Common use of Regular Teachers Clause in Contracts

Regular Teachers. Procedures for identification of those to be released in an RIF of the regular teachers are spelled out in Colorado Statutes. If, because of RIF, regular teachers must be moved from a building and no vacancy exists, the contracts of first-year teachers in that certification area across the District will be non-renewed in order to place all regular teachers. In the event that this does not create the needed vacancies, inverse seniority will be used to determine which teacher’s contact will be cancelled, except when a teacher with less seniority must be retained in order to meet identified program needs. When a teacher is retained under the above exception, the Union will be provided with a written explanation of the identified program needs requiring such exception. Once those regular teachers have been identified and their contracts cancelled, the remaining regular teachers being transferred from individual buildings will be considered as involuntary transfers to those available positions and must be placed prior to any additional hiring in those areas of certification ("areas of certification" refers to endorsements appearing on the teaching certificate.) Regular teachers affected by a program RIF will have a right to continued employment if they hold certification and are endorsed for programs continuing in the District and will be assigned to that area if a position exists as outlined in this Article.