Late Resignation. Professional Employees who desire to resign late, after the date designated in K.S.A. 72-2251, may resign under one of the following 3 options:
Late Resignation. In the event a teacher submits a resignation after signing a contract and/or before the contract is fulfilled, the Board may accept the resignation and declare liquidated damages. Once the resignation is submitted to the Superintendent of schools, the resignation may not be withdrawn and will be presented for action by the School Board. The Superintendent may begin immediately, after receipt of resignation, to advertise for a replacement. The liquidated damages will be in the following amounts:
Late Resignation. The board will consider the resignation of any employee which is submitted to the board in writing. The board will accept such resignations only when the board is of the opinion that such resignations will be in the best interests of the district.
Late Resignation. An employee who returns a signed individual teaching contract or contract modification to the Board for the following year and then is released from that contract or who is released from an individual teaching contract after June 15 even though a signed individual contract or contract modification has not been returned to the Board, shall be liable for the actual newspaper advertising expenses incurred by the Board in seeking a suitable replacement.
Late Resignation. Employees intending to resign their position should inform their supervisor as early as possible. Resignations occurring after June 30 will be considered late and assessed a fee according to the following schedule: Resignation between July 1 and July 15: $500 Resignation between July 16 and July 31: $750 Resignation on or after August 1: $1000 These fees will be used to offset the cost of finding a replacement. Questions about this policy should be directed to the Resolutions Team.
Late Resignation. In the event that a certified staff member resigned after returning to the business manager a signed contract, the following liquidated damages will be levied against that particular staff member: From the date the contract is signed and returned until June 5 = $500 From June 6 until July 5 = $750 From July 6 until August 5 = $2,000.00 After August 5, the Board reserves the right to not accept a resignation. As a result of a resignation after August 5, the Board may request $5,000.00 in liquidated damages or that the South Dakota Department of Education revoke the same certified staff member’s South Dakota teaching certificate, according to S D Codified Law SDCL 13-42-9. The Board has the right to waive this policy in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
