Common use of REDUCTION IN STAFF Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION IN STAFF. The procedures set forth in this section apply to reduction in the number of teachers necessitated by a decrease in enrollment or for any other reason permitted by the law subsequent to the date of execution of this section. Every reference to the term “teacher” in this Section 4 shall mean “tenured teacher.” The procedures in this section shall not apply to teachers who have either been dismissed under AS 14.20.170 or non-retained on the grounds stated in AS 14.20.175 (b). A teacher who is laid off under a reduction in force shall be subject to a layoff plan developed in accordance with law by Alaska teaching certificate endorsement by seniority subject to the District’s determination of District-wide program needs and shall be placed on the recall list in seniority order by area of endorsement (s). A teacher placed on the recall list shall remain on the list for three (3) years from the effective date of the nonretention unless the teacher requests to be removed from the list or unless the teacher is removed from the list by the District as provided below. A teacher shall be removed from the recall list if, within thirty (30) calendar days after the mailing date of a written offer of recall the teacher declines the offer or fails to accept it. This subsection shall not apply if within thirty (30) calendar days after the mailing date of a written offer of recall the teacher;