Continuing Contract Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent that a member eligible for continuing contract status be re-employed, and approval by the Board of Education, as prescribed and in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code, of the Superintendent’s recommendation, a continuing contract shall be entered into between the Board and the member. Teachers eligible for continuing service status are those teachers qualified as described below, who within the last five years have taught for at least three years in the District, and those teachers who, having attained continuing contract status elsewhere, have served two years in the District. In order to be eligible for the granting of a continuing contract, the bargaining unit member must have on file with the Board by March 20 of the year of tenure eligibility either: a. A Professional, Permanent or Life teacher’s certificate issued upon application submitted to the State Board of Education prior to September 1, 1998 or renewed or upgraded subsequent to September 1, 1998 in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3319.22; or b. A Professional Educator’s License issued after October 29, 1996 and proof of at least one of the following: i. If a master’s degree was not held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, thirty (30) semester hours of course work in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of such certificate or license; or ii. If a master’s degree was held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, six (6) semester hours of graduate course work in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of the teaching certificate or license; or iii. A teacher holding a senior professional educator license or a lead professional educator license issued under the licensure provisions of the ORC. c. For bargaining unit members initially licensed after January 1, 2011, continuing contract eligibility is met if the teacher: i. Holds a professional, senior professional or lead professional license; ii. Has held an educator’s license for at least seven (7) years; and iii. Has completed either of the following: a. If the bargaining unit member did not hold a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, thirty
Continuing Contracts A. A continuing contract is a contract that remains in effect until the teacher resigns, retires, or until it is terminated or suspended. B. A continuing contract shall be granted only to teachers who have provided notice of their eligibility, by submitting the Continuing Contract Request Form to Human Resources, by the 15th day of September of the year the teacher becomes eligible (the parties agree that “the year the teacher becomes eligible” means this is the third or seventh year depending upon when the initial educator license was issued) for a continuing contract and who have met one of the following criteria: 1. The teacher holds a professional, permanent, or life teacher’s certificate; 2. The teacher meets the following conditions: a. The teacher was initially issued a teacher’s certificate or educator license prior to January 1, 2011. b. The teacher holds a professional educator license issued under O.R.C 3319.22 or 3319.222 or former O.R.C. 3319.22 or a senior professional educator license or lead professional educator license issued under O.R.C. 3319.22. c. The teacher has completed the applicable one of the following: i. If the teacher did not hold a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving a teacher’s certificate under former O.R.C 3319.22 or an educator license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of such certificate or license, as specified in rules which the state board of education shall adopt; ii. If the teacher held a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving a teacher’s certificate under former O.R.C. 3319.22 or an educator license, six (6) semester hours of graduate coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of such certificate or license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt. 3. The teacher meets the following conditions: a. The teacher never held a teacher’s certificate and was initially issued an educator license on or after January 1, 2011. b. The teacher holds a professional educator license, senior professional educator license, or lead professional educator license issued under O.R.C. 3319.22. c. The teacher has held an educator license for at least seven (7) years. d. The teacher has completed the applicable one of the following: i. If the teacher did not hold a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt; ii. If the teacher held a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, six (6) semester hours of graduate coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt. C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to void or otherwise affect a continuing contract entered into prior to October 1, 2012.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION AND SOLICITATION LIMITATIONS No state contractor, prospective state contractor, principal of a state contractor or principal of a prospective state contractor, with regard to a state contract or state contract solicitation with or from a state agency in the executive branch or a quasi-public agency or a holder, or principal of a holder of a valid prequalification certificate, shall make a contribution to (i) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (iii) a party committee (which includes town committees). In addition, no holder or principal of a holder of a valid prequalification certificate, shall make a contribution to (i) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of State senator or State representative, (ii) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (iii) a party committee. On and after January 1, 2011, no state contractor, prospective state contractor, principal of a state contractor or principal of a prospective state contractor, with regard to a state contract or state contract solicitation with or from a state agency in the executive branch or a quasi-public agency or a holder, or principal of a holder of a valid prequalification certificate, shall knowingly solicit contributions from the state contractor's or prospective state contractor's employees or from a subcontractor or principals of the subcontractor on behalf of (i) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (iii) a party committee. State contractors and prospective state contractors are required to inform their principals of the above prohibitions, as applicable, and the possible penalties and other consequences of any violation thereof. Contributions or solicitations of contributions made in violation of the above prohibitions may result in the following civil and criminal penalties: Civil penalties—Up to $2,000 or twice the amount of the prohibited contribution, whichever is greater, against a principal or a contractor. Any state contractor or prospective state contractor which fails to make reasonable efforts to comply with the provisions requiring notice to its principals of these prohibitions and the possible consequences of their violations may also be subject to civil penalties of up to $2,000 or twice the amount of the prohibited contributions made by their principals. Criminal penalties—Any knowing and willful violation of the prohibition is a Class D felony, which may subject the violator to imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or not more than $5,000 in fines, or both.
Non-Solicitation of Customers and Employees The Executive agrees that during the Term and for a period of two (2) years following the Termination of the Executive’s Employment, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, (i) solicit in any manner, seek to obtain or service, or accept the business of any Customer for any product or service of the type offered by the Employer or competitive with the Company’s Business, (ii) solicit in any manner, seek to obtain or service, or accept the business of any Prospective Customer for any product or service of the type offered by the Employer or otherwise competitive with the Company’s Business, (iii) request or advise any Customer, Prospective Customer, or supplier of the Employer to terminate, reduce, limit, or change its business or relationship with the Employer, or (iv) induce, request, or attempt to influence any employee of the Employer to terminate his/her employment with the Employer.
Continuing Contract Performance Pending final resolution of a Claim, except as otherwise agreed in writing or as provided in Section 9.7 and Article 13, the Design-Builder shall proceed diligently with performance of the Contract and the Owner shall continue to make payments in accordance with the Design-Build Documents.