ARTICLE IV TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS

Foster-Glocester School District

A. Each teacher shall be notified in writing of his/her prospective program and schedule for the ensuing school year, including the school to which he/she will be assigned, the grades and/or subject he/she will teach, and any special or unusual classes or assignments that he/she will be assigned. In addition, at the start of the school year, each student's case manager will be identified. If no case manager has been identified, the Director of Special Education will serve as the case manager until a case manager has been identified. New students to the system with IEP's and 504's will be identified as soon as possible and teachers will be notified by their case managers promptly.

This notification shall be made as soon as practicable but in any case, not later than three (3) school days prior to the last school day of that school year. In the event of a resignation, death, emergency, or promotion during the period from the one day prior to the last day of school through August, such assignments may be changed as required to meet the situation, and notification shall be made to any teacher concerned as soon as such a decision is made and can be communicated to the teacher affected.

B. No application for emergency certification shall be initiated without the written approval of the teacher involved.

C. Teachers who desire any change in assignment shall, not later than March 1st, file a written statement of such desire identifying the specific department or school to which she/he would like to be assigned with the Building Principals concerned who shall forward same to the Office of the Superintendent together with their recommendations. A letter of acknowledgment shall be forwarded to the teacher by the Superintendent upon receipt of the request for reassignment and/or transfer.

The School Committee will be willing to consider any proposals submitted on job sharing provided that the proposal for job sharing is initiated by the NEA Ponaganset.

D. Qualifications being equal, teachers in the Foster Glocester Regional School System shall be given preference in assignments and/or transfers over newly appointed teachers or teachers from outside the system.

E. Qualifications being equal, seniority shall be the determining factor when two (2) or more members of the Foster Glocester Regional School System have applied for reassignment and/or transfer to the same vacancy.

F. The decision of the Superintendent regarding reasonableness of qualifications and the reasonableness of his/her selection shall be subject to grievance.

G. No teacher shall be involuntarily transferred to a vacant position for which another equally qualified teacher has applied under the voluntary transfer assignments of this Contract except in the case that an involuntary transfer has been necessitated by the elimination of the teacher's position.

H. In arranging schedules for teachers who are assigned to more than one (1) school, an effort will be made to limit the amount of interschool travel. Such teachers shall be notified of any change in their schedules as soon as practicable.

I. Teachers required to perform travel in the course of their·regularly assigned duties shall be compensated at the Federal Rate.

J. Teacher assignments and transfers shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, sex or, marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity.