Each Cobb County School District (District) employee is assigned to a position which meets the needs of the District, commensurate with the employee's training, certification, years of experience and other appropriate factors. The District provides opportunities for employees to transfer from one work site to another within the District according to the personnel needs of the District.

RULE:

Provisions will be made by Human Resources Division for employees to request a transfer from one position to another within the District.

A. ASSIGNMENT/REASSIGNMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS:

    1. Assigning members of the immediate family to the same school or division of the

        District should be approved by the Human Resources Division. Under no circumstances

        will one member of an immediate family be assigned to supervise or evaluate the

        performance of someone in his/her immediate family.

    2. Immediate Family:

        The immediate family is defined as:

        a. Spouse;

        b. Children;

        c. Mother;

        d. Father;

        e. Brother;

        f. Sister;

        g. Grandmother;

        h. Grandfather;

        i. Grandchild;

        j. Mother-in-law;

        k. Father-in-law;

        l. Son-in-law;

        m. Daughter-in-law;

        n. Brother-in-law;

        o. Sister-in-law; or

        p. Any relative living in the household of the employee.

        q. All step relatives as identified above.

 

B. ELIGIBILITY:

    1. An employee may apply for a transfer to another school or department if he/she:

        a. Meets transfer requirements; and

        b. Has been recommended for employment for the next school year in the case of

            certificated professional personnel.

    2. Transfer Requirements:
        An employee may apply to transfer to an equivalent position when the employee has

        served two consecutive years at the same work site or when the employee seeks to

         transfer to any of the following:

         a. A High Priority School.

         b. A different school level.

         c. From a position where there is no critical shortage to a position that is designated

             a critical shortage area.

         d. To any newly designated employee category.

         e. To a “Lead Teacher” position in any area.

C. PROCEDURES:
    The following regulations will be observed in regard to transfer of employees:

    1. Posting Requirements:

        Lists of vacancies and related transfer information shall be posted on designated

        bulletin boards at all schools and work sites.

    2. Prohibited Contacts:

        Administrators should not contact potential transfers until the official transfer forms

        have been made available.

    3. Required Responses:

        (1) It is the responsibility of the Principal/supervisor at the requested school or work

             site to respond to the employee applying for a transfer.

        (2) Principals/supervisors will send a letter to all teachers/employees interviewed for

             transfer positions notifying them of the status of the vacancy.

     4. Application Timeline:

         a. Certified Personnel:

             (1) Requests for administrative positions are not processed through these transfer

                  provisions.

             (2) All applications for transfers of teachers must be made between February 15

                  and May 28 of the school year.

             (3) Transfers for teachers will be finalized, except in extraordinary circumstances,

                  by May 31.

         b. Classified Personnel:

             Classified employees may apply for a transfer at anytime if the employee has

             served two (2) consecutive years at the same work site.

     5. Interview Requirement:

         Principals/supervisors or designees will interview a minimum of 1 transfer

         applicant for each staff opening.

     6. Maximum Impact:

         The voluntary transfer process shall not create more than ten percent loss in staff in

         each school program.

     7. Paperwork Requirements:

         a. All necessary forms must be completed and forwarded to Human Resources

             Division before transfers will be processed.

         b. Transfers will be considered final after approval by the Superintendent and the

             Board of Education.

         c. Personnel action forms will be sent to those employees whose requests for transfer

             are approved.

      8. Effective Date:

          Transfers will be effective with the new contract year.

D. DISTRICT PREROGATIVE:

    The Human Resources Division may make exceptions to this Rule as it meets the needs

    of the District. This would include, but not be limited to, the District recruitment fairs. 

Reclassified an Administrative Rule: 9/1/04
Revised: 7/1/05; 11/14/07