REDUCTION IN STAFF SENIORITY 1. Probationary and non-degree teachers will be laid off first. This is provided that qualified tenure teachers are available. 2. No teacher shall be discharged or laid off pursuant to a necessary reduction in personnel unless he/she has written notification of said action. 3. During any period when the number of the teaching staff is reduced, the Board will not hire a new teacher to replace an incumbent teacher who is qualified and available to fill an available teaching position. 4. The Board will use its efforts to assist all released teachers to secure employment in other school districts. 5. The Board shall provide notice of layoff to the Association and the individuals involved no later than the third (3rd) Friday in May for the subsequent school year. The Board shall give not less than sixty (60) days’ notice of layoff to the Association and the individuals involved for the current school year. 6. If it becomes necessary to lay off tenure teachers, the following factors shall be used: a. If the teacher is fully certified by the State of Michigan and has a major or minor in the teaching field (based upon total semester hours earned), seniority in the Rockford Schools shall prevail. b. In the event a teacher is properly certified in a teaching field, and has fifteen (15) or more hours in that field but lacks the necessary requirements to be highly qualified, they shall have one (1) year to complete the necessary requirements, if approved by the State of Michigan 1) Seniority is defined as length of unbroken service within the bargaining unit and shall be computed from the bargaining unit member’s initial date of hire. Seniority date shall be determined by the date said teacher contract was signed, given approval by the Board of Education. If necessary, ties in seniority will be broken by drawing lots with the Association President present. 2) A seniority list shall be published by the District by October 15 of each school year. A copy of the seniority list and subsequent revisions and updates, if made, shall be forwarded to the Association and the building representatives. 3) Time spent on unpaid leave, for one semester or more, shall not be construed as a break in continuous service. However, the time spent on that leave would be deducted from the initial date of hire on the seniority list. Seniority will be lost if on unpaid leave or layoff for three years, unless mutually extended in writing by the District and the Association. 4) No person other than a member of the bargaining unit shall possess, retain or accrue seniority within the bargaining unit. 5) Members who transfer to a non-bargaining unit position shall retain only that seniority accrued while members of the bargaining unit. 6) Involuntarily reduced assignments shall count as if the service were at the full teaching load and will count as full-time seniority. Voluntary reduced assignments shall count only for the time spent on the job and shall receive the pro rata amount toward their seniority. d. Approved leaves do not break or extend seniority. e. In the event two (2) or more tenure teachers have the identical qualifications and certifications, the following factors shall weigh equally in the final determination: 1. Highest degree held; 2. Seniority in department or teaching field; 3. Teaching competence; 4. Number of years since teaching in his/her field. 7. If such teacher reductions are necessary, the Association shall be asked for recommendations using the aforementioned criteria (No. 6). 8. If any such teachers desire to be reemployed when future vacancies occur, they shall keep the Board advised of his/her current address and telephone number. 9. Procedure for recall shall be as follows: a. Seniority tenure teachers will be recalled in inverse order of layoff for positions for which they are certified and qualified as determined by number six (6). 10. It is understood and agreed that provisions hereof with respect to staff reduction shall in no way be construed as a waiver of rights otherwise available under the Tenure Act without specifications or agreement as to what such rights may be. 11. Any teacher recalled to work from layoff shall be entitled to at least two (2) weeks written notice delivered to his/her last known address prior to being required to report to work. If such a teacher is given more than two (2) weeks notice, he/she shall be required to reply in writing within the two (2) weeks, agreeing to report to work at the date requested. If a recalled teacher refuses or fails to reply and/or report to work within the two (2) week time requirement, such teacher shall be considered as a voluntary “quit” and shall thereby terminate any employment relationship with the Board. Any teacher recalled to work from layoff shall be entitled to at least two (2) weeks notice delivered to his/her last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested prior to being required to report to work. It is expressly understood and agreed by both the Board and the Association that the beginning of the two (2) week requirement shall begin only after the teacher signs the return receipt. 12. The refusal of a current full-time properly certified and qualified tenure person of a part-time position shall not remove the individual from the recall list. This provision shall not invalidate any other section or article of this Agreement.
Automatic Reduction Promptly following each date on which the Required Amount is reduced as a result of a reduction in the Pool Balance of the Class B Certificates or otherwise, the Maximum Commitment shall automatically be reduced to an amount equal to such reduced Required Amount (as calculated by the Borrower). The Borrower shall give notice of any such automatic reduction of the Maximum Commitment to the Liquidity Provider within two Business Days thereof. The failure by the Borrower to furnish any such notice shall not affect such automatic reduction of the Maximum Commitment.