10. SENIORITY

10.1 GENERAL PROCEDURES

10.1.1 Seniority shall accrue county-wide for each year of continuous service in Hillsborough County. Continuous service being defined as the original most recent date of employment to the present with no break in service.

10.1.2 Seniority shall accrue to all full-time teachers. A teacher contracted for more than 201 days of service shall not accrue extra time for seniority.

10.1.3 In the event of a tie in the beginning employment dates, seniority shall accrue from the date recorded by the placement supervisor on the Personnel Transaction Authorization form.

10.1.4 The teacher with the most seniority shall have first option to stay in a position or transfer, with such option extended to all teachers on a diminishing basis until one elects to transfer or until such time as the teacher with the least amount of seniority is required to transfer.

10.1.5 Teachers who have been notified in writing that dismissal proceedings are contemplated or teachers on fourth year probation, may not volunteer but shall be transferred if their seniority requires it.

10.1.6 When a specific issue must be resolved involving teachers with equal seniority, it will be resolved by an objective lottery in the presence of the affected parties.

10.1.7 Authorized leaves do not constitute a break in service.