Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Office of Human Resources
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Consideration And Approval Of Continuing Contract Teaching Fields For Reduction In Force
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Annually, this item is brought forward to facilitate the ability of schools and departments to implement a reduction in force for teachers and other employees holding a continuing contract. Board policy DFFC(LOCAL) requires that in order to implement a reduction in force impacting employees on a continuing contract, the superintendent must identify for board approval the teaching fields that may be affected. This agenda item includes the teaching fields for elementary and secondary schools, as well as certain positions in the central office. By approval of these teaching fields, district schools and departments have the flexibility to reduce staff, make program changes, reorganize staff, and take steps to implement a budget reduction, if necessary.
Program change is defined by board policy as "any elimination, curtailment, or reorganization of a program, department, school operation, or curriculum offering, including, for example, a change in curriculum objectives; a modification of the master schedule; the restructuring of an instructional delivery method; or a modification or reorganization of staffing patterns in a department, on a particular campus, or District-wide."
This item does not require that any school or department make any specific cuts, nor does this item identify specific employees to be impacted. In the event a school or department determines that a reduction in force is necessary, the names of the impacted individuals will be brought back to the board as a separate personnel agenda item.
The superintendent has determined that reorganization and/or program change is necessary. Any contract action required to complete the reorganization and/or program change must be conducted in the current school year in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year.
The employment areas to be im...
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