Policy 5105 - Certificated Personnel Employment

Certificated Personnel Employment

Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 33-5206(4), the employment of charter school teachers and administrators shall be on a written contract conditioned upon a valid certificate being held by such professional personnel at the time of entering upon the duties thereunder. 

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 shall be acknowledged by a signed receipt. 

If the Charter School delivers contracts via electronic means, with return electronic receipt, and the Charter School has not received a returned signed contract and has not received an electronic read receipt from the employee within a period of 10 days, the Charter School shall then resend the original electronically delivered contract to the employee via certified mail, return receipt requested, or via hand delivery and provide such individual with a new date for contract return.

Return of the Contract

A person who receives a proposed contract from the Charter School shall have 10 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 if 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 Executive Director 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 References:
5340 Evaluation of Certificated Personnel
6100 Executive Director

Legal References:
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 Contractor
I.C. 33-515 Issuance of Renewable Contracts 
I.C. 33-515A Supplemental Contracts
I.C. 33-5206 Requirements and Prohibitions of a Public Charter School

Policy History
Adopted on: December 18, 2023
Revised on:
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