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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 410
SECTION:
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
TITLE:
ABOLISHING A POSITION
ADOPTED:
March 5, 2007
REVISED:
410. ABOLISHING A POSITION
1.
Purpose
The Board is responsible for providing the professional staff necessary for
implementation of the educational programs and proper operation of the schools, and
to do so efficiently and economically.
2.
Authority
SC 524, 1106
Title 22
Sec. 4.4
The Board recognizes its responsibility to maintain professional staff positions
consistent with the instructional and operational needs of the district.
SC 1124
In the exercise of its authority to reduce staff or abolish positions, the Board shall
give primary consideration to the effect upon the educational program and shall
ascertain that elimination of a program is approved by the Department of Education.
3.
Guidelines
SC 1124
Abolishment of positions affecting professional employees may be brought about
because of:
1.
Substantial decline in student enrollment.
2.
Curtailment or alteration of a program due to a substantiated decline in class or
course enrollments.
3.
Changes in the district's organization for instruction or educational activities.
4.
Consolidation of schools.
SC 1124
Pol. 411
Reduction in staff as a result of the abolishment of positions shall be in accordance
with law and Board policy.
4.
Delegation of
Responsibility
The Superintendent shall recommend annually to the Board the number of
professional positions needed for the district to function efficiently, including
recommending the abolishment of unnecessary positions.