RESIGNATION
Support staff who wish to resign during the school year shall give the Superintendent written notice of their intent to resign, final date of employment, and cancel their contract the same day prior to their last working day.
RETIREMENT
Support staff who will complete their current contract with the Board may apply for retirement. No support staff member will be required to retire at any specific age.
Application for retirement will be considered made when the support staff states in writing to the Superintendent, no later than the date set by the Board for the return of the staff member’s contract if applicable, the staff member’s intent to retire. The letter must state the staff member’s desire to retire and be witnessed by another party other than the principal or Superintendent.
Board action to approve a support staff member’s application for retirement shall be final, and such action constitutes termination of the staff member’s contract effective the day of the staff member’s retirement.
Support staff and their spouse and dependents who have group insurance coverage through the District may be allowed to continue coverage of the District's group health insurance program, at their own expense, by meeting the insurer’s requirements.
VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT
The District may offer an early retirement plan for full-time licensed and 12-month employees. Full-time licensed or 12-month employees are employees who are regularly scheduled to work 38 hours per week and are currently performing their assigned duties within the District. A licensed or 12-month employee is eligible under the early retirement plan when the licensed or 12-month employee:
- Is at least age 55 prior to the start of the next school year.
- Completes a total of 15 years of service as a full-time licensed or 12-month employee to the District;
- Submits an application to the Superintendent for participation in the plan prior to the second Monday of January of the year in which the licensed employee wishes to retire. Applications submitted after second Monday of January may be considered at the discretion of the Board depending on the circumstances for the late application;
- Submits a written resignation. The resignation may be contingent upon approval by the Board of participation in the voluntary early retirement plan; and,
- Receives Board approval of the licensed or 12-month employee's application for participation in the early retirement plan, of the licensed employee's resignation, and of the disbursement of early retirement incentive to the licensed employee.
Board approval of the licensed or 12-month employee's early retirement application shall constitute a voluntary resignation. Board approval of the licensed or 12-month employee's early retirement application will also make the licensed or 12-month employee eligible for disbursement of the early retirement incentive the sooner of July 1 following the licensed or 12-month employee's approval for early retirement or a date mutually agreed upon by the District and the licensed or 12-month employee. Failure of the Board to approve the licensed or 12-month employee's early retirement application will make the licensed or 12-month employee's current contract with the Board continue in full force and effect.
SUSPENSION
Support staff members shall perform their assigned job, respect and follow board policy, and obey the law. The Superintendent may suspend a support employee with or without pay. In the event of a suspension, due process will be followed.
DISMISSAL
Support staff members shall perform their jobs, respect board policy, and obey the law. A support staff member may be dismissed upon 30 days notice or immediately for cause. Due process procedures shall be followed.
The Superintendent shall make a recommendation for dismissal to the Board. A support staff member may be dismissed for any reason, including, but not limited to, incompetence, willful neglect of duty, reduction in force, willful violation of board policy or administrative regulations, or a violation of the law.
REDUCTION IN FORCE
It is the exclusive power of the Board to determine when a reduction in support staff is necessary. Support staff who are terminated due to a reduction in force shall be given 30 days notice. Due process will be followed for terminations due to a reduction in force.
The Superintendent shall make a recommendation for termination to the Board. The Superintendent will consider the relative qualifications, skills, ability and demonstrated performance through evaluation procedures in making the recommendations.
Approved: March 2007
Reviewed: February 2022
Revised: February 2022