Transfers When RIF Exists. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article VIII regarding transfer, an employee on the reduction in force list shall be offered re-employment to a vacant position before an active senior employee may be transferred to such position if the transfer would deny re-employment to the employee on the reduction in force list. Should the bargaining unit member not meet the Ohio Department of Education’s definition of highly qualified, he/she shall be given a period of time, mutually agreed upon by the Board and the Association, to become highly qualified. The bargaining unit member will be responsible for becoming highly qualified within the agreed time period.
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