Order of RIF. Recommended reductions in a teaching field will be made by selecting the lowest person on the seniority list for that area of certification who is currently assigned to a position in that teaching field. A teacher so affected may elect to displace a teacher who holds a lower position on a seniority list for another area of certification. F.1 With respect to OTES bargaining unit members, the Board shall not use seniority in determining contract suspensions except as specified herein, but shall proceed to suspend contracts for teachers based upon evaluations of those who have been evaluated in accordance with the Board-adopted, standards based evaluation policy and provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. Retention of bargaining unit members and recall of eligible teachers whose contracts have been suspended pursuant to a reduction in force will not be based upon seniority, except in circumstances when choosing between teachers with comparable evaluations. F.2 For the purposes of reductions in force, comparable evaluation will be determined by the teacher’s effectiveness rating as defined by the categories/ratings in with Board policy no. 3220, Standards Based Teacher Evaluation, and O.R.C. §3319.112. F.3 When the position(s) to be eliminated or reduced in part to accomplish reductions in force has been determined, the following order shall be followed to determine the order of suspending contracts of bargaining unit employees: F.3.1 Limited contract teachers shall be reduced in the affected teaching fields (certification/licensure) utilizing the following order: F.3.1.1 Comparable evaluations as defined in accordance with provisions of this agreement. F.3.1.2 When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the District shall prevail, with the contract of the least senior limited contract teacher in the affected teaching field the first to be suspended. F.3.2 Should the necessary reduction of staff required exceed the number of limited contract teachers in the affected field, continuing contract teachers be reduced in the affected teaching fields (certification/licensure) utilizing the following order: F.3.2.1 Comparable evaluations as defined in accordance with provisions of this agreement. F.3.2.2 When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the District shall prevail, with the contract of the least senior continuing contract teacher in the affected teaching field the first to be suspended. F.3.3 For bargaining unit members not subject to the Board’s standard based evaluation policy (non-OTES bargaining unit members), seniority and contract status shall prevail. F.3.3.1 Certification and system-wide seniority shall be the exclusive criteria of any layoff. F.3.3.2 Unit members who are subject to being laid off have the right to bump unit members with less seniority in other teaching areas subject to the following stipulations: F.3.3.2.1 The unit member who bumps must be properly certificated/licensed in the teaching area which he/she intends to bump into. F.3.3.2.2 The unit member who bumps must bump the least senior unit member in the teaching area which he/she intends to bump into.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Order of RIF. Recommended reductions in a teaching field will be made by selecting the lowest person on the seniority list for that area of certification who is currently assigned to a position in that teaching field. A teacher so affected may elect to displace a teacher who holds a lower position on a seniority list for another area of certification.
F.1 With respect to OTES bargaining unit members, the Board shall not use seniority in determining contract suspensions except as specified herein, but shall proceed to suspend contracts for teachers based upon evaluations of those who have been evaluated in accordance with the Board-adopted, standards based evaluation policy and provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. Retention of bargaining unit members and recall of eligible teachers whose contracts have been suspended pursuant to a reduction in force will not be based upon seniority, except in circumstances when choosing between teachers with comparable evaluations.
F.2 For the purposes of reductions in force, a comparable evaluation will shall be determined by defined as the teacher’s effectiveness rating as defined determined by the categories/ratings building principal, which measures the teacher’s holistic performance in accord with the OTES teacher performance rubric as aligned to the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession, and in accord with Board policy no. 3220, Standards Based Teacher Evaluation, and O.R.C. §3319.112.and
F.3 When the position(s) to be eliminated or reduced in part to accomplish reductions in force has been determined, the following order shall be followed to determine the order of suspending contracts of bargaining unit employees:
F.3.1 Limited contract teachers shall be reduced in the affected teaching fields (certification/licensure) utilizing the following order:
F.3.1.1 Comparable evaluations as defined in accordance with provisions of this agreement.
F.3.1.2 When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the District shall prevail, with the contract of the least senior limited contract teacher in the affected teaching field the first to be suspended.
F.3.2 Should the necessary reduction of staff required exceed the number of limited contract teachers in the affected field, continuing contract teachers be reduced in the affected teaching fields (certification/licensure) utilizing the following order:teachers
F.3.2.1 Comparable evaluations as defined in accordance with provisions of this agreement.
F.3.2.2 When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the District shall prevail, with the contract of the least senior continuing contract teacher in the affected teaching field the first to be suspended.
F.3.3 For bargaining unit members not subject to the Board’s standard based evaluation policy (non-OTES bargaining unit members), seniority and contract status shall prevail.
F.3.3.1 Certification and system-wide seniority shall be the exclusive criteria of any layoff.
F.3.3.2 Unit members who are subject to being laid off have the right to bump unit members with less seniority in other teaching areas subject to the following stipulations:
F.3.3.2.1 The unit member who bumps must be properly certificated/licensed in the teaching area which he/she intends to bump into.
F.3.3.2.2 The unit member who bumps must bump the least senior unit member in the teaching area which he/she intends to bump into.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Order of RIF. Recommended reductions in a teaching field will be made by selecting the lowest person on the seniority list for that area of certification who is currently assigned to a position in that teaching field. A teacher so affected may elect to displace a teacher who holds a lower position on a seniority list for another area of certification.
F.1 With respect to OTES bargaining unit members, the Board shall not use seniority in determining contract suspensions except as specified herein, but shall proceed to suspend contracts for teachers based upon evaluations of those who have been evaluated in accordance with the Board-adopted, standards based evaluation policy and provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. Retention of bargaining unit members and recall of eligible teachers whose contracts have been suspended pursuant to a reduction in force will not be based upon seniority, except in circumstances when choosing between teachers with comparable evaluations.
F.2 For the purposes of reductions in force, a comparable evaluation will shall be determined by defined as the teacher’s effectiveness rating as defined determined by the categories/ratings in with Board policy no. 3220building principal, Standards Based Teacher Evaluation, and O.R.C. §3319.112.which
F.3 When the position(s) to be eliminated or reduced in part to accomplish reductions in force has been determined, the following order shall be followed to determine the order of suspending contracts of bargaining unit employees:
F.3.1 Limited contract teachers shall be reduced in the affected teaching fields (certification/licensure) utilizing the following order:
F.3.1.1 Comparable evaluations as defined in accordance with provisions of this agreement.
F.3.1.2 When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the District shall prevail, with the contract of the least senior limited contract teacher in the affected teaching field the first to be suspended.
F.3.2 Should the necessary reduction of staff required exceed the number of limited contract teachers in the affected field, continuing contract teachers be reduced in the affected teaching fields (certification/licensure) utilizing the following order:teachers
F.3.2.1 Comparable evaluations as defined in accordance with provisions of this agreement.
F.3.2.2 When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the District shall prevail, with the contract of the least senior continuing contract teacher in the affected teaching field the first to be suspended.
F.3.3 For bargaining unit members not subject to the Board’s standard based evaluation policy (non-OTES bargaining unit members), seniority and contract status shall prevail.
F.3.3.1 Certification and system-wide seniority shall be the exclusive criteria of any layoff.
F.3.3.2 Unit members who are subject to being laid off have the right to bump unit members with less seniority in other teaching areas subject to the following stipulations:
F.3.3.2.1 The unit member who bumps must be properly certificated/licensed in the teaching area which he/she intends to bump into.
F.3.3.2.2 The unit member who bumps must bump the least senior unit member in the teaching area which he/she intends to bump into.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement