Common use of Dismissal of Tenured or Probationary Faculty as the Result of Reduction in Force Clause in Contracts

Dismissal of Tenured or Probationary Faculty as the Result of Reduction in Force. The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to terminate the contract of any tenured or probationary academic employee due to reduction in force (RIF). The objective of the reduction in force policy and procedure is to provide an orderly method by which the number of faculty can be reduced under the circumstances defined below. At the same time the method of reduction shall result in the retention of those faculty members and faculty positions regarded by the Board as comprising the work force mix that will best accomplish the goals and objectives of Skagit Valley College.

Dismissal of Tenured or Probationary Faculty as the Result of Reduction in Force. The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to terminate the contract of any tenured or probationary academic employee faculty due to reduction in force (RIF). The objective of the reduction in force policy and procedure is to provide an orderly method by which the number of faculty can be reduced under the circumstances defined below. At the same time the method of reduction shall result in the retention of those faculty members and faculty positions regarded by the Board as comprising the work force mix that will best accomplish the goals and objectives of Skagit Valley College.