Licensed employees who wish to be released from an executed contract must give at least twenty-one days notice to the superintendent. Licensed employees may be released at the discretion of the board. Only in unusual and extreme circumstances will the board release a licensed employee from a contract. The board will have sole discretion to determine what constitutes unusual and extreme circumstances.
Release from a contract will be contingent upon finding a suitable replacement. Licensed employees requesting release from a contract after it has been signed and before it expires may be required to pay the board the cost of advertising up to $1000 for expenses incurred to locate and hire a suitable replacement. Resignations received after July 1 will be required to pay the board up to $1000. Upon written mutual agreement between the employee and the superintendent, the costs may be deducted from the employee's salary. Payment of these costs shall be a condition for release from the contract at the discretion of the board. Failure of the licensed employee to pay these expenses may result in a cause of action being filed in small claims court.
The superintendent is required to file a complaint with the Board of Educational Examiners against a licensed employee who leaves without proper release from the board.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 216; 272; 279.13, .19A, .46.
Cross Reference:
405.3 Licensed Employee Individual Contracts
405.4 Licensed Employee Continuing Contracts
407.3. Licensed Employee Retirement
Approved: 12/9/1996 Reviewed: 02/13/2023 Revised: 02/13/2023