Common use of Necessary Reduction of Personnel - Layoff Clause in Contracts

Necessary Reduction of Personnel - Layoff. The parties hereto realizing that education, curriculum and staff, to a large degree, depend upon the economic facilities available to the Board of Education as provided by the public and the State of Michigan, and in accordance with this realization, under- stand that in some instances it may be economically necessary to reduce the education- al program, curriculum and staff when funds are not available, hereby agree as follows: a. It is hereby specifically recognized that it is within the sole discretion of the Board of Education to reduce the educational program and curriculum. b. In order to promote an orderly reduction in personnel when the educational program and curriculum is curtailed, the following procedure will be used: (1.) Part-time employees will be laid off first when any full-time teacher, who has accrued seniority and whose position has been curtailed, is certified and qualified to perform the services of the part-time teacher. (2.) Probationary employees will be laid off first when any tenured teacher who has acquired seniority and whose position has been curtailed, is certified and qualified to perform the services of the probationary teacher. (3.) Tenured teachers in programs being reduced or eliminated will be laid off on the basis of certification, qualification and seniority. It is expressly understood that the Association shall have a right to the layoff list prior to notification of the individuals to be laid off. In the event of a dispute concerning the layoff list, the Association shall have the right to file a written grievance thereon within not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the termination of the meeting requesting review of the list. (4.) For the purpose of this Article, "qualified" shall be defined in the following manner:

Necessary Reduction of Personnel - Layoff. The parties hereto hereto, realizing that education, curriculum curriculum, and staff, staff to a large degree, degree depend upon the economic facilities available to the Board of Education Board, as provided by the public and the State of Michigan, and in accordance with this realization, under- stand realization understand that in some instances it may be economically necessary to reduce the education- al educational program, curriculum curriculum, and staff when funds are not available, hereby agree as follows: a. It is hereby specifically recognized that it is within the sole discretion of the Board of Education to reduce the educational program , curriculum and curriculumstaff. Teachers may be laid off when the Board determines that financial problems or reductions in enrollment require a reduction in staff. b. In order to promote an orderly reduction in personnel when the educational program and curriculum is curtailedpersonnel, the following procedure will be used: (1.) Part-time employees will be laid off first when any full-time teacher, who has accrued seniority and whose position has been curtailed, is certified and qualified to perform the services of the part-time teacher. (2.) Probationary employees will be laid off first when where any tenured teacher who has acquired seniority and whose position has been curtailedcurtailed is certified and qualified as established in Section J.4 of this Article. (2) In the event tenured teachers must be laid off, layoff shall be on the basis of seniority, provided that the teacher to be retained is certified and qualified to perform the services teach as established in Section J.4. of the probationary teacher. (3.) Tenured teachers in programs being reduced or eliminated will be laid off on the basis of certification, qualification and senioritythis Article. It is expressly understood that the Association shall have a right to review the layoff list prior to the notification of the individuals to be laid off. In the event of a dispute concerning the layoff list, the Association shall have the right to file a written grievance thereon thereon, within not more than seventy-seventy two (72) hours after the termination of the meeting requesting review of the list. (4.) For the purpose of this Article, "qualified" . Teachers shall be defined notified in writing 30 days, or earlier, before the following manner:end of the semester regarding lay-off.

Necessary Reduction of Personnel - Layoff. The parties hereto hereto, realizing that education, curriculum curriculum, and staff, staff to a large degree, degree depend upon the economic facilities available to the Board of Education Board, as provided by the public and the State of Michigan, and in accordance with this realization, under- stand realization understand that in some instances it may be economically necessary to reduce the education- al educational program, curriculum curriculum, and staff when funds are not available, hereby agree as follows: a. It is hereby specifically recognized that it is within the sole discretion of the Board of Education to reduce the educational program program,,curriculum and curriculumstaff. Teachers may be laid off when the Board determines that financial problems or reductions in enrollment require a reduction in staff. b. In order to promote an orderly reduction in personnel when the educational program and curriculum is curtailedpersonnel, the following procedure will be used: (1.) Part-time employees will be laid off first when any full-time teacher, who has accrued seniority and whose position has been curtailed, is certified and qualified to perform the services of the part-time teacher. (2.) Probationary employees will be laid off first when where any tenured teacher who has acquired seniority and whose position has been curtailedcurtailed is certified and qualified as established in Section J.4 of this Article. (2) In the event tenured teachers must be laid off, layoff shall be on the basis of seniority, provided that the teacher to be retained is certified and qualified to perform the services teach as established in Section J.4. of the probationary teacher. (3.) Tenured teachers in programs being reduced or eliminated will be laid off on the basis of certification, qualification and senioritythis Article. It is expressly understood that the Association shall have a right to review the layoff list prior to the notification of the individuals to be laid off. In the event of a dispute concerning the layoff list, the Association shall have the right to file a written grievance thereon thereon, within not more than seventy-seventy two (72) hours after the termination of the meeting requesting review of the list. (4.) For the purpose of this Article, "qualified" . Teachers shall be defined notified in writing 30 days, or earlier, before the following manner:end of the semester regarding lay-off.