REDUCTION IN CERTIFICATED STAFF WORK FORCE
The Governing Board may decide that it is necessary to reduce the number
of certificated staff members for any of the following reasons:
1. The return to duty of regular teachers after leaves of absence.
2. Suspension of schools or territorial changes that affect the
Educational Service Center.
3. In the case of the Governing Board providing any particular service
directly to pupils pursuant to one or more inter-district contracts
requiring such service, reduction in the total number of pupils the
Governing Board is required to provide with the service under all
inter-district contracts as a result of termination or non-renewal of
one or more of these inter-district contracts.
4. In the case of the Governing Board providing any particular service
that it does not provide directly to pupils pursuant to one or more
inter-district contracts requiring such service, reduction in the total
level of a service the Governing Board is required to provide under all
inter-district contracts as a result of termination or non-renewal of
any of these inter-district contracts.
In the making of such reductions, the Governing Board shall proceed to
suspend contracts in accordance with the recommendation of the
Superintendent who shall, within each teaching field or service area
affected, give preference to employees on continuing contracts and to
employees who have greater seniority.
[Adoption date: June 21, 2001]
LEGAL REFS: ORC 3319.17; 3319.18
File: GCPA-2
ADMINISTRATOR REDUCTION IN FORCE POLICY
1. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 3319.171, when the Clermont
County Educational Service Center Governing Board determines that it is
necessary, the contract of any administrator, other administrator or
supervisor, entered into pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 3319.02,
may be suspended for, including but not limited to, the following
reasons:
a. declining enrollment of students;
b. the return of administrators from Governing Board approved leaves of
absence;
c. a change in the financial condition of the educational service
center;
d. any other financial reasons that the Governing Board, in its sole
discretion, finds warrants a reduction in force;
e. loss of funding for a particular program, project or grant;
f. changes in the curriculum or academic program;
g. the reorganization of the management structure of the educational
service center;
h. territorial changes affecting the educational service center.
2. In determining the order in which administrative contracts will be
suspended, the Governing Board may consider the following factors;
a. seniority of the administrators employed by the Governing Board;
b. performance of the administrator, including but not limited to job
evaluations;
c. experience, qualifications and/or licensure/certification of the
administrator;
d. staffing and personnel needs of the Governing Board;
e. present administrative and/or job assignment;
f. any other factors the Governing Board determines are relevant.
No one of the listed factors is dispositive of the determination of the
order of suspension.
3. All employees whose contracts are suspended pursuant to this policy
shall be placed on a recall list for reemployment for a period of up to
twelve (12) months, beginning with the effective date of the suspension.
If a vacancy occurs, all of the administrators on the recall list shall
be notified, by certified mail, of said vacancy. The Governing Board
will have fulfilled its notice requirements if the notice is sent to the
last address left by the administrator. Unclaimed, refused or
undelivered notices shall constitute a refusal of the vacancy. The
administrator is responsible for keeping the Governing Board apprised of
the administrator’s most current address. The administrator must, within
seven days of the receipt of the notice, notify the Governing Board of
the administrator’s interest in the vacancy. Failure to notify the
Governing Board within the stated time period shall result in the
removal of the administrator from the recall list, and shall be deemed a
waiver of any future notices. Upon receipt of the notices from the
responding administrators, the Governing Board shall recall the most
qualified candidate. The most qualified candidate shall be determined in
the sole discretion of the Governing Board. If an administrator refuses
to accept an offered vacancy, the administrator shall be removed from
the recall list and any obligation of the Governing Board under this
policy shall cease.
4. In the event of an administrative reduction in force, administrators
who have a continuing contract with the educational service center
district may be offered a teaching position, if a vacancy exists, if
they are certified to teach the particular classes, and if the Governing
Board, in its sole discretion, believes the administrator to be
qualified for the teaching position.
{Adoption Date: February 17, 2005}
LEGAL REFS: ORC 3319.171, 3319.02
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