Common use of Vacancies/Reductions in Force Clause in Contracts

Vacancies/Reductions in Force. (1) Vacancies for Special Education Assistants will be posted as “temporary” due to the fact that positions are filled on an as-needed basis dependent upon a particular student’s or group of students’ individual needs. (2) Except as set forth in paragraph 5 below, in the event there is no longer a need for the services of a Special Education Assistants due to a change in a child’s program or placement, or change in delivery of special education services, the Special Education Assistants who is directly affected by the layoff will be placed on the recall list if there are no other available positions for which the employee is qualified. The employee will not be able to exercise any “bumping” rights during the school year. (3) If a Special Education Assistants vacancy occurs while a Special Education Assistants is on the recall list, the Special Education Assistants with the most District seniority on the recall list will be given the opportunity to be placed into that vacancy. This vacancy does not have to be posted. (4) In the event a Special Education Assistant is on the recall list prior to the start of a new school year and that Special Education Assistant has greater District Seniority than a Special Education Assistant that is assigned to a resource room or to a specific student, the more senior Special Education Assistant will have the opportunity to exercise his/her District seniority and bump into a position held by the least senior Special Education Assistant. Special Education Assistants who were hired prior to January 1, 2001 and who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in force during the school year due to a change in a child’s program or placement, or change in delivery of special education services, will be given the option to bump into a Special Education Assistant position that is held by the least senior employee hired on or after January 1, 2001 who (a) has comparable hours (equal to or closest without going over) and (b) is not working in a 1:1 relationship with a student. The affected employee will be governed by paragraphs 1-4 above. (5) If an Educational Assistant vacancy occurs, the vacancy posting process must take place. If after the posting process and its entire “domino” effect is completed there is still an Educational Assistant vacancy, the most senior Special Education Assistant on the recall list, at his/her discretion, may be moved into the Educational Assistant vacancy. If, between ten (10) to thirty (30) working days and the completion of at least one (1) observation during this time, the change of classification is deemed to be unsatisfactory by the employer, the employee shall be returned to the recall list. The employee shall be informed by his/her immediate supervisor why he/she is being returned to the recall list.

Vacancies/Reductions in Force. (1) Vacancies for Special Education Assistants will be posted as “temporary” due to the fact that positions are filled on an as-needed basis dependent upon a particular student’s or group of students’ individual needs. (2) Except as set forth in paragraph 5 below, in the event there is no longer a need for the services of a Special Education Assistants Assistant due to a change in a child’s program or placement, or change in delivery of special education services, the Special Education Assistants Assistant who is directly affected by the layoff will be placed on the recall list if there are no other available positions for which the employee is qualified. The employee will not be able to exercise any “bumping” rights during the school year. (3) If a Special Education Assistants Assistant vacancy occurs while a Special Education Assistants Assistant is on the recall list, the Special Education Assistants Assistant with the most District seniority on the recall list will be given the opportunity to be placed into that vacancy. This vacancy does not have to be posted. (4) In the event a Special Education Assistant is on the recall list prior to the start of a new school year and that Special Education Assistant has greater District Seniority than a Special Education Assistant that is assigned to a resource room or to a specific student, the more senior Special Education Assistant will have the opportunity to exercise his/her District seniority and bump into a position held by the least senior Special Education Assistant. . (5) Special Education Assistants who were hired prior to January 1, 2001 and who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in force during the school year due to a change in a child’s program or placement, or change in delivery of special education services, will be given the option to bump into a Special Education Assistant position that is held by the least senior employee hired on or after January 1, 2001 who (a) has comparable hours (equal to or closest without going over) and (b) is not working in a 1:1 relationship with a student. The affected employee will be governed by paragraphs 1-4 above. (56) If an Educational Assistant vacancy occurs, the vacancy posting process must take place. If after the posting process and its entire “domino” effect is completed there is still an Educational Assistant vacancy, the most senior Special Education Assistant on the recall list, at his/her discretion, may be moved into the Educational Assistant vacancy. If, between ten (10) to thirty (30) working days and the completion of at least one (1) observation during this time, the change of classification is deemed to be unsatisfactory by the employer, the employee shall be returned to the recall list. The employee shall be informed by his/her immediate supervisor why he/she is being returned to the recall list.