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REDUCTION IN FORCE/ABOLISHING A POSITION
The Board of Education has the right under state law to abolish unilaterally any existing position in whole or in part and to reduce the number of employees in any category for reasons of economy, reduction in the number of pupils, change in the administrative or supervisory organization, change in the educational program or other good cause. The Superintendent shall prepare guidelines for restructuring positions and for determining objectively which employees are to be dismissed as a result, and shall present his/her recommendations to the Board of Education for action. Date: April 14, 1986 June 10, 2002, First Reading July 29, 2002, Approved Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:28-9 Reduction of force; power to reduce and reasons for reduction N.J.S.A. 18A:28-10 Reasons for dismissals of persons under tenure on account of reduction N.J.S.A. 18A:28-11 Seniority; board to determine; notice and advisory opinion N.J.S.A. 18A:28-12 Dismissal of persons having tenure on reduction; reemployment N.J.A.C. 6:3-5.1 Standards for determining seniority N.J.A.C. 6:11-3.3 Assignment of titles Dennery v. Passaic County Regional High School District Bd. of Ed., 131 N.J. 626 (1993) Impey v. Board of Education of Shrewsbury, 142 N.J. 388 (1995) Taxman v. Piscataway Bd. of Ed., 91 F. 3d 1542 (3d Cir. 1996) Cross References: 2131 Chief school administrator 4216 Evaluation 4217.41 Nonrenewal Key Words RIF, Reduction in Force, Abolishing a Position |
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