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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. B. Qualified Certified by the Massachusetts Department of Education in accordance with M.G.L. c. 71 § 38G, as amended, and by compliance with the terms of Section 5 below. For the purposes of this Article, teachers meet the certification requirement of qualification for certification categories based on information about new certifications in the Superintendent's Office as of November 1. The Superintendent shall promulgate and forward to the Union by January 1, a list of bargaining unit members with their seniority date and respective certifications. Teachers will have until January 31 to verify the information on existing certifications applying to them individually. On or before February 15, the Union will submit to the Superintendent a list of disputed items on said certification list. The parties will sign off on the agreed upon seniority list on or before March 1. C. Professional Teacher Status The status of a teacher who meets the requirements under M.G.L. c. 71, § 41. D. Certification Categories For purpose of this Article, the certification areas of the Department of Education shall be utilized. E. Recall Period The recall period shall be twenty-four (24) months from the effective date of the teacher's layoff. The effective date of the layoff shall be the last day worked by the teacher. 3. Layoff Procedures A. These procedures apply only to teachers who have achieved professional teacher status. B. Before any teachers with professional teacher status are laid off, an attempt will be made to meet any reduction in the number of teaching positions through normal attrition. C. A teacher with professional teacher status will not be laid off if there is a teacher without professional teacher status whose position the teacher with professional teacher status is qualified to fill. |
