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8. Teachers who have been laid off shall, during their recall period, be notified in writing to the teacher's home address by the Superintendent's office of any open Unit positions in the system which they may be qualified to fill. It shall be the responsibility of teachers on the recall list to notify the Superintendent's Office in writing of any change of address. Failure to accept an offer of employment in writing for any such suitable position within thirty (30) calendar days of notification of the position shall be considered a rejection of such offer and shall eliminate the teacher's recall rights. However, if a teacher who has been laid off gives written notice to the Superintendent or his/her designee by August 1 (i.e., notice by August 1, 2000 for the school year 2000-2001) that the teacher will not be available for the recall, that teacher will be bypassed for recall for the balance of that school year. Any teacher who exercises this option must inform the Superintendent or his/her designee by March 1 (i.e., notice by March 1, 2001 for school year 2001-2002) as to whether or not he/she will be available for recall upon the conclusion of that school year. If the teacher fails to give notice or indicates that he/she will not he available for recall, he/she will be dropped from the recall list. The exercise of this option shall in no way extend the recall rights of any teachers who avail themselves of it and the provisions of this section can only be utilized once during any recall period.
9. Teachers recalled after layoff under this Article shall be placed on the step of the salary schedule which is one step higher than the one which they were on at the time of their last day of teaching prior to being laid off. Teachers who are laid off shall be credited upon recall for all accrued sick days credited to them at the beginning of their last day of teaching prior to being laid off.
10. The Superintendent shall provide written notice to any teacher who is to be affected by a reduction in force by June 15 of the school year preceding the school year in which the reduction is to be effected.
11. Copies of layoff and recall notices shall be sent to the Union.

W: TEACHER EMPLOYMENT
1. A teacher who has not attained professional teacher status shall be notified in writing on or before June 15th during his/her first two years of employment and in writing on or before June 15th during his/her third year of employment whenever such person is not to be employed for the following school year.