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D. For purposes of this Article each teacher will be regarded as qualified for any position for which he/she holds Department of Education certification and is compliant with the terms of Section 5 below. In determining the order in which teachers shall be laid off within each certification area, the teacher within each certification area who has the least seniority will be the one who is laid off first and all layoffs shall occur in reverse order of seniority. 4. Where a teacher is certified in more than one area of certification, that teacher shall not be laid off if there is a junior teacher occupying a position in any area for which the senior teacher is certified and is compliant with the terms and conditions of Section 5. 5. In the event that, by operation of this Article, a senior teacher would be assigned to an area of certification where he/she has not taught satisfactorily (measured beginning 1999-2000) during the preceding five (5) years, then the school department, as a condition of his/her assignment, shall notify the teacher that a program of study designed to familiarize the teacher with current substantive educational developments in that area of certification is required. In the event that the notice of assignment is provided prior to April 15, the program of study must be satisfactorily completed prior to the start of the following school year. In the event that the notice of assignment is provided after April 15, then the program of study must be satisfactorily completed by January 1 of the following school year. Program of study as used herein shall mean a program intended to achieve current knowledge of core subject area and related standards, as approved by the Superintendent, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld. Completion of the program is subject to verification by the Superintendent, which verification will not be unreasonably denied. 6. Teachers with professional teacher status who have been laid off pursuant to a reduction in force shall be eligible for continued participation in group insurance plans at their own expense at the rate of 102% of the cost of the premium for a period of eighteen (18) months following said reduction. 7. Teachers who are on layoff shall be placed on a recall list for twenty-four (24) months after the effective date of their layoff and shall be given preference for any Unit vacancy or new position which they are qualified to fill. During their recall period, teachers who have been laid off shall be given preference on the substitute list if they so desire. Teachers with recall rights will be recalled in the reverse order of their layoff. |
