Common use of Elementary and High School Clause in Contracts

Elementary and High School. Recommended reductions in a teaching field will be made by selecting the lowest person for that area of certification/licensure, first among members who are on limited contracts, and then next among members who are on continuing contracts, using seniority within each such group where evaluations are comparable. The contract of the lowest person on the seniority list (“Displaced Member”) shall be suspended, provided that, if the Displaced Member has valid teaching certification in another teaching field and there is a current vacancy in that teaching field, the member will be assigned the vacant position.

Elementary and High School. Recommended reductions in a teaching field will be made by selecting the lowest person on the seniority list for that area of certification/licensure, first among members who are on limited contracts, and then next among members who are on continuing contracts, using seniority within each such group where evaluations are comparable. The contract of the lowest person on the seniority list (“Displaced Member”) shall be suspended, provided that, if the Displaced Member has valid teaching certification in another teaching field and there is a current vacancy in that teaching field, the member will be assigned the vacant position.