Common use of Reduction of Teaching Staff Clause in Contracts

Reduction of Teaching Staff. 1. In the event the Board decides that the number of the Teachers must be reduced, the following guidelines will be followed. Reduction will be accomplished by the following steps: a. attrition due to retirements and/or resignations; b. non-renewal of non-tenured teachers; c. a determination by the Board (as outlined below). 2. 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 teachers needed to implement the District’s educational program will then be determined by the administrative staff based on those educational goals as determined by the Board. 3. All teachers will be evaluated in relation to the educational goals of the District using the rubric contained in the Appendix of this Agreement. 4. In the event two or more tenured teachers competing for the same position receive the same score on the rubric, the teacher that was employed first, provided the service has been uninterrupted, shall be retained.) 5. Any certified employee who has not been re-employed as a result of reduction of Professional Employees shall be considered for re-employment if vacancies exist for which the teacher would qualify. 6. It shall be the responsibility of the Professional Employee to notify the District of his/her address and teaching positions desired. In order to be notified of possible re-employment, the application must be made within thirty (30) days after the employee received a non- renewal notice. The Board shall not be required to consider reinstatement of any such employee after a period of one year from the date of non-renewal. 7. Due process rights are not waived by the policy.