Jerome Joint School District No. 261

PERSONNEL 5750

Employing Retired Teachers and Administrators

One of the Board’s personnel goals is to recruit, select and employ the best qualified personnel to staff the schools

within the District. As such, retired employees who leave the District in good standing may be re-employed

according to the following guidelines:

1. The District may employ a person previously employed as a school district or charter school instructional, pupil service, or other certificated staff member, certificated teachers or administrators who is receiving retirement benefits from the public employee retirement system of Idaho (PERSI) for positions requiring such certification provided such individuals was not promised “rehire” by the District before their retirement was in effect. These employees are referred to below as “retiree” or “retirees”.

a. In addition, effective until June 30, 2026, the District may hire individuals who retired from any PERSI-eligible employer, so long as the individual retired on or after age 55, and so long as the individual acknowledges they may not accrue additional retirement benefits. All such employment under Idaho 59-1356(5) must end on or before June 30, 2026.

b. These employees shall be employed on a Standard Retired Teacher Contract or Standard Retired Administrator Contract form that has been approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

2. Any employment contract between the District and retirees shall be separate and apart from the

collective bargaining agreement or master agreement between the District and the local teacher’s

association.

3. Retirees employed consistent with this policy and state law shall accrue one (1) day per month of sick

leave. No annual sick leave shall be accumulated unless additional sick leave has been negotiated

between each individual retiree and the District at the time of employment. Sick leave accrued under

Idaho Code § 33-1004H does not qualify for unused sick leave benefits under Idaho Code § 33-1228.

4. The District shall not employ certificated teachers and administrators who receive or received benefits

under the previously existing early retirement program provided in now repealed Idaho Code 33- 1004G.

5. Retirees who qualify to be rehired are those who have: A) reached the Rule of 90; B) are not participating in the early retirement program; and C) who are retired on or after 60 years of age; D) have never received a “promise of rehire” before their retirement date; and E) have received at least one payment from their PERSI retirement account.

6. Employees hired pursuant to this policy and who are assigned to work in a specific district building will

only be hired and placed into the building upon the approval and consent of the building principal as per Idaho Code 33-523.

Cross Reference: 5100 Hiring Process and Criteria

Legal Reference:

I.C. § 33-1004H Employing Retired Teachers and Administrators

I.C. § 33-513 Professional Personnel

I.C. § 33-1228 Severance Allowance at Retirement

I.C. § 59-1302 Definition – School Employees

I.C. § 59-1356 Re-Employment of Retired Members

Policy History:

Adopted on: 03/08/2009

Revised on: 03/27/2012

Revised on: 01/28/2020

Revised on: 05/25/2021

Revised on: 10/25/2022