POLICY 2.3

CERTIFIED VACANCIES

             When a vacancy in a certified position occurs, the Council will decide whether that vacancy will be filled or whether the money will be used in some other staffing arrangement.  If the Council chooses to fill the vacancy, the following guidelines will be followed:

 1.       The principal will consider in-school transfers.

 2.       If a vacancy is to be filled, either by a person outside of Stonewall seeking a voluntary transfer or by a new applicant, excluding involuntary transfers, an interview committee shall be formed.  The committee shall consist of two teachers, one parent and the principal.  One teacher shall be from the area in which the vacancy occurs.  The principal shall appoint and chair the committee.  The principal shall select up to five candidates to be interviewed from the pool of candidates screened by the Fayette County Public Schools Department of Human Resources.  The committee shall interview the candidates and upon the completion of the interview shall:

A.     Make recommendations to the principal; or

B.      Request additional candidates to interview.  This procedure shall be followed by the committee until a candidate recommended by the committee is accepted by the principal.  The final hiring decision is made by the principal and the principal shall recommend to the Superintendent that this candidate be offered the position.  The principal shall notify the Council of the person chosen to fill the vacancy.  No candidate shall be interviewed by the principal or the committee unless a vacancy actually exists.

3.       If a vacancy is to be filled by an involuntary transfer, district procedure shall be followed by the principal.

            The Council may determine, with input from the principal and staff, that the vacancy be filled as vacated, be filled in another manner, or not filled.  If any vacancy is not to be filled, then the principal and staff shall determine how these services will be provided and how the money shall be used to meet the student needs.

            Any amendments to this policy shall be approved by the Council.

Adopted:            1992

Amended: