Common use of Procedure for Consideration of Continuing Contract Status Clause in Contracts

Procedure for Consideration of Continuing Contract Status. A. Any bargaining unit member anticipating becoming eligible for a continuing contract must notify the Building Principal in writing, with a copy to the Superintendent, by the end of the first full week of September of the school year in which the bargaining unit member becomes eligible. Thereafter, in order to be eligible for the granting of a continuing contract, the bargaining unit member must have on file by the April Board of Education meeting of the school year of tenure eligibility either: 1. A Professional, Permanent or Life teacher’s certificate issued upon application submitted to the State Board of Education prior to September 1, 1998 or renewed or upgraded subsequent to September 1, 1998 in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3319.22; or 2. A Professional Educator’s License issued after October 29, 1996 and proof of either of the following: a. If a master’s degree was not held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of such certificate or license; or b. If a master’s degree was held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, six (6) semester hours of graduate coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of the teaching certificate or license. c. a teacher holding a senior professional educator license or a lead professional educator license issued under the act's licensure provisions 3. For bargaining unit members initially licensed after January 1, 2011, continuing contract eligibility is met if the teacher: a. Holds a professional, senior professional or lead professional license; b. Has held an educator’s license for at least seven (7) years; and c. Has completed either of the following; i. If the bargaining unit member did not hold a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework in the areas of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt; ii. If the bargaining unit member held a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, six (6) semester hours or graduate coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt. B. Failure to provide such notification or to have the appropriate certificate or license on file will mean that the bargaining unit member waives eligibility for continuing contract consideration until April of the following year, and the teacher will be required to reapply. C. In addition, in order to be eligible for a continuing contract, the bargaining unit member must have taught for at least three of the last five years in the North Ridgeville City School District. D. If the bargaining unit member attained continuing contract status in another school district, the member must have served at least two years in the North Ridgeville City School District and be re-employed by the Board in order to be eligible for tenure, unless upon recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board tenure is approved prior to the expiration of this two-year period.

Procedure for Consideration of Continuing Contract Status. A. Any bargaining unit member teacher anticipating becoming eligible for a continuing contract must notify the Building Principal in writing, using the form Appendix F which is available in each building, with a copy to the Superintendent, by the end of the first full week of September October 15th of the school year in which the bargaining unit member teacher becomes eligible. Thereafter, in order to be eligible for the granting of a continuing contract, the bargaining unit member The teacher must have on file by the April Board of Education meeting March 1 of the school year of tenure eligibility either: 1. A Professional, Permanent or Life teacher’s certificate issued upon application submitted to the State Board of Education prior to September 1, 1998 or renewed or upgraded subsequent to September 1, 1998 in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3319.22; or 2. A Professional Educator’s License issued after October 29, 1996 and proof of either of the following: a. If a master’s degree was not held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework course work in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of such certificate or license; or b. If a master’s degree was held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, six (6) semester hours of graduate coursework course work in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of the teaching certificate or license. c. a teacher holding a senior professional educator license or a lead professional educator license issued under the act's licensure provisions 3. For bargaining unit members initially licensed after January 1, 2011, continuing contract eligibility is met if the teacher: a. i. Holds a professional, senior professional or lead professional license; b. ii. Has held an educator’s license for at least seven (7) years; and; c. iii. Has completed either of the following;: i. a) If the bargaining unit member did not hold a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework in the areas of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt;; or ii. b) If the bargaining unit member held a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, six (6) semester hours or graduate coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt. B. Failure to provide such notification or to have the appropriate certificate or license on file will mean that the bargaining unit member waives eligibility for continuing contract consideration until April of the following year, and the 3. The teacher will be required to reapply. C. In addition, in order to be eligible for a continuing contract, the bargaining unit member must have taught for at least three of the last five years in the North Ridgeville City Xxxxxxx Exempted Village School District. D. . If the bargaining unit member teacher attained continuing contract status in another school district, the member teacher must have served at least two years in the North Ridgeville City Xxxxxxx Exempted Village School District and be re-employed by the Board in order to be eligible for tenure, unless upon recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board of Education tenure is approved prior to the expiration of this two-year period. The Board of Education is under no obligation to act on the request for tenure of teachers who either fail to timely provide the required notification as set forth above or who otherwise become eligible for continuing contract status after March 1 in any year.

Procedure for Consideration of Continuing Contract Status. A. Any bargaining unit member teacher anticipating becoming eligible for a continuing contract must notify the Building Principal in writing, with a copy to the Superintendent, by the end of the first full week of September 15 of the school year in which the bargaining unit member teacher becomes eligible. Thereafter, in order to be eligible for the granting of a continuing contract, the bargaining unit member The teacher must have on file file, by the April Board of Education meeting March 1 of the school year of tenure eligibility eligibility, either: 1. a. A Professional, Permanent or Life teacher’s certificate issued upon application submitted to the State Board of Education prior to September 1, 1998 or renewed or upgraded subsequent to September 1, 1998 1998, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3319.22; or 2. b. A Professional Educator’s License issued after October 29, 1996 1996, and proof of either of the following: a. 1) If a master’s degree was not held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of such certificate or license; or b. 2) If a master’s degree was held at the time of initially receiving a teaching certificate or an educator’s license, six (6) semester hours of graduate coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of the teaching certificate or license. c. a teacher holding a senior professional educator license or a lead professional educator license issued under the act's licensure provisions 3. For bargaining unit members initially licensed after January 1, 2011, continuing contract eligibility is met if the teacher: a. 1) Holds a professional, senior professional or lead professional license; b. 2) Has held an educator’s license for at least seven (7) years; and c. 3) Has completed either of the following; i. (a) If the bargaining unit member did not hold a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, thirty (30) semester hours of coursework in the areas of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt; ii. (b) If the bargaining unit member held a master’s degree at the time of initially receiving an educator license, six (6) semester hours or of graduate coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field since the initial issuance of that license, as specified in rules which the state board shall adopt. B. Failure to provide such notification or to have the appropriate certificate or license on file will mean that the bargaining unit member waives eligibility for continuing contract consideration until April of the following year, and the . The teacher will be required to reapply. C. In addition, in order to be eligible for a continuing contract, the bargaining unit member must have taught for at least three of the last five years in the North Ridgeville City Southeast Local School District. D. . If the bargaining unit member teacher attained continuing contract status in another school district, the member teacher must have served at least two years in the North Ridgeville City Southeast Local School District and be re-employed by the Board in order to be eligible for tenure, unless upon recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board of Education tenure is approved prior to the expiration of this two-year period.