ARTICLE 6 PROMOTIONS

Glocester School Department

A. Promotional positions are classified by the Committee as those paying a higher salary differential and/or positions on the administrator-supervisory level.

B. All vacancies in promotional positions shall be filled pursuant to the following procedure:

1. Vacancies shall be publicized by notifying the President of the GTA and by posting a notice in the faculty room of each school during the school year and in a newspaper of general circulation in Glocester when deemed appropriate by the Superintendent and the GTA. Postings shall be for a minimum of fourteen (14) days, including Saturday and Sundays unless a shorter period is agreed to by the parties.

2. Said notice of vacancy shall set forth a general description and qualifications for the position, including the anticipated duties and salary I information and the final date on which applications will be accepted.

3. Teachers who desire to apply for such vacancies shall file their applications, along with a resume of qualifications and other pertinent information, by the date specified in the notification as the final application date. If two (2) candidates are held to be equally qualified, as determined by the Superintendent, the one with the higher seniority in the Glocester School System shall be appointed.

C. All vacancies (as defined above in the case of promotional positions) for specialists and/or special project teachers shall also be filled in accordance with the procedure set forth in Paragraph B above.

D. All appointments to the aforesaid vacancies and openings shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, political affiliation, sex, or marital status.

E. If such need to fill an aforesaid vacancy arises during the summer months, notification shall be forwarded by the Office of the Superintendent to all eligible teachers not less than one (1) weeks prior to the closing of applications. In deciding who shall be notified and how notification shall be made, the Superintendent and a representative of the Association shall act in concert.