The superintendent shall recommend employment for the professional staff, maintain personnel
records, administer leaves, evaluate performance, keep the Board apprised of the performance of
district employees and take action when necessary to discipline or terminate employees.
Definitions
The following definitions shall apply in the administration of district policies and are intended to
merely summarize the legal definitions under Missouri law. If for any reason the following
definitions contradict Missouri law, the legal definitions will control in the application of district
policy.
Teacher -- Any employee of a school district regularly required to be certified under laws relating
to the certification of teachers, except superintendents, assistant superintendents and any other
persons regularly performing supervisory functions as their primary duty, but including certified
teachers who teach at the pre-kindergarten level within a pre-kindergarten program in which no
fees are charged to parents or guardians.
Permanent or Tenured Teacher -- A teacher who meets the definition of a "permanent" teacher in
the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act, including:
► Teachers who have been employed as a teacher in the district for five (5) successive years
and who continue to be employed by the school district.
► Teachers who have been employed in any other school system as a teacher for two (2) or
more years, who have been employed as a teacher in the district for four (4) successive
years and who continue to be employed by the school district.
► Teachers who were tenured in the district, resigned or were permanently separated from
employment by the district, and were re-employed by the district. Once re-employed, the
first school year is probationary. However, if the employee is employed for the
succeeding year, the employment constitutes a permanent (tenured) contract.
► Any permanent or tenured teacher who is promoted with his or her consent to a
supervisory position, including a principal or assistant principal, or who is first employed
by a district as a principal or assistant principal, shall not have permanent status in such
position, but shall retain tenure in the position previously held within the district, or, after
serving two (2) years as principal or assistant principal, shall have tenure as a permanent
or tenured teacher of that system.
► Any teacher employed under a part-time contract by the district shall accrue credit toward
permanent or tenured status as described above on a prorated basis.
Probationary Teacher -- Any teacher as herein defined who is not classified as a "permanent" or
"tenured" teacher by law.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this
section for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures
and/or forms for related information.
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Adopted: 09/10/1990
Revised: 03/09/1992; 02/13/2006
Legal Refs: §§ 168.101 - .130, RSMo.
Jefferson City School District, Jefferson City, Missouri
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