School Year Layoffs. Subject to the requirements of the Tenure Act, when the decision to reduce the work force for the upcoming school year occurs after August 1 or the date of the actual reduction is during the school year, the reduction in work force shall be implemented by identifying the position which is to be eliminated and placing the affected teacher into a position which is occupied by the teacher with the least seniority for which the affected teacher is fully qualified and fully certified to teach in. If there is no position held by a less senior teacher for which the affected teacher is fully qualified and fully certified, he/she will be laid off. In addition, a more senior teacher whose assignment is reduced in time shall have the right to exercise his/her seniority in order to maintain his/her previous work hours by bumping into a position which is occupied by the teacher with the least seniority, for which the more senior teacher is fully qualified and fully certified to teach in. At no time shall a teacher be laid off due to hiring of new personnel in the same field as the teacher or in a field that the teacher is qualified as defined in Article VI, Section E. At no time shall a teacher be laid off due to hiring of new personnel in the same field as the teacher or in a field that the teacher is qualified to teach as defined in Article VI, Section E.
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School Year Layoffs. a. Subject to the requirements of the Tenure Act, when the decision to reduce the work force for the upcoming school year occurs after August 1 or the date of the actual reduction is during the school year, the reduction in work force shall be implemented by identifying the position which is to be eliminated and placing the affected teacher into a position which is occupied by the teacher with the least seniority for which the affected teacher is fully qualified and fully certified to teach in. If there is no position held by a less senior teacher for which the affected teacher is fully qualified and fully certified, he/she will be laid off. In addition, a more senior teacher whose assignment is reduced in time shall have the right to exercise his/her seniority in order to maintain his/her previous work hours by bumping into a position which is occupied by the teacher with the least seniority, for which the more senior teacher is fully qualified and fully certified to teach in. At no time shall a teacher be laid off due to hiring of new personnel in the same field as the teacher or in a field that the teacher is qualified as defined in Article VI, Section E. At no time shall a teacher be laid off due to hiring of new personnel in the same field as the teacher or in a field that the teacher is qualified to teach as defined in Article VI, Section E.,
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Samples: Master Agreement
School Year Layoffs. Subject to the requirements of the Tenure Act, when the decision to reduce the work force for the upcoming school year occurs after August 1 or the date of the actual reduction is during the school year, the reduction in work force shall be implemented by identifying the position which is to be eliminated and placing the affected teacher into a position which is occupied by the teacher with the least seniority for which the affected teacher is fully qualified and fully certified to teach in. If there is no position held by a less senior teacher for which the affected teacher is fully qualified and fully certified, he/she will be laid off. In addition, a more senior teacher whose assignment is reduced in time shall have the right to exercise his/her seniority in order to maintain his/her previous work hours by bumping into a position which is occupied by the teacher with the least seniority, for which the more senior teacher is fully qualified and fully certified to teach in. At no time shall a teacher be laid off due to hiring of new personnel in the same field as the teacher or in a field that the teacher is qualified as defined in Article VI, Section E. At no time shall a teacher be laid off due to hiring of new personnel in the same field as the teacher or in a field that the teacher is qualified to teach as defined in Article VI, Section E.
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Samples: Master Agreement