Q. Will school secretaries, general
office secretaries, cafeteria managers, supervising
building engineers, paraprofessionals (educational
assistants, special education assistants, family
specialists, instructional computer technicians),
and other hourly employees (lunchroom monitors,
clerical assistants) from the school ending operations
automatically move to the new location?
A. No. However, new principals assigned to the
merged schools will be given the opportunity
to interview the school secretary, cafeteria
manager and the supervising building engineer
to determine if the employee will remain at the
location. Individuals not selected by the principal
will be surplused. All other non-union employees
assigned to the school ending operations will
be surplused.
Q. When two schools merge, what
options will non-union employees have if
they want to go to
the new school?
A. Non-union employees will be reassigned
to vacant positions or given the opportunity
to
select positions based on qualifications
and district-wide seniority. Non-union employees
will also have the option of applying for
vacant
positions in the district for which they
are qualified.
Q. If a non-union employee
at the school ending operations has more
seniority than
an employee
at the merged school, will the senior employee
assume the position at the merged school?
A. No. Staff at the school ending operations
will be surplused.
Q. As a surplused employee,
do I have an automatic right to access positions
with
additional hours,
number of months, or at a higher salary
grade?
A. No. Surplused employees are only entitled
to comparable positions (hours, number
of months, salary grade, etc).However,
surplused
employees
may apply for positions with increased
hours, number of months and a higher
salary grade.
Final selections will be made based on
experience and
qualifications.
Q. When will I have an
opportunity to bid on positions like mine
that are vacant
and/or be
considered for other positions?
A. You will have an opportunity to
apply for positions (based on availability)
in the month
of June.
Q. What happens to my salary
if I apply for and secure a position at a
higher salary grade?
A. Your salary will be adjusted to
the higher salary grade based on
the promotion
guidelines.
Q. What happens to my
salary if I apply for and secure a position
at
a lower
salary grade?
A. Your salary will be adjusted
to the level closest to your current
level on
the new
salary schedule.
Q. What happens
if there are not enough positions available
for
all of the
surplused employees
to be placed?
A. The District will make a decision
regarding the need for layoffs.
If layoffs do occur,
the final decisions will be based
on seniority of employment.
