Recall Criteria. A teacher is eligible for recall to a vacant position if the teacher is certified and qualified to fill the position as determined and defined by the District. It is the teacher’s responsibility to maintain his or her certification and to promptly provide documentation of the certification and qualification status to the District. In addition to the posted qualifications, a teacher is not eligible for recall unless (1) s/he was rated Effective or Highly Effective in the most recent year end performance evaluation on record and (2) the teacher has demonstrated recent successful teaching experience in the area, subject or grade of the position for which recall is considered. A teacher rated Minimally Effective is not eligible for automatic recall and must apply for the open position and be considered along with other applicants. Once the District has identified the position(s) in which a vacancy exists, the Superintendent or designee shall issue notice of recall to the vacant position based upon consideration of the effectiveness of each teacher on the recall list who is certified and qualified for the vacant position, with teachers considered to be the most effective recalled first. Teachers shall generally be recalled in inverse order of layoff, as specified earlier in these regulations. Length of service or tenure status shall not be a factor in considering the effectiveness of each teacher. However, if the recall decision involves two or more teachers and all other effectiveness factors distinguishing those teachers from each other are equal, then tenure status shall be considered, with the tenured teacher being recalled before a probationary teacher. If all of the prior factors are otherwise equal, including tenure status, then length of service may be considered as the final tiebreaker. The District has sole discretion to determine the appropriate assignment(s) of recalled teachers.
