FILE: GBJ
PROMOTION
The Rapides Parish School Board shall require, and the Superintendent shall verify that all employees considered for promotion possess the appropriate qualifications and/or certification necessary for the position. Procedures to be used by the Administration to select individuals to be promoted shall be stated in the Rapides Parish School Board Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual. The criteria to be used in filling the vacancy shall be provided to all applicants.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Prior to advertising, the Superintendent Shall advise the School Board in writing of all vacancies and promotions to be advertised. Rapides Parish School Board shall require the position to be filled by a promotion to be advertised on the Teach Louisiana website. In addition to the advertisement which appears on the Teach Louisiana website, the School Board shall give notice of such intent to employ and such positions to be filled in a NOTICE OF VACANCY to principals of all public schools in the Parish of Rapides with a directive that such notice be prominently posted on a bulletin board within the school. In addition, the Superintendent is authorized to advertise in the official journal and/or other appropriate publications and the RPSB Website. Request for further advertisements shall be determined by the School Board. The procedures used in the selection of individuals to fill any vacancies shall be stated in the RPSB Policy Implementation Procedure Manual.
TEACHERS/CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES
Whenever a teacher/certificated employee is promoted by the Superintendent from a position of lower base salary to one of higher base salary, employment shall be based on a written contract containing performance objectives. Such contract shall be for a term of not less than two (2) years, nor more than four (4) years, except when such employment is for a temporary position.
Any employee thus promoted and who enters into an employment contract as stated above shall not gain permanent tenured status in the position to which promoted.
SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Decisions regarding promotion of support personnel shall be made by the Superintendent.
Revised: July, 2010
Revised: July, 2012
Revised: June 5, 2018
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:81, 17:444
Sund v. St. Helena Parish School Board, 2005-2473 (La. App.1st Cir. 5/5/06), 935 So. 2d 219 (2006)
Board minutes, 2-12-81, 4-10-84, 6-3-86, 10-2-90, 3-7-06, 7-6-10, 11-5-12, 6-5-18
Rapides Parish School Board