ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES

Bulletin: C-161-09 Date: June23, 2009

The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools announces a vacancy in the following position:

CONSULTING TEACHER
Elementary
Middle
High

Ten Month Position
Teacher Salary Schedule

Persons who are not current MNPS teachers should submit a letter of interest and resume to Teresa Stokes at teresa.stokes@mnps.org.

Current MNPS teachers who are interested in applying should submit a Transfer application as outlined below. In addition, they should e-mail a letter of interest to Teresa Stokes at teresa.stokes@mnps.org. The position is open until candidates are identified. Persons who have already completed a Transfer application are only required to e-mail the letter of interest to Ms. Stokes.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANSFER APPLICATIONS

All Transfer applications must be completed online. This process is explained fully below.

NOTE: Your application will be viewable by all principals; therefore, if you apply for a transfer, your current principal can view your application.

By applying for a voluntary transfer, you are not committing to transferring. You will have the opportunity to accept or decline positions. The deadline for completing an application is May 31, 2009. Through July 1, 2009, principals may request a transfer of any teacher who has completed an application on or before May 31, 2009. After July 1, 2009, teachers may only transfer with the permission of their current principal. If a teacher does not complete a transfer application, that teacher may only transfer with the permission of their current principal. In all instances, teachers have 2 (two) days from the time they are contacted by HR to accept or decline a transfer. After 2 (two) days, the transfer offer is rescinded. No voluntary transfers are allowed after August 7, 2009.

Be advised of the following restrictions on teacher transfers:

According to the 2008-2009 Educational Agreement, Article III, Section E, p. 13, #2 - 3, "Before achieving tenure status, teachers shall be eligible for transfer only between their first and second year[s] of service to MNPS. Exceptions for voluntary transfers at other times may be made for extenuating circumstances as approved by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources" and "Any teacher receiving Board-paid training in Paideia, Montessori, or International Baccalaureate (IB) methods, must remain in said program for three (3) years before apply[ing] for a voluntary transfer. This transfer limitation only applies to those teachers voluntarily transferred in a Paideia, Montessori, or IB program after July 1, 2005. Exceptions may be made for extenuating circumstances as approved by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Other specialty training that may limit voluntary transfers can only be added to this subsection by the mutual consent of the MNEA and MNPS."

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING ONLINE TRANSFER APPLICATION

NOTE: TRANSFER APPLICATIONS ARE DELETED EACH YEAR. YOU WILL HAVE TO CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT AND COMPLETE A NEW APPLICATION. YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR LAST YEAR ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE. IF YOU ALSO WISH TO COMPLETE A SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATION, YOU WILL HAVE TO USE DIFFERENT USERNAMES FOR EACH APPLICATION.

IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THESE STEPS, YOU WILL COMPLETE A NEW TEACHER APPLICATION AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR TRANSFERRING.

IMPORTANT: You will no longer be required to print out your application and forward it to principals of schools to which you wish to transfer. Instead, you will be able to apply for specific jobs online. Instructions on applying for jobs online are in #11 below.

1. To apply for a Transfer, go to: https://employment.mnps.org/ats/trans_login?&COMPANY_ID=00005028, click on “Create New Account.” You will then be on the Add Applicant page. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOG ON WITH YOUR MNPS E-MAIL USERNAME AND PASSWORD OR WITH THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD YOU CREATED FOR YOUR SUMMER SCHOOL OR TRANSFER APPLICATION LAST YEAR. WE DELETE SUMMER SCHOOL AND TRANSFER APPLICATIONS EACH YEAR.

2. Fill out all of the information on the Add Applicant page. You must create a username and password on this page. You can but are not required to use the same username and password as you have for your MNPS e-mail account. Please write down your username and password in case you need to log on to your application at some other time. (Instructions for logging back on are in #12 below.) For e-mail, please use your MNPS account. Your MNPS e-mail address is your firstname.lastname@mnps.org, not first initial. When finished with this page, click “Save and Next.”

3. The next page will be titled “Success.” Click “Login.”

4. This will take you to the Disclaimer page. Click “Accept” to accept the disclaimer.

5. Now you are on the Application Help page. Click Application in the blue box at the top of the page.

6. You are now on a page titled “Important Information Regarding Teacher Transfers.” Read the information carefully and only check the box if the information does not apply to you. After checking the box, click “Save and Next.” If the information does apply to you, you may not complete a transfer application and should logout.

7. The next page is titled “Transfer Application Form.” Complete all information. Click “Save and Next” when finished.

8. You are now on the “No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified” page. Click “Add” to add your HQ status. You are now on the “NCLB HQ Teaching Area” page. Click the grade level in the box marked “Teaching Area.” Then click “Save and Next”. You are now on the “NCLB Highly Qualified Questionnaire” page. Answer all questions and click “Save and Next”. This takes you back to the “No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified” page. Click “Add” to add any additional HQ areas. When you have added all HQ areas, click “Next”.

9. You are now on the License page. Click “Add” and complete the requested information for your license. You will only be able to include one endorsement area, such as Math, Spanish, grades 1-8, etc., at a time. Click “Save and Next.” If you have additional endorsements, click “Add” again and repeat the same procedure. Once you have listed all endorsement areas, click “Next.”

10. You will now see a “Success!” message.

11. You have now successfully completed and printed a Transfer application. If you wish to logout, click the Logout button in the blue box in the top right hand corner of the page. If you wish to view or apply for jobs, click the “Jobs” tab in the blue box at the top of the page. This will show you a list of available jobs. You can click “View/Apply” next to a job to see details about the job. You will now be on the “View Jobs Form”. If you wish to apply for the job, click “Apply for this job” at the top of the page. When you are finished viewing jobs and wish to logout, click the Logout button in the blue box in the top right hand corner of the page.

12. If you have to logout before completing the application or if need to log back to view jobs or to complete or edit your application, you can do so at any time by going to: https://employment.mnps.org/ats/trans_login?&COMPANY_ID=00005028. This will take you to the “Metro Nashville Public Schools Transfer Applicant Login” page. All you have to do to log on is to enter your username and password and click “Login.”

If you have questions, please contact one of the following people in HR:

Elementary: Julie Fulcher (259-8614) or Cheryl Leffew (259-8639)

Middle: Mary Pylant (259-8633)

High: Joyce Walker (259-8612)

QUALIFICATIONS: Tennessee Teaching License required in grade level appropriate to tier level of position. Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Curriculum or Administration and a minimum five (5) years of successful teaching experience required.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The essential function of the position within the school district is to work with teachers assigned to the school in areas such as planning, classroom management, and standards implementation. The person in this position will also be responsible for working with the School Leadership Team to develop relevant staff development.