Unrequested Leave of Absence. Subd. 1. The school district may place on unrequested leave of absence, without pay or fringe benefits, such employees as may be necessary because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or merger of classes. Such leave shall be effective no later than the close of the school year or at such earlier time as mutually agreed between the employee and the school district. Subd. 2. Employees proposed to be placed on unrequested leave shall receive notice pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 122A.40: a. States the applicable grounds as provided in Minn. Stat. § 122A.40, Subd. 11 for the proposed placement; b. Provides notice to the teacher of their right to request a hearing on the proposed placement within 14 days from the receipt of the notice; and c. Provides notice to the teacher that failure to request a hearing will be deemed as acquiescence to the School Board’s proposed placement action. Subd. 3. An employee who has acquired continuing contract rights must not be placed on unrequested leave while Tier 1-licensed, Tier 2-licensed, or probationary teachers are retained in positions for which the teacher who has acquired continuing contract rights is licensed. Tier 3 and 4 continuing contract teachers shall be placed on unrequested leave of absence in inverse order of seniority providing the operation of inverse seniority order leaves remaining employees licensed and qualified as provided in Section 2 hereof to be assigned to the programs and course offerings of the school district. In the event of a staff reduction where the inverse operation of seniority would result in the remaining employees not being licensed or qualified as provided in Section 2 hereof for assignment to school district programs, the school district may deviate from inverse seniority and retain either junior or probationary employees in such number as necessary to staff said programs with licensed and qualified employees as defined in Section 2 hereof.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Unrequested Leave of Absence. Subd. 1. The school district may place on unrequested leave of absence, without pay or fringe benefits, such employees as may be necessary because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or merger of classes. Such leave shall be effective no later than the close of the school year or at such earlier time as mutually agreed between the employee and the school district.
Subd. 2. Employees proposed to be placed on unrequested leave shall receive notice pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 122A.40:
a. States the applicable grounds as provided in Minn. Stat. § 122A.40, Subd. 11 for the proposed placement;
b. Provides notice to the teacher of their right to request a hearing on the proposed placement within 14 days from the receipt of the notice; and
c. Provides notice to the teacher that failure to request a hearing will be deemed as acquiescence to the School Board’s proposed placement action.
Subd. 3. An employee who has acquired continuing contract rights must not be placed on unrequested leave while Tier 1-licensed, Tier 2-licensed, or probationary teachers are retained in positions for which the teacher who has acquired continuing contract rights is licensed. Tier 3 and 4 continuing contract teachers Employees shall be placed on unrequested leave of absence in inverse order of inverse seniority providing the operation of inverse seniority order leaves remaining employees licensed and qualified as provided in Section 2 hereof to be assigned to the programs and course offerings of the school district. In the event of a staff reduction where the inverse operation of seniority would result in the remaining employees not being licensed or qualified as provided in Section 2 hereof for assignment to school district programs, the school district may deviate from inverse seniority and retain either junior or probationary employees in such number as necessary to staff said programs with licensed and qualified employees as defined in Section 2 hereof.for
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
