FILE:  GBM

 

PERSONNEL TRANSFER

 

 

The Superintendent or designee may transfer any employee, including personnel employed as principals and supervisors, from one position, school or grade to another by giving written notice to the employee of such intention to transfer.  Such transfer shall not be for political or personal reasons.  In no case shall seniority or tenure be used when making any decisions to transfer an employee.  In order to preserve quality instruction, no transfers of instructional personnel shall be initiated outside of the period for employee transfers, except in emergencies, promotional instances once a suitable permanent replacement has been identified, or instances where a transfer is based on the needs of the district as determined by the Superintendent.

 

Principals shall have the authority to transfer employees within the school in which the principal is employed.

 

VOLUNTARY TRANSFER

 

To be eligible for a voluntary transfer to another location or position, an employee must have a minimum of two (2) years at a school or department.  Employees who wish to request a transfer to another location or position.  Employees shall submit such request in writing to the Superintendent, with a copy provided to the employee’s principal or immediate supervisor.  Such requests must be submitted on or before March 1 in order to be considered for the next school year.

 

Employees requesting a transfer to another location or position must be certified and/or qualified for the position to which he/she is transferred.  Should an employee request reassignment to a lesser position, such employee, upon reassignment, shall be placed in the salary schedule at the level of the new position.

 

A teacher or other school employee who has been a victim of physical abuse by a student shall be given the opportunity to transfer to another location or position for which he/she is certified or otherwise qualified and in which he/she shall not have contact with the perpetrating student, provided there is such a position available.

 

Adopted:  July 18, 1979 Revised:  July 17, 2013
Revised:  September 3, 1980 Revised:  October 5, 2016
Revised:  July 16, 2003 Revised:  December 13, 2017
Revised:  June 29, 2011 Revised:  August 4, 2021

 

 

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:7, 17:81, 17:443

Board minutes, 7-18-79, 9-3-80, 7-16-03, 6-29-11, 7-17-13, 10-15-16, 12-13-17, 8-4-21

 

Lafayette Parish School Board