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RIF was in the school vocabulary a long time before Downsizing. It
means Reduction In Force. Schools usually used it after having a
budget defeated by the voters. They would release teachers starting
from the bottom up. All first year teachers would go unless protected
by job specialty,  then 2nd year, 3rd year, etc. A particularly bad
RIF could involve tenured teachers.

Dan Robinson
Editoral Specs Specialist
H.W. Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@info.hwwilson.com


On  2 Jul 97 at 17:26, Cheryl W. Stevens wrote:

> Now that this is the second time I have seen this word, I have to
> ask, what is "riffed." I get the feeling it may mean to be laid off
> or somehow pushed out of job. Anyone?
>
> Cheryl W. Stevens
> Library Media Specialist
> Willimantic, Connecticut
> cheryls@neca.com
> The Librarian's File Cabinet
> http://www.neca.com/~cheryls
>
> Tolland High School
> 1 Eagle Hill
> Tolland, CT 06084


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