Common use of Layoff and Recall Procedures Clause in Contracts

Layoff and Recall Procedures. No certificated employees will be laid off as a result of financial exigency until the Association and the Administration have negotiated the possible reduction or termination of those activities and programs which are supported completely or in part by other than Basic Education Allocation (BEA) funds. The Board of Directors, considering recommendation of the Superintendent, Administrators, and Staff, shall determine by May 15 any reduction in the educational program for Centralia School District No. 401, for the following school year. This determination shall be based upon the financial resources, student needs, and educational goals for the following year. If the Board determines the financial resources will not be adequate to permit the District to maintain its education programs and services substantially at the same level, the Board shall adopt a reduced educational program for the following year. In the event that it is necessary to reduce the number of certificated employees, those certificated employees who will be retained to staff the District's reduced program and those certificated employees who will be laid off, will be identified by using the following procedure. 1. The District will determine, as accurately as possible, the total number of certificated employees known to be leaving the District for reasons of retirement, family transfer, normal resignation, leaves, non-renewal, or other reasons and those vacancies will be considered first in a reduction of certificated employees. 2. Assignment of certificated staff to these categories of employees, who have earned certification after August 31, 1987, will be in compliance with highly qualified teacher certification requirements defined in statute. The following categories are established to ensure the qualifications of personnel assigned to retained positions and to allow for the least disruption of the ongoing program: a. Elementary teachers will be placed in one category, K-6. b. Secondary teachers, 7-12, will be placed in a second category. c. Administrators: Elementary Principals, Middle School Principal, Senior High Principal, Middle School Assistant Principal, Senior High Assistant Principal, Athletic Director and Program Administrator. Reduction in force of administrators shall not be within the consideration of this Agreement with the following exceptions: in the event that a building is closed and its principal assigned to a teacher position, that principal shall be placed upon the seniority listing according to the same criteria as other certificated staff members.

Layoff and Recall Procedures. No certificated employees will 17.1. An employee may be laid off as a result of demonstrable financial exigency until or demonstrable enrollment reduction, or as a result of a modification of curriculum or program instituted through established program review procedures. If financial exigency is asserted as the Association and the Administration have negotiated the possible reduction or termination of those activities and programs which are supported completely or in part by other than Basic Education Allocation (BEA) funds. The Board of Directorsbasis for a layoff, considering recommendation of the Superintendent, Administrators, and Staff, shall determine by May 15 any reduction in the educational program for Centralia School District No. 401, for the following school year. This determination shall be based upon the financial resources, student needs, and educational goals for the following yearexigency must be demonstrated to be University-wide. 17.2. If the Board determines the financial resources will not be adequate to permit the District to maintain its education programs and services substantially at the same level, the Board shall adopt a reduced educational program for the following year. In the event that decides it is necessary to reduce the number of certificated employees, those certificated lay off employees who will be retained to staff the District's reduced program and those certificated employees who will be laid off, will be identified by using the following procedure. 1. The District will determine, as accurately as possiblein accordance with Article 17.1, the total number of certificated employees known to be leaving the District for reasons of retirement, family transfer, normal resignation, leaves, non-renewal, or other reasons and those vacancies factors which will be considered first in light of the University's program needs, in determining which, if any, employees will be retained, are: length of full-time service at the University, including approved leaves; length of full-time service in the department, including approved leaves; educational qualifications; professional training; and professional experiences. When program need is asserted, the reason(s) for such an assertion must be communicated to the affected employee in a reduction timely fashion. If requested by the employee, the reason(s) must be in writing. The layoff of certificated employees in the level of organization as determined by the Board to which the layoff applies shall be in the order listed below: a. Temporary and part-time employees; b. Full-time employees on probationary appointment, but without tenure; c. Tenured employees. 17.3. No tenured employee shall be laid off for the purpose of creating a vacancy to be filled by an administrator entering the bargaining unit. 17.4 a. Prior to the effective date of the layoff of any employee, the University and the Board shall review the possibility of: (1) an assignment with duties in more than one unit; (2. Assignment of certificated staff ) part-time employment; (3) transfer to these categories of employees, who have earned certification after August 31, 1987, will be in compliance with highly qualified teacher certification requirements defined in statuteanother unit or position pursuant to Article 14; (4) retraining pursuant to Article 28. The following categories are established results of these efforts shall be made known to ensure the qualifications of personnel assigned to retained positions and to allow for the least disruption employee. A laid-off employee who accepts such other bargaining unit employment may, with Board approval, retain accumulated rights or benefits. The employee shall be informed of the ongoing program: a. Elementary teachers will be placed locations of University employment postings. Until the effective date of the layoff, the University shall provide access to the University Placement Service for assistance in one category, K-6. b. Secondary teachers, 7-12, will be placed locating other employment outside the University. Nothing in a second category. c. Administrators: Elementary Principals, Middle School Principal, Senior High Principal, Middle School Assistant Principal, Senior High Assistant Principal, Athletic Director and Program Administrator. Reduction in force of administrators shall not be within the consideration of this Agreement with the following exceptions: in the event that a building is closed and its principal assigned to a teacher position, that principal article shall be placed upon the seniority listing according to the same criteria as other certificated staff membersa contravention of Article 21.3 or University policy.

Layoff and Recall Procedures. No Prior to the implementation of a layoff, the District agrees to meet and confer with the Association regarding the rationale for reduction in force and to jointly explore alternatives. The District agrees to make a good faith effort to consider all sources available prior to laying off employees, while maintaining final authority. In the event of financial emergency such as loss of local school levy, decrease in school enrollment, or other serious revenue loss, which necessitates reduction of program and corresponding reduction of staff, the following principles and procedures shall be applied: 1. The professional integrity of all certificated employees staff members who are released from contract status because of District financial emergency shall be protected. 2. Such release of certificated staff members from contract status shall not in any way reflect on their professional competency or ethics. 3. The Board on or before April 15, acting on the advice of the Superintendent concerning the financial resources of the District shall determine the extent of the modified program of educational services to be provided for the ensuing school year and the positions to be eliminated. The term "layoff" as used herein refers to action by the Board reducing the number of teachers in the District due to economic reasons only; it does not refer to decisions to discharge or nonrenew an individual teacher for cause. Teachers with valid contracts will not be laid off as a result of financial exigency until the Association and the Administration have negotiated the possible reduction or termination of those activities and programs which are supported completely or in part by other than Basic Education Allocation (BEA) fundsduring any school year. The Board manner of Directorsselection of certificated personnel that is required to implement the modified educational programs and services shall be as follows: In an effort to eliminate the necessity of involuntary terminations, considering recommendation a reasonable effort shall be made to ascertain the number of the Superintendent, Administrators, and Staff, shall determine by May 15 any reduction in the educational program for Centralia School District No. 401, certificated positions that will be open for the following school year by reason of normal attrition as outlined below. Such vacancies shall not be filled except as indicated in (4) below: 1. Certificated personnel retirements. 2. Certificated personnel resignations. 3. Before the implementation of the reduction in force procedure, the entire certificated staff will be offered the opportunity to make written application for a year's leave of absence without pay. The Board may grant such leave of absence if the granting of such leave would eliminate the necessity for involving termination of a certificated employee. Such permission may be withheld if such leave of absence, in the Board's opinion, will further impair the modified education program to be retained. 4. Vacant positions will be filled by transferring current certificated employees within the District. All retained employees shall meet the following qualifications: 1. A valid Washington State certificate as required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2. Teaching experience at that particular level. (Levels are defined as primary (K-3), intermediate (4-5), broad subject area at the secondary level (6-12), or special program), or 3. A major or minor in that particular level or subject area, or endorsement. Prior to May 15, as required by state law, the certificated employees to be laid off shall be identified pursuant to the policy herein provided, and such employees shall receive a notice of probable nonrenewal of their individual teaching contracts for the ensuing school year. This determination When more than one person qualifies for a particular position under the criteria listed herein, layoff shall be based by seniority. Seniority is defined as length of service accumulated within the Washington State Retirement System. An overall list of employees ranked by seniority will be provided to the Association upon written request from the financial resources, student needs, and educational goals for the following year. If the Board determines the financial resources will not be adequate to permit the District to maintain its education programs and services substantially at the same level, the Board shall adopt a reduced educational program for the following yearAssociation. In the event that it is necessary to reduce of more than one individual teacher having the number of certificated employeessame seniority after applying the above provisions, those certificated employees who the tie will be retained to staff the District's reduced program and those certificated employees who will be laid off, will be identified by resolved using the following procedure.criteria, in descending order: 1. The District will determine, as accurately as possible, Seniority in the total number of certificated employees known to be leaving the District for reasons of retirement, family transfer, normal resignation, leaves, non-renewal, or other reasons and those vacancies will be considered first in a reduction of certificated employees.▇▇▇▇▇▇ School District; 2. Assignment of certificated staff to these categories of employees, who have earned certification after August 31, 1987, will be in compliance with highly qualified teacher certification requirements defined in statuteGraduate degree(s); 3. The following categories are established to ensure the qualifications of personnel assigned to retained positions and to allow for the least disruption of the ongoing program: a. Elementary teachers will be placed in one category, K-6. b. Secondary teachers, 7-12, will be placed in a second category. c. Administrators: Elementary Principals, Middle School Principal, Senior High Principal, Middle School Assistant Principal, Senior High Assistant Principal, Athletic Director and Program Administrator. Reduction in force of administrators shall not be within the consideration of this Agreement with the following exceptions: in the event that a building is closed and its principal assigned to a teacher position, that principal shall be placed upon the seniority listing according to the same criteria as other certificated staff members.Accumulated credits/clock hours;

Layoff and Recall Procedures. No ‌ Prior to the implementation of a layoff, the District agrees to meet and confer with the Association regarding the rationale for reduction in force and to explore alternatives jointly. The District agrees to make a good faith effort to consider all sources available prior to laying off employees, while maintaining final authority. In the event of financial emergency such as loss of local school levy, decrease in school enrollment, or other serious revenue loss, which necessitates reduction of program and corresponding reduction of staff, the following principles and procedures will be applied: 1. The professional integrity of all certificated staff members who are released from contract status because of District financial emergency will be protected. 2. Such release of certificated staff members from contract status will not reflect in any way on their professional competency or ethics. 3. The Board on or before April 15th, acting on the advice of the Superintendent concerning the financial resources of the District will determine the extent of the modified program of educational services to be provided for the ensuing school year and the positions to be eliminated. The term "layoff" as used herein refers to action by the Board reducing the number of teachers in the District due to economic reasons only; it does not refer to decisions to discharge or non-renew an individual teacher for cause. Further, the term “layoff” does not include the nonrenewal of provisional employees regardless of the reason for nonrenewal. Teachers with valid contracts will not be laid off as a result of financial exigency until the Association and the Administration have negotiated the possible reduction or termination of those activities and programs which are supported completely or in part by other than Basic Education Allocation (BEA) fundsduring any school year. The Board manner of Directorsselection of certificated personnel that is required to implement the modified educational programs and services will be as follows: In an effort to eliminate the necessity of involuntary terminations, considering recommendation a reasonable effort will be made to ascertain the number of the Superintendent, Administrators, and Staff, shall determine by May 15 any reduction in the educational program for Centralia School District No. 401, certificated positions that will be open for the following school yearyear because of normal attrition as outlined below. This determination shall be based upon the financial resources, student needs, and educational goals for the following year. If the Board determines the financial resources Such vacancies will not be adequate filled except as indicated in (4) below: 1. Certificated personnel retirements. 2. Certificated personnel resignations. 3. Before the implementation of the reduction in force procedure, the entire certificated staff will be offered the opportunity to permit make written application for a year's leave of absence without pay. The Board may grant such leave of absence if the District granting of such leave would eliminate the necessity for involving termination of a certificated employee. Such permission may be withheld if such leave of absence, in the Board's opinion, will further impair the modified education program to maintain its education programs and services substantially be retained. 4. Vacant positions will be filled by transferring current certificated employees within the District. All retained employees will meet the following qualifications: 1. A valid Washington State certificate as required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2. Teaching experience at that particular level. Levels are defined as primary (K-3), intermediate (4-5), broad subject area at the same levelsecondary level (6-12), or special program), or 3. A major or minor in that particular level or subject area, or endorsement. Prior to May 15th, as required by state law, the Board shall adopt certificated employees to be laid off will be identified pursuant to the policy herein provided, and such employees will receive a reduced educational program notice of probable non-renewal of their individual teaching contracts for the ensuing school year. When more than one person qualifies for a particular position under the criteria listed herein, layoff will be determined in the following yearorder. 1. Level 1 (Unsatisfactory) performance as of a certificated staff member’s most recent completed evaluation. 2. Level 2 (Basic) performance as of a certificated staff member’s most recent completed evaluation, if the classroom teacher is on a continuing contract with more than 5 years of teaching experience and if a summative performance rating of Basic has been received 2 years in a row or 2 years within a consecutive 3-year period. 3. Seniority, defined as length of service accumulated within the Washington State Retirement System. An overall list of employees ranked by seniority will be provided to the Association upon written request from the Association. In the event that it is necessary to reduce of more than one individual teacher having the number of certificated employeessame seniority after applying the above provisions, those certificated employees who the tie will be retained to staff the District's reduced program and those certificated employees who will be laid off, will be identified by resolved using the following procedure.criteria, in descending order: 1. The District will determine, as accurately as possible, Seniority in the total number of certificated employees known to be leaving the District for reasons of retirement, family transfer, normal resignation, leaves, non-renewal, or other reasons and those vacancies will be considered first in a reduction of certificated employees.▇▇▇▇▇▇ School District; 2. Assignment of certificated staff to these categories of employees, who have earned certification after August 31, 1987, will be in compliance with highly qualified teacher certification requirements defined in statuteGraduate degree(s); 3. The following categories are established to ensure the qualifications of personnel assigned to retained positions and to allow for the least disruption of the ongoing program: a. Elementary teachers will be placed in one category, K-6. b. Secondary teachers, 7-12, will be placed in a second category. c. Administrators: Elementary Principals, Middle School Principal, Senior High Principal, Middle School Assistant Principal, Senior High Assistant Principal, Athletic Director and Program Administrator. Reduction in force of administrators shall not be within the consideration of this Agreement with the following exceptions: in the event that a building is closed and its principal assigned to a teacher position, that principal shall be placed upon the seniority listing according to the same criteria as other certificated staff members.National Board Certification status;

Layoff and Recall Procedures. No certificated employees The board of education has the exclusive right to determine the size of the teaching staff based on curricular and/or fiscal A. It is understood by the parties that a reduction in staff may be required in the event of financial reasons a significant reduction in district or courses student enrollment, or a significant reduction in funding. B. Decisions about the reduction and recall of teachers will be guided first by board policy 4405-R, as well as the following criteria, 1. Non-certified teachers will be laid off as a result of financial exigency until the Association and the Administration have negotiated the possible reduction or termination of those activities and programs which first, provided there are supported completely or in part by other than Basic Education Allocation (BEA) funds. The Board of Directorseffective, considering recommendation of the Superintendent, Administratorscertified, and Staff, shall determine qualified teachers to replace them as allowed by May 15 any reduction in the educational program for Centralia School District No. 401, for the following school year. This determination shall be based upon the financial resources, student needs, and educational goals for the following yearlaw. 2. If the Board determines the financial resources will not be adequate to permit the District to maintain its education programs and services substantially at the same levelreduction is still necessary, the Board shall adopt a reduced educational program for the following year. In the event that it is necessary to reduce the number of certificated employees, those certificated employees who will be retained to staff the District's reduced program and those certificated employees who teachers rated less than effective in their most recent year end evaluation will be laid off, . 3. Further reductions will be identified by using based on retaining the following proceduremost effective teachers who are certified and qualified to instruct the courses within the curriculum, academic level(s), department(s), and school schedule(s). 14. The District will determineTeachers must be properly certified, as accurately as possible, the total number of certificated employees known to be leaving the District for reasons of retirement, family transfer, normal resignation, leaves, non-renewalapproved, or other reasons authorized for all aspects of their assignments. 5. If the reduction or recall decision involves more than 1 teacher and those vacancies multiple teachers have the same year-end effectiveness score used to determine each teacher's effectiveness rating, a tenured teacher has priority over a probationary teacher and among tenured teachers. Teacher seniority (as established by the most recent seniority list) will be considered first in determine preference for reduction or recall. C. After a reduction of certificated employeesteachers as outlined above, if there are teaching positions that are created and/or vacant, laid-off teachers who are the most effective, certified and qualified for the position(s) will be given the first opportunity to fill such positions. 2. Assignment of certificated staff to these categories of employees, who have earned certification after August 31, 1987, D. The Association will be notified of the contemplated reduction in compliance personnel at least five (5) days before the layoff notices are distributed to the teachers. Teachers being laid off shall receive a 60- calendar day notice in writing before the effective date of layoff for layoffs during the summer months and during the school year. E. The Board shall give written notice of layoff or recall from layoff by sending a registered letter or certified letter to the teacher at their last known address. It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to notify the Board of any change in address. F. The certification and qualifications of an employee to be laid off shall be the certification and accumulated qualification on file with highly qualified teacher certification requirements defined in statutethe Board at the time the layoff occurs. The certification and qualification of an employee to be recalled from layoff shall be the certification and qualifications on file with the Board at the time the notice of recall from layoff is sent. It is the employee's responsibility to notify the Board, in writing, of any inaccuracies in Board records and/or any changes as they occur. G. A teacher refusing an offer of recall shall be deemed a voluntary quit and shall result in forfeiture of the further right of recall. H. Teachers laid off shall have insurance benefits continued and paid by the Board in accordance with the provisions in Article XII until the end of the following categories are established to ensure month of the qualifications effective date of personnel assigned to retained positions the layoff for teachers with an effective layoff date that is after the first day of school and to allow before the last day of school. After that, a laid-off teacher may continue their insurance benefits in accordance with the Carrier's layoff/benefit continuation policy, inclusive of paying the subscriber group rate premium for the least disruption Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of the ongoing program: a. Elementary teachers will be placed in one category, K-6. b. Secondary teachers, 7-12, will be placed in a second category. c. Administrators: Elementary Principals, Middle School Principal, Senior High Principal, Middle School Assistant Principal, Senior High Assistant Principal, Athletic Director and Program Administrator. Reduction in force of administrators shall not be within the consideration of this Agreement with the following exceptions: in the event that a building is closed and its principal assigned to a teacher position, that principal shall be placed upon the seniority listing according to the same criteria as other certificated staff members.1985 (COBRA)