REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. If the Board determines it necessary to reduce the number of teaching positions, the following procedures shall apply: A RIF may occur for the reasons set forth in Ohio Revised Code 3319.17, as well as for curriculum changes and/or financial reasons.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. Any reduction in licensed personnel will be in compliance with the Illinois School Code.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. School districts are finding it necessary to reduce their teaching staffs because of budgetary constraints, declining enrollments, return to duty after a leave of absence, suspension of schools, territorial changes impacting the district, changing course offerings and selections, and other comparable factors. In recent years, the Wickliffe School System has found it necessary to reduce staff for similar reasons and may be required to do so in the future. In accomplishing reductions in force, the overriding concern has been, and in the future must continue to be, the welfare of the children of the school district. Staff reductions can be achieved through administrative procedures and efforts which are as fair as is practicable to the personnel of the school system as a whole, under the difficult circumstances almost always attendant when a reduction in force takes place. Because of the compiling interests that come into play, no set of procedures for staff reduction is likely to be personally satisfactory to everyone affected or concerned. Hard and fast rules cannot be applied in determining the extent to which reductions are necessary, or for determining which positions or employees will be affected. Seniority, for example, can and should play a legitimate role in determining the order in which reductions in force are made, but inflexible adherence to seniority does not. Compliance with state and federal laws relating to employment decisions or achievement of the educational aims of the school system may require taking factors other than seniority into account. These administrative procedures have been established so that the certified employees of the school district can better understand in a general way what may happen should a reduction in force take place. These procedures are subject to revision in the future to ensure accomplishment of the educational aims of the school system and to insure compliance with state and federal laws relating to employment decisions.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. REASONS FOR RIF: Bargaining unit members employed by the Board shall only be subject to a RIF in compliance with reasons listed in ORC 3319.17. The Board shall within each field of certification affected, give preference to teachers on continuing contract over teachers on limited contracts.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. A. If it becomes necessary for the Board to reduce the number of employees within a job classification due to abolishment of positions, lack of funds or lack of work, the following procedures shall govern such layoff.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. 14.1 When the Board of Education determines it necessary to reduce the number of certified positions for reasons set forth in the Ohio Revised Code, lack of funds1, or for necessary programmatic reasons, the following procedures shall apply:
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. 6.3.1 The District will determine which positions will be reduced or eliminated. The following process will stipulate how a layoff will occur as well as determine which employees, if any, will be displaced. The District shall notify the classified employee and the Union in writing not less than fifteen (15) workdays prior to any layoff or reduction in force, except in extenuating circumstances. The identification of employees to be laid off/displaced within a job classification group shall be determined by inverse bargaining unit seniority with the impacted employee being the least senior employee(s) in the classification group / range being affected.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. 11.1 Maintenance of the number of Professional Employees appropriate to effectively carry on the educational program of the district is a Board responsibility. The purpose of this policy is to establish the manner in which the necessary reductions of those Professional Employees will be accomplished.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. 13.1 This Section 13 shall apply to all Covered Employees.
REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF. When it becomes necessary to reduce staff, as determined by Board action, the following descending order of priority and criteria shall be used:
