407.2 - LICENSED EMPLOYEE CONTRACT RELEASE (04-12-2023)

Licensed employees who wish to be released from an executed contract must give at least twenty-one days notice to the superintendent.  Licensed employees may be released at the discretion of the board.  Only in unusual and extreme circumstances will the board release a licensed employee from a contract.  The board will have sole discretion to determine what constitutes unusual and extreme circumstances.

Release from a contract shall be contingent upon finding a suitable replacement.  Licensed employees requesting release from a contract after it has been signed and before it expires may be required to pay the board the cost of advertising incurred to locate and hire a suitable replacement.  Upon written mutual agreement between the employee and the superintendent, 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 board.  Failure of the licensed employee to pay these expenses may result in a cause of action being filed in small claims court.

The superintendent is authorized to file a complaint with the Board of Educational Examiners against a licensed employee who leaves without proper release from the board.


Legal Reference:           Iowa Code §§ 216; 272; 279.13, .19A, .46

Cross Reference:           405.3  Licensed Employee Individual Contracts

                                    405.4  Licensed Employee Continuing Contracts

                                    407.3  Licensed Employee Retirement

Approved:  March 8, 2000           

Last Reviewed:  April 12, 2023

Board Policy East Buchanan Community Schools