Article Sixteen

STAFFING NEW OR REDESIGNED SCHOOLS

A.  The following applies to staffing of New or Redesigned Schools (“Schools”).

1.   A Personnel Committee shall be established, consisting of two Union representatives designated by the UFT President, two Board representatives designated by the community superintendent for community school district schools, or by the Chancellor for schools/programs under his/her jurisdiction, a principal/or project director, and where appropriate a school planning committee representative and a parent.

2.   For its first year of operation the School’s staff shall be selected by the Personnel Committee which should, to the extent possible, make its decisions in a consensual manner.

3.   If another school(s) is impacted (i.e., closed or phased out), staff from the impacted school(s) will be guaranteed the right to apply and be considered for positions in the School.  If sufficient numbers of displaced staff apply, at least 50% of the School’s paraprofessional positions shall be selected from among the most senior applicants from the impacted school(s).

4.   Any remaining vacancies will be filled by the Personnel Committee from among other applicants who may be transferees, excesses, and/or day-to-day substitute paraprofessionals with at least three (3) months on or who have actually worked at least twenty-five (25) days as a day-to-day substitute on the current Registry or any successor program.  In performing its responsibilities, the Personnel Committee shall adhere to all relevant legal and contractual requirements including the hiring of personnel holding the appropriate credentials.