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Special Procedures Relating to Dismissal Resulting from Reduction-in-Force. ‌ A. Reduction-in-force Units and Procedure for Assignment. 1. Reduction-in-force units shall be established on an annual basis as follows and each tenured faculty member and each faculty member holding a probationary faculty appointment shall be assigned by the appropriate vice president to not more than two (2) of the units. Also included on the RIF unit lists are former tenured faculty members currently holding administrative appointments. Such individuals are asterisked and identified as a footnote on the RIF Unit Lists. RIF Units (excluding corrections sites)‌ Accounting Farm Management ABE/GED Fine Art Anthropology French Behavioral Healthcare German Biology Graphic Arts Botany History/Political Science Business Industrial Trades Business Education/Office Administration Library Chemistry Marketing Civil Engineering Technology Mathematics (College Level) Construction Trades Mathematics (Pre-college) Communication Studies Media Studies Computer Science Technology Music Counseling Nursing (RN) Criminal Justice Nutrition Diesel Technology PE/Health/Recreation Drama Philosophy Early Childhood Education Physics Earth Sciences Psychology Economics Spanish Education Sociology Electronics Technology Welding Engineering Zoology/Microbiology English (College Level) Sociology English (Pre-College) Welding English Language Acquisition Zoology/Microbiology Corrections Sites RIF Units‌ ABE/GED Building Trades/CTAP 2. Additional RIF units may be added by the Employer to reflect program changes or by mutual agreement with the Federation. The Federation President shall be notified within fifteen (15) days of the creation of a new RIF unit. 3. Each tenured faculty member and each faculty member holding a probationary faculty appointment shall qualify for assignment in, and be assigned to the RIF unit in which the faculty member has their major assignment. Seniority in the RIF list begins accruing when the faculty are hired into the tenure track position. 4. Faculty members may request placement in a second RIF unit between September 1 and December 31 of each year. A faculty member may qualify for one (1) additional RIF unit and be placed in the second unit if the faculty member meets any of the following criteria: a. The faculty member has taught courses in the additional unit or has performed duties in the unit to satisfactorily demonstrate qualifications, or b. The faculty member has a Master’s Degree or equivalent in the discipline, or c. The faculty member has sufficient relevant work experience in the unit to qualify for vocational certification. d. When a faculty member is placed in a second unit, the faculty member is placed after already identified incumbents. The date of seniority for the second unit is December 1 of the year of addition to that unit. If further seniority differentiation is necessary, refer to Section 8. B. 3. 5. RIF unit lists shall be developed annually. Each faculty member shall be ranked in the appropriate RIF unit in accordance with the seniority procedures defined herein. a. The initial RIF list shall be published and distributed by Human Resources by December 1. b. The annual RIF unit assignments shall become effective on December 1. c. Any disputes regarding RIF assignments must be presented to the appropriate vice president by December 31. d. If necessary, a revised RIF list will be published and distributed by January 15. e. A decision not to grant a request for placement in the second RIF unit shall be explained in writing to the affected faculty member with a copy of the denial sent to the Federation president by January 15.

Special Procedures Relating to Dismissal Resulting from Reduction-in-Force. ‌ A. Reduction-in-force Units and Procedure for Assignment. 1. Reduction-in-force units shall be established on an annual basis as follows and each tenured faculty member and each faculty member holding a probationary faculty appointment shall be assigned by the appropriate vice president to not more than two (2) of the units. Also included on the RIF unit lists are former tenured faculty members currently holding administrative appointments. Such individuals are asterisked and identified as a footnote on the RIF Unit Lists. RIF Units (excluding corrections sites)‌ Accounting Farm Management ABE/GED Fine Art Anthropology French Behavioral Healthcare German Biology Graphic Arts Botany History/Political Science Business Industrial Trades Library/Media Business Education/Office Administration Library Marketing Chemistry Marketing Civil Engineering Technology Mathematics (College Level) Construction Trades Civil Engineering Technology Mathematics (Pre-college) Communication Studies Media Studies Computer Science Technology Music Counseling Nursing (RNPN) Criminal Justice Nursing (RN) Diesel Equipment Technology Nutrition Diesel Technology Drama PE/Health/Recreation Drama Philosophy Early Childhood Education Physics Philosophy Earth Sciences Physics Economics Psychology Economics Spanish Education Sociology Radio/TV Electronics Technology Welding Sociology Engineering Zoology/Microbiology Spanish English (College Level) Sociology Speech English (Pre-Collegecollege) Welding English as a Second Language Acquisition Zoology/Microbiology Corrections Sites RIF Units‌ Farm Management ABE/GED Horticulture Building Trades/CTAPCTAP Offender Change Computer Basics Office Data Specialist 2. Additional RIF units may be added by the Employer to reflect program changes or by mutual agreement with the Federation. The Federation President shall be notified within fifteen (15) days of the creation of a new RIF unit. 3. Each tenured faculty member and each faculty member holding a probationary faculty appointment shall qualify for assignment in, and be assigned to the RIF unit in which the faculty member has their his/her major assignment. Seniority in the RIF list begins accruing when the faculty are hired into the tenure track position. 4. Faculty members may request placement in a second RIF unit between September 1 and December 31 of each year. A faculty member may qualify for one (1) additional RIF unit and be placed in the second unit if the faculty member meets any of the following criteria: a. The faculty member has taught courses in the additional unit or has performed duties in the unit to satisfactorily demonstrate qualifications, or b. The faculty member has a Master’s Degree or equivalent in the discipline, or c. The faculty member has sufficient relevant work experience in the unit to qualify for vocational certification. d. When a faculty member is placed in a second unit, the faculty member is placed after already identified incumbents. The date of seniority for the second unit is December 1 of the year of addition to that unit. If further seniority differentiation is necessary, refer to Section 8. B. 3.is 5. RIF unit lists shall be developed annually. Each faculty member shall be ranked in the appropriate RIF unit in accordance with the seniority procedures defined herein. a. The initial RIF list shall be published and distributed by Human Resources by December 1. b. The annual RIF unit assignments shall become effective on December 1. c. Any disputes regarding RIF assignments must be presented to the appropriate vice president by December 31. d. If necessary, a revised RIF list will be published and distributed by January 15. e. A decision not to grant a request for placement in the second RIF unit shall be explained in writing to the affected faculty member with a copy of the denial sent to the Federation president by January 15.

Special Procedures Relating to Dismissal Resulting from Reduction-in-Force. ‌ A. Reduction-in-force Units and Procedure for Assignment. 1. Reduction-in-force units shall be established on an annual basis as follows and each tenured faculty member and each faculty member holding a probationary faculty appointment shall be assigned by the appropriate vice president to not more than two (2) of the units. Also included on the RIF unit lists are former tenured faculty members currently holding administrative appointments. Such individuals are asterisked and identified as a footnote on the RIF Unit Lists. RIF Units (excluding corrections sites)‌ Accounting Farm Management ABE/GED Fine Art Anthropology French Behavioral Healthcare German Biology Graphic Arts Botany History/Political Science Business Industrial Trades Library/Media Business Education/Office Administration Library Marketing Chemistry Marketing Mathematics (Basic) Civil Engineering Technology Mathematics (College LevelAdvanced) Construction Trades Mathematics (Pre-college) Communication Studies Media Studies Computer Science Technology Music Counseling Nursing (RNPN) Criminal Justice Nursing (RN) Diesel Equipment Technology Nutrition Diesel Technology Drama PE/Health/Recreation Drama Philosophy Early Childhood Education Physics Philosophy Earth Sciences Physics Economics Psychology Economics Spanish Education Sociology Radio/TV Electronics Technology Sociology Engineering Spanish English Speech English (Basic) Welding Engineering English as a Second Language Zoology/Microbiology English (College Level) Sociology English (Pre-College) Welding English Language Acquisition Zoology/Microbiology Corrections Sites RIF Units‌ Farm Management ABE/GED Horticulture Building Trades/CTAPTrades Offender Change Computer Basics Office Data Specialist 2. Additional RIF units may be added by the Employer to reflect program changes or by mutual agreement with the Federation. The Federation President shall be notified within fifteen (15) days of the creation of a new RIF unit. 3. Each tenured faculty member and each faculty member holding a probationary faculty appointment shall qualify for assignment in, and be assigned to the RIF unit in which the faculty member has their his/her major assignment. Seniority in the RIF list begins accruing when the faculty are hired into the tenure track position. 4. Faculty members may request placement in a second RIF unit between September 1 and December 31 of each year. A faculty member may qualify for one (1) additional RIF unit and be placed in the second unit if the faculty member meets any of the following criteria: a. The faculty member has taught courses in the additional unit or has performed duties in the unit to satisfactorily demonstrate qualifications, or b. The faculty member has a Master’s Degree or equivalent in the discipline, or c. The faculty member has sufficient relevant work experience in the unit to qualify for vocational certification. d. When a faculty member is placed in a second unit, the faculty member is placed after already identified incumbents. The date of seniority for the second unit is December 1 of the year of addition to that unit. If further seniority differentiation is necessary, refer to Section 8. B. 3. 5. RIF unit lists shall be developed annually. Each faculty member shall be ranked in the appropriate RIF unit in accordance with the seniority procedures defined herein. a. The initial RIF list shall be published and distributed by Human Resources by December 1. b. The annual RIF unit assignments shall become effective on December 1. c. Any disputes regarding RIF assignments must be presented to the appropriate vice president by December 31. d. If necessary, a revised RIF list will be published and distributed by January 15. e. A decision not to grant a request for placement in the second RIF unit shall be explained in writing to the affected faculty member with a copy of the denial sent to the Federation president by January 15.