Common use of TITLE I TEACHERS Clause in Contracts

TITLE I TEACHERS. A. Reduction in Force 1. To the extent possible and practical, normal attrition will be the method used to reduce the number of positions in those classifications in which reductions are necessary. That is, employees who resign, retire, or who otherwise terminate their employment shall not be replaced. 2. In the event it becomes necessary to reduce the number of employees included in the bargaining unit defined in Article I, employees shall be laid off in the inverse order of seniority, except if the junior person is a certified reading specialist needed to staff the existing Title I program. 3. Seniority shall be defined as the employee's length of service in years, months, and days in the bargaining unit. 4. The Committee will publish a seniority list to the members of the bargaining unit by January 1 of each school year. 5. All employees shall be notified by the last working day in June as to whether or not they will be re-employed in September. All members of the bargaining unit who receive no notice of termination of layoff in June shall be deemed re-employed for the following Title One school year, contingent upon receipt of federal Title I funds. 6. Employees who have been laid off shall be entitled to recall rights to positions they previously held for a period of two years from the effective date of their respective layoffs. During the recall period, employees shall be notified by certified mail at their latest address of record and given preference for positions as they develop in the inverse order of their respective layoffs, and all benefits to which employees were entitled at the time of layoff shall be restored in full upon re-employment within the recall period. 7. Any laid-off Title I teacher shall be given consideration and granted an interview prior to filling any vacant teaching positions after all laid-off Unit A members have been recalled. B. Employees shall be entitled to one day per year with pay to attend the state Title One Convention. C. The maximum number of sick leave days which can be accumulated by Title I teachers is 193 days. D. A leave of absence without pay or increment of up to one (1) year will be granted by the Superintendent for the purpose of caring for a sick member of the teacher's immediate family. The Superintendent may also grant a leave of absence without pay or increment of up to one (1) year to tenure teachers, including, but not limited to, leaves for academic studies or professional improvement. A teacher shall not lose any accrued benefits, which the teacher possessed as of the start of such leave. E. Five (5) days in the event of each death of a member of the immediate family shall be granted each year. Members of the immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law. F. Academic Freedom 1. In conformity with the law, the Committee shall possess the exclusive discretion over the employment, and retention or non-retention of the services, of any Title One teacher covered by this Agreement. Any exercise of said discretion shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of the Agreement. 2. Except for matters covered by the provisions of Paragraph 1 above, no employee will be disciplined, suspended, reprimanded, denied increment increases or deprived of professional advantage without good and sufficient cause. 3. No employee may be dismissed, reduced in rank or compensation, or otherwise deprived of any professional advantage for discriminatory reasons.

TITLE I TEACHERS. A. Reduction in Force 1. To the extent possible and practical, normal attrition will be the method used to reduce the number of positions in those classifications in which reductions are necessary. That is, employees who resign, retire, or who otherwise terminate their employment shall not be replaced. 2. In the event it becomes necessary to reduce the number of employees included in the bargaining unit defined in Article I, employees shall be laid off in the inverse order of seniority, except if the junior person is a certified reading specialist needed to staff the existing Title I program. 3. Seniority shall be defined as the employee's length of service in years, months, and days in the bargaining unit. 4. The Committee will publish a seniority list to the members of the bargaining unit by January 1 of each school year. 5. All employees shall be notified by the last working day in June as to whether or not they will be re-employed in September. All members of the bargaining unit who receive no notice of termination of layoff in June shall be deemed re-employed for the following Title One school year, contingent upon receipt of federal Title I funds. 6. Employees who have been laid off shall be entitled to recall rights to positions they previously held for a period of two years from the effective date of their respective layoffs. During the recall period, employees shall be notified by certified mail at their latest address of record and given preference for positions as they develop in the inverse order of their respective layoffs, and all benefits to which employees were entitled at the time of layoff shall be restored in full upon re-re- employment within the recall period. 7. Any laid-off Title I teacher shall be given consideration and granted an interview prior to filling any vacant teaching positions after all laid-off Unit A members have been recalled. B. Employees shall be entitled to one day per year with pay to attend the state Title One Convention. C. The maximum number of sick leave days which can be accumulated by Title I teachers is 193 days. D. A leave of absence without pay or increment of up to one (1) year will be granted by the Superintendent for the purpose of caring for a sick member of the teacher's immediate family. The Superintendent may also grant a leave of absence without pay or increment of up to one (1) year to tenure teachers, including, but not limited to, leaves for academic studies or professional improvement. A teacher shall not lose any accrued benefits, which the teacher possessed as of the start of such leave. E. Five (5) days in the event of each death of a member of the immediate family shall be granted each year. Members of the immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law. F. Academic Freedomfreedom 1. In conformity with the law, the Committee shall possess the exclusive discretion over the employment, and retention or non-retention of the services, of any Title Chapter One teacher covered by this Agreement. Any exercise of said discretion shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of the Agreement. 2. Except for matters covered by the provisions of Paragraph 1 above, no employee will be disciplined, suspended, reprimanded, denied increment increases or deprived of professional advantage without good and sufficient cause. 3. No employee may be dismissed, reduced in rank or compensation, or otherwise deprived of any professional advantage for discriminatory reasons.

TITLE I TEACHERS. A. Reduction in Force 1. To the extent possible and practical, normal attrition will be the method used to reduce the number of positions in those classifications in which reductions are necessary. That is, employees who resign, retire, or who otherwise terminate their employment shall not be replaced. 2. In the event it becomes necessary to reduce the number of employees included in the bargaining unit defined in Article I1, employees shall be laid off in the inverse order of seniority, except if the junior person is a certified reading specialist needed to staff the existing Title I program. 3. Seniority shall be defined as the employee's length of service in years, months, and days in the bargaining unit. 4. The Committee will publish a seniority list to the members of the bargaining unit by January 1 of each school year. 5. All employees shall be notified by the last working day in June as to whether or not they will be re-employed in September. All members of the bargaining unit who receive no notice of termination of layoff in June shall be deemed re-employed for the following Title One I school year, contingent upon receipt of federal Title I funds. 6. Employees who have been laid off shall be entitled to recall rights to positions they previously held for a period of two years from the effective date of their respective layoffs. During the recall period, employees shall be notified by certified mail at their latest address of record and given preference for positions as they develop in the inverse order of their respective layoffs, and all benefits to which employees were entitled at the time of layoff shall be restored in full upon re-employment within the recall period. 7. Any laid-off Title I teacher shall be given consideration and granted an interview prior to filling any vacant teaching positions after all laid-off Unit A members have been recalled. B. Employees shall be entitled to one day per year with pay to attend the state Title One Convention. C. The maximum number of sick leave days which can be accumulated by Title I teachers is 193 days. D. A leave of absence without pay or increment of up to one (1) year will be granted by the Superintendent for the purpose of caring for a sick member of the teacher's immediate family. The Superintendent may also grant a leave of absence without pay or increment of up to one (1) year to tenure teachers, including, but not limited to, leaves for academic studies or professional improvement. A teacher shall not lose any accrued benefits, which the teacher possessed as of the start of such leave. E. D. Five (5) days in the event of each death of a member of the immediate family shall be granted each year. Members of the immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law. F. E. Academic Freedom 1. In conformity with the law, the Committee shall possess the exclusive discretion over the employment, and retention or non-retention of the services, of any Title One teacher covered by this Agreement. Any exercise of said discretion shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of the Agreement. 2. Except for matters covered by the provisions of Paragraph 1 above, no employee will be disciplined, suspended, reprimanded, denied increment increases or deprived of professional advantage without good and sufficient cause. 3. No employee may be dismissed, reduced in rank or compensation, or otherwise deprived of any professional advantage for discriminatory reasons.