Licensed employees who wish to be released from an executed contract must give thirty (30) days notice to the superintendent. Licensed personnel may be released at the discretion of the board. Only in unusual and extreme circumstances will the board release a licensed employee from a contract. The board shall have sole discretion to determine what constitutes unusual and extreme circumstances.
Release from a contract shall be contingent upon finding a suitable replacement. Licensed personnel requesting release from a contract after it has been signed and before it expires may be required to pay the board up to $500 for expenses incurred to locate and hire a suitable replacement. Upon written mutual agreement between the employee and the superintendent, the costs may be deducted from the employee’s salary. Payment of these costs shall be a condition for release from the contract in the discretion of the Board. Failure of the licensed employee to pay these expenses may result in a cause of action being such that the Board will not release the licensed employee from his/her contract until the specified costs have been paid.
The Board has the option to file a complaint with the Board of Educational Examiners against any licensed employee who leaves without proper release from the board.
Approved: 4-7-98
Reviewed: 12-12-22
Revised: 3-09-98, 9-20-99
