Layoff Criteria Sample Clauses

Layoff Criteria. In the event it becomes necessary to eliminate a teaching position or positions for any reason, the following criteria, specifically in the order stated, will be used to determine which teacher or teachers will be laid off:

Layoff Criteria. If the Mayor authorizes a reduction in force and the affected position is identified, the classified employee in that position shall have the option to bump only into another position within that same classification in that department on the basis of length of time in the classification. In the event two (2) or more employees have the same amount of seniority in the affected classification, City seniority shall be the determining factor and the least senior employee shall be laid off first. In the event two (2) or more employees have the same classification and City seniority, the employee with the lowest identification number shall be considered the senior employee, unless an employee is eligible for Veterans' Preference in accordance with applicable federal or state statutes.

Layoff Criteria. 22.5.1 For purposes of this Article, seniority is a unit member’s total years of service at OSA. 22.5.2 Layoff shall occur in reverse order of seniority within the group of 22.5.3 In the event two or more members share the same seniority, the full time employee shall be the most senior for purposes of layoff. If still tied, the tie will be broken by a random lottery conducted in the presence of at least one (1) union representative and the affected members. In the event any one or more of the affected member(s) is unavailable for the lottery, an additional union representative must be present as a witness and

Layoff Criteria. In the event of a non-teaching professional staff reduction requiring layoffs, the affected position(s) and potentially affected staff shall be identified, with the following criteria applied in this order: A. The first criterion is certification/licensure. Before laying off any other staff members within the affected certification/licensure, those lacking full certification and/or licensure according to the Michigan Department of Education standards are to be laid off. 1. This criterion applies only to NTPS in positions requiring certification or other professional licenses or approvals. For non-teaching professional staff in positions not requiring certification/licensure and/or approval, this criterion may be ignored. The significant variable here is the requirement of the position, and the employee's certification/licensure/approval in relation to it. Any other types of certification or approval the employee may have are irrelevant in relation to this position. B. The second criterion is qualifications. Qualifications where used as a criterion in layoff are defined to include, but not necessarily limited to the following: 1. Appropriate Education (a) Degrees (b) Majors and minors (c) Course work appropriate to the position Or, in the case of NTPS positions not necessarily requiring a degree, or when the degrees are substantially equivalent, 2. Appropriate work experience (in this sequence or preference) (a) Experience in the same position. (b) Experience in the same job classification within this school district. (c) Experience in the same job classification with another employer. (d) Other related work experience. The recency of the experience and its relevance to requirements of the job shall be factors. Categories (c) and (d) may include work experience outside the field of education where this is appropriate. 3. Other qualifications may be contained in the job description. The minimum requirements for each job are as defined by relevant certification, licensure or approvals, and the job description. Qualifications are determined as outlined in Article 11, Section 14(B)(2). C. The third criterion is seniority. After satisfying the criterion in A and B above, those non-teaching professional staff possessing the most seniority within the District will be retained. Seniority status is not to be confused with status under the appropriate certification/licensure, or with salary schedule placement. These are separate variables. No new non-teaching profess...

Layoff Criteria. If reduction in-force becomes necessary, it will be accomplished by an evaluation of teacher's performance, certification, length of service in Watertown, and professional growth. Length of service will be the decisive factor if the Superintendent deems all other criteria to be equal.

Layoff Criteria. Layoffs shall be done in consideration of program funding source and then length of service.

Layoff Criteria. 1. In determining the order in which teachers are to be laid off within the discipline, both seniority within the Nauset School system, and overall competence shall be considered. Seniority is defined as a professional employee’s length of total service in years, months, and days in a professional bargaining unit position commencing on said employee’s initial date of employment (not date of appointment). Part-time service shall be pro-rated. Licensure in a discipline is a prerequisite to having any seniority in the discipline. The Superintendent will issue an updated seniority list by February 1 of each year. The list will be updated each year with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education licenses of each teacher. 2. Middle School teachers who were required to obtain licensure in a subject area shall be credited with full Nauset service time accrued while teaching with a generalist certificate. 3. In the event that grievances related to this article are filed prior to the decision of the Superintendent/Principal, the Superintendent/Principal retains the right to retain, lay off by seniority, or by evaluation, at their discretion. 4. In the event that an employee has resigned and has been reappointed, their seniority shall be counted from the date of the most recent return to employment in the bargaining unit. Employees shall be credited for seniority purposes with all time spent on paid authorized leaves of absence provided for in this Agreement. Unpaid authorized leaves of absence shall not interrupt continuous service for purposes of seniority, but unpaid authorized leaves in excess of ten (10) days in any school year, except those taken pursuant to the FMLA or as an accommodation to a disability or handicap, shall not count toward seniority. 5. The teacher within the discipline having the least seniority will be laid off first. 6. A teacher laid off pursuant to Article XXVIII. Section D. 5.above shall have the right to take the position of a teacher in another discipline having less seniority provided the teacher to be laid off is licensed in the other discipline.

Layoff Criteria. Evaluation; Qualifications; certification if required; seniority as an administrator; seniority in the Kentwood Public Schools.

Layoff Criteria. In the event of a staff reduction requiring layoffs, the affected position(s) and potentially affected staff shall be identified, with the following criteria applied in this order: A. The first criterion is certification. Before laying off any other staff members within the affected certification, those lacking full certification and/or approval according to the Michigan Department of Education standards (including, where applicable, “highly qualified” or similar MDE/federal requirements) are to be laid off. 1. This criterion applies only to employees in positions requiring teacher certification/endorsement or other professional licenses or approvals. For employees in positions not requiring certification/endorsement and/or approval, this criterion may be ignored. The significant variable here is the requirement of the position, and the employee's certification/ endorsement/approval in relation to it. Any other types of certification or approval the employee may have are irrelevant in relation to this position. 2. Vocational instructors holding only annual vocational authorizations are not considered as fully certified in relation to an instructor holding a continuing or provisional teaching certificate in the same discipline. B. The second criterion is tenure status. Before any fully tenured professional meeting the first criterion may be laid off, within the affected certification/endorsement, probationary/non-tenured employees within the affected certification/endorsement must be laid off, unless the tenured professional does not possess the certification/endorsement and qualifications for the position held by the probationary employee. In the event that tenure status is not applicable, then the second criterion is qualifications. Qualifications where used as a criterion in layoff are defined to include, but not necessarily limited to the following: 1. Appropriate Education (a) Degrees (b) Majors and minors (c) Course work appropriate to the position Or, in the case of positions not necessarily requiring a degree, or when the degrees are substantially equivalent, 2. Appropriate work experience (in this sequence or preference) (a) Experience in the same position. (b) Experience in the same job classification within this school district. (c) Experience in the same job classification with another employer. (d) Other related work experience. The recency of the experience and its relevance to requirements of the job shall be factors. Categories (c) and (d) m...