Renewal of Professional Staff Members

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RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS

The New Franklin R-I School District will consider professional staff performance and the district's future staffing needs at least annually and make decisions regarding the continued employmentof professional staff members for the next school year.

Employment Contracts

Certificated employees whose employment has been renewed will receive contracts no later than May 15.

When the district issues an employment contract to an employee, the district may notify the employee of the date the signed contract must be returned to tthe district. Failure to returnthe contract by that date will be considered a rejection of the district's offer of employment. Unless notified otherwise, a re-employed, certificated staff member (other than thesuperintendent) has 15 calendar days to sign and return a contract to the designated person in the district, or the district, in its discretion, may consider the employment offer revoked.

In accordance with law, if an employee has a multi-year contract in which the employee's salary is set in the contract for the next fiscal year, the Board cannot take action to increase the salary inthe existing contract unless the employee's duties are increased.

Tenured Teachers

By law tenured teachers have an indefinite contract with the district and are therefore automatically considered employed for the next school year without Board action. In accordance with law,the district will notify these teachers on or before May 15of their compensation for the next school year in accordance with the salary schedule and the school calendar.

Probationary Teachers

On or before April 15 of each school year, the Board of Education shall notify in writing a probationary teacher who will not be retained by the school district of the nonrenewal of his orher contract.

If the teacher was nonrenewed due to a decrease in student enrollment, school district reorganization or the financial condition of the school district, the written notice will include thereason for nonrenewal. Otherwise, upon request, the district will provide a concise written statement of the reason or reasons the contract was not renewed .

Certificated Administrative Staff Ineligible for Tenure

The following rules apply to the employment renewal of all certificated administrative staff, other than the superintendent. On or before April 15of the year in which a contract expires, the Boardof Education shall notify the administrator in writing concerning his or her re-employment. Any motion regarding re-employment of such certificated employee shall include only one personand shall be made in the positive. A majority of the elected members voting in the affirmative shall constitute re-employment.

Nonrenewed administrators who have tenure as a teacher in the district will be offered a teaching position in accordance with law and must provide written notice to the district by June 1 if theydo not intend to accept the position.

If an administrator is nonrenewed or demoted, and if the employee has been re-employed five times by the district, the employee may, within ten days following receipt of the notice, request awritten statement of reasons. The statement shall be provided within ten days of receipt of the request. The employee shall be granted a hearing, if requested in writing within ten days afterreceipt of the statement of reasons. The hearing shall be held within ten days of the receipt of the request, and shall be open at the employee's request. The employee may have counsel, testify,offer evidence and cross-examine witnesses. After the hearing, no further action by the Board shall be required.

Noncertificated Professional Staff

In general, the district does not enter into employment contracts with noncertificated professional staff. Noncertificated professional staff employees are considered at-will employees andwill continue to be employed with the district from year to year unless notified otherwise. When applicable, the district will provide reasonable assurance of continued employmentstatus to employees prior to the summer break.

Allegations of Sexual Misconduct with a Student

If a former district employee whos ejob involved contact with children was terminated, nonrenewed or allowed to resign in lieu of termination as a result of an allegation of sexual misconductwith a student, or as a result of such allegations being substantiated by the Children's Division (CD) of the Department of Social Services' child abuse and neglect review board, the district isrequired by law to release information regarding the sexual misconduct to a potential public school or charter school employer who contacts the district regarding the former employee. Inaddition, if the CD substantiates a complaint of sexual misconduct with a student against a former employee of the district, the law requires the district to release the results of the CDinvestigation to any potential public school or charter school employer who contacts the district.

When employment ends as a result of an allegation of sexual misconduct with a student, the district will provide appropriate due process prior to the release of information regarding thesexual misconduct to a potential public school or charter school employer, if feasible. The superintendent or designee is authorized to consult with the district's attorney to determine the appropriatelevel of due process to provide.

For the purposes of this policy, employees are considered "former employees" if they have resigned, been terminated, had their contracts nonrenewed, or been notified that their contracts withthe district will not be renewed or that the district is pursuing termination, even if the process has not been completed.

Adopted : 21912005

Revised:

5/16/2012

5/20/2015

Cross Refs:

AC, Prohibition against Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

BDDF, Voting Method

CBC, Superintendent's Contract/Compensation and Benefits

JHG, Reporting and Investigating Child Abuse/Neglect

Legal Refs: Mo. Const. art. III, ' ' 38(a), 39(3)

' ' 162.068, 168.101, .126, RSMo.

U.S. Const. amend. XIV

New Franklin R-I School District, New Franklin, Missouri