Common use of REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL. A. Lay-Off Procedure. It is recognized by the parties to this Agreement that such things as lack of finances, changes in educational programs and decreases in enrollments may necessitate reduction in the teaching staff. In order to promote an orderly reduction, the following procedure will be used: 1. Probationary teachers will be laid off first according to date of hire, provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill the positions being vacated. 2. In the event that tenured teachers must be laid off, layoff will be on the basis of seniority according to date of hire provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill the positions being vacated. 3. Whenever possible, notice of layoff will be given at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the time the layoff is to take effect, but not less than fourteen (14) calendar days. As soon as conditions change allowing recall to take place, notice of such recall shall be immediately given in accordance with subparagraph 10 and 11 of this Article. 4. In the circumstances of more than one individual beginning employment on the same date, all individuals so affected shall participate in a drawing to determine position on the seniority list. The Association and teacher(s) so affected shall be notified in writing of the date, place, and time of the drawing. The drawing shall be conducted openly at a time and place which shall reasonably allow affected teachers and Association Representatives to be in attendance. 5. By October 1, the Board shall furnish the Association President with a listing of all teachers in order of seniority and specify each teacher's most recent certification. Upon request of the Association President, each subsequent October 1, additions, deletions and corrections to the list will be provided by the Board. 6. Employees on layoff do not acquire seniority while on layoff but seniority before layoff shall be reinstated when the employee is rehired. 7. Substitute teachers and other temporary teachers do not acquire seniority but contracted teachers will acquire seniority prorated to the amount of time employed. 8. Teachers displaced by a layoff or the elimination of a position may bump for positions if they are certified and qualified (certified in a particular subject area or grade) and have more seniority. This must be done in writing to the Superintendent within five (5) days after receipt of notice of displacement. If a displaced teacher is certified but not qualified to bump any junior teacher, the displaced teacher may bump the teacher with the least seniority assigned to a position for which the displaced teacher is certified provided: (a) The displaced teacher has more seniority. (b) The displaced teacher shall have the opportunity to become certified and qualified prior to the start of the position. (c) The displaced teacher will have two (2) years to become certified and qualified. The Board shall reimburse the displaced teacher for 100% of the actual cost of the tuition for the courses required for qualification. 9. Seniority will be defined as continuous service as a teacher with Grass Lake Community Schools, starting with the individual's date of hire. 10. Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff for positions for which the teacher is certified and qualified. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are teachers of the District laid off who are certified and qualified to fill the vacancy. 11. Notice of recall to any laid off teacher may be by telephone if the teacher can be reached, with a confirmation by mail sent immediately thereafter by the Board. If the teacher is not reached by telephone, notice of recall will be by certified or registered mail to the laid off teacher at his last known address. The teacher shall be responsible for notifying the Board of any change of address. If a teacher fails to respond to the notice of recall within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice, unless an extension is granted in writing by the Board, the teacher shall be considered a voluntary quit. 12. The recall list shall be maintained for a period of two (2) years for non- tenure teachers. Tenure teachers will remain on the recall list as provided under the Tenure Act. 13. Teachers on lay-off may, at their option, reimburse the District to continue their fringe benefits for one (1) year. Timely payment of this reimbursement is the responsibility of the teacher.

REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL. A. LayA-Off Procedure. It is recognized by the parties to this Agreement that such things as lack of finances, changes in educational programs and decreases in enrollments may necessitate reduction in the teaching staff. In order to promote an orderly reduction, the following procedure will be used:H N/A I. Seniority 1. Probationary New employees hired into the unit as teachers will be laid off first according to date of hire, provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill in the positions being vacated. 2. In the event that tenured teachers must be laid off, layoff will be on the basis of seniority according to date of hire provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill the positions being vacated. 3. Whenever possible, notice of layoff will be given at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the time the layoff is to take effect, but not less than fourteen (14) calendar days. As soon as conditions change allowing recall to take place, notice of such recall Adult Daytime High School Completion Program shall be immediately given in accordance with subparagraph 10 and 11 of this Article. 4considered as probationary teachers. In the circumstances of more than one individual beginning employment on the same date, all individuals so affected shall participate in a drawing to determine position on the seniority list. The Association and teacher(s) so affected shall be notified in writing of the date, place, and time of the drawing. The drawing shall be conducted openly at a time and place which shall reasonably allow affected Certified teachers and Association Representatives to be in attendance. 5. By October 1, the Board shall furnish the Association President with a listing of all teachers in order of seniority and specify each teacher's most recent certification. Upon request of the Association President, each subsequent October 1, additions, deletions and corrections to the list will be provided by the Board. 6. Employees on layoff do not acquire seniority while on layoff but seniority before layoff shall be reinstated when the employee is rehired. 7. Substitute teachers and other temporary teachers do not acquire seniority but contracted teachers will acquire seniority prorated to the amount of time employed. 8. Teachers displaced by a layoff or the elimination of a position may bump for positions if they are certified and qualified (certified in a particular subject area or grade) and have more seniority. This must be done in writing to the Superintendent within five (5) days after receipt of notice of displacement. If a displaced teacher is certified but not qualified to bump any junior teacher, the displaced teacher may bump the teacher with the least seniority assigned to a position for which the displaced teacher is certified provided: (a) The displaced teacher has more seniority. (b) The displaced teacher shall have the opportunity to become certified and qualified prior to the start of the position. (c) The displaced teacher will have two (2) years to become certified and qualified. The Board shall reimburse the displaced teacher for 100% of the actual cost of the tuition for the courses required for qualification. 9. Seniority will be defined as continuous service as a teacher with Grass Lake Community Schools, starting with the individual's date of hire. 10. Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff for positions for which the teacher is certified and qualified. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are teachers of the District laid off who are certified and qualified to fill the vacancy. 11. Notice of recall to any laid off teacher may be by telephone if the teacher can be reached, with shall serve a confirmation by mail sent immediately thereafter by the Board. If the teacher is not reached by telephone, notice of recall will be by certified or registered mail to the laid off teacher at his last known address. The teacher shall be responsible for notifying the Board of any change of address. If a teacher fails to respond to the notice of recall within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice, unless an extension is granted in writing by the Board, the teacher shall be considered a voluntary quit. 12. The recall list shall be maintained for a period minimum of two (2) years for non- tenure teachers. Tenure teachers will remain on the recall list as provided under the Tenure Actprobationary employees. 132. The term “seniority” as hereinafter used shall mean length of continuous employment in the Adult Daytime High School Completion Program by the District as a teacher from the last date of hire with this program. Seniority within the ADHSC program shall not accrue nor be forfeited if a teacher leaves the program and is employed in another teaching or administrative capacity for Cadillac Area Public Schools. A teacher shall be “employed” for seniority purposes when performing ADHSC Program teaching services in the District for pay. Teachers on lay-off may, at their option, reimburse an unpaid leave of absence will accrue seniority during the leave of absence. Substitute teachers or reserve teachers shall not accumulate seniority while in that status. Credit for outside the District teaching experience shall not count for seniority purposes. Teachers do not accrue seniority while on layoff. 3. Probationary teachers shall not have seniority. Seniority teachers shall accumulate seniority in the Adult Daytime High School Completion Program only while employed in said program or on a paid leave of absence from the program. 4. The District shall prepare a seniority list of teachers in the Adult Daytime High School Completion Program by semesters of employment in this program as a teacher from the last date of hire and transmit a copy to continue their fringe benefits for one (1) year. Timely payment the Association on or before the first day of November and March of each year of this reimbursement contract. 5. An employee shall lose his/her seniority for the following reasons only: a. The employee quits or retires. b. The employee is discharged or terminated. c. The employee does not return upon recall within fifteen (15) working days after notification has been sent. 6. The seniority list herein is solely for those in the responsibility classification of Adult Daytime High School Completion Program teachers and conversely the teacherK-12 teacher seniority list (Ref. K-12 Article XVII, D) is for their classification and, thus, seniority rights may not be transferred between seniority lists.

REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL. A. Lay-Off Procedure. It is hereby specifically recognized that it is within the sole discretion of the Board to reduce its educational program, curriculum and staff and that the procedures set forth in this article shall be used in laying off personnel. When possible, teachers subject to layoff shall be notified of such layoff in writing at least 45 calendar days in advance, but not less than 14 days. The Board or its designee will meet and confer with the Association to discuss the proposed layoff prior to implementation. In addition, from year to year, and when possible, teachers subject to layoff shall be notified of such layoff by the parties to this Agreement that such things as lack last teacher work day of financesthe year, changes in educational programs and decreases in enrollments may necessitate reduction in the teaching staff. but not later than June 30th. B. In order to promote an orderly reductionreduction in personnel when the educational program, curriculum or staff is curtailed, the following procedure will be used: 1. Probationary teachers will shall be laid off first according first. A probationary teacher shall not be laid off unless there is a tenure teacher who is certified, qualified, and available to date perform the duties of hirethe position the probationary teacher is vacating, provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill or unless the positions position that the probationary teacher is vacating is being vacatedeliminated altogether. 2. In If the event that reduction of personnel is still necessary then tenured teachers must in the specific positions being reduced or eliminated shall be laid off, layoff will be off on the basis of seniority according except as hereinafter provided. Layoffs made pursuant to date of hire provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill the positions being vacated. 3. Whenever possible, notice of layoff will be given at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the time the layoff is to take effect, but not less than fourteen (14) calendar days. As soon as conditions change allowing recall to take place, notice of such recall this section shall be immediately given made in accordance with subparagraph 10 and 11 of this Article. 4. In the circumstances of more than one individual beginning employment on the same date, all individuals so affected shall participate in a drawing to determine position on the seniority list. The Association and teacher(s) so affected shall be notified in writing of the date, place, and time of the drawing. The drawing shall be conducted openly at a time and place which shall reasonably allow affected teachers and Association Representatives to be in attendance. 5. By October 1, the Board shall furnish the Association President with a listing of all teachers in inverse order of seniority and specify each teacher's most recent certification. Upon request of the Association Presidentseniority, each subsequent October 1i.e., additions, deletions and corrections to the list will be provided by the Board. 6. Employees on layoff do not acquire seniority while on layoff but seniority before layoff shall be reinstated when the employee is rehired. 7. Substitute teachers and other temporary teachers do not acquire seniority but contracted teachers will acquire seniority prorated to the amount of time employed. 8. Teachers displaced by a layoff or the elimination of a position may bump for positions if they are certified and qualified (certified in a particular subject area or grade) and have more seniority. This must be done in writing to the Superintendent within five (5) days after receipt of notice of displacement. If a displaced teacher is certified but not qualified to bump any junior teacher, the displaced teacher may bump the teacher those with the least seniority assigned are to a position for which the displaced teacher is certified provided: (a) The displaced teacher has more senioritybe laid off first. (b) The displaced teacher a. Seniority, for the purposes of this article, shall have the opportunity be defined to become certified and qualified prior mean length of continuous service as a bargaining unit member. Time spent on layoff up to the start of the position. (c) The displaced teacher will have two (2) years shall not be construed as a break in continuous service and seniority shall continue to become certified and qualifiedaccrue for that period. The Board shall reimburse parties agree that District administrators will retain seniority equal to their teaching experience in the displaced teacher for 100% of the actual cost of the tuition for the courses required for qualification. 9. Seniority will be defined as continuous service as a teacher with Grass Lake Napoleon Community Schools, starting with . The District shall prepare and present to the individual's date Association a current seniority list of hire. 10employees prior to October 15th of each year. Recall from layoff Accompanying the name of each employee on the list shall be in inverse order of layoff for positions for which the teacher is certified and qualified. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are teachers of the District laid off who are certified and qualified to fill the vacancy. 11. Notice of recall to any laid off teacher may be by telephone if the teacher can be reached, with a confirmation by mail sent immediately thereafter by the Board. If the teacher is not reached by telephone, notice of recall will be by certified or registered mail to the laid off teacher at his last known address. The teacher shall be responsible for notifying the Board of any change of address. If a teacher fails to respond to the notice of recall within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice, unless an extension is granted in writing by the Board, the teacher last hire and each employee's certification. b. Relative seniority rankings and initial seniority dates shall be considered a voluntary quit.determined according to the following four (4) criteria in the order stated: 12. (1) The recall list shall be maintained for a period first day of two work when all teachers were required to report; (2) years for non- tenure teachers. Tenure teachers will remain on the recall list as provided under the Tenure Act.Date of Board action to hire; 13. Teachers on lay-off may, at their option, reimburse the District to continue their fringe benefits for one (13) year. Timely payment Date of this reimbursement is the responsibility of the teacher.employee's signature upon teaching contract;

REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL. A. Lay-Off Procedure. It is recognized by In the parties to this Agreement that such things as lack event of finances, changes in educational programs and decreases in enrollments may necessitate a reduction in the teaching staff. In order to promote an orderly reductionpersonnel, the following procedure will be used: 1Board shall retain tenured teachers in the order of greatest seniority, provided they are certified and qualified to teach in the available positions. Probationary teachers will be laid off first according to date of hire, provided as determined by the Board before tenured teachers unless there are no other certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill for the positions being vacated. 2assignment. In Seniority is defined as years of continuous service as a certified employee of the event that tenured teachers must be laid off, layoff will be Mio AuSable Schools from the first day of services rendered under contract. Leaves of absence without pay and periods on the basis reduction in personnel shall not accumulate as seniority but shall not operate as a break in continuous service. A list of seniority according to teachers' first date of hire provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill the positions being vacated. 3. Whenever possible, notice of layoff will be given at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the time the layoff is to take effect, but not less than fourteen (14) calendar days. As soon as conditions change allowing recall to take place, notice of such recall work shall be immediately given prepared and published no later than ninety (90) days from the first day of each school year. Prior to serving the notice for reductions in accordance personnel, a seniority list shall be prepared and published. Tenured teachers with subparagraph 10 and 11 of this Article. 4. In the circumstances of more than one individual beginning employment on the same date, all individuals so affected equal seniority shall participate in a drawing to determine position their ranking on the seniority list. The Association and teacher(s) so affected shall will be notified in writing of the date, place, and time of the drawing. The drawing shall be conducted openly and at a time and place which shall that will reasonably allow the affected teachers and Association Representatives representatives to be in attendance. A copy of the seniority list shall be provided to the Association. Lose seniority – seniority shall be lost for any of the following reasons: 1. Employee quits 2. Employee is terminated 3. Employee retires 4. Employee on layoff does not respond to a recall notice within the fourteen (14) day period stipulated in this CBA. 5. By October 1Employee has been on layoff for thirty-six (36) months. (After 36 months of being on the layoff list, the Board shall furnish laid off employee is removed from the Association President layoff list and no longer has any employment relationship with a listing of all teachers in order of seniority and specify each teacher's most recent certification. Upon request of the Association President, each subsequent October 1, additions, deletions and corrections to the list will be provided by the BoardDistrict.) 6. Employees on layoff do Employee abandons their position – employee does not acquire seniority while on layoff but seniority before layoff report to work for five days and does not report their unavailability to work. B. No teacher shall be reinstated reduced pursuant to a reduction in personnel unless the teacher is provided written notice of at least sixty (60) calendar days sent by registered mail to the teacher's last known address on file with the Board or personally delivered to the teacher. C. All compensation shall cease when the teacher is reduced pursuant to the reduction in personnel. The teacher shall be paid all compensation which has been earned up to the date of reduction. The teacher shall be maintained as a member of the employee is rehiredgroup for purposes of the reduced teacher continuing health insurance coverage at the group premium rate under COBRA for a period of up to eighteen (18) months after reduction, subject to the permission of the health insurance carrier. The teacher shall submit the required payment to the School District in advance of the District's scheduled payment date to the insurance carrier. 7. Substitute teachers D. Teachers who have attained tenure in the Mio AuSable Schools and other temporary teachers do not acquire seniority but contracted teachers will acquire seniority prorated are reduced pursuant to a reduction in personnel shall be recalled to the amount of time employed. 8. Teachers displaced by a layoff or the elimination of a first position may bump for positions if they are certified and qualified (certified in a particular subject area or grade) and have more seniority. This must be done in writing to the Superintendent within five (5) days after receipt of notice of displacement. If a displaced teacher is certified but not qualified to bump any junior teacher, the displaced teacher may bump the teacher with the least seniority assigned to a position for which the displaced teacher is certified provided: (a) The displaced teacher has more seniority. (b) The displaced teacher shall have the opportunity to become certified and qualified prior to the start of the position. (c) The displaced teacher will have two (2) years to become certified and qualified. The Board shall reimburse the displaced teacher for 100% of the actual cost of the tuition for the courses required for qualification. 9. Seniority will be defined as continuous service as a teacher with Grass Lake Community Schools, starting with the individual's date of hire. 10. Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff for positions for which the teacher is certified and qualified. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are teachers qualified in order of the District laid off who are certified and qualified to fill the vacancy. 11greatest seniority among those remaining in reduced status. Notice of recall shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to any laid off teacher may be by telephone if the teacher can be reached, teacher's last known address on file with a confirmation by mail sent immediately thereafter by the Board. If the teacher is not reached by telephone, notice of recall will be by certified or registered mail to the laid off teacher at his last known address. The teacher shall be responsible for notifying the Board of any change of address. If a teacher fails to respond to the notice of recall within have fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt return of the noticereceipt, unless an extension is granted in writing by the Boardor notice if undeliverable, to respond and accept recall, after which the teacher shall be considered deemed a voluntary quit. 12. The recall list E. Nothing in this Article shall be maintained for supersede rights of a period of two (2) years for non- tenure teachers. Tenure teachers will remain on the recall list as provided tenured teacher under the Michigan Teachers' Tenure Act. 13. Teachers on lay-F. A probationary teacher who is laid off may, at their option, reimburse the District to continue their fringe benefits for one (1) year. Timely payment has no right of this reimbursement is the responsibility of the teacherrecall.

REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL. A. Lay-Off Procedure1. It is recognized by the parties to this Agreement that such things as lack of finances, changes in educational programs and decreases in enrollments may necessitate If a reduction in the teaching staff. In order to promote an orderly reductionpersonnel shall become necessary, the following procedure will be used: 1. Probationary Employer shall retain teachers will be laid off first with the longest continuing service to the school district who are both certified to teach in those areas of discipline, and who are highly qualified according to date the No Child Left Behind Act of hire2001, provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill the positions being vacatedas amended. 2. In Seniority, for the event that tenured teachers must purpose of this Article, shall be laid off, layoff will be on defined as continuous service to the basis of seniority according to school district as a bargaining unit member from the last date of hire provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining not interrupted by a quit, resignation, discharge or failure to fill return from an approved leave of absence. Any bargaining unit member who is assigned to an administrative position and subsequently returns to the positions being vacatedbargaining unit shall have his/her seniority reinstated to the last date of service in the bargaining unit. 3. Whenever possibleTeachers in specific programs being discontinued or reduced shall have the right to replace less seniored teachers within the notified teacher's area of certification as long as the teacher is highly qualified according to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, notice of layoff as amended. 4. Teacher(s) will be given at least sixty (60) calendar days notice prior to the time the layoff is to take effect, but not less than fourteen (14) calendar daysbeing laid off. As soon as conditions change allowing recall to take place, notice of such recall There shall be immediately given no reduction in accordance with subparagraph 10 and 11 the number of this Article. 4. In teaching positions during the circumstances of more than one individual beginning employment on the same date, all individuals so affected shall participate school year unless adverse financial conditions or total enrollment decreases create a need for midyear reduction in a drawing to determine position on the seniority list. The Association and teacher(s) so affected shall be notified in writing of the date, place, and time of the drawing. The drawing shall be conducted openly at a time and place which shall reasonably allow affected teachers and Association Representatives to be in attendancestaff. 5. By October 1, the Board shall furnish the Association President with a listing of all teachers Teachers will be recalled in reverse order of seniority and specify each teacher's most recent certification. Upon request layoff when also meeting the Highly Qualified language as contained in the requirements of the Association PresidentNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001, each subsequent October 1, additions, deletions and corrections to the list will be provided by the Boardas amended. 6. Employees on The Employer shall give written notice of recall from layoff do not acquire seniority while on layoff but seniority before layoff shall be reinstated when by mailing a registered or certified letter to the employee is rehiredteacher at his/her last known address. 7. Substitute teachers Teachers recalled to duty shall retain accumulated sick leave and other temporary teachers do not acquire seniority but contracted teachers will acquire seniority prorated shall be returned to the amount step on the salary schedule held at the time of time employedlayoff. Teachers who are laid off at the end of the school year and recalled the following September shall retain accumulated sick leave and shall be entitled to move on the salary schedule as though their service had not been interrupted. 8. Teachers displaced by a layoff Refusal or the elimination acceptance of a position may bump for positions if they are certified and qualified (certified that is less than full-time employment within the system shall not affect the teacher's recall rights to a full-time position, unless otherwise agreed in writing, except that a particular subject area or grade) and have more seniority. This teacher who was part-time at lay-off must be done in writing accept recall to a part-time position that is equal to the Superintendent within five (5) days after receipt of notice of displacement. If a displaced teacher is certified but not qualified to bump any junior teacherone held at lay-off, the displaced teacher may bump the teacher with the least seniority assigned to a position for which the displaced teacher is certified provided: (a) The displaced teacher has more seniority. (b) The displaced teacher shall have the opportunity to become certified and qualified prior to the start of the position. (c) The displaced teacher will have two (2) years to become certified and qualified. The Board shall reimburse the displaced teacher for 100% of the actual cost of the tuition for the courses required for qualificationor forfeit further recall rights. 9. Seniority will be defined as continuous service as a teacher with Grass Lake Community Schools, starting with the individual's date of hire. 10. Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff for positions for which the teacher is certified and qualified. No new probationary teachers shall be employed by the Board Employer while there are laid off tenured teachers in the district unless none of the District laid off who tenured teachers are certified and nor highly qualified according to fill the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, as amended, for that vacancy. 1110. Notice of recall to any laid off teacher may A seniority list will be developed and updated by telephone if the teacher can be reached, January 1 each year with a confirmation by mail copy of said seniority list sent immediately thereafter by the Board. If the teacher is not reached by telephone, notice of recall will be by certified or registered mail to the laid off teacher at his last known address. The teacher shall be responsible for notifying the Board of any change of address. If a teacher fails to respond to the notice of recall within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice, unless an extension is granted in writing by the Board, the teacher shall be considered a voluntary quitAssociation. 12. The recall list shall be maintained for a period of two (2) years for non- tenure teachers. Tenure teachers will remain on the recall list as provided under the Tenure Act. 13. Teachers on lay-off may, at their option, reimburse the District to continue their fringe benefits for one (1) year. Timely payment of this reimbursement is the responsibility of the teacher.

REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL. A. Lay-Off Procedure. It is recognized by In the parties to this Agreement that such things as lack event of finances, changes in educational programs and decreases in enrollments may necessitate a reduction in the teaching staff. In order to promote an orderly reductionpersonnel, the following procedure will be used: 1. Probationary Board shall retain tenured teachers will be laid off first according to date in the order of hiregreatest seniority, provided there they are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill teach in the positions being vacated. 2available positions. In Seniority is defined as years of continuous service as a certified employee of the event that tenured teachers must be laid off, layoff will be Mio AuSable Schools from the first day of services rendered under contract. Leaves of absence without pay and periods on the basis reduction in personnel shall not accumulate as seniority but shall not operate as a break in continuous service. A list of seniority according to teachers' first date of hire provided there are certified and qualified teachers remaining to fill the positions being vacated. 3. Whenever possible, notice of layoff will be given at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the time the layoff is to take effect, but not less than fourteen (14) calendar days. As soon as conditions change allowing recall to take place, notice of such recall work shall be immediately given prepared and published no later than ninety (90) days from the first day of each school year. Prior to serving the notice for reductions in accordance personnel, a seniority list shall be prepared and published. Those teachers with subparagraph 10 and 11 of this Article. 4. In the circumstances of more than one individual beginning employment on the same date, all individuals so affected equal seniority shall participate in a drawing to determine position their ranking on the seniority list. The Association and teacher(s) so affected shall will be notified in writing of the date, place, and time of the drawing. The drawing shall be conducted openly and at a time and place which shall that will reasonably allow the affected teachers and Association Representatives representatives to be in attendance. A copy of the seniority list shall be provided to the Association. Lose seniority – seniority shall be lost for any of the following reasons: 1. Employee quits 2. Employee is terminated 3. Employee retires 4. Employee on layoff does not respond to a recall notice within the fourteen (14) day period stipulated in this CBA. 5. By October 1Employee has been on layoff for thirty-six (36) months. (after 36 months of being on the layoff list, the Board laid off employee is removed from the layoff list and no longer has any employment relationship with the District.) 6. Employee abandons their position – employee does not report to work for five days and does not report their unavailability to work. B. No teacher shall furnish be reduced pursuant to a reduction in personnel unless the Association President with a listing teacher is provided written notice of all teachers in order of seniority and specify each at least sixty (60) days sent by registered mail to the teacher's most recent certification. Upon request of the Association President, each subsequent October 1, additions, deletions and corrections to the list will be provided by last known address on file with the Board. 6C. All compensation shall cease when the teacher is reduced pursuant to the reduction in personnel. Employees on layoff do not acquire seniority while on layoff but seniority before layoff The teacher shall be reinstated when paid all compensation which has been earned up to the date of reduction. The teacher shall be maintained as a member of the employee is rehiredgroup for purposes of the reduced teacher continuing health insurance coverage at the group premium rate under COBRA for a period of up to eighteen (18) months after reduction, subject to the permission of the health insurance carrier. The teacher shall submit the required payment to the school district in advance of the district's scheduled payment date to the insurance carrier. 7. Substitute teachers D. Teachers who have attained tenure in the Mio AuSable Schools and other temporary teachers do not acquire seniority but contracted teachers will acquire seniority prorated are reduced pursuant to a reduction in personnel shall be recalled to the amount of time employed. 8. Teachers displaced by a layoff or the elimination of a first position may bump for positions if they are certified and qualified (certified in a particular subject area or grade) and have more seniority. This must be done in writing to the Superintendent within five (5) days after receipt of notice of displacement. If a displaced teacher is certified but not qualified to bump any junior teacher, the displaced teacher may bump the teacher with the least seniority assigned to a position for which the displaced teacher is certified provided: (a) The displaced teacher has more seniority. (b) The displaced teacher shall have the opportunity to become certified and qualified prior to the start of the position. (c) The displaced teacher will have two (2) years to become certified and qualified. The Board shall reimburse the displaced teacher for 100% of the actual cost of the tuition for the courses required for qualification. 9. Seniority will be defined as continuous service as a teacher with Grass Lake Community Schools, starting with the individual's date of hire. 10. Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff for positions for which the teacher is certified and qualified. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are teachers qualified in order of the District laid off who are certified and qualified to fill the vacancy. 11greatest seniority among those remaining in reduced status. Notice of recall shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to any laid off teacher may be by telephone if the teacher can be reached, teacher's last known address on file with a confirmation by mail sent immediately thereafter by the Board. If the teacher is not reached by telephone, notice of recall will be by certified or registered mail to the laid off teacher at his last known address. The teacher shall be responsible for notifying the Board of any change of address. If a teacher fails to respond to the notice of recall within have fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt return of the noticereceipt, unless an extension is granted in writing by the Boardor notice if undeliverable, to respond and accept recall, after which the teacher shall be considered deemed a voluntary quit. 12. The recall list E. Nothing in this article shall be maintained for supersede rights of a period of two (2) years for non- tenure teachers. Tenure teachers will remain on the recall list as provided tenured teacher under the Michigan Teachers' Tenure Act. 13. Teachers on lay-off may, at their option, reimburse the District to continue their fringe benefits for one (1) year. Timely payment of this reimbursement is the responsibility of the teacher.