In keeping with the District’s promise to every student attending Saint Louis Public Schools to be able to attend safe schools with effective teachers and principals, an open transfer period is being made available to current SLPS teachers and other school-based employees who are interested in seeking a position for the 2024-2025 school year at a different SLPS campus. The open transfer period timeline and process is outlined below.

When can staff apply for a transfer?

The transfer window is currently Closed

(Transfers submitted after 11:59PM on 4/24/2024 will not be accepted)

Click HERE to view a list of positions.

The transfer period will take place from April 11, 2024, through April 24, 2024. During this period, employees will have the opportunity to transfer into a lateral position at an SLPS campus to fill open positions for the 2024-2025 school year. A lateral transfer is defined as an employee moving from one position to another in the same job class without a change in status or salary. For example, a special education teacher may request to transfer into a mathematics teacher vacancy if he/she meets the certification requirement. For non-certificated staff, the position(s) you apply for in this transfer window must match your current job title.  

Once an employee submits a transfer request, the employee's current Supervisor will be notified that the employee is requesting to leave their current school site. Interviews will take place as early as April 15, 2024. Principals are expected to submit final decisions on transfer applications to Human Resources no later than April 29, 2024. 

Notification from Human Resources of approval or denial will be emailed to the employee no later than May 3, 2024. Transfers are not approved until the employee has received an email notification from Human Resources.

Who can transfer?

School-based employees (certificated and non-certificated) who meet the following criteria are eligible to request a transfer:

1. Must be in good standing (must not be on or have failed a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP))
2. Last performance evaluation must be satisfactory
3. If requesting a transfer into a teaching position, you must hold a valid Missouri teacher certificate in the requested subject area of the vacancy
4. If requesting a transfer into a teaching position, you must not be a “teacher in intervention”

How can I access the transfer request form?

Link to apply: https://lf.slps.org/Forms/transfer2425