Reduction in Force Proceedings Forms

School Districts should complete the Teacher/Classified Employee Reduction in Force Request to Set form (OAH 18) in it's entirety.  

Please note these specific points about the request to set form: 

• One form per district: One Request to Set form must be completed for each school district reduction in force hearing. Request to Set forms that seek to schedule hearings for more than one district will be rejected by OAH.
• One form per district: If filing for both teacher and classified employee, each must be filed on a separate Request to Set form.
• Contact Information: Provide complete contact information for the district superintendent including an email address. This information is essential in order to transmit the proposed decision to the proper person.
• Respondent count: Provide the number of respondents as known on the day of filing. OAH realizes the number will probably decrease, but must have the number at the outset to facilitate setting aside the right amount of time for hearing.
• Hearing location (if in person): Identify the hearing location as specifically as possible, including, street address, room number, city name, and zip code. For considerations in selecting a hearing room, see Hearing Room Considerations.
• Conflict dates: Provide the dates for the district's spring break and standardized testing as well as any known "unacceptable" dates. Although OAH makes an effort to schedule hearings on the dates the parties request, given the significant number of reduction in force hearings scheduled in a short time frame, OAH cannot guarantee that parties will receive their requested dates.
• Most importantly, provide the identity and contact information for the respondents' attorney/representative and indicate whether the district's attorney has been in contact with the respondents' attorney/representative to discuss available and unavailable dates. Please indicate the basis for any disagreement as to acceptable hearing dates. A copy of the completed request to set form should be served on the respondents' attorney/representative.
• Request for pre-hearing conference: A pre-hearing conference is optional.  The parties may request that a pre-hearing conference be set if they feel that one is needed to address issues prior to the hearing.  The Presiding Administrative Law Judge of the local office may also set a pre-hearing conference at their discretion. 

After the completed OAH 18 is filed, the OAH case manager in the regional office in which the case is filed will set hearing dates. Once set, the district will be notified of the hearing dates with instructions to send the formal notice of hearing promptly to all respondents who requested a hearing. 

If you are aware of other districts in the same general location that are likely to be requesting hearings, note the names of those districts on a cover sheet to your request to set form or in a phone call to the case manager. Hearings at adjacent locations will probably be handled by one judge on the same or sequential dates.

• Teacher/Classified Employee Reduction in Force Request to Set form (OAH 18)