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4. The Superintendent of Schools together with the school administrators shall prepare job descriptions for all positions, administrative and supervisory in nature, which affect teachers. The job descriptions shall have a clear definition of the responsibilities of each administrator or supervisor as they affect the teachers. When teachers are responsible to more than one supervisor, they shall be advised by their principal of the exact division of such responsibility. The job description of these administrative and advisory positions as they relate to teachers shall be made available to the Union. 5. An unsatisfactory rating may be grieved. 6. The parties agree that evaluations shall be conducted according to the process and instrument as ratified in 1998, incorporated herein by this reference, provided however that, as to teachers without professional teacher status, the dates for completion of classroom observations are extended from December 1 to January 4 and from February 1 to March 1 and for final evaluation report from March 15 to April 15. U: SENIORITY 1. The Lawrence Public Schools shall prepare a seniority list which indicates the date on which all members of the bargaining unit were hired. The Union shall be supplied with the list which shall be kept current, 2. Seniority is defined as the total years of teaching service in the bargaining unit as defined in Article 1, Recognition, in the Lawrence Public Schools. Periods of service divided by a break due to resignation, termination, or employment outside the bargaining unit shall not be added together to determine seniority. Employees who left the bargaining unit, but continue to be employed by the Lawrence Public Schools may return to the unit provided, however, that they achieved professional teacher status in Lawrence prior to leaving the unit, and they will be credited upon their return with their prior bargaining unit seniority. V. REDUCTION IN FORCE 1. The Committee retains the right to determine the number of teaching positions and other professional positions which are needed in the school system, and the Superintendent retains the right to determine the employees to be laid off and recalled consistent with the General Laws of the Commonwealth, the Regulations of the Department of Education and this Agreement. 2. Definitions.
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