Please sit together by cluster, with
school building reps. and
principals/administrators seated
together.
EARLY NOTICE STIPEND
• Written notice of resignation or retirement (except if in lieu of
termination, non-renewal or non-extension),
• $1250 if by February 15,
• $700 between February 16 and March 15,
• Paid on final paycheck,
• Resignation or retirement notice must be promptly forwarded to
or directly submitted to HR.
TRANSFER (ARTICLE 15, P. 45 - 51)
• “Assignment” means the specific bargaining unit position in
which the professional educator is placed.
• “Transfer” means a change from one assignment to another.
• No assignment of professional educators outside area of
licensure and competence is allowed, unless by mutual
agreement
• Professional educators shall be provided written notice of
assignment before the end of the school year and written notice
of any change in assignment over the summer.
TRANSFER (ARTICLE 15, P. 45 - 51)
Internal Transfer Process:
• Contract, 3rd year, and unassigned 1st or 2nd year professional
educators may apply,
• HR posts vacancies no later than May 1,
• Posting is for a minimum of 5 workdays (3 workdays after July 1, no
posting “near beginning of the school year”),
• Posting contains description of assignment (e.g. subject, grade level,
preferred skills, etc…),
• Positions held by temporary staff must be posted for the following
year,
• Professional educators have 5 working days from date of initial
posting to submit transfer application.
2015 STAFFING CALENDAR (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
March 9
Superintendent presents staffing plan to Board
March 10
SMTs go live (noon)
March 23 – 27 Spring Break
April 6 & 8
Unassignment information meetings
April 15 – 21
Internal transfer vacancies posted
April 22 – 28
Internal transfer interviews
April 30 – May 4 HR notification of transfer assignment
May 11 -12
Assignment notices
May 13
External posting of vacancies
TRANSFER (ARTICLE 15, P. 45 - 51)
Professional educator initiated transfer (transfer application):
• Subject to transfer assignment, unless interest is withdrawn by
second day after interview,
• Once a transfer is accepted, ineligible to apply for a subsequent
transfer in the same year,
• Voluntary unassignment only if in current assignment 5 or more
years, if no mutually agreeable transfer assignment is found
current assignment is continued,
• Professional educators with 5 or more years in PPS interviewed
(at least 3 interviews per vacancy if 3 or more, at least 5
interviews if 2 or fewer vacancies.)
TRANSFER (ARTICLE 15, P. 45 - 51)
Administration initiated transfer:
• Unassignment in building/program by seniority within licensure
and competence,
• Limited exceptions to seniority (see next slide,)
• Professional educator left unassigned after internal process will
be placed prior to external positing,
• If a position opens where professional was unassigned from, may
be returned if has found a new assignment, shall be returned if
still unassigned.
TRANSFER (ARTICLE 15, P. 45 - 51)
Seniority Exceptions for Unassignment (do not apply in the event of
layoff):
• Unique licensure for a specific existing assignment,
• Gender balance (less than 30% of under-represented gender,)
• Racial balance (less than school’s student minority percentage or
percentage of minority professional educators district-wide,)
• Bilingual/Multilingual (ACTFL level 4 or equivalent, 15% students
speak language at home, directly support 1 or more students,)
• ER assignments (HS only; only listed assignments.)
TRANSFER (ARTICLE 15, P. 45 - 51)
• All professional educators may apply for transfer to externally
posted vacancies (unless a transfer has already been accepted
that year.)
• Professional educators on a Plan of Assistance will normally not
be approved for transfer; if allowed the POA continues.
• In mergers and closures, the “follow the students” concept
prevails.
• If qualifications are found to be equal, unit members requesting
voluntary transfers shall be chosen over outside applicants.
TRANSFER (ARTICLE 15, P. 45 - 51)
Involuntary change in assignment/classroom moves:
• Assignment to a different worksite or grade level (elementary) or
different worksite or subject (middle/high school) during summer
or after the work year has begun = 2 additional planning days.
• Relocation to a different classroom within the building after the
work year has begun = 1 additional planning day.
• Option of substitute coverage or compensation for time outside
of the contract day.
• See also: 4 hours pay for disassembling/reassembling classroom
for remodeling/painting (Art. 5 Sec. D.9 p. 15); MOUs for building
moves.
REDUCTION IN STAFF/LAYOFF (ARTICLE 16, P. 52 - 54)
Notification
• In the event of layoff, District provides 60 days notice to PAT (or
as soon as possible if to be effective the following year.)
• Notice includes relevant data (i.e. seniority lists.)
• ORS 342-934(2)(a) and (b) apply. (Transfer teachers of
discontinued courses to other courses that they are licensed and
qualified to teach; combine teaching positions to avoid layoff.)
REDUCTION IN STAFF/LAYOFF (ARTICLE 16, P. 52 - 54)
Layoff is by seniority (length of continuous service with PPS,) provided
professional educator is competent and properly licensed.
• Competence is “the ability to teach a subject or grade level based on
recent teaching experience related to that subject … or grade level
within the last five years, or educational obtainments, or both, but
not based solely on being licensed to teach.”
• Subject is as defined in Appendix D (p. 88 – 89.)
• Grade levels are PK – 8 or 6 – 12.
• Specialists (e.g. Special Ed., ESL, School Psych.) treated as a
subject.
• Bilingual programs are where 50% or more of instruction is in a
language other than English.
REDUCTION IN STAFF/LAYOFF (ARTICLE 16, P. 52 - 54)
District shall consider a professional educator’s willingness to
pursue additional training or education to become competent.
• If professional educator asserts a right to be retained (as
competent), joint review of training and education, consideration
of a course of training,
• Tuition reimbursement applies,
• By mutual agreement, mentoring and other education
opportunities may replace college or in-service credits,
REDUCTION IN STAFF/LAYOFF (ARTICLE 16, P. 52 - 54)
Layoff Benefits
• If laid off, insurance benefits extend for 3 months beyond when
coverage would otherwise have stopped.
• Professional educator can maintain Trust plans at his/her own
expense.
• Will be given consideration for work as a substitute (does not
effect recall rights.)
REDUCTION IN STAFF/LAYOFF (ARTICLE 16, P. 52 - 54)
Recall
• Right to be recalled to any vacancy for which professional educator is
licensed and competent for a period of 3 years.
•
Must state interest in recall and reaffirm by April 1, each year, if
asked.
•
May refuse one job offer without loss of recall rights. (Second refusal
is resignation.)
•
Will be offered, but may refuse, recall to lesser FTE without loss of
recall rights.
•
Recalled to same contract status, salary schedule and seniorityrelated and accrued benefits as held prior to layoff.