Common use of Reduction Other than by Attrition Clause in Contracts

Reduction Other than by Attrition. To the extent that reductions are not achieved through attrition, reductions shall be achieved by non-renewing limited contracts of employment as opposed to suspensions under Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.17, in accordance with ORC Section 3319.11. A teacher, whose contract term has not expired, shall be suspended for the balance of that term and placed on the RIF list and then he shall be non-renewed, subject to the qualification of the preceding sentence. Contracts may also be suspended in part, meaning that a full-time employee can be reduced to part-time status or a part-time employee reduced in hours through the reduction- in-force process. 1. Seniority shall be determined by placing all teachers on seniority lists within their area or areas of certification. If two or more teachers on any seniority list have the same length of continuous service, seniority shall be: a. the first determiner is the date of the Board meeting at which the teacher was hired; and then b. the second determiner is the effective date; and then c. the third determiner is total teaching experience. The length of continuous service shall not be interrupted by authorized leaves of absence. 2. Reduction in Force Lists - Teachers selected for suspension or non-renewal under this Agreement, shall immediately be placed on a RIF List and such list shall be given to the SEA. Teachers non-renewed for reasons other than those enumerated in the opening paragraph to this Section, shall not appear on this list. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are teachers on the RIF List who are certified for any opening, unless the administration can show that valid program needs or the education goals of the system make it demonstrably necessary for the Board to fill the position with a new teacher. No teacher on a continuing contract will lose recall rights by declining recall to a position providing fewer hours of work than the employee had been working.

Reduction Other than by Attrition. To the extent that reductions are not achieved through attrition, reductions shall be achieved by non-renewing limited contracts of employment as opposed to suspensions under Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.17, in accordance with ORC Section 3319.11. A teacher, whose contract term has not expired, shall be suspended for the balance of that term and placed on the RIF list and then he shall be non-renewed, subject to the qualification of the preceding sentence. Contracts may also be suspended in part, meaning that a full-time employee can be reduced to part-time status or a part-time employee reduced in hours through the reduction- reduction-in-force process. 1. Seniority shall be determined by placing all teachers on seniority lists within their area or areas of certification. If two or more teachers on any seniority list have the same length of continuous service, seniority shall be: a. the first determiner is the date of the Board meeting at which the teacher was hired; and then b. the second determiner is the effective date; and then c. the third determiner is total teaching experience. The length of continuous service shall not be interrupted by authorized leaves of absence. 2. Reduction in Force Lists - Teachers selected for suspension or non-non- renewal under this Agreement, shall immediately be placed on a RIF List and such list shall be given to the SEA. Teachers non-renewed for reasons other than those enumerated in the opening paragraph to this Section, shall not appear on this list. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are teachers on the RIF List who are certified for any opening, unless the administration can show that valid program needs or the education goals of the system make it demonstrably necessary for the Board to fill the position with a new teacher. No teacher on a continuing contract will lose recall rights by declining recall to a position providing fewer hours of work than the employee had been working.