Placement on ULA. Teachers who have acquired continuing contract rights shall be placed on unrequested leave of absence in the inverse order of seniority in fields in which they are licensed. A teacher who has acquired continuing contract rights must not be placed on ULA while a probationary teacher is retained in a position for which the continuing contract teacher is licensed. Subd. 1 Seniority. For purposes of this Article, “seniority” means the first day of actual service in the Cooperative. A teacher will retain seniority while on an approved leave of absence. In the case of equal seniority, the selection of the teacher for purposes of discontinuance shall be at the discretion of the Cooperative based upon criteria including: performance, training, experience, skills in special assignments, and other relevant factors.
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