PERSONNEL
405.9
LICENSED EMPLOYEE PROBATIONARY STATUS
The first three years of a new licensed employee's contract shall be a probationary period unless the employee has already successfully completed the three year probationary period. New employees who have successfully completed a probationary period in a previous school district will serve a one year probationary period.
Former employees who return to employment with the district shall be subject to a one-year probationary period.
Current employees who request a transfer to a new assignment shall be subject to a one-year probationary period. Employees transferred involuntarily shall not be subject to probation.
Only the board, in its discretion, may waive the probationary period. The board may extend the probationary period for one additional year with the consent of the licensed employee. The board will make the decision to extend or waive a licensed employee's probationary status based upon the superintendent's recommendation. During this probationary period the board may terminate the licensed employee's contract at year-end or discharge the employee in concert with corresponding board policies.
Licensed employees may also serve a probationary period based upon their performance. Such probationary period shall be determined on a case-by-case basis in light of the circumstances surrounding the employee's performance as documented in the employee's evaluations and personnel file.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 279.12-.19B (2001).
Cross Reference: 405.4 Licensed Employee Continuing Contracts
405.8 Licensed Employee Evaluation
Adopted: 12/17/98
Reviewed: 10/29/2020
Revised: