Common use of SEQUENCE OF CONTRACTS Clause in Contracts

SEQUENCE OF CONTRACTS. 18.1. Limited contracts in the district shall be for the following periods, provided that any professional staff member beginning employment during a school year shall commence such sequence, if rehired, the following school year: First Contract 1 year Second Contract 1 year Third Contract 1 year Fourth Contract 1 year Fifth Contract and thereafter 3 years 18.2. The administration retains the ability to intercede before or during the first year of a multi- year limited contract if the professional staff member has been rated Ineffective in some standards or has below expected student growth via the evaluation process. An administrator and the professional staff member shall cooperatively develop an Improvement plan, and the professional staff member may be placed on a 1 year limited contract. If the professional staff member has not made satisfactory progress, it may be recommended, as an alternative to nonrenewal, that a second 1 year limited contract be offered. If satisfactory progress is made on the 1 year limited contract, a multi-year contract shall again be offered. 18.3. Notwithstanding anything otherwise to the contrary in Ohio law, which otherwise contrary provisions shall be superseded hereby, for unit members who were certificated and/or licensed prior to January 1, 2011, the following shall apply: Nothing herein shall deny a teacher the right to be issued a continuing contract in keeping with the Ohio Revised Code, except that, in order to be considered for a continuing contract: 1. A unit member shall have a professional, permanent, or life certificate or license; 2. If holding a professional license, a unit member shall have had either a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving a teacher’s certificate or an educator license and have completed 6 semester hours of graduate coursework in his/her area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of his/her teacher’s certificate or license per state rules or shall have completed 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, per state rules; 3. A unit member shall have taught at least three years of the last five in the District or have attained continuing contract status elsewhere and have served two years in the District; and 4. A unit member has had on file with the Executive Director of Human Resources no later than September 15th of the school year in which such consideration shall occur both proof of qualification for such a contract pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.08(B) and a request in writing for such a contract submitted to the member’s Building Principal and the Executive Director of Human Resources contemporaneous with or subsequent to the filing of said proof, provided that the Board may waive condition (4) as just stated when it determines that to be appropriate by action expressly so declaring. 5. A unit member who has attained continuing contract status elsewhere may be issued, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board, a continuing contract at any time prior to the end of the two- years of employment in the District. 18.4. Notwithstanding anything otherwise to the contrary in Ohio law, which otherwise contrary provisions shall be superseded hereby, for unit members who were licensed on or after January 1, 2011, the following shall apply: Nothing herein shall deny a teacher the right to be issued a continuing contract in keeping with the Ohio Revised Code, except that, in order to be considered for a continuing contract: 1. A unit member shall hold a professional educator license, senior professional educator license, or lead professional educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; 2. A unit member has held an educator license for at least seven years. 3. A unit member shall have had either a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving a teacher’s certificate or an educator license and have completed 6 semester hours of graduate coursework in his/her area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of his/her teacher’s certificate or license per state rules or shall have completed 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, per state rules; 4. A unit member shall have taught at least three years of the last five in the District or have attained continuing contract status elsewhere and have served two years in the District; and 5. A unit member has had on file with the Executive Director of Human Resources no later than September 15th of the school year in which such consideration shall occur both proof of qualification for such a contract pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.08(B) and a request in writing for such a contract submitted to the member’s Building Principal and the Executive Director of Human Resources contemporaneous with or subsequent to the filing of said proof, provided that the Board may waive condition (5) as just stated when it determines that to be appropriate by action expressly so declaring. 6. A unit member who has attained continuing contract status elsewhere may be issued, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board, a continuing contract at any time prior to the end of the two- years of employment in the District. 18.5. A professional staff member who, during a multi-year limited contract that is not in its final year, becomes eligible for continuing contract status shall be granted a continuing contract for the next school year if the Superintendent so recommends and the Board affirmatively approves such recommendation. 18.6. A unit member returning from a reduction in force shall hold the same contractual standing s/he held in the sequence at the time of his/her layoff. For example, and subject to section 18.2 above, a unit member who is reduced in force at the end of his/her second contract shall upon recall hold a third contract, and a unit member who is reduced in force at the end of the first year of a fourth contract shall upon recall start in the second year of said fourth contract, provided that if a unit member is reduced in force mid-year of a contract s/he shall upon recall at the start of a year return to the beginning of that same year of that same contract.

SEQUENCE OF CONTRACTS. 18.1. Limited contracts in the district shall be for the following periods, provided that any professional staff member beginning employment during LIMITED CONTRACTS A. Any teacher employed under a school year shall commence such sequence, if rehired, the following school year: First Contract 1 year Second Contract 1 year Third Contract 1 year Fourth Contract 1 year Fifth Contract and thereafter 3 years 18.2. The administration retains the ability to intercede before or during the first year of a multi- year limited contract if the professional staff member has been rated Ineffective in some standards or has below expected student growth via the evaluation process. An administrator and the professional staff member shall cooperatively develop an Improvement plan, and the professional staff member may be placed on a 1 year limited contract. If the professional staff member has not made satisfactory progress, it may be recommended, as an alternative to nonrenewal, that a second 1 year limited contract be offered. If satisfactory progress is made on the 1 year limited contract, a multi-year contract shall again be offered. 18.3. Notwithstanding anything otherwise to the contrary in Ohio law, which otherwise contrary provisions shall be superseded hereby, for unit members who were certificated and/or licensed prior to January 1, 2011, the following shall apply: Nothing herein shall deny a teacher the right to be issued a continuing contract in keeping with the Ohio Revised Code, except that, in order eligible to be considered for a continuing contractcontract shall be deemed re-employed at the same salary or salary increase, plus any increment provided by the salary schedule unless the Board, acting upon the Superintendent's recommendation as to whether or not the teacher should be re- employed, gives such teacher written notice of its intention not to re-employ him/her on or before the first (1st) day of June. For the purpose of this subsection, personal service or posting such written notice in the U. S. Mail by registered or certified mail to such teacher's last known mailing address shall constitute "notice" to the member. B. Licensed teachers shall be granted limited contracts as follows: 1. A unit member All teachers new to the system shall be granted a limited contract with a duration of one (1) year except those teachers employed less than one hundred twenty (120) days who shall be granted a limited contract for the remainder of the school year. a. All teachers who have successfully completed two (2) limited contracts with a professionalduration of one (1) year each, permanentand are recommended by the Superintendent, or life certificate or license;shall be recommended for a limited contract with a duration of two (2) years. b. An experienced teacher new to the System who shows evidence of successful evaluations may be recommended for a contract of two (2. If holding a professional license, a unit member shall have had either a master’s degree ) years at the time completion of initially receiving a teacher’s certificate or an educator license and have completed 6 semester hours of graduate coursework in his/her area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of his/her teacher’s certificate or license per state rules or shall have completed 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, per state rules;one-year contract. 3. A unit member All teachers who have successfully completed two (2) limited contracts with a duration of two (2) years each, referred to in # 2 above, and who have been recommended by the Superintendent, shall have taught at least be recommended for a limited contract with a duration of three years of the last five in the District or have attained continuing contract status elsewhere and have served two years in the District; and(3) years. 4. A unit member has had on file All teachers who have successfully completed a limited contract with a duration of three (3) years, and who have been recommended by the Executive Director Superintendent, shall be recommended for a limited contract with a duration of Human Resources no later than September 15th of the school year in which such consideration shall occur both proof of qualification three (3) years for such a each contract pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.08(B) and a request in writing for such a contract submitted to the member’s Building Principal and the Executive Director of Human Resources contemporaneous with or subsequent to the filing of said proof, provided that the Board may waive condition (4) as just stated when it determines that to be appropriate by action expressly so declaringthereafter. 5. A unit member who has attained continuing At the conclusion of any limited contract status elsewhere the teacher may be issued, upon the recommendation re-employed on a probationary status for a period of the Superintendent one (1) or two (2) years. The formal evaluation procedures must indicate that such action is warranted and approval a written statement of the Board, a continuing contract at any time prior necessary improvements must be given to the end of teacher. If the two- years of employment in Board elects to grant a contract with a lesser duration than that recommended by the District. 18.4. Notwithstanding anything otherwise to the contrary in Ohio law, which otherwise contrary provisions shall be superseded hereby, for unit members who were licensed on or after January 1, 2011Superintendent, the following shall apply: Nothing herein shall deny contract will be one with a teacher the right to be issued a continuing contract in keeping with the Ohio Revised Code, except that, in order to be considered for a continuing contract: 1. A unit member shall hold a professional educator license, senior professional educator license, or lead professional educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; 2. A unit member has held an educator license for at least seven years. 3. A unit member shall have had either a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving a teacher’s certificate or an educator license and have completed 6 semester hours of graduate coursework in his/her area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of his/her teacher’s certificate or license per state rules or shall have completed 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, per state rules; 4. A unit member shall have taught at least three years of the last five in the District or have attained continuing contract status elsewhere and have served two years in the District; and 5. A unit member has had on file with the Executive Director of Human Resources no later than September 15th of the school year in which such consideration shall occur both proof of qualification for such a contract pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.08(B) and a request in writing for such a contract submitted to the member’s Building Principal and the Executive Director of Human Resources contemporaneous with or subsequent to the filing of said proof, provided that the Board may waive condition (5) as just stated when it determines that to be appropriate by action expressly so declaringprobationary status. 6. A unit member Teachers who has attained continuing contract status elsewhere may be issued, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board, have successfully completed a continuing contract at any time prior to the end of the two- years of employment in the District. 18.5. A professional staff member who, during a multi-year limited contract that is not in its final yearwith a duration of three (3) years, becomes eligible for continuing contract status shall and who have demonstrated acceptable teaching performance, may be granted a continuing limited contract for the next school year if the Superintendent so recommends and the Board affirmatively approves such recommendation. 18.6with a duration of four (4) or five (5) years. A unit member returning from Such teachers shall continue to receive a reduction in force shall hold contract of the same contractual standing s/he held in period, as long as they continue to demonstrate acceptable teaching perform- ance and are recommended by the sequence at the time of his/her layoff. For example, and subject to section 18.2 above, a unit member who is reduced in force at the end of his/her second contract shall upon recall hold a third contract, and a unit member who is reduced in force at the end of the first year of a fourth contract shall upon recall start in the second year of said fourth contract, provided that if a unit member is reduced in force mid-year of a contract s/he shall upon recall at the start of a year return to the beginning of that same year of that same contractSuperintendent.