Is this reassignment a demotion?

A high school librarian was reassigned to an elementary school librarian position.  She filed a grievance with the district, claiming that the reassignment amounted to a demotion. Her contract, both at the high school and in her new assignment at the elementary school, was for the position of librarian for 207 days and for a term of three years. In support of her argument that she had been demoted, she pointed to the fact that her replacement at the high school was given a 226 day contract.

The commissioner of education found that the reassignment did not violate the terms of the librarian’s contract. Under the contract, she was “subject to assignment and reassignment at any time during the contract term.” She could only prove demotion if she was not employed as a librarian or not employed for 207 days and this resulted in monetary harm to her.