ARTICLE V
Reduction in Force

M. Reduction in Force (RIF and Recall)
 
1. The Board agrees to follow the procedure as prescribed in the School Code of Illinois. In addition, the administration will meet with the CTC representative to discuss anticipated layoffs of Teachers prior to presentation to the Board.
 
2. The order of RIF (as detailed in the RIF Flowchart shown in Appendix D), provided remaining Teachers are legally qualified to perform the needed service(s), shall be:
a. Probationary Teachers prior to tenured Teachers unless there is no tenured Teacher legally qualified to hold the probationary Teacher's position
b. Tenured Teachers by inverse order of seniority.
 
3. Such layoff notice shall be made by certified mail and in accordance with the Illinois School Code.
 
4. Recall of tenured Teachers shall be by seniority provided the employee is legally qualified to perform the service(s) required of the position. The Board will maintain a recall list for twenty-four (24) months following the last date of employment as specified in the notice of reduction-in-force for each affected employee. Those Teachers failing to accept the offer of recall to employment within five (5) days from receiving notification of recall will be dropped from the recall list.