Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

Board during the leave period.
703.08 Teachers on sabbatical leave shall be given full credit
on the salary schedule for the period of leave.
703.09 All such sabbatical leaves shall be granted in conformity
with the provisions of Section 3319.131 of the
Ohio Revised Code.
Article 704
Reductions in Personnel
704.01 In the event a reduction in the number of teachers is
necessary which requires the Board to suspend contracts,
such reductions shall be implemented in conformity with
Paragraph (A) below, whether in its present form or as
revised in compliance with Paragraph (B) below.
A. When by reason of decreased enrollment of pupils,
return to duty of regular teachers after leaves of
absence, or by reason of suspension of schools or territorial
changes affecting the District, a Board of
Education decides that it will be necessary to reduce
thenumberofteachers, it may make a reasonable
reduction. In making such reduction, the Board shall
proceed to suspend contracts in accordance with the
recommendation of the Superintendent who shall,
within each teaching field affected, give preference to
teachers on continuing contracts and to teachers who
have greater seniority. Teachers, whose continuing
contracts are suspended, shall have the right of
restoration to continuing service status in the order of
seniority of service in the District if and when teaching
positions become vacant or are created for which
any of such teachers are or become qualified.
B. During the termofthisAgreement,anychangeto
Section 3319.17 of the Ohio Revised Code shall
automatically and simultaneously change Paragraph
(A) in precisely the same manner without any consultation
or agreement by the Board and Association.
704.02 Thenon-renewal of limited contract teachers resulting
from program cancellations orothercutbacks not
related to the evaluation or performance ofpersonnel in
the bargaining unit shall be accomplished on the basis of
seniority in the system within the areas of certification/
licensure affected by the reduction. Such teachers shall be
considered in alayoff status and shall be recalled in the
order of seniority as positions are available in their areas
of certification/licensure. Seniority shall be measured
from the first day of paid status as a member of the bargaining
unit resulting from the most recent employment
by the Board of Education without regard for unpaid
leaves since such date. In case of a tie, the date of Board
action to employ shall further determine seniority for layoff
only. The Board shall recall all teachers on layoff sta-
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