Common use of Separation Due to Staff Reduction Clause in Contracts

Separation Due to Staff Reduction. When in the sole discretion and judgment of the Board, it is necessary to reduce the number of teachers within the district, before a non-probationary teacher can be non-renewed, the Board shall conduct a good faith examination of the certification and experience of all teachers in the area where the reduction in force is to occur. Absent good cause, no non-probationary teacher shall be non-renewed to reduce staff until all probationary teachers in all areas in which the non-probationary teacher is certified shall have been non- renewed. Where there is a need to non-renew a non-probationary teacher to reduce staff, the Board shall use the following factors in determining which non-probationary teacher's contract will be non-renewed due to reduction in force: 1. Non-probationary teachers with the least years of active service.

Separation Due to Staff Reduction. When in the sole discretion and judgment of the Board, it is necessary to reduce the number of teachers within the district, before a non-probationary teacher can be non-renewed, the Board shall conduct a good faith examination of the certification and experience of all teachers in the area where the reduction in force is to occur. Absent good cause, no non-probationary teacher shall be non-renewed to reduce staff until all probationary teachers in all areas in which the non-probationary teacher is certified shall have been non- non-renewed. Where there is a need to non-renew a non-non- probationary teacher to reduce staff, the Board shall use the following factors in determining which non-probationary teacher's contract will be non-renewed due to reduction in force: 1. Non-probationary teachers with the least years of active service.