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. If a
question exists as to when a teacher will earn tenure or whether an employee is tenured, the
superintendent or designee is authorized to contact the district's attorney for advice.
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: 02/11/2003
Revised: 07/19/2005; 12/13/2005
Legal Refs: §§ 168.101 - .130, RSMo.
North Kansas City School District, Kansas City, Missouri
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