ARTICLE XIV TEACHER LAYOFFS

North Smithfield School District

Recall is limited to those tenured individuals receiving notice of termination for the current school year.

Teacher Layoffs - Rescinded Notices/Recall

In any circumstance in which it is necessary to layoff tenured teachers from their employment, the layoffs shall be made in inverse order of seniority. Layoff notices shall be rescinded in order of seniority using the following steps:

A. Recall to the position held at the time the layoff notice was issued, if that position /assignment is determined to still exist.

B. Recall to a position in the area of certification in which they most recently taught successfully in the North Smithfield School District.

C. Recall to a position in any area of certification in which they taught successfully in the past in the North Smithfield School District.

D. Teachers of specialized subjects may be recalled to their positions if it necessary to retain them only if it does not displace a teacher with more seniority in that subject.