collective bargaining agreement tiffin city school distrjct board of ...

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for unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or other unpaid leaves for
fewer than sixty (60) days] will not be counted in computing seniority. Seniority shall be
determined by length of continuous service in the District with the further understanding
that, in the case of a part-time teacher, a year of seniority as to a particular school ·year
will be credited only if the employee actually worked at least one hundred twenty (120)
days within that school year. In the event of a tie in seniority, seniority shall be
determined as follows:
I. The date of the Board meeting at which the teacher was hired, then;
2. A lottery procedure agreed to between the parties. This procedure shall be
implemented in the presence of a designated Association representative, a
representative of the Board and the employees involved in the tie.
On or about October 30 of each school year, the Superintendent will provide the
Association with a list showing the seniority of each teacher employed by the Board. If a
teacher does not, by written notice to the Superintendent and Association President,
challenge his/her credit and placement on the list by November 30, the teacher's credit
and placement will be deemed conclusive (and any such challenge lodged in a subsequent
year can address only the circumstances that evolved during the immediately preceding
year). The Superintendent will at all times have in his/her office a current seniority list
which will be available for inspection during regular working hours by any teacher and/or
the Association.
Should a reduction in force be necessary, teachers will be laid off in reverse order of their
placement on the seniority list (last in- first out). In order to provide qualified teachers in
all positions, the Board may reassign and transfer according to the provisions of the
agreement.
I. If there is a vacancy in a bargaining unit position, laid-off teachers who are
certified to perform the work in question will be recalled in seniority order.
2. If a laid-off teacher has been recalled to a position other than that which he/she
held immediately prior to his/her layoff, he/she will remain eligible for recall in
accordance with the provisions of Subsection I above.
3. Notice of recall will be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last
address given to the Board by a teacher. A copy of the notice of recall will be
given to the Association. If a teacher fails to respond within fifteen (15) days,
excluding Saturday, Sundays, and Holidays, after receipt of the above notice of
recall, he/she will be deemed to have refused the position offered.
4. Teachers on continuing contract who are suspended shall remain on recall list
indefinitely or until one (!) of the conditions listed below are met. A limited
contract teacher who is laid-off will remain on the recall list for two (2) years after
the effective date of his/her layoff unless he/she,
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