Common use of Staff Reductions Clause in Contracts

Staff Reductions. A. Seniority shall be defined as the licensed professional's total length of continuous service in the district as a licensed professional. Seniority will be computed and accrue from the licensed professional's first day of actual service in a bargaining unit position, and shall continue to accrue during district-approved leaves. Seniority shall not accrue during periods the licensed professional is not employed by the district (e.g., resignation, period of layoff, etc.). Upon request the District will annually give the Council a list showing the seniority of each licensed professional. If such a request is made in conjunction with a proposed layoff the District will provide the Council with copies of the personnel recommendations which are presented to the school board. B. In the event the Board, in its discretion, determines that a layoff of licensed professionals is necessary, it shall immediately provide the Council with a description of the activities and/or grade levels in which the layoffs are to take place. Affected licensed professionals shall be notified of positions affected and a proposed time schedule for the anticipated action a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of the layoff. The Administration will determine the licensed professionals to be retained by means of the following criteria: 1. A determination of whether the licensed professionals to be retained hold the proper licenses to fill the remaining position(s). 2. A determination of the seniority, as defined in Section A of this Article, of the licensed professionals to be retained. 3. A determination of the competence of a teacher being retained if the Administration desires to lay off another teacher with greater seniority. If the District desires to retain a teacher with less seniority than a teacher being laid off under this section, the District will determine that the teacher being retained has more competence, according to Paragraph D, than the teacher with more seniority who is being laid off. C. Nothing in this Article shall be construed so as to interfere with the Board's right to dismiss a contract licensed professional pursuant to the provisions of this agreement and ORS 342.805 to 342.937 licensed professional pursuant to the applicable ORS and Article 9 Section C. D. For the purpose of this Article, a teacher shall be deemed competent if willing to retrain and can qualify for an emergency license by the beginning of the following year. Regular licensure will be obtained for the following year. 1. In the event a teacher chooses not to retrain and seek a new endorsement, the term "competence" shall means the ability to teach a subject area or any grade at the elementary level (i.e., "category") based upon recent teaching experience related to that subject area or level within the last five (5) years or educational attainments, or both, but not based solely upon being licensed to teach a subject area as defined by TSPC. 2. The District may pay, upon request, for testing required by this Section.

Staff Reductions. A. Seniority shall be defined as the licensed professional's total length of continuous service in the district as a licensed professional. Seniority will be computed and accrue from the licensed professional's first day of actual service in a bargaining unit position, and shall continue to accrue during district-approved leaves. Seniority shall not accrue during periods the licensed professional is not employed by the district (e.g., resignation, period of layoff, etc.). Upon request the District will annually give the Council a list showing the seniority of each licensed professional. If such a request is made in conjunction with a proposed layoff the District will provide the Council with copies of the personnel recommendations which are presented to the school board. B. In the event the Board, in its discretion, determines that a layoff of licensed professionals is necessary, it shall immediately provide the Council with a description of the activities and/or grade levels in which the layoffs are to take place. Affected licensed professionals shall be notified of positions affected and a proposed time schedule for the anticipated action a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of the layoff. The Administration will determine the licensed professionals to be retained by means of the following criteria: 1. A determination of whether the licensed professionals to be retained hold the proper licenses to fill the remaining position(s). 2. A determination of the seniority, as defined in Section A of this Article, of the licensed professionals to be retained. 3. A determination of the competence of a teacher being retained if the Administration desires to lay off another teacher with greater seniority. If the District desires to retain a teacher with less seniority than a teacher being laid off under this section, the District will determine that the teacher being retained has more competence, according to Paragraph D, than the teacher with more seniority who is being laid off. C. Nothing in this Article shall be construed so as to interfere with the Board's right to dismiss a contract licensed professional pursuant to the provisions of this agreement and ORS 342.805 to 342.937 licensed professional pursuant to the applicable ORS and Article 9 Section C. D. For the purpose of this Article, a teacher shall be deemed competent if willing to retrain and can qualify for an emergency license by the beginning of the following year. Regular licensure will be obtained for the following year. 1. In the event a teacher chooses not to retrain and seek a new endorsement, the term "competence" shall means the ability to teach a subject area or any grade at the elementary level (i.e., "category") based upon recent teaching experience related to that subject area or level within the last five (5) years or educational attainments, or both, but not based solely upon being licensed to teach a subject area as defined by TSPC. 2. The District may pay, upon request, for testing required by this Section.

Staff Reductions. A. Seniority shall be defined as the licensed professional's total length of continuous service in the district as a licensed professional. Seniority will be computed and accrue from the licensed professional's first day of actual service in a bargaining unit position, and shall continue to accrue during district-approved leaves. Seniority shall not accrue during periods the licensed professional is not employed by the district (e.g., resignation, period of layoff, etc.). Upon request the District will annually give the Council a list showing the seniority of each licensed professional. If such a request is made in conjunction with a proposed layoff the District will provide the Council with copies of the personnel recommendations which are presented to the school board. B. In the event the Board, in its discretion, determines that a layoff of licensed professionals is necessary, it shall immediately provide the Council with a description of the activities and/or grade levels in which the layoffs are to take place. Affected licensed professionals shall be notified of positions affected and a proposed time schedule for the anticipated action a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of the layoff. The Administration will determine the licensed professionals to be retained by means of the following criteria: 1. A determination of whether the licensed professionals to be retained hold the proper licenses to fill the remaining position(s). 2. A determination of the seniority, as defined in Section A of this Article, of the licensed professionals to be retained. 3. A determination of the competence of a teacher being retained if the Administration desires to lay off another teacher with greater seniority. If the District desires to retain a teacher with less seniority than a teacher being laid off under this section, the District will determine that the teacher being retained has more competence, according to Paragraph D, than the teacher with more seniority who is being laid off. C. Nothing in this Article shall be construed so as to interfere with the Board's right to dismiss a contract licensed professional pursuant to the provisions of this agreement and ORS 342.805 to 342.937 licensed professional pursuant to the applicable ORS and Article 9 Section C. D. For the purpose of this Article, a teacher shall be deemed competent if willing to retrain and can qualify for an emergency license by the beginning of the following year. Regular licensure will be obtained for the following year. 1. In the event a teacher chooses not to retrain and seek a new endorsement, the term "competence" shall means mean the ability to teach a subject area or any grade at the elementary level (i.e., "category") based upon recent teaching experience related to that subject area or level within the last five (5) years or educational attainments, or both, but not based solely upon being licensed to teach a subject area as defined by TSPC. 2. The District may pay, upon request, for testing required by this Section.