Common use of Employment Contracts Clause in Contracts

Employment Contracts. Teachers covered by this Agreement shall be employed under individual written contracts as provided for in ORC 3319.08 except that non-renewal shall be subject solely to the grievance and arbitration procedures of this Agreement, and except as otherwise noted below. 7.5.1 If the contract is a limited contract, the contract shall include the term of the contract, the work year of the employee and the employee’s rate of pay. 7.5.2 If the contract is a continuing contract, the employee shall be notified of his/her work year and his/her rate of pay through an annual salary notice as provided for in ORC 3319.082 and/or ORC 3319.12. 7.5.3 The initial limited contract offered to teachers newly hired to Xxxxxx Tech shall be for a term of one (1) school year, except teachers hired to fill vacancies occurring during the school year or as substitute teachers. Teachers hired during the school year to fill vacancies or new positions may be offered contracts for the remainder of the school year. Upon completion of the first contract of employment with Xxxxxx Tech, such teachers, if reemployed will be offered a second limited contract for a term of one (1) year. Assuming eligibility for a continuing contract does not exist, upon completion of the second contract, such teacher if reemployed shall be offered a third contract for a term of one (1) year for the third year of employment with Xxxxxx Tech. Thereafter, assuming eligibility for a continuing contract does not exist, upon completion of a third contract, such teacher if reemployed shall be offered a fourth contract for a term not less than one (1) year and not more than three (3) years. Teachers who meet the eligibility requirements for continuing contract status during the term of a limited contract shall be considered for a continuing contract status regardless of the term of the limited contract. 7.5.4 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or State Law including Ohio Revised Code Sections §3319.16, §3319.11 and §3319.111, the non-renewal of a Xxxxxx Tech teacher during the first three (3) years of employment on a limited contract shall not be subject to the grievance procedure of this Agreement or any other appeal or hearing procedures provided by state law. The teacher shall be notified prior to May 15 of the Superintendent/CEO’s intent to recommend the teacher’s non-renewal. Refusal of service of notice of non-renewal by the teacher shall not serve as a bar to non-renewal. Upon notification of the Superintendent/CEO’s intent to recommend non-renewal, the employee may request, in writing, representation by the BEA representative. For purposes of this section, the definition of teacher in the “first three (3) years of employment on a limited contract” does not include time spent as an employee with Xxxxxx Tech in a part-time or substitute capacity.