Nontenured / Tenured Status

BP 4116.00

NONTENURED/TENURED STATUS

The School Board recognize that new teachers need training, assistance and evaluations designed to increase their competency as teachers and to ensure that the best qualified staff is retained by the district.

(cf. 4115 - Evaluation)
(cf. 4117.4 - Dismissal)
(cf. 4117.6 - Nonretention)
(cf. 4131 - Staff Development) 

A teacher who has been employed by the district continuously for three consecutive school years and who is then rehired for the next succeeding school year shall achieve tenure in the district at the beginning of the fourth year, provided the teacher performs a day of teaching services in the fourth year, and further provided the teacher received a satisfactory performance evaluation in the third year.

Legal Reference:

       ALASKA STATUTES
         14.20.147  Transfer or absorption of attendance area or federal agency school

         14.20.150  Acquisition of tenure rights
         14.20.155  Effect of tenure rights
         14.20.160  Loss of tenure rights
         14.20.165  Restoration of tenure rights
         14.20.210 Authority of School Board or department to adopt by laws
         14.20.215 Definitions 

         ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
         4 AAC  18.027  Acquisition of tenure rights:  less than full-time teachers

         4 AAC 18.900 Definitions

         Fairbanks North Star Borough School District v. NEA - Alaska, 817 P.2d 923 (Alaska 1991)
         State v. Redman, 491 P.2d 157 (Alaska 1971)

 

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Adoption Date:  10/13/99

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