Important Contractual Dates
September 30: Notify the Town Treasurer's Office of any changes you wish to make in your 403 B plan, 457 plan, and/or Roth IRA plan.
October 15: Staff member will be given an opportunity to express, in writing, their needs for supplies, equipment, and materials for the following year (Article 30).
October 31: All required documentation for coursework completed form movement on the salary scale must be submitted on or before this date.
November 1: Early Retirement - deadline for applicant to declare his/her written intention in order to receive $5000.00 incentive (Article 32) and Sick-Leave Buy-Back (Article 18).
November 1: If a teacher expects to qualify to move to a new preparation scale (For example: Masters +15 to Masters +30) in the Salary Schedule the following September, preliminary written notification must be given to the Superintendent of Schools on or before November 1st of the school year preceding the expected movement (Restrictions # 1).
December 1: SENIORITY LIST - The Seniority List is issued around December 1st of each year. Once the Seniority List has been published, it is your responsibility to check the Seniority List to make sure that your information is accurate. If your information is not accurate it is your responsibility to notify the Human Resources office, immediately. According to the contract you have 4 weeks from the issuance of the Seniority List to make changes (Article 4F).
December 15: Sabbatical Leave - deadline for applicant to submit application for extended leave (Article 21).
January 31: Deadline to notify the Town Treasurer's Office of any changes you wish to make in your 403 B plan, 457 plan, and/or Roth IRA plan.
February 1: Deadline for statement of intent to the Superintendent of Schools for a staff member on extended leave of absence (Article 20.J p. 28; Article 20.L p.29).
February 1: Deadline to request a voluntary transfer (Article 11 F).
May 1 to May 31: Open Enrollment for Sick Bank (Article 18 C, p. 23)
April 15: Sabbatical Leave - successful applicants will be notified (Article 21)
May 15: Last day for the administration to notify staff of involuntary transfers (Article 11 D).
May 31: May 31st is typically the deadline for open enrollment for signing up for or changing Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Flexible spending Account for Healthcare or Childcare.
June 15: Anyone in their first 3 years of employment may be non-renewed by this date.
August 15: If you are moving from one column to another column on the salary scale or needed to take a 3 credit course to move to the next step, you must submit a written request to the Human Resource Office using the appropriate HPS form and required documentation for adjustment in the Salary Schedule (Restrictions # 2). If you do not have your grade or receipt by August 15th you need to notify the Human Resource Office that you are still awaiting this information from the educational institution.
August 15: Deadline for staff members to be notified of school, grades, subject, or assignment (Article 10 A).
August 31: All recurrent study requirements must have been satisfactorily completed by August 31st or increments will be withheld for that school year (Restrictions # 3).