Common use of Elimination of Assignment/School Closing Clause in Contracts

Elimination of Assignment/School Closing. a. When a teacher's position or assignment can no longer be filled in his/her building due to closing of a school, elimination of courses, cutbacks in staff, or for whatever reason, he/she shall have his/her choice of position in whatever school of the same division he/she chooses by the following method; first, through the preference procedure, and second, through the bump process. If no position is held by a less senior teacher in the same division, then the teacher can cross over to another division. Seniority, certification, division, and North Central Accreditation standards shall be the sole determining factors in implementing the teacher's choice of assignment. b. This provision shall apply except when a teacher's position or assignment is changed or eliminated subsequent to the beginning of a school year. When changes other than school closing occur after the beginning of a school year, the affected teacher shall be subject to temporary placement, in the same division, by area of certification, and division, and North Central standards where applicable, to any existing vacancy. In the event that no vacancies exist in the same division, the teacher shall be granted the right to bump the least senior teacher within the same division from which the teacher's position was eliminated. For purposes of this bump only, the divisions shall be K-3, 4-6, secondary, counseling and ancillary. c. All privileges of assignment that apply to unassigned staff shall be granted to the teacher on temporary assignment for placement and assignment the following year. d. Any member of the bargaining unit on temporary administrative assignment whose position has been eliminated shall be placed in the first open, non-posted position for which he/she is qualified, subject to return to his/her original building and division no later than the beginning of the following year.

Elimination of Assignment/School Closing. a. When a teacher's position or assignment can no longer be filled in his/her building due to closing of a school, elimination of courses, cutbacks in staff, or for whatever reason, he/she shall have his/her choice of position in whatever school of the same division he/she chooses by the following method; first, through the preference procedure, and second, through the bump process. If no position is held by a less senior teacher in the same division, then the teacher can cross over to another division. Seniority, certification, division, division and North Central Accreditation standards shall be the sole determining factors in implementing the teacher's choice of assignment. b. This provision shall apply except when a teacher's position or assignment is changed or eliminated subsequent to the beginning of a school year. When changes other than school closing occur after the beginning of a school year, the affected teacher shall be subject to temporary placement, in the same division, by area of certification, and division, and North Central standards where applicable, to any existing vacancy. In the event that no vacancies exist in the same division, the teacher shall be granted the right to bump the least senior teacher within the same division from which the teacher's position was eliminated. For purposes of this bump only, the divisions shall be K-3, 4-6, secondary, counseling and ancillary. c. All privileges of assignment that apply to unassigned staff shall be granted to the teacher on temporary assignment for placement and assignment the following year. d. Any member of the bargaining unit on temporary administrative assignment whose position has been eliminated shall be placed in the first open, non-posted position for which he/she is qualified, subject to return to his/her original building and division no later than the beginning of the following year.

Elimination of Assignment/School Closing. a. When a teacher's position or assignment can no longer be filled in his/her building due to closing of a school, elimination of courses, cutbacks in staff, or for whatever reason, he/she shall have his/her choice of position in whatever school of the same division he/she chooses by the following method; first, through the preference procedure, and second, through the bump process. If no position is held by a less senior teacher in the same division, then the teacher can cross over to another division. Seniority, certification, division, and North Central Accreditation COGNIA standards shall be the sole determining factors in implementing the teacher's choice of assignment. b. This provision shall apply except when a teacher's position or assignment is changed or eliminated subsequent to the beginning of a school year. When changes other than school closing occur after the beginning of a school year, the affected teacher shall be subject to temporary placement, in the same division, by area of certification, and division, and North Central COGNIA standards where applicable, to any existing vacancy. In the event that no vacancies exist in the same division, the teacher shall be granted the right to bump the least senior teacher within the same division from which the teacher's position was eliminated. For purposes of this bump only, the divisions shall be K-3, 4-6, secondary, counseling and ancillary. c. All privileges of assignment that apply to unassigned staff shall be granted to the teacher on temporary assignment for placement and assignment the following year. d. Any member of the bargaining unit on temporary administrative assignment whose position has been eliminated shall be placed in the first open, non-posted position for which he/she is qualified, subject to return to his/her original building and division no later than the beginning of the following year.