RIF Procedure. In the event it becomes necessary to lay off employees, the following procedure will be implemented prior to May 1:
1. The staff requirements and projected student enrollment for all schools in the District will be listed by building.
2. Staff selection to fill all staffing requirements will be made from the seniority list in descending order from highest to lowest position; provided, that where teaching assignments require special certification by state regulations, such assignments shall be filled with employees currently holding such special certificates.
3. Employees currently assigned in full time teaching positions shall be first assigned to all full time teaching positions consistent with their individual seniority and shall not be obligated to any part time teaching position but may choose to accept such a position on a voluntary basis. Employees currently assigned in part time teaching positions shall be assigned to part time teaching positions only consistent with their individual seniority provided no part time employee with less seniority shall be assigned to any part time teaching position unless such a position is declined by all employees (full and part time) with greater seniority.
4. By May 1, individual employees not slotted into a teaching position will be notified of layoff in accordance with the aforementioned provisions of the Article, and will be recalled as requirements permit.
5. Employees on layoff shall be placed in a rehiring pool and ranked by seniority therein. It is understood and agreed that although employees properly laid off pursuant to the term hereof and in compliance with applicable law may not have a continuing contract guaranteeing them a teaching position and a salary for the forthcoming fiscal year, each laid off employee shall be considered as to have employment status with the District for purposes of seniority, insurance, and other fringe benefits as provided herein. A laid off employee shall be considered to have employment status with the District until he/she submits a written resignation.
RIF Procedure. When by reason of decreased enrollment of pupils, return to duty of regular teachers after leave of absence, shortage of revenue, by reasons of suspension of schools or territorial changes affecting the district, or for other reasons approved by Ohio Revised Code section 3319.17 , the Board finds that it is necessary to reduce the number of teachers, it may make a reasonable reduction. In making such reduction, the Board shall act in accordance with recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. The Board shall not give preference to any teacher based on seniority, except when making a decision between teachers who have comparable evaluations The Superintendent shall within each teaching field affected, give preference to the retention of teachers on continuing contracts. Such continuing contract teachers shall be laid off or retained on the basis of evaluations, certification/licensure, and special qualifications. For purposes of this provision, “special qualifications” shall mean specialized skills or significant training (this does not include attending a two-hour workshop) needed to maintain an established DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 academic program or course, foreign language proficiency needed to teach in an immersion or ESL program, whether the teacher is highly qualified, or other specialized training such as is required to teach advanced placement courses or to teach in the IB programs. No teacher with a continuing contract shall have his/her contract suspended until all limited contract teachers in that certification/licensure area shall have been laid off. After giving preferences as set forth above to teachers on continuing contracts, the Superintendent shall give preference for retention to teachers on limited contracts on the basis of evaluations, certification/licensure, and special qualification. For purposes of this provision, “special qualification” shall mean specialized skills or significant training (this does not include attending a two-hour workshop) needed to maintain an established academic program or course, foreign language proficiency needed to teach in an immersion or ESL program, or other specialized training such as is required to teach advanced placement courses or to teach in the IB programs. Seniority shall be determined by the number of continuous years of teaching experience in the Springfield City Schools. For a teacher initially employed on or after June 1, 1995, seniority will commenc...
RIF Procedure. The above order and/or application of seniority may be interrupted in the event that strict adherence would result in no qualified individual being available to fully perform the duties of remaining courses or support services.
RIF Procedure. In all instances of reductions in force, the District shall comply with the requirements set forth in the Illinois School Code and implementing regulations, as amended from time to time.
RIF Procedure. In the event it becomes necessary to lay off employees, the following procedures will be implemented.
1. The staff requirements and projected student enrollment for all schools in the District will be listed by building.
2. Staff selection to fill all staffing requirements will be made from the seniority list in descending order from highest to lowest position; provide, that where teaching assignments require special certification by state regulations, such assignments shall be filled with employees currently holding such special certificates or a junior employee may be retained if elimination of said employee would result in the elimination of a program and there is no senior employee qualified to fill the position(s)
RIF Procedure. In the event it becomes necessary to lay off employees, the following procedure will be implemented prior to May 1:
RIF Procedure. In the event of the elimination of a position within a level due to a RIF in a bargaining unit category, the least senior non-probationary GESSA employee within the affected level may be honorably dismissed, subject to the following:
1. If such GESSA employee has retained seniority in another level within the category due to previous service within the level, the GESSA employee shall be reassigned to a position held by the least senior GESSA employee within the level.
2. If the affected GESSA employee does not have such seniority in another level within the category, he/she may be reassigned to either a vacant position or the position in a lesser level within the category that is held by the GESSA employee with the least district seniority; however, the GESSA employee will be reassigned only if the GESSA employee is qualified and can currently perform all of the duties and responsibilities of the position as determined by the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.
3. The GESSA employee displaced by a reassignment under subsection B.1. may be reassigned to another position within his/her category pursuant to subsection B.2.
RIF Procedure. In the event of the elimination of a position due to a RIF the least senior non probationary GESPA employee within the affected level may be honorably dismissed.
RIF Procedure. In the event of a condition necessitating a reduction in the number of teachers employed by the School Board, and the conditions cannot be remedied by normal attrition, voluntary resignation, or leaves of absence, the following procedure shall be followed:
14.1 Proposed reductions in the number of teaching positions shall be discussed with the Association.
14.2 The indefinite contract of a permanent teacher shall not be cancelled because of a reduction in force if he is qualified to teach in a position held by a semi-permanent or non- permanent teacher. The indefinite contract of a semi-permanent teacher shall not be cancelled because of a reduction in force if he is qualified to teach in a position held by a non-permanent teacher.
14.3 The non-renewal or cancellation of the regular teacher's contract, due to reduction in force, shall be determined solely on the following criteria:
a. Qualifications (Certification shall be defined as that held by teachers on March 1 of the school year at the end of which action is to be taken regarding a reduction in force.)
b. Length of teaching experience in the School Corporation (not necessarily continuous). When two or more teachers have the same length of service, the teacher that signed his individual contract with the School Corporation on the earliest date shall be considered senior.
c. Quality of teaching performance (Based upon teacher evaluation forms compiled over the past three (3) school years.) In the event that seniority and certification are equal, only then shall the quality of teaching performance become a decision-making factor.
14.4 One corporation-wide certification seniority list shall be established. This list shall contain the names and dates of signing initial contracts and all areas of certification for all teachers, including teachers on official leave of absence. The initial certification-seniority list, based on years of service with the corporation as of June 30, 1981, shall be posted in each faculty lounge and made available to each teacher who requests a copy thereof. Teachers shall have a period of forty-five (45) days from the time the list is posted to file exceptions to their placement on the certification-seniority list with the superintendent of the Xxxx Xxxxx School Corporation. No exception shall be entertained which has not been filed within this time period. This list shall be kept updated and posted annually.
14.5 Non-permanent teachers who are dismissed, due to RIF, shall be pl...
RIF Procedure. If a position (or positions) is eliminated because of school closings or position consolidation, and an opening exists in an equal or lower classification, the affected employee will be transferred to the open position. If more openings exist than there are employees whose positions are eliminated, the affected employees will be transferred to the positions that become open earliest. The remaining openings will be posted in the usual manner.
