Designation of Remaining Steps. Before dismissal of a tenured academic employee because of a reduction in force, the academic employee shall receive written notice of the action, including a summary of the evidence supporting the proposed action.
Designation of Remaining Steps. Subsequent steps in the procedure for Reduction- in-Force are specified in Article XIX, Hearing Procedure for Dismissals.
Designation of Remaining Steps. Subsequent steps in the procedure for Reduction- in-Force are specified in Article XIX, Hearing Procedure for Dismissals. 77 | P a g e SECTION D. RIGHTS OF LAID-OFF FACULTY MEMBERS. Recall Lists shall be created and maintained for each affected Reduction-in-Force unit at Whatcom Community College. The names of those Faculty Members laid off shall be placed on the appropriate Recall Lists according to seniority. Recall shall be in order of reverse seniority; those qualified Faculty Members at the highest levels of seniority will be the first ones considered for recall. The right of recall shall extend three (3) calendar years from the date of actual lay-off. No new hire shall be permitted to fill Faculty Member vacancies at the College unless there are no qualified Faculty Members on the Recall Lists to fill the vacancies. The name of any Faculty Member refusing a recall offer shall be removed from the Recall List and said Faculty Member will no longer be considered eligible for recall. It is the responsibility of those Faculty Members desiring recall to furnish the College with the appropriate addresses to which notices and other pertinent recall information can be sent. Upon recall, Faculty Members shall retain all benefits such as sick leave, Tenure and seniority which has accrued up to the day of lay-off.
