A written resignation signed by the licensed employee will be submitted to the employee’s immediate supervisor who will direct the resignation with recommendations to the Chief Human Resources Officer [or designee]. The Chief Human Resources Officer [or designee] will then make a recommendation to the school board as provided by Iowa Code.
The school board recognizes that there are some circumstances which may force a licensed employee to request release from contract before the expiration date of their contract. Therefore, licensed personnel may be released from their contract if a suitable replacement can be found.
Licensed employees who wish to be released from an executed contract must give at least 21 days notice to the Chief Human Resources Officer [or designee]. Licensed employees may be released at the discretion of the school board. Only in unusual and extreme circumstances will the school board release a licensed employee from a contract.
Licensed employees requesting release from a contact after it has been signed and before it expires may be required to pay the school board the cost of advertising or other reasonable administrative costs incurred to locate and hire a suitable replacement. Upon written mutual agreement between the employee and the Chief Human Resources Officer [or designee], and to the extent allowed by law, the costs may be deducted from the employee's salary. Payment of these costs is a condition for release from the contract at the discretion of the school board. Failure of the licensed employee to pay these expenses may result in a cause of action being filed in small claims court.
The Chief Human Resources Officer [or designee] is required to file a complaint with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners against a licensed employee who leaves without proper release from the school board.
Adopted: 6/70
Reviewed: 1/11; 12/11; 4/13; 12/16; 4/20
Revised: 9/14; 4/23; 10/23
Related Policy: Series 401
Legal Reference (Code of Iowa): §§ 91A(1); 91A.2, .3, .5; 216; 256; 279.13, .19A, .46
IASB Reference: 407.01-02