Common use of Reduction in Force and Reemployment Clause in Contracts

Reduction in Force and Reemployment. A. When a district-wide reduction among certified personnel is necessary as determined by the Board, the District may exempt up to twenty-two (22) teachers or positions from the procedures and steps below in order to best meet the needs of the students and the District. After positions are identified for exemption, the following procedures and steps shall be implemented: 1. Teachers shall have the opportunity to voluntarily resign or retire. 2. In the event a teacher holds certification in more than one (1) area, all areas of certification shall be considered, provided each certificate is on file in Human Resources. 3. Reduction in force shall be made according to certification, with the last hired being the first to be released. 4. In each of the above steps, consideration will be given to the affirmative action guidelines of the District. B. Teachers who are released because of reduction in force shall be recalled by certification(s) with the last released being recalled first. 1. Teachers who are released shall have priority for one (1) year in filling vacancies and new positions for which they are certified. 2. During the first year after reduction in force, released teachers shall be placed on a recall list. Teachers on the recall list shall be notified of vacancies for which they are certified. Those not responding in writing, to the notification within ten (10) days, shall have their names removed from the recall list. 3. After the first school year and up to August 31 of the following year, teachers who have been released shall be given priority over new applicants for positions for which they are certified. a. Teachers who are reemployed and who have earned one (1) year of teaching experience in other public school districts shall receive applicable credit on the salary schedule. C. Teachers released due to a reduction in force shall, upon written request, be placed at the top of the list of substitute teachers for the District. D. A break in service of one (1) year or less caused by a reduction in force shall not affect the seniority status of the teacher.

Reduction in Force and Reemployment. A. When a district-wide reduction among certified personnel is necessary as determined by the Board, the District may exempt up to twenty-two (22) teachers or positions from the procedures and steps below in order to best meet the needs of the students and the District. After positions are identified for exemption, the following procedures and steps shall be implemented: 1. Teachers shall have the opportunity to voluntarily resign or retire. 2. In the event a teacher holds certification in more than one (1) area, all areas of certification shall be considered, provided each certificate is on file in Human ResourcesCapital. 3. Reduction in force shall be made according to certification, with the last hired being the first to be released. 4. In each of the above steps, consideration will be given to the affirmative action guidelines of the District. B. Teachers who are released because of reduction in force shall be recalled by certification(s) with the last released being recalled first. 1. Teachers who are released shall have priority for one (1) year in filling vacancies and new positions for which they are certified. 2. During the first year after reduction in force, released teachers shall be placed on a recall list. Teachers on the recall list shall be notified of vacancies for which they are certified. Those not responding in writing, to the notification within ten (10) days, shall have their names removed from the recall list. 3. After the first school year and up to August 31 of the following year, teachers who have been released shall be given priority over new applicants for positions for which they are certified. a. Teachers who are reemployed and who have earned one (1) year of teaching experience in other public school districts shall receive applicable credit on the salary schedule. C. Teachers released due to a reduction in force shall, upon written request, be placed at the top of the list of substitute teachers for the District. D. A break in service of one (1) year or less caused by a reduction in force shall not affect the seniority status of the teacher.

Reduction in Force and Reemployment. A. When a district-wide reduction among certified personnel is necessary as determined by the Board, the District may exempt up to twenty-two (22) teachers or positions from the procedures and steps below in order to best meet the needs of the students and the District. After positions are identified for exemption, the following procedures and steps shall be implemented: 1. Teachers shall have the opportunity to voluntarily resign or retire. 2. In the event a teacher holds certification in more than one (1) area, all areas of certification shall be considered, provided each certificate is on file in Human Resources. 3. Reduction in force shall be made according to certification, with the last hired being the first to be released. 4. In each of the above steps, consideration will be given to the affirmative action guidelines of the District. B. Teachers who are released because of reduction in force shall be recalled by certification(s) with the last released being recalled first. 1. Teachers who are released shall have priority for one (1) year in filling vacancies and new positions for which they are certified. 2. During the first year after reduction in force, released teachers shall be placed on a recall list. Teachers on the recall list shall be notified of vacancies for which they are certified. Those not responding in writing, to the notification within ten (10) days, shall have their names removed from the recall list. 3. After the first school year and up to August 31 of the following year, teachers who have been released shall be given priority over new applicants for positions for which they are certified. a. a) Teachers who are reemployed and who have earned one (1) year of teaching experience in other public school districts shall receive applicable credit on the salary schedule. C. Teachers released due to a reduction in force shall, upon written request, be placed at the top of the list of substitute teachers for the District. D. A break in service of one (1) year or less caused by a reduction in force shall not affect the seniority status of the teacher.