Common use of Reduction and Layoff Clause in Contracts

Reduction and Layoff. a. Class cancellation shall be made prior to the beginning of each semester. If a teacher loses a class, every attempt will be made to assign a new class. Class schedules will be adjusted so that teachers with the highest seniority retain their prior semester level of classes up to seven (7). The Board may cancel and/or consolidate classes after the semester begins for: lack of funds, termination or reduction in funding, low attendance, or other factors having an impact on the ▇▇▇▇ Adult High School program necessitating a reduction. Provided such cancellation is not arbitrary or capricious. b. Teaching hours reduced as a result of the above shall be removed from the teaching schedule of the teacher to whom the hours were initially assigned. Full or half-time teachers who have lost a class may be assigned as a permanent guest teacher for the amount of time equal to the number of hours lost, applying only to those classes that have started the semester, and for the duration of that semester only. Teachers who have had their hours reduced on or after the second class meeting will be given preference in the assignment of reinstated teaching hours during subsequent semester(s) until such time as the teacher has achieved his/her previous teaching load. All such reinstated hours will be assigned upon consideration of teacher certification, qualifications, seniority, and district instructional needs and the operational requirements of the adult education program. This preference for reinstatement of hours shall last for a period of three semesters from the date of reduction. The Board's decision in the assigning of any and all hours shall not be arbitrary or capricious. c. In the event of a layoff within the adult education program, the Board shall determine the subject areas or programs to be affected and notify the UTF of such determinations. Layoff occurs when a teacher's class assignments are reduced to zero. d. Probationary teachers will be laid-off before non-probationary teachers. The order of layoff of probationary teachers shall be determined by the Board. e. The order of layoff of non-probationary teachers in each affected subject area or program shall be determined by the Board by seniority with consideration given to teacher certification, teacher performance, and the operational needs of the adult education program. When such factors are considered to be equal, the length of uninterrupted service within the adult education program shall be the determining factor, i.e., the teacher with the longest uninterrupted service in the adult education program shall be the last in the affected subject area or program to be laid off.

Reduction and Layoff. a. Class cancellation shall be made prior to the beginning of each semester. If a teacher loses a class, every attempt will be made to assign a new class. Class schedules will be adjusted so that teachers with the highest seniority retain their prior semester level of classes up to seven (7). The Board may cancel and/or consolidate classes after the semester begins for: lack of funds, termination or reduction in funding, low attendance, or other factors having an impact on the ▇▇▇▇ Adult High School program necessitating a reduction. Provided , provided such cancellation is not arbitrary or capricious. b. Teaching hours reduced as If a result teacher loses a class, every attempt will be made to adjust class schedules so that full-time teachers with the highest seniority retain their prior semester level of classes, subject to certification and qualification under the above shall be removed from the teaching schedule of the teacher to whom the hours were initially assignedNCLB. Full or half-time teachers who have lost a class may be assigned as a permanent guest teacher for the amount of time equal to the number of hours lost, applying only to those classes that have started the semester, and for the duration of that semester only. Teachers who have had their hours reduced on or after the second class meeting will be given preference in the assignment of reinstated teaching hours during subsequent semester(s) until such time as the teacher has achieved his/her previous teaching load. All such reinstated hours will be assigned upon consideration of teacher certification, qualificationsqualification under the NCLB, seniority, and district instructional needs needs, and the operational requirements of the adult education program. This preference for reinstatement of hours shall last for a period of three semesters from the date of reduction. The Board's ’s decision in the assigning of any and all hours shall not be arbitrary or capricious. c. Layoff occurs when a teacher’s class assignments are reduced to zero. In the event of a layoff within the adult education program, the Board shall determine the subject areas or programs to be affected and notify the UTF of such determinations. Layoff occurs when a teacher's class assignments are reduced to zero. d. Probationary teachers will be laid-off before non-probationary teachers. The order of layoff of probationary teachers shall be determined by the Board. e. The order of layoff of non-probationary teachers in each affected subject area or program shall be determined by the Board by seniority with consideration given to teacher certification, qualification under the NCLB, teacher performance, and the operational needs of the adult education program. When such factors are considered to be equal, the length of uninterrupted service within the adult education program shall be the determining factor, i.e., the teacher with the longest uninterrupted service in the adult education program shall be the last in the affected subject area or program to be laid off.