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Board reviews resignations policy, adds contract clause and superintendent authority
Summary
Hershey said attorneys added a clause on employee contracts and language allowing the superintendent (or a designee) to accept or reject resignations for contracted employees; resignations would not take effect until the board accepts them at the next called meeting unless otherwise specified.
The board examined updates to policy GBO, which covers professional personnel resignations and was last updated in 2010. Derek Hershey said legal counsel recommended adding a clause addressing employee contracts and giving the superintendent authority — or a named designee — to accept or reject resignations for contracted employees. "That portion was added at the beginning," Hershey said, and the changes also clarify that resignations generally would not become effective until the board accepts them at the next called board meeting.
Board members asked whether the authority would apply to all roles; Hershey said the authority applies to contracted positions but not substitutes. He noted the practical reason for the change is to allow releases when staff accept other employment without requiring a multi-week wait for a board meeting. The board agreed to let the proposed changes sit for 30 days for further review.
