Reduction of Personnel. A. The District and the Association recognize the possibility that the financial condition of the schools at a given time could necessitate a curtailment of program on the part of the District, including a reduction of personnel. The parties also recognize that such determinations are within the exclusive discretion of the District. In the event of a general cutback or reduction of personnel through layoff from employment, the following procedure, based upon program needs, will be utilized by the District or its designated representatives:
Reduction of Personnel. A. In the event it becomes necessary to reduce the number of teachers due to program elimination or reduction, or to reduce the number of teachers in a given subject area, field, or program or eliminate or consolidate positions, the District shall follow the procedure listed below:
Reduction of Personnel. A. No teacher shall be laid off pursuant to a necessary reduction in personnel for any school year or portion thereof, unless said teacher shall have been notified of said layoff by April 30 of the previous school year. The official action of the Board of Education at a public meeting shall constitute such notice. Teachers hired after April 30, will not be covered under the provisions of the paragraph. Such teachers who have to be laid-off, shall receive notice of layoff prior to June 15, of the previous school year.
Reduction of Personnel. A. Position on the applicable LEADS Reduction Seniority List shall be determined by years in any position on that list. In the event of a tie, the order will be based upon the following, in order of priority:
Reduction of Personnel. A. Prior to the Board acting to reduce the teaching staff the Board shall notify the Association in writing of the necessity, the procedure for laying off positions needed based upon the proposed educational program for the forthcoming year.
Reduction of Personnel. A. When the Board determines that a reduction in the number of regular drivers is necessary, the affected drivers shall be added to the top of the seniority list of relief drivers in order of seniority. A “reduction” within this meaning does not refer to any type of reduction of hours within or among runs and/or routes within or among the attendance areas. Increases and decreases of driving times may occur from time to time as enrollment demographics, attendance boundaries, etc., change. Such changes in hours shall not result in recall rights to a particular run, route, or attendance area.
Reduction of Personnel. Notwithstanding any of the seniority rules contained herein, the Union President and the Chairperson of the Grievance Committee shall, during their terms of office, be placed at the head of the seniority list provided, however, that this preferential seniority shall be only for the purpose of determining layoff and recall.
Reduction of Personnel. A. If the Board shall determine it is necessary to honorably dismiss teachers, it shall first consider the teachers’ certification areas and qualifications. Among teachers who satisfy all certification and qualification requirements, performance evaluations shall be used to determine the sequence of layoff per Section 24-12 of The School Code. Seniority shall be used only to rank teachers in Groups Three and Four as provided for in Section 24-12, or in Group Two when their evaluative ratings are equal. As used herein ‘seniority’ shall mean the amount of continuous, full-time service in the District. Periods of leaves of absence and periods of part-time service preceded and followed by full-time service in the District shall not interrupt continuous service, but all such periods, other than for paid sick leave and sabbatical leave, shall not be counted in determining length of service. If the length of service of teachers within the District is equal, preference shall be given to the teacher who has advanced the further vertically on the salary schedule, and, in the event of equal vertical placement, preference shall be given to the teacher advanced the furthest horizontally on the salary schedule. Seniority will be lost due to a break in service for reasons including but not limited to:
Reduction of Personnel. A. In cases requiring a reduction of the teacher work force due to declining student enrollment within the district (secondary or elementary level), or budgetary necessity, or when a teacher returns from an involuntary leave, the following factors will be used:
Reduction of Personnel. A. In the event it becomes necessary to reduce the number of teachers through layoff, the following procedure shall be applied using the criteria stated below:
