Staff Reduction 1. The Board may adopt a resolution ordering reasonable reductions in the number of bargaining unit members for any of the following reasons: return to duty of Employees after leaves of absence, suspension of schools, territorial changes affecting the district or center, financial reasons, lack of work, and/or decreased enrollment of students. 2. Any reduction under this Article shall be based on seniority within each Classification affected, with preference to Employees with greater seniority as defined in the Seniority article (Article 19). 3. Each notice of reduction in force shall state the following: reasons for the reduction in force, effective date of the reduction in force; and a statement advising the employee of his/her restoration rights. 4. For a period of two (2) years, any bargaining unit member whose employment is reduced under this Article shall have the right of restoration to employment with the Board in order of seniority, if and when a bargaining unit position in his/her former Classification becomes vacant or is created. No bargaining unit member whose employment has been reduced under this Article shall lose that right of restoration by reason of having declined recall to a position requiring fewer regularly scheduled hours of work than required by the position the Employee last held while employed in the District. Written notice of restoration shall be sent to the employee’s last known address by registered or certified mail. It shall be the responsibility of the employee to keep the Board informed of any change in address. If the employee fails to accept the return to active employment within three (3) calendar days from the date said notification was delivered or seven (7) calendar days from the date it was mailed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, whichever comes first, said employee shall be considered to have declined said offer and shall be removed from the reinstatement list. An employee recalled to active employment shall be given five (5) days to report to work. 5. No bumping or displacements shall be permitted. 6. The Superintendent may elect not to fill any vacant position in an effort to minimize the need for reductions in force.