Article VIII of the Bylaws provides that “The School Leader shall have the authority both to offer and terminate employment.
The School Leader communicates employment decisions in open meetings.
Public and Board comments regarding individual employees based solely upon publicly available information (i.e. not gained in the member’s capacity as a school official) shall be heard in open meeting.
Information concerning an individual employee gained by the School Leader in his/her capacity as supervisor or non-public information gained by Board members in their capacity as school officials, may be disclosed or discussed in executive session as permitted by law.
Discussion regarding the School Leader’s retention or removal shall be held in open meeting, except that non-public information gained by a Board member in his/her capacity as a school official may be disclosed and discussed in executive session as permitted by law.
It is the general policy of the school that the non-public information described in the preceding two paragraphs not be disclosed or discussed except in executive session, unless the affected employee requests an open meeting.
The School Leader will be an at-will employee of Academy Charter School. The Governing Board will review the School Leader on a mid-year basis and set performance goals for the School Leader. At the regular meeting of the Governing Board in February of each year, the vote on retention of the School Leader will be held.
The School Leader will receive a written performance evaluation administered by the ACS Board in February.
The School Leader will receive a mid-year performance discussion administered by the ACS Board in August.
The School Leader will receive and set Goals and Objectives with the Board.