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Committee considers changes to employment-contract policy: no contracts for temporary professionals, 60-day notice clarified
Summary
Perkiomen Valley policy committee discussed revisions to Policy 308 to align contract practices with school code: temporary professionals (first three years) will receive terms of employment but not formal contracts; professional employees and administrators must give 60 days’ notice on separation as required by school code.
Perkiomen Valley School District’s policy committee reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 308 to align district contract practices with school code and peer practice.
Mr. Moran explained the primary changes are intended “to align better with school code,” and that prior language providing contracts to temporary professionals including long-term substitutes is not required. The revised approach will provide temporary professionals (described in the meeting as the district’s first three years before tenure) a statement of employment terms but not a formal contract until they become a tenured professional employee.
The policy update also clarifies the school-code requirement that professional staff and administrators must provide 60 days’ notice upon separation. Committee members asked about an earlier paragraph in the prior policy that mentioned collective bargaining agreements possibly superseding individual employment agreements; administration and counsel said they did not believe language was necessary because collective bargaining agreements would not conflict with school code and current CBAs in the district do not require longer notice periods.
Committee members indicated they understood the legal reasoning but asked that the policy be checked for clarity and that administrators confirm there are no current contractual conflicts. The transcript shows no formal vote recorded during the excerpt; staff said the updates reflect school-code requirements and would be incorporated.
