Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

tus in the various areas of certification prior to employment
of any new teachers in such certification areas.
Stipulations:
A. In theevent twoormore teachers have equal seniority,
all determinations in the order of non-renewal and
recall within the equal group shall be made by the
administration. In such event, the administration may
give consideration to areas of certification/licensure,
to past Columbus teaching assignments, to past
teaching experience in other Districts, and to race or
sex where staff balance is a consideration.
B. As teaching positions become available, teachers who
have been reassigned as a result of the reductions of
other personnel, may again be reassigned at the discretion
of the Administration to a teaching position
more closely conforming to their assignment prior to
thereduction transfer. More closely conforming is
not intended to include geographical location of
assignment.
C. Teachers on layoff status with multiple certifications/licenses
who are needed to fill an existing
vacancy requiring such multiple certifications/licenses
may be considered on a recall list of the
teachers on layoff status who have such needed multiple
certifications/licenses. Male and female physical
education teachers may be considered separately for
layoff and recall purposes. Music teachers shall be
considered as vocal and instrumental for purposes of
layoff and recall (as well as assignment) based upon
their election. Current music teachers shall make
their election during the fall of 1979 and new
employees shall make their election during the first
year of employment. Election shall be made on a
form which indicates the purposes of the election and
which provides for the election of instrumental, vocal
or both.
D. Teachers on a layoff status shall be responsible for
keeping the administrator of Human Resources
informed as to their current address and telephone
number. Notification of recall by the administrator of
HumanResources shall be to such address, and failure
to contact the administrator of Human
Resources, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the
date of mailing shall remove the teacher from layoff
status. The administrator of Human Resources will
also attempt a telephone contact of the teacher.
Further, failure to accept the offered assignment shall
remove the teacher from layoff status. Acceptance of
an extra-duty assignment shall not be requiredasa
part of such offered assignment. Teachers on layoff
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