Necessary Reduction of Personnel - Layoff. The parties hereto, realizing that education, curriculum and staff to a large degree depend upon the economic resources available to the Board as provided by the public and the State of Michigan, student population, and in accordance with this realization understand that in some instances it may be necessary to reduce the educational program, curriculum, and staff hereby agree as follows: 1. It is hereby specifically recognized that it is within the sole discretion of the Board to reduce the educational program and curriculum. 2. In order to promote an orderly reduction in personnel when the educational program and curriculum is curtailed, the following procedure will be used. a. Probationary employees will be laid off first when there is any teacher who has acquired seniority and whose position has been curtailed is certified and qualified to perform the services of the probationary teacher. b. To exercise their seniority rights on layoff, an employee must be certified/qualified to hold a remaining position. c. Teachers who are laid off during a contract year shall be considered as having completed the contract year for the purposes of placement on the salary scale. d. Teachers, who shall be laid off for the ensuing school year, shall be notified of said layoff if possible prior to the end of the school year. e. Qualified teachers laid off shall be the first called when substitutes are needed, when possible. f. Any teacher on layoff shall be allowed to continue his/her fringe benefits at the current group rate being paid by the Board by reimbursing said Board until they are recalled.
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Samples: Tentative Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
