Implementation of RIF Sample Clauses
Implementation of RIF. 1. Establishment and Role of the Budget and Program Review Task Force: If the District President determines that RIFs are probable or other budgetary issues arise, he/she shall give notice to the AHE President as soon as possible but no later than June 15. The AHE President and the District President shall then convene a budget and program review task force for the purpose of providing a continuous flow of information concerning the budget and program review to all interested Parties, and for the purpose of monitoring the possibility of the elimination or reduction of financing of programs in the District. The task force shall consist of the District chief financial officer (chair), two administrators appointed by the District President, and three Association Representatives selected by the Association. The task force shall meet at the call of the chair. Findings and/or recommendations of the task force shall be made to the District President and the AHE President. The District President shall provide for use in these discussions and consultations the following information:
a. Enrollment and budget data for the preceding three years, by divisions and departments.
b. The number and duties of each faculty member in each RIF unit, and enrollment projections, if possible.
c. Lists of forthcoming faculty vacancies due to retirement, resignation, or leave.
d. Lists of special faculty appointments.
e. Lists of temporary faculty appointments. Tenured and probationary faculty must be given priority for these appointments.
f. A detailed report on the financial affairs of the District.
g. A brief written statement of reasons in support of the need for reduction in force.
Implementation of RIF. A. The Local Superintendent shall determine the specific areas of certification and the specialties, as well as the specific position and/or work locations to be affected by the reduction in force. The Board shall proceed to suspend contracts for teachers who have been evaluated in accordance with the evaluation procedure required by HB153. In determining the position(s) to be reduced, eliminated, or not filled, the following sequence shall be used:
1. First, position(s) vacated as a result of voluntary resignation, retirement, or death will not be filled.
2. Second, limited contract teachers shall be reduced first utilizing the following order:
a. Licensure/Certification
b. Competency as determined by formal evaluation
c. When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the district shall prevail
d. Comparable will be defined as follows:
i. All teachers defined as “Accomplished” shall be deemed comparable to one another. All teachers defined as “Skilled” or “Developing” shall be deemed comparable to one another;
ii. All teachers defined as “Ineffective” shall be deemed comparable to one another. Tutors hired after 7/1/2017 shall be on a separate lay-off/recall listing only with other tutors.
3. Third, continuing contract teachers shall be reduced by utilizing the following order:
a. Licensure/Certification
b. Competency as determined by formal evaluation
c. When evaluations are comparable, seniority in the district shall prevail
d. Comparable will be defined as follows:
i. All teachers defined as “Accomplished” shall be deemed comparable to one another; All teachers defined as “Skilled” or “Developing” shall be deemed comparable to one another;
ii. All teachers defined as “Ineffective” shall be deemed comparable to one another. Tutors hired after 7/1/2017 shall be on a separate lay-off/recall listing only with other tutors.
B. Layoff shall occur by suspension of contract. The limited contract of an affected employee that expires prior to the effective date of the RIF shall be renewed and then suspended to implement the layoff.
C. An employee to be laid off due to RIF shall be given twenty (20) work days advance written notification prior to the implementation of the RIF. The Association shall be sent a copy of said notification at the same time. The notice shall state the reason for RIF, the effective date of contract suspension and the date of the Board’s action to implement the RIF.
Implementation of RIF. A. The Local Superintendent shall determine the specific areas of certification and the specialties, as well as the specific position and/or work locations to be affected by the reduction in force. In determining the position(s) to be reduced, eliminated, or not filled, the following sequence shall be used:
1. Position(s) vacated as a result of voluntary resignation, retirement, or death will not be filled.
2. If additional reduction is necessary, full-time employee(s) shall be laid off in reverse seniority order, i.e., least senior employee is the first to be laid off in accordance with contract status within areas of certification, license, or entry-level requirements.
B. During the implementation of RIF, no reassignment, transfer, or reclassification shall occur that will cause a more senior employee to be laid off before a less senior employee.
C. Layoff shall occur by suspension of contract. The limited contract of an affected employee that expires prior to the effective date of the RIF shall be renewed and then suspended to implement the layoff.
D. An employee to be laid off due to RIF shall be given twenty (20) work days advance written notification prior to the implementation of the RIF. The Association shall be sent a copy of said notification at the same time. The notice shall state the reason for RIF, the effective date of contract suspension and the date of the Board’s action to implement the RIF.
Implementation of RIF