Franklin Community School Corporation
Bylaws & Policies
 

3131 - REDUCTION IN FORCE ("RIF") IN CERTIFICATED STAFF

It is the responsibility of the Board to employ and retain the certificated staff necessary for the effective and efficient implementation of its educational program and the safe operation of its schools.

The Board shall eliminate certificated positions and reduce the number of certificated staff when the Board finds that curricular changes, changes in enrollment, return to duty from leave of a certificated staff member, closing of schools, territorial changes, fiscal reasons, or other good cause warrants.

As required by I.C. 20-28-7.5-1(d), once the positions to be eliminated are identified by the Board, the certificated staff members to be dismissed shall be identified on the basis of licensure and merit not years of service or seniority.

As used in this policy, "licensure" means the scope of the license issued by the Office of Educator Licensing and Development in the Indiana Department of Education, and "merit" means a performance category assigned to an educator pursuant to I.C. 20-28-11.5, i.e. "highly effective", "effective", "improvement necessary" or "ineffective".

Teacher reductions shall be determined using the following criteria (in this order):

 

A.

Evaluation

     
 

1.

Ineffective

     
 

2.

Improvement Necessary

     
 

3.

Highly Effective/Effective

     
 

B.

Valid certification

     
 

C.

Service as prioritized below

     
 

1.

Length of service in the School Corporation

     
 

2.

Total teaching experience

     
   

With the exception of Head Football/Head Basketball Coaches

     
 

3.

Previous teaching assignment(s)

     
 

4.

Other criteria warranted by the specific circumstances

Certificated staff selected to be terminated pursuant to this policy shall receive the initial notification of possible contract cancellation required by I.C. 20-28-7.5-2(a)(2) between May 1st and July 1st preceding the proposed cancellation of their contract with the Board.

I.C. 20-28-7.5-1(d)
I.C. 20-28-7.5-2(a)(2)
I.C. 20-28-9-1.5(b)
I.C. 20-28-11.5

Revised 12/10/12
Revised 3/9/15

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