Common use of General Provisions and Definitions Clause in Contracts

General Provisions and Definitions. If the certificated staff in the District is to be reduced, the Administrative Team will recommend to the School Board the program(s) to be retained and the list of employees for reduction by the District. For the purpose of this section, administrators may be reassigned as employees consistent with the teaching seniority clause defined below. There will be notification to the Association President or designee that a reduction in force is to take place. 1. Employees will be non-renewed if they do not currently have both the certification and the endorsement necessary to qualify them to teach in any position in the program(s) retained by the School Board; and 2. Employees will be non-renewed if they currently have both certification and the endorsement even for those positions in the program(s) retained by the Board that are to be filled by more senior Employees as determined by the criteria set forth in this section, subject to the following: a. Seniority and credits applicable for placement on the District salary schedule must be earned prior to October 1st of the current school year and must be documented by official transcripts to the Personnel Dept. It will be the responsibility of the individual Employee to furnish the District with such documentation on or before the first of October for the current school year. b. Part-time employees will have seniority as established in this section.