REDUCTION IN FORCE AND SENIORITY. 9.1 Reduction in Force (RIF) shall be implemented only in the event of financial constraints, reduced enrollment, or staff realignment or discontinuance of some particular type of teaching service. Employer will follow the Illinois School Code. 9.2 A seniority list shall be developed between September 1 and February 1 of each school year. Teachers shall have fifteen (15) days from the date the list is distributed to notify the superintendent in writing of any errors in the seniority list. The seniority list shall list teachers in order of seniority in the district. Seniority shall attach from the first day of service to the school district. Teachers will be granted seniority in the area that they are currently teaching and any other for which they are qualified. Approved leaves shall not interrupt seniority. Teachers having equal seniority by the method shall be ordered by the criteria in the following order until the tie is broken: 1. Length of total teaching service. 2. Highest degree attained.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
