Common use of VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS AND REASSIGNMENTS Clause in Contracts

VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS AND REASSIGNMENTS. a. Voluntary transfers and reassignments are discouraged during the period from August 1 through September 30 to facilitate staff stability in preparing for the school year. However, if an employee has been notified that a reduction in hours may occur in their current position the employee shall be given priority consideration for an interview for a different position or assignment. A request for a transfer or reassignment during this period will be granted only if the site administrator at the site from which the employee is to transfer or be reassigned determines that such transfer or reassignment can be accommodated without a significant impact on the staffing needs of the site and upon the employee documenting that the requested transfer will significantly benefit the employee (reduce commuting distance, facilitate child care, significantly increase appointed hours, etc). Transfers and reassignments during the remainder of the year shall be accommodated, upon an offer of employment from the site administrator where the vacancy exists, subject to unusual circumstances that would justify a delay or denial of such action when the site administrator at the site from which the employee is to transfer or be reassigned documents that the proposed transfer would significantly affect the programmatic needs at the site and the administrator cannot, with reasonable effort, identify an alternative approach to staffing that would address these programmatic needs within a reasonable period of time.