Do principals get to choose who to excess at their schools? Who decides which staff members are excessed?

Excessing is based on budget and student enrollment. When the budget or student enrollment drops, that can result in an excessing condition. Principals have a discretion, subject to review and approval, in determining which programs or license areas might get dropped, but in all cases, the least senior person within that area will be excessed first. The DOE reviews and will either approve or rescind a principal's excessing decision.