Common use of REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL. A. If workforce reduction is needed the School Board must retain employees at a school or in the school district based upon educational program needs and the performance evaluations of employees within the affected program areas. Within the program areas requiring reduction, employees who have the lowest average evaluation scores over the most recent three (3) year period shall be the first to be released before teachers with higher average evaluation scores; provided that the average evaluation score for employees with less than three (3) years of experience shall be calculated based upon the employees period of service, even though it is less than three years.