Teacher Reduction. A. In the event that the Board determines to decrease the number of teachers employed or to discontinue some particular type of teaching service, then written notice will be mailed to the teacher and also given either by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal delivery with receipt at least 45 days before the end of the school term, together with a statement of honorable dismissal and the reason therefor. The sequence of dismissal shall be as provided in section B below. B. The sequence of dismissal shall be established each year by not less than 75 days before the end of the school term. A copy of the list of the sequence of honorable dismissals shall be given to the Association President. Each teacher will be categorized into one or more positions which the teacher is qualified to hold based upon legal qualifications and any other qualifications established by the District in a job description in place no later than May 10 of the prior school year. Within each position, the District shall establish four (4) groupings of teachers qualified to hold the position as follows, based upon their summative performance evaluation ratings: Among teachers qualified to hold a position, teachers must be dismissed in the order of their groups, with teachers in Group 1 dismissed first and teachers in Group 4 dismissed last. Within the various groups, the sequence of dismissal is as follows: C. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as limiting the right of the Board to dismiss non-tenured teachers as authorized under the Illinois School Code.
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