Common use of Clarification of Seniority Clause in Contracts

Clarification of Seniority. a. District Seniority i. Seniority shall be defined as the length of a regularly employed tenured Certified Staff member’s continuous service within the District. The maximum years of seniority that may be granted for non-tenured service is 4 years. ii. A full year’s service shall be granted if full-time employment either begins prior to November 1 and works to the end of that school year or works on any 160 days in that school year, and for each year of full-time uninterrupted employment within the District thereafter. iii. A full year’s service shall be granted if 160 days of continuous service is worked by a Certified Staff member during a school term when granted an unpaid leave of absence. iv. A half year of seniority shall be granted to a Certified Staff member if either: (a) The total days worked in a year by a part time Certified Staff member converted on a pro-rata basis equals at least 80 continuous days, or (b) At least 80 continuous days were worked by a Certified Staff member during a school year when granted an unpaid leave of absence. (c) Nothing in this subparagraph limits the District’s ability in RIF situations to release from employment non-tenured Certified Staff without cause as allowed by law. v. There shall be no retroactivity of these provisions.