Alex Can a principal reject an involuntary teacher transfer?
While 47 of the largest districts do not address the process for placing involuntary transfers (which may mean that principals do not have the authority to reject a transfer), more than 60 percent of districts with a stated policy give the central office full authority.
Can a school refuse to move a teacher?
In Brevard Public Schools (FL), for example, the principal may refuse any involuntary transfer candidate whose rating was less than effective. Sometimes with involuntary transfers, ineffective teachers are moved out of a school only to be forced placed in another school in the district by the central office.
Do you have to have final say on teacher transfer?
That’s why principals need to have the final say about the district’s decision to transfer a teacher into their school.
Are there any school districts that don’t pay teachers?
2 Austin Independent School District and Douglas County School District (CO) are not included in this analysis because we are unable to calculate the impact of a Master’s degree on teacher salaries. This is a silly footnote.
While 47 of the largest districts do not address the process for placing involuntary transfers (which may mean that principals do not have the authority to reject a transfer), more than 60 percent of districts with a stated policy give the central office full authority.
When does a teacher request to change schools?
Most teacher transfers within a district happen when a teacher requests to change schools. For these voluntary teacher transfers, most of the 123 large school districts in our sample give their principals a say in the transfer decision.
Can a teacher be transferred to another school?
Teachers are not interchangeable parts in a school district. That’s why principals need to have the final say about the district’s decision to transfer a teacher into their school.
In Brevard Public Schools (FL), for example, the principal may refuse any involuntary transfer candidate whose rating was less than effective. Sometimes with involuntary transfers, ineffective teachers are moved out of a school only to be forced placed in another school in the district by the central office.