Common use of RIF Procedure Clause in Contracts

RIF Procedure. When by reason of decreased enrollment of pupils, return to duty of regular teachers after leave of absence, shortage of revenue, by reasons of suspension of schools or territorial changes affecting the district, or for other reasons approved by Ohio Revised Code section 3319.17 , the Board finds that it is necessary to reduce the number of teachers, it may make a reasonable reduction. In making such reduction, the Board shall act in accordance with recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. The Board shall not give preference to any teacher based on seniority, except when making a decision between teachers who have comparable evaluations The Superintendent shall within each teaching field affected, give preference to the retention of teachers on continuing contracts. Such continuing contract teachers shall be laid off or retained on the basis of evaluations, certification/licensure, and special qualifications. For purposes of this provision, “special qualifications” shall mean specialized skills or significant training (this does not include attending a two-hour workshop) needed to maintain an established DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 academic program or course, foreign language proficiency needed to teach in an immersion or ESL program, whether the teacher is highly qualified, or other specialized training such as is required to teach advanced placement courses or to teach in the IB programs. No teacher with a continuing contract shall have his/her contract suspended until all limited contract teachers in that certification/licensure area shall have been laid off. After giving preferences as set forth above to teachers on continuing contracts, the Superintendent shall give preference for retention to teachers on limited contracts on the basis of evaluations, certification/licensure, and special qualification. For purposes of this provision, “special qualification” shall mean specialized skills or significant training (this does not include attending a two-hour workshop) needed to maintain an established academic program or course, foreign language proficiency needed to teach in an immersion or ESL program, or other specialized training such as is required to teach advanced placement courses or to teach in the IB programs. Seniority shall be determined by the number of continuous years of teaching experience in the Springfield City Schools. For a teacher initially employed on or after June 1, 1995, seniority will commence on the date the Board takes action to employ the teacher. When two or more teachers have been hired by Board action on the same date, the teacher having first returned a signed acceptance of intent to employ to the district's human resources office (which shall be time stamped upon receipt) shall be deemed the more senior teacher. Seniority for all teachers employed prior to June 1, 1995 shall be determined by reference to the June 1, 1995 seniority list. The teacher shall continue to accrue seniority when he/she changes assignment to a different subject area, grade level, building, or when he/she is on any leave authorized by the Board. A copy of the seniority list shall be compiled annually and provided to the Association by November 1. When a reduction in force takes place, a layoff/recall list shall be prepared in order of seniority, certification/licensure, and special qualification. When a position becomes available, teachers whose continuing contracts have been suspended shall have the right to restoration to continuing service status if they are or become qualified for such position, and if they are highly qualified for the position. Seniority shall not be the basis of recall except between teachers with comparable evaluations. DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 If all the continuing contract teachers suspended have been restored to continuing service, or if additional teaching positions become vacant or are created for which no continuing contract teacher is qualified, first consideration shall then be given for a period of one