Jt. Jerome School District No. 261

PERSONNEL 5105

Certificated Personnel Reemployment

Definitions:

Category 1 Certificated Employees–-certificated personnel hired on a limited one-year contract after August 1st

or the spouse of a Trustee hired under the limited provisions of Section 33-507(3), Idaho Code.

Category 2 Certificated Employees—certificated personnel in the first and second years of continuous

employment within the same school district.

Category 3 Certificated Employees—certificated personnel in the third year of continuous employment by the

same school district.

Renewable Contract Certificated Employees— With the exception of Interim Certificate holders, upon being

offered a contract for a fourth full consecutive year of employment as a certificated teacher, certificated personnel

who may automatically renew their employment with this District, for the next school year, by timely returning

their contract.

The District shall have the option to grant renewable contract status when it hires a certificated employee who has

been on a renewable contract with another Idaho school district or who has out-of-state experience which would

otherwise qualify the certificated employee for renewable contract status in Idaho. Alternatively, the District can

place the certificated employee on a Category 3 contract.

Retired -- Certificated personnel receiving retirement benefits from the public employee retirement system of

Idaho, except those who received benefits under the early retirement program previously provided by the State,

hired as at-will employees. Retired school employee means any District employee employed as instructional staff,

pupil service staff, or professionally endorsed staff and any staff holding a certificate as described in to 33-1210A,

Idaho Code, as well as school bus drivers and resource officers.

Interim Certificate Holder: A certificated employee who holds an interim certificate while they pursue an alternate

route to certification must complete at least nine semester credits annually toward the completion of their

alternate route to certification and meet their annual progress goals toward the completion of the alternate route.

The District may take action to terminate or non-renew a teacher with an interim certificate who fails to meet

these requirements. Such termination or non-renewal shall be carried out in accordance with State law and

administrative rules and District policy. Personnel who hold an interim certificate and/or emergency authorization

and have not been issued their five year renewable certificate shall not exceed a Category 3 Contract until

conditions have been met.

Notice:

1. Category 1 Certificated Employees

Category 1 certificated employees’ contracts are specifically offered for the limited duration of the

ensuing school year, and no further notice is required by the District to terminate the contract at the

conclusion of the contract year.

2. Category 2 Certificated Employees

Category 2 certificated employees shall be provided a written statement of reason for non-

reemployment by no later than July 1st and are not entitled to a review of the reasons or decision not

to reemploy by the Board.

3. Category 3 Certificated Employees

Category 3 certificated employees shall be provided a written statement of reason for non-

reemployment by no later than July 1st and shall, upon written request, be given the opportunity for

an informal review of such decision by the Board. The parameters for the informal review will be

determined by the Board. Before the Board determines not to renew the contract for the

unsatisfactory performance of category 3 certificated employees, such employees shall be entitled to

a defined period of probation as established by the Board, following at least one (1) evaluation. In no

case shall the probationary period be less than eight (8) weeks. The probation shall be preceded by

written notice from the Board, with the reasons for the probationary period and the areas of work

which are deficient and with provisions for adequate supervision and evaluation of the employees’

performance during the probationary period.

4. Renewable Contract

The Board may provide written notification to each person entitled to be employed on a renewable

contract in May. Contracts for all renewable contracted certificated employees shall be issued by July

1st. All employees on renewable contracts must timely return their contract. The employee’s failure

to timely return a renewable contract may be interpreted by the Board as a declination of the right to

automatic renewal or the offer of another contract. Before the Board determines not to renew the

contract for the unsatisfactory performance of renewable contracted certificated employees, such

employees shall be entitled to a defined period of probation as established by the Board, following an

observation, evaluation, or partial evaluation. The probation shall be preceded by written notice

from the Board, or its designee with the reasons for the probationary period and with provisions for

adequate supervision and evaluation of the employees’ performance during the probationary period.

5. Contracts for retired teachers are specifically offered for the limited duration of the ensuing school

year, and no further notice is required by the District to terminate the contract at the conclusion of

the contract year.

Supplemental Contracts

An extra duty assignment is, and extra duty supplemental contracts may be issued for, an assignment which is not

part of a certificated employee’s regular teaching duties. A supplemental contract for extra duties shall be separate

and apart from the certificated employee’s underlying contract (Category 1, 2, 3 or renewable) and no property

rights shall attach. A written notice of non-reissuance of the extra duty supplemental contract with a written

statement of reasons shall be provided. Upon written request, the certificated employee shall be given the

opportunity for an informal review of such decision by the Board. The parameters for the informal review will be

determined by the Board. The contract shall be in a form approved by the state superintendent of public

instruction.

An extra day assignment is, and supplemental extra day contracts may be issued for, an assignment of days of

service in addition to the standard contract length used for the majority of certificated employees of the District.

Such additional days may be in service of the same activities as the employee’s regular teaching duties. Any such

extra day contracts shall provide the same daily rate of pay and rights to due process and procedures as provided

by the certificated employee’s underlying contract (Category 1, 2, 3 or renewable). The contract shall be in a form

approved by the state superintendent of public instruction.

Delivery of Contract

Delivery of a contract may be made only in person, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or electronically,

return receipt requested. If delivery is made in person, the delivery must be acknowledged by a signed receipt.

If a District delivers contracts via electronic means, with return electronic receipt, and the District has not received

a returned signed contract and has not received an electronic read receipt from the employee, the District shall

then resend the original electronically delivered contract to the employee via certified mail, return receipt

requested, and provide such individual with a new date for contract return.

Return of the Contract

A person who receives a proposed contract from the District shall have 14 calendar days from the date of delivery

to sign and return the contract.

Failure to Accept or Acknowledge

Should a person willfully refuse to acknowledge receipt of the contract or the contract is not signed and returned

to the Board within the designated time period, the Board may declare the position vacant. Through this Policy

the Board delegates to the Superintendent the power, as the designee of the Board, to declare such position

vacant should a signed contract not be returned within the designated period.

Cross Reference: Policy 5340 Evaluation of Certificated Personnel

Policy 6100 Superintendent

Legal Reference I.C. § 33-507 Limitation upon Authority of Trustees

I.C. § 33-513 Professional Personnel

I.C. § 33-514 Issuance of Annual Contracts – Support programs – Categories of

Contracts – Optional Placement

I.C. § 33-514A Issuance of Limited Contract – Category 1 Contract

I.C. § 33-515 Issuance of Renewable Contracts

I.C. § 33-515A Supplemental Contracts

I.C. § 59-1302 Definitions

IDAPA 08.02.02.016 Idaho Interim Certificate

IDAPA 08.02.02.042 Alternate Routes to Certification

Policy History:

Adopted on: 02/28/2012

Revised on: 08/28/2012

Revised on: 06/25/2013

Revised on: 10/25/2016

Revised on: 08/27/2019

Revised on: 01/25/2022

Revised on: 10/25/2022