Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-04 - State Board of Education Teacher Regulations
Chapter 0520-04-02 - Reductions in Force-State Special Schools
Section 0520-04-02-.01 - POLICY
Current through September 24, 2024
If for any reason it is determined that it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in the state special schools (i.e., the schools operated by the State Board of Education, or the State Department of Education acting under delegated authority from the board), the following are the approved policies and procedures for accomplishing such reduction in force:
(1) If the reduction in force is due to budgetary requirements the priority for selecting positions to be discontinued will be as follows:
(2) If the reduction in force is due to declining enrollment, the selection of positions to be discontinued shall cut across the total spectrum of employees with emphasis on the programs or services where the decline is the greatest.
(3) If the reduction in force is the result of a reorganization or curtailment of educational program motivated by a desire to provide a more efficient and effective school program, then the program(s) affected or eliminated will bear the reduction.
(4) In any case of a reduction in force, the selection of positions to be discontinued shall also be based on the following:
(5) Any person whose position is discontinued because of a reduction in force shall be given preference for any position in the state special schools that is to be filled during the current school year or the school year immediately following the termination, if such person meets the minimum requirements of the position.
(6) A teacher whose position is discontinued because of a reduction in force cannot claim or be transferred into a position currently being filled by a tenured teacher even though the teacher whose position is being discontinued meets the minimum qualifications of the position the teacher might desire to claim or into which the teacher might be transferred.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-112, 49-1423, 49-1424, 49-1425, 49-2610, 49-1-302, 49-5-515, and 49-50- 1001.