HR 8.0
The teachers from a school that is closing or being restructured will be considered for positions in other schools or in any newly-formed composite school. The Department of Human Resources must be contacted as soon as it is determined that a school will be closing or restructuring. The Department of Human Resources must be involved with all aspects of staff follow-up.
Purpose:
To ensure fairness in employment for all teachers.
Commentary/Procedural Points:
Professional teachers and staff, if interested, formally apply for positions in the composite school.
Qualified teachers with positive performance evaluations from the schools involved will be given preference in the hiring process.
Criteria, as stated in Archdiocesan policies for hiring teachers, are followed.
After a one-year transition period, continuing teacher status is reinstated unless the principal establishes cause not to do so.
The principal consults with the Department of Human Resources to determine benefit eligibility for affected staff.
References:
Human Resources Staffing Policies: Consolidated Schools 2010
May 2025