meeting the principal will convene the committee, if possible, and share information on staff vacancy status, transfer requests, new hire possibilities, EEO goals, staffing meeting procedures and contingencies, projected enrollment, staffing allocation, and other data and factors as they are known at the time. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members teachers shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member teacher who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests list to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member teacher selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment temporary teacher who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, year the term appointment temporary teacher will be terminated, not non-non- renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment temporary teacher is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment temporary teacher for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment temporary teacher agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, teacher contract and the member teacher shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointmenttemporary teacher. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member teacher who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member excessed teacher for the purposes of involuntary transfer.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as a change to another building by a a. A Bargaining Unit member who is assigned to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be has completed a minimum of one (1) workday full school year in the District may apply for a transfer to a different site by completing a written transfer form and submitting it to the Human Resources Division. A Bargaining Unit member shall list no more than three (3) choices in order of preference. To be acceptable, applications shall be submitted no later than April 15 of each school year. All requests will be given full consideration and resolved in the best interests of all parties concerned - the Bargaining Unit member, pupils and District. b. When a Bargaining Unit member requests a transfer, the Bargaining Unit member’s current principal will not have veto power over the transfer. All Bargaining Unit member(s) requesting transfers shall remain on the active transfer list through one (1) week prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is heldthe beginning date of traditional calendar school. The unit administrator will interview, if availableUnsuccessful transfer applicants shall be provided upon request, a minimum of three current written explanation for their non- selection. Receiving principals will interview candidates under consideration whenever possible. c. A Head Start Bargaining Unit member may apply for an a.m. or p.m. change in Head Start by completing a written transfer applicants form and submitting it to the site administrator. d. Intra-District preference: qualified Bargaining Unit members shall be given preference in filling all certificated Bargaining Unit vacancies as follows: (1) All Bargaining Unit members with the required credential(s) for a vacant position. Prior to vacancy who have completed the transfer request in a timely manner shall be offered an interview. (a) Employees offered interviews shall include, but not be limited to, (b) If two (21 or more Bargaining Unit members with state required credentials for the position apply for the vacancy, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of most senior Bargaining Unit members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate in the development of interview questions. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited seriously considered to participate in actual interviewsreceive the transfer. (2) Bargaining Unit members shall be given twenty-one (21) calendar days to interview. (3) Subject to paragraph a. above, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which qualified Bargaining Unit members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred considered prior to for a minimum of one interviewing other applicants. (14) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim event that a qualified Bargaining Unit member is not granted the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school yeartransfer, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available appropriate administrator shall notify the applicant in the same building writing prior to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transferinterviewing other applicants.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is All vacancies for non-management licensed positions for the following school year, including new positions, will be posted in the Administrative Services Office, and on the District web page for a period of five (5) full days, with days being defined as the days the District Office is open, for the purpose of allowing interested and qualified licensed personnel to apply for transfer to that position. Voluntary transfers can only take place between positions with the same job description. Half-time teachers may apply for transfer to a change full-time position; however, they must meet all other requirements of this article. A Request for Transfer form must be submitted to another building by the principal of the site with the vacancy and a member who is assigned copy to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources DepartmentOffice no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the five day transfer period. Transfer Transfers for the following school year will be considered until June 1 of each year. The District will consider requests for those positions prior to considering new applicants from out of the District. Applications submitted from existing teachers will only be accepted accorded first consideration by the principal or site supervisor making that decision. The selection of a candidate, other than the transfer applicant, will be upheld unless the choice of the other candidate is shown to be arbitrary or punitive. The Association agrees that the Executive Director of Human Resources in conjunction with the site administrator is authorized to make appointments of all employees to vacant positions based upon the needs of the District, using the following procedures: 1. A licensed employee may request a voluntary transfer on the District's voluntary transfer form whereon the teacher shall express preference for areas a specific vacant position at a specific site. 2. A licensed employee with the proper licensure who requests a voluntary transfer will be interviewed. 3. If the current teacher's request for transfer is not granted, the District will provide the teacher a written explanation as to why the transfer request was denied. 4. The District shall attempt to honor transfers when the training, experience, and the abilities of the requesting teacher match the vacant position's job specifications. 5. In cases in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of there are more than one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants requesting teacher being considered for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, determinants being equal, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate teacher with more experience in the development of interview questionsDistrict will receive the transfer. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may Voluntary transfers will not be included considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled by a term appointment who within the school will be employed posted in the Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior to filling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is adjudged by the district as detrimental to children, the District may waive the ten (10) school days prior notification of the vacancy. 6. Voluntary transfers will not be considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the District. However, should a vacant position not be filled through the voluntary transfer process, teachers within their first three (3) years in the district will be allowed to apply. 7. Voluntary transfers will not be considered if a teacher does not currently hold the licensure required for the vacant position. 8. Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled within the terms of this agreement only for school will be posted in the balance Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior to filling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is adjudged by the district as detrimental to children, the District may waive the ten (10) school yeardays prior notification of the vacancy. 9. At Certified employees who have voluntarily left a school site or district assignment for a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) position (such as instructional coach) will be, at the end of their assignment, guaranteed a return to their original site so long as the school yearemployee is licensed to work in an available position at that site or for that assignment. In the event there is not an open position available at the original site, or the district-wide assignment, the term appointment Reduction in Force (RIF) process will be terminated, not nonapplied (Article 7-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfer7).

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is All vacancies for non-management licensed positions for the following school year, including new positions, will be posted in the Administrative Services Office, and on the District web page for a period of five (5) full days, with days being defined as the days the District Office is open, for the purpose of allowing interested and qualified licensed personnel to apply for transfer to that position. Voluntary transfers can only take place between positions with the same job description. Half-time teachers may apply for transfer to a change full-time position; however, they must meet all other requirements of this article. A Request for Transfer form must be submitted to another building by the principal of the site with the vacancy and a member who is assigned copy to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources DepartmentOffice no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the five day transfer period. Transfer Transfers for the following school year will be considered until June 1 of each year. The District will consider requests for those positions prior to considering new applicants from out of the District. Applications submitted from existing teachers will only be accepted accorded first consideration by the principal or site supervisor making that decision. The selection of a candidate, other than the transfer applicant, will be upheld unless the choice of the other candidate is shown to be arbitrary or punitive. The Association agrees that the Executive Director of Human Resources in conjunction with the site administrator is authorized to make appointments of all employees to vacant positions based upon the needs of the District, using the following procedures: 1. A licensed employee may request a voluntary transfer on the District's voluntary transfer form whereon the teacher shall express preference for areas a specific vacant position at a specific site. 2. A licensed employee with the proper licensure who requests a voluntary transfer will be interviewed. 3. If the current teacher's request for transfer is not granted, the District will provide the teacher a written explanation as to why the transfer request was denied. 4. The District shall attempt to honor transfers when the training, experience, and the abilities of the requesting teacher match the vacant position's job specifications. 5. In cases in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of there are more than one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants requesting teacher being considered for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, determinants being equal, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate teacher with more experience in the development of interview questionsDistrict will receive the transfer. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may Voluntary transfers will not be included considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled by a term appointment who within the school will be employed within posted in the terms of this agreement only for the balance Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior to filling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is adjudged by the district as detrimental to children, the District may waive the ten (10) school year. At the end days prior notification of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and vacancy. 6. Voluntary transfers will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the same building District. However, should a vacant position not be filled through the voluntary transfer process, teachers within their first three (3) years in the district will be allowed to which apply. 7. Voluntary transfers will not be considered if a teacher does not currently hold the term appointment licensure required for the vacant position. 8. Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled within the school will be posted in the Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior to filling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is assigned and adjudged by the unit administrator requests district as detrimental to employ the term appointment for that positionchildren, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case District may waive the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and ten (10) school days prior notification of the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfervacancy.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is All vacancies for non-management licensed positions for the following school year, including new positions, will be posted in the Administrative Services Office, and on the District web page for a period of five (5) full days, with days being defined as the days the District Office is open, for the purpose of allowing interested and qualified licensed personnel to apply for transfer to that position. Voluntary transfers can only take place between positions with the same job description. Half-time teachers may apply for transfer to a change full-time position; however, they must meet all other requirements of this article. A Request for Transfer form must be submitted to another building by the principal of the site with the vacancy and a member who is assigned copy to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources DepartmentOffice no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the five day transfer period. Transfer Transfers for the following school year will be considered until June 1 of each year. The District will consider requests for those positions prior to considering new applicants from out of the District. Applications submitted from existing teachers will only be accepted accorded first consideration by the principal or site supervisor making that decision. The selection of a candidate, other than the transfer applicant, will be upheld unless the choice of the other candidate is shown to be arbitrary or punitive. The Association agrees that the Assistant Superintendent for areas Human Resources in conjunction with the site administrator is authorized to make appointments of all employees to vacant positions based upon the needs of the District, using the following procedures: 1. A licensed employee may request a voluntary transfer on the District's voluntary transfer form whereon the teacher shall express preference for a specific vacant position at a specific site. 2. A licensed employee with the proper licensure who requests a voluntary transfer will be interviewed. 3. If the current teacher's request for transfer is not granted, the District will provide the teacher a written explanation as to why the transfer request was denied. 4. The District shall attempt to honor transfers when the training, experience, and the abilities of the requesting teacher match the vacant position's job specifications. 5. In cases in which the applicant is qualified. Transfer requests can be submitted any time after January 1 and will remain active until December 15 of the same calendar year. Submission or revocation of a transfer request must be completed a minimum of there are more than one (1) workday prior to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants requesting teacher being considered for a vacant position. Prior to the interview, determinants being equal, the applicants shall provide a current resume and any supportive information in their transfer request. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate teacher with more experience in the development of interview questionsDistrict will receive the transfer. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may Voluntary transfers will not be included considered until after a teacher has completed no less than three (3) contract years in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and the principal will consider any recommendation given when making a selection decision. The administrator, in deciding which members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may Vacancies for compensatory extracurricular positions that cannot be filled by a term appointment who within the school will be employed within posted in the terms of this agreement only for the balance Administrative Services Offices and faculty rooms of the District schools ten (10) days prior tofilling the vacancy except as noted in the emergency provision. Should an emergency exist, however, wherein a delay in hiring personnel for a vacancy is adjudged by the district as detrimental to children, the District may waive the ten (10) school year. At the end days prior notification of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment for that position, the position shall be offered without a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member for the purposes of involuntary transfervacancy.

Voluntary Transfer. Transfer is defined as Any teacher may apply for a change transfer to fill a specific vacancy which exists in the District. Application for such transfer shall be in writing to the Superintendent or his/her designee and shall specify the specific position requested. All such requests shall be reviewed in consideration of the needs of the District and the interests and aspirations of the individual teacher. Certified staff members interested in a voluntary transfer to another building in the District, even if the desired position is not currently available, need to submit a written request by a member who is assigned May 1 to one building or is also defined as a change to another program by an itinerant member who is assigned to one supervisor. Members who desire a transfer shall submit an employee’s transfer request using the electronic transfer request tool provided by the Human Resources Department. Transfer Requests must be received by this date for consideration. Human Resources will share transfer requests will only be accepted for areas in which the applicant is qualifiedwith principals on an ongoing basis. Transfer requests can shall be submitted any time after January 1 processed according to the following procedures • The teacher interested in the transfer will be included on the eligibility list for the specified vacancy and will remain active until December 15 be granted an interview. • The respective building principals will then review the credentials of each available candidate and will recommend for appointment the same calendar yearcandidate whom s/he feels is best qualified for the position in the respective school. Submission or revocation of a • Decisions that have been made regarding transfer request must requests will be completed a minimum of one (1) workday prior communicated in writing to a staffing meeting, if a staffing meeting is held. The unit administrator will interview, if available, a minimum of three current member transfer applicants for a vacant positionapplicants. Prior to the interviewDistrict?wide posting of vacancies, the applicants building principal shall provide a current resume and any supportive information post each teaching position which is available within the building electronically and/or by hardcopy. Teachers interested in an intra? building reassignment shall make their transfer requestdesires known in writing to the principal of his/her school. Principals will form and chair a committee of members and parents to review adopted school goals, discuss desirable characteristics for teachers, and collaborate The building principal may reassign the teachers involved if s/he determines it is in the development best interest of interview questionsthe school and District to do so. At the secondary level, appropriate subject area department representatives may be included Tenured teachers shall have preference over non?tenured teachers in the committee(s). The committee, or representatives from the committee, shall be invited to participate in actual interviews, when practicable. The committee may recommend a desired course of action and all situations where the principal will consider any recommendation given when making determines both candidates to be equally qualified. When a selection decision. The administratorDistrict?level certified position or building level certified non?classroom position for which there is only one position per building (e.g. Tech Facilitator, in deciding which LRC Director) is posted after May 1st certified staff members shall be interviewed and in ultimately deciding (who will be selected, shall consider certification and instructional requirements, endorsement(s), highly qualified designation, educational program needs, educational attainments, teaching experience, seniority, personal qualifications as determined during the interview, and EEO requirements. A member who is granted have not already submitted a voluntary transfer will stay at the school he/she is transferred to for a minimum of one (1) school year unless agreed to by all parties. When vacancies occur after the start of a school year, principals will review the electronic transfer requests to make certain that interviews are offered to at least three applicants, if available. No new hire for a specific vacancy will be processed by the Human Resources Department until required interviews are completed. A member selected for a position while school is in session will transfer only at the beginning of the next school year unless the immediate transfer is approved by the District. In the interim the position may be filled by a term appointment who will be employed within the terms of this agreement only for the balance of the school year. At the end of the school year, the term appointment will be terminated, not non-renewed, and will not be eligible for recall under 449. If another vacancy becomes available in the same building to which the term appointment is assigned and the unit administrator requests to employ the term appointment request for that position, the position shall be offered without ) may submit a vacancy announcement. In such case the term appointment agreement shall be replaced with a regular member contract, and the member shall have all rights of this agreement effective with the hire date as a term appointment. If a building must reduce staff beyond existing vacancies, the member who has been awarded a position but has not moved shall be considered the displaced member written voluntary transfer request to HR for the purposes of involuntary transferthat specific position.