5.11.7 Teacher and Faculty Employment Agreements
Elementary School Teacher Employment Agreements
and High School Faculty Employment Agreements are negotiated on a yearly
basis. New teachers or teachers promoted to another position in a school
are given a probationary period as described in the Elementary School
Teacher Employment Agreement or High School Faculty Employment
Agreement.
5.11.7.1 Elementary School Teacher Employment Agreement
The
decision to offer a new agreement to a teacher will be the
responsibility of the principal with the approval of the pastor, in
accordance with their mutual understanding of personnel needs for the
following year.
The decision to offer a new contract is based upon but not limited to the following reasons:
Compliance with school philosophy
The job description for a teacher
Professionalism
The teacher's record of support and cooperation with the philosophy and mission of the school
The extent to which the teacher's behavior on campus and in the community offers to the students an example of Catholic values
Demonstrated competence through the evaluation of teaching performance
Professional development
Compliance
with school regulations and policies for teachers as promulgated in this Administrative Handbook and the Elementary School Teacher Employment Agreement, faculty handbook, parent/student handbook, staff handbook, and other school
communications
The needs of the school, as determined by the principal and pastor
Offering
a teacher a new Elementary School Teacher Employment Agreement does not constitute granting of
tenure. Archdiocesan elementary schools do not have a tenure system.
The
teacher/applicant must sign and return the offered Elementary School Teacher Employment Agreement within five calendar days of receipt of the agreement or the offer is
considered withdrawn. The agreement is not valid and binding until it is
signed by the principal and the pastor of the parish.
See also Employees with Written Agreements.
5.11.7.2 High School Faculty Employment Agreement
For
a High School Faculty Employment Agreement to be valid, it must be
approved by the Department of Catholic Schools and must be signed by the
principal.
The High School Faculty Employment Agreement provides that the
school will give written notice, on or before May 15th, stating whether
it intends to renew the teacher's agreement for the following year.
The
principal alone has the final and sole authority with respect to
offering contracts to first- and second-year teachers. Except in the
case of staff reduction or of noncompliance with professional growth requirements, commencing in a teacher's third year of teaching and
continuing for as long as the teacher remains a teacher at the school,
the decision to not offer a contract for the subsequent year requires
approval of a simple majority of the school Evaluative Council as
defined in the Faculty Handbook.
The Evaluative Council's decision may be based upon but not limited to any of the following reasons:
The teacher's record of support and cooperation with the philosophy and mission of the school
The extent to which the teacher's behavior on campus and in the community offers to the students an example of Catholic values
The evaluation of teaching performance
Compliance with school regulations for teachers
The
renewal of a High School Faculty Employment Agreement of full-time teachers during
and beyond the third year of teaching does not constitute granting of
tenure. Archdiocesan and parish high schools do not have a tenure
system.
Teachers who fail to return a signed High School Faculty Employment Agreement to the principal by June 1st will be considered as having
voluntarily terminated their employment with the school.
See also Employees with Written Agreements.