Common use of Reductions in Staff Clause in Contracts

Reductions in Staff. 1. The District shall determine when reductions in force are necessary and which program areas shall be affected. If the District determines that a reduction in force is necessary, it will immediately notify the Association. Such notice will be in writing and will indicate the programs which may be affected. The District's overall instructional program will be given priority consideration. Teachers shall be considered for retention on the basis of related experience and education. When two or more teachers are considered equally qualified for retention, seniority within the District shall be the determining factor. 2. In the event the District determines the need for a reduction in its specialist or therapist personnel, the same contract criteria and procedures applicable to teachers shall be applied except that the layoffs shall be by job classification. 3. Seniority shall be defined as the employee's total length of service since the last date of hire. Any teacher who is to be laid off will be so notified in writing as soon as practicably possible. Such notice will include the proposed time schedule and the reasons for the proposed action. 4. The District will compile and transmit to SKEA no later than January 15 of each school year a list of unit members in order of their months of continuous, creditable service to the District. 5. A probationary or contract teacher who loses his or her position because of budget cuts will be laid off in accordance with Article XIII of this Agreement. 6. An employee who has been laid off will receive the bargained hospital medical insurance benefits for six months or until the employee becomes insured under a subsequent employer, whichever comes f i rs t . 7. Any laid off employee will be given the option of being placed on the day to day substitute list and will receive preferential treatment as a day to day substitute as long as they remain on the recall list.

Reductions in Staff. 1. The District shall determine when reductions in force are necessary and which program areas shall be affected. If the District determines that a reduction in force is necessary, it will immediately notify the Association. Such notice will be in writing and will indicate the programs which may be affected. The District's overall instructional program will be given priority consideration. Teachers shall be considered for retention on the basis of related experience and education. When two or more teachers are considered equally qualified for retention, seniority within the District shall be the determining factor. 2. In the event the District determines the need for a reduction in its specialist or therapist personnel, the same contract criteria and procedures applicable to teachers shall be applied except that the layoffs shall be by job classification. 3. Seniority shall be defined as the employee's total length of service since the last date of hire. Any teacher who is to be laid off will be so notified in writing as soon as practicably possible. Such notice will include the proposed time schedule and the reasons for the proposed action. 4. The District will compile and transmit to SKEA no later than January 15 of each school year a list of unit members in order of their months of continuous, creditable service to the District. 5. A probationary or contract teacher who loses his or her position because of budget cuts will be laid off in accordance with Article XIII of this Agreement. 6. An employee who has been laid off will receive the bargained hospital medical insurance benefits for six months or until the employee becomes insured under a subsequent employer, whichever comes f i rs r s t . 7. Any laid off employee will be given the option of being placed on the day to day substitute list and will receive preferential treatment as a day to day substitute as long as they remain on the recall list.