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REQUIREMENTS |
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A person who desires to teach in a public school shall
present the person's certificate for filing with the District before the
person's contract with the Board is binding. Education Code 21.053(a) [See
DCB(LOCAL) for listing of term contract positions] |
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Except as provided below, before a term contract may be
issued, the employee must be employed under a probationary contract. |
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The District may employ a person as a principal or
classroom teacher under a term contract if the person has experience as a
public school principal or classroom teacher, respectively, regardless of
whether the person is being employed by the District for the first time or
whether a probationary contract would otherwise be required under Section
21.102. Education Code 21.202 [See DCA] |
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EMPLOYMENT POLICIES |
Except as provided by Education Code 21.352(c), the
Board's employment policies, which must include reasons for not renewing a
term contract at the end of a school year, must require a written evaluation
of each term contract employee at annual or more frequent intervals. Education
Code 21.203 [See DFBB and DN series] |
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CONTRACT TERMS |
A term contract must be in writing and include the terms
of employment prescribed by Education Code Chapter 21, Subchapter E; the
Board may include other provisions in a term contract that are consistent
with that subchapter. Each term contract is subject to the approval of the
Board. The Board shall provide each "teacher," as that term is defined
in Education Code 21.201, with a copy of the teacher's contract. |
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COPY OF POLICIES |
The Board shall also provide each teacher a copy of the
Board's employment policies upon the teacher's request. If the District has
an Internet Web site, the District shall place the Board's employment
policies on that Web site. At each school in the District, the Board shall
make a copy of the Board's employment policies available for inspection at a
reasonable time on request. Education Code 21.204(a)-(d) |
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Once the probationary period has been completed, the
duration of a term contract may not exceed five school years. Education
Code 21.205 |
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PROPERTY INTEREST |
There is no property interest in a term contract beyond
its term. Education Code 21.204(e) |
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DATE ISSUED: 09/30/2003 |