ARTICLE VIII VOLUNTARY REASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS

Foster School District

A. A teacher requesting a transfer for the corning school year to a vacant position must do so in writing to the Superintendent by May 1. Such request must be hand-delivered to the Superintendents office and a receipt must be given to the teacher. A request made after that date will not be honored. Such requests must be updated annually.

1. On or about June 1 of the school year transfer requests are made, all teachers who have requests, or their representative designated in writing, will assemble and select from among available vacancies for which they hold certificates. If, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the qualifications of the respective teachers are equal, then the person with the greatest amount of teaching experience in the Foster School Department shall receive the transfer. Teachers whose transfer requests are denied shall receive reasons for the denial in writing.

2. Vacancies here refer to any new positions to be opened, openings through attrition that will be filled by administration, and positions that come open as the assembled teachers transfer into other positions.

3. No teachers requesting a transfer will be obligated to give up their present positions until they have selected a new position.

B. In the event that a vacancy should occur during the summer months, teachers who have previously requested transfers or reassignments shall be considered.

C. No assignments of new teachers in the school system shall be made until all pending requests for reassignments and transfers have been acted on.

D. Not later than two (2) weeks subsequent to the meeting held on or about June 1 (in accordance with Article VIII A 2. above), the Superintendent shall send to the Association President a list indicating the names of all teachers who have been transferred or reassigned up to that date for the following school year, the type of transfer or reassignment, and whether the transfer or reassignment was voluntary or involuntary.

E. All non-promotional vacancies or newly created vacancies shall be posted in every school, main office, and faculty room bulletin board setting forth the grade and/or subject of the vacancies. During the summer months, a notice of each non-promotional vacancy shall be sent to the President of the Association at least two (2) weeks in advance of public posting. If a vacancy occurs less than two (2) weeks prior to the opening day of school, the administration shall notify the Association President by a telephone call.

F. Teacher assignments, reassignments and transfers shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, sex or marital status.