APPOINTMENT, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, AND PROMOTION OF STAFF

APPOINTMENT, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, AND PROMOTION OF STAFF

po3130Adopted May 1, 2002Revised October 28, 2025

3130 - APPOINTMENT, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, AND PROMOTION OF STAFF

The Board believes that the appropriate placement of qualified and competent staff is essential to the success of the District.

Appointment and Assignment

When developing their recommendations for staff appointments, the Superintendent shall consider nominations for staff appointments submitted by the principals/department heads/administrators. Further, if the Superintendent intends to recommend placement of a staff member in a school who was not nominated by the principal/department head/administrator, the Superintendent will consult with that principal/department head/administrator. In accordance with State law, a principal may refuse to accept the Superintendent's proposed assignment of a staff member to the principal's school unless that staff member has a performance rating of effective or highly effective under F.S. 1012.34.

After such required consideration and consultation, the Superintendent shall submit written recommendations with regard to the appointment and assignment of staff for Board action.

The Board shall act not later than three (3) weeks following the receipt of State-mandated testing scores and data, including school grades, or June 30th, whichever is later, on the Superintendent's nominations of supervisors, principals, and members of the instructional staff.

In accordance with State law, the Board may reject the Superintendent's recommendation for initial appointment and assignment, or re-appointment and assignment, for good cause.

The Board authorizes the Superintendent to temporarily reassign employees when the Superintendent determines that it is in the employee's and/or School District's best interest(s).

Assignment to Schools Grades "D" or "F"

Pursuant to statutory requirements, the percentage of temporarily certified teachers, teachers in need of improvement, or out-of-field teachers assigned to schools graded "D" or "F" under State law shall not be greater than the District average. Such assignments shall be consistent with the collective bargaining agreement. 

A newly hired instructional staff member may be assigned to a school that has earned a grade of "F" in the previous year, or any combination of three (3) consecutive grades of "D" or "F" in the previous years, if the individual: 

  1. has received an "effective" or "highly effective" rating in the immediate prior year's performance evaluation;
  2. has successfully completed or is enrolled in a teacher preparation program, is provided with high-quality mentoring during the first two (2) years of employment, holds a professional certificate and holds a probationary contract; or 
  3. holds a probationary contract, holds a professional certificate and has successful teaching experience, and if, in the judgement of the school principal students would benefit from the placement of that individual. 

The Superintendent will annually certify to the Commission of Education that these requirements are being met. 

Assignment to Teacher Preparation Programs

All instructional personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students during field experience courses or internships in which candidates demonstrate an impact on student learning growth must have evidence of "clinical educator" training, a valid professional certificate, and at least three (3) years K-12 teaching experience and must have earned an "effective" or "highly effective" rating on the prior year's performance evaluation or be a peer evaluator under the District’s evaluation system.  All instructional personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students during internships in kindergarten throughthird grade or who are enrolled in a teacher preparation program for a certificate area identified pursuant to F.S.1012.585(3)(f) must have a certificate or endorsement in reading.

All instructional personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students during field experience courses or internships in another state, in which a candidate demonstrates an impact on student learning growth, through a Florida online or distance program must have received "clinical educator" training or its equivalent in that state, hold a valid professional certificate issued by the state in which the field experience takes place, and have at least three (3) years of K-12 teaching experience. 

All instructional personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students during field experience courses or internships, in which a candidate demonstrates an impact on student learning growth, on a United States military base in another country through a Florida online or distance program must have received "clinical educator" training or its equivalent, hold a valid professional certificate issued by the United States Department of Defense or a state or territory of the United States, and have at least three (3) years of PreK-12 teaching experience. 

Teachers Teaching Out-of-Field

"Out-of-field" means a teacher is assigned to a course covering subject matter outside the field for which the teacher holds a certificate pursuant to F.S. 1012.55 or for which the teacher has not demonstrated sufficient subject matter expertise pursuant to F.S. 1012.42 and as determined by F.A.C. 6A-1.0503, (2)(a)-(h).

  1. Out-of-Field Teacher Plan

    The Superintendent shall prepare a plan to assist any teacher teaching out-of-field with priority consideration to be given in professional development activities.

    The plan must include provisions that require out-of-field teachers to participate in a certification or staff development program designed to provide the teachers with the competencies required for their assigned duties.

    The plan must also include duties of administrative personnel and other instructional personnel to provide students with instructional services. 

    The plan shall be reviewed and considered for adoption by the Board during a publicly-noticed meeting.
  2. Approval of Out-of-Field Teachers

    A teacher considered out-of-field per F.A.C. 6A-1.0503, (1)(C), shall be approved by the Board to teach out-of-field after a determination that a teacher with appropriate certification coverage is not available. All evidence of such qualifications and approval must be reflected in the individual’s official personnel record; however, such approval may be granted by the Board only under one (1) of the conditions listed in F.A.C. 6A-1.0503, (3) (a)-(c).
  3. Notification Requirements and Transfer Requests

    When a teacher is assigned instructional duties in a class containing subject matter outside the field in which the teacher is certified, outside the field that was the applicant's minor field of study, or outside the field in which the applicant has demonstrated sufficient subject area expertise, as determined by the State Board of Education rule (F.A.C. 6A-1.0503), the parents of all students in the class shall be notified in writing of such assignment. 

    The Board shall report out-of-field teachers on the District's website within thirty (30) days before the beginning of each semester.

    A parent whose student is assigned an out-of-field teacher may request that their child be transferred to an in-field classroom teacher within the school and grade in which the student is currently enrolled through the process set forth in Policy 5780.

Promotion and Transfer

Pursuant to State law, the Superintendent's primary consideration in recommending an individual for promotion must be the individual's demonstrated effectiveness pursuant to State law. 

Before transferring a staff member from one (1) school to another, the Superintendent shall consult with the principal of the school to which the staff member would be assigned and allow the principal the opportunity to review the teacher's records, including student performance demonstrated under F.S. 1012.34, and interview the teacher. A principal may refuse to accept the Superintendent's assignment or transfer of a staff member to his/her school unless that staff member has a performance rating of effective or highly effective under F.S. 1012.34.

After the required considerations and consultations, the Superintendent shall submit written recommendations with regard to the promotion or transfer of instructional staff for Board action.

In accordance with State law, the Board may reject the Superintendent's recommendation for the transfer or promotion of an instructional staff member for good cause.

Required Reporting

The Superintendent must annually notify the parent of any student who is assigned to school/classroom with an administrator/teacher having two (2) consecutive annual performance evaluation ratings of unsatisfactory, two (2) annual performance evaluation ratings of unsatisfactory within a three (3) year period, or three (3) consecutive annual performance evaluation ratings of needs improvement or a combination of needs improvement and unsatisfactory.

Duties, Days, and Hours

The Superintendent shall make known through administrative channels the duties, days, and hours of the various schools/classes assigned to personnel.

  1. Staff members shall perform the duties required by Florida statutes, Board policy, and the collective bargaining agreement, as well as other reasonable duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor. Failure to perform such duties in an acceptable manner shall constitute a violation of the staff member’s contract and just cause for disciplinary action.

  2. Staff members are responsible for student control and supervision at any location on campus or during school-sponsored activities.

  3. Staff members shall not permit their family members or friends by their presence to interfere with performance of their duties during working hours.

Employment and Supervision of Relatives (Nepotism)

For purposes of this policy, a "relative" is an individual included within the definition of "relative" set forth in F.S. 112.3135.

Neither the superintendent nor a Board member may appoint or employ a relative to work under their direct supervision. These limitations do not apply to employees appointed or employed before the election or appointment of the superintendent or a Board member. 

Two (2) or more relatives shall not work in the same administrative unit except by permission of the Superintendent. In the event that an instructional staff member, due to some unusual circumstance, may have been placed in the same school/department with a relative, the instructional staff member may continue in the position until s/he can be reassigned to a position of comparable grade, pay, and reasonable personal convenience.

  1. A relative may be employed in the same school when specifically recommended by the principal and approved by the Superintendent on the grounds that it is to the educational advantage of the school.

  2. Under no circumstances shall a person supervise the work of a relative.

All employees shall disclose to the Superintendent, the names of all relatives working at the same work location. Failure to immediately make such disclosures shall be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. 

Work location is defined to include payroll cost center or any administrative unit under the direct supervision of a permanent employee of the District. 

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