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