REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. When, in the discretion of the School Board, a reduction in professional certified staff is required, such reduction shall be accomplished as follows: The schedule for release of personnel shall be by program and/or school. Probationary personnel shall be released first, unless the layoff means loss of program. Personnel with more than the number of years of experience with the District required to be a continuing contract teacher per RSA 189:14-a (hereinafter called “experienced”) with the District shall be released secondly. The release of experienced staff will consider seniority first, but will defer to the following criteria, with descending order of importance, when seniority procedures would cause a significant impact on or the loss of a program:
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. [6.1] LAYOFF/RELEASE When, in the discretion of the School Board, a reduction in professional certified staff is required, such reduction shall be accomplished as follows: The schedule for release of personnel shall be by program and/or school. Probationary personnel shall be released first, unless the layoff means loss of program. Personnel with more than three
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. As a result of authority granted to the Board of Directors by Kansas statutes, the Board has the responsibility of determining composition of the professional staff necessary to implement and maintain educational programs of the Cooperative. From time to time, as the result of decreasing enrollment, limited financial resources, changes in educational program, or other circumstances, it may be necessary to reduce the number of professional employees employed by the Cooperative. A decision to reduce professional staff will, in all cases, remain within the sole discretion and judgment of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may retain any professional employee who it deems necessary to staff all programs of the Cooperative. It is the policy of this Cooperative to use normal attrition of staff: i.e., resignations, retirement, and leaves of absence as the first means of achieving a reduction in professional staff. However, in certain cases normal attrition may not be sufficient to achieve the necessary reduction of professional staff. In the event that further reduction of professional staff is necessary it shall be accomplished in a fair and orderly manner as provided in this policy.
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. When the School Board finds it necessary to reduce the number of certified full-time and/or part-time positions for reasons of declining enrollments, budget reduction, change in or consolidation of Board- authorized programs, or for any other reason determined necessary or desirable by the School Board, the following reduction in force policy will be implemented:
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. When it becomes necessary to reduce the number of teacher positions, the following reasons for the reduction shall apply. • Decline in student enrollment. • Return to duty of regular teacher after leave of absence. • Suspension of schools, or territorial changes affecting the district. • Financial considerations The following procedures shall apply:
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. In the event the Board of Education of the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx School District #11-5 shall determine that it is necessary to reduce staff, the following shall be followed in the order listed:
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. SECTION I: Philosophy and Guidelines When it becomes necessary to reduce the number of licensed staff members in the district, teachers will be represented on any committee for reduction in force. Teacher representation will be selected from the affected building(s). The purpose of this committee will be to give input to persons making the final decisions in these matters. The following philosophy will govern release of staff members: Because the school exists for the child and the main obligation of the Board of Education is to provide the best education possible, the Board will, through procedures carried out by the administration, determine which teachers can best serve the needs of the student. The Board has the exclusive authority to eliminate licensed staff positions consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Elimination of licensed staff positions may result from decreases in student enrollment, changes in the educational program, severe financial conditions, or other circumstances determined by the Board. Such determination will be made in keeping with the following guidelines:
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. OTES EMPLOYEES
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. When, in the discretion of the School Board, a reduction in professional certified staff is required, such reduction shall be accomplished as follows: The schedule for release of personnel shall be by program and/or school. Probationary personnel shall be released first, unless the layoff means loss of program. Personnel with more than three 3 the number of years of experience with the District required to be a continuing contract teacher per RSA 189:14-a (hereinafter called “experienced”) with the District shall be released secondly. , except that the Board reserves the right to defer to Article 3 when seniority procedures would mean loss or diminishment of program. The release of experienced staff will consider seniority first, but will defer to the following criteria, with descending order of importance, when seniority procedures would mean cause a significant impact on or the loss or diminishment of a program:
REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK FORCE. As a result of authority granted to the Board of Education by Kansas statutes, the Board has the responsibility of determining composition of the professional staff necessary to implement and maintain educational programs of Unified School District 480. From time to time, as the result of decreasing enrollment, limited financial resources, changes in educational programs, or other circumstances, it may be necessary to reduce the number of certified employees employed by the District. A decision to reduce professional staff will, in all cases, remain within the sole discretion and judgment of the Board of Education. The Board may retain any certified employee who it deems necessary to staff all necessary programs of the District. It is the policy of this school system to use normal attrition of staff; i.e., resignations, retirement, leaves of absence, as the first means of achieving a reduction in professional staff. However, in certain cases, normal attrition may not be sufficient to achieve the necessary reduction of professional staff. In the event that further reduction of professional staff is necessary, it shall be accomplished in a fair and orderly manner as provided in this policy. The following steps will be utilized by the district’s administrative staff to reduce the teaching staff: To determine the number of teaching positions to be reduced, the administrative staff will ascertain the educational program for the district to meet the educational goals established by the Board. The number of certified employees needed to implement the district’s education program will then be determined by the administrative staff based on these educational goals as determined by the Board. All certified employees will be evaluated in relation to the educational goals of the district. Individual qualifications and specific skill areas or disciplines will be ascertained and applied to the certified employee needs of the district. Evaluation forms, instruments or tools will be used to measure each staff member’s teaching ability.
