15.1-15 Contracts of Teachers and Administrators - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 15.1-15CONTRACTS OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS15.1-15-01. Performance reviews - Written reports.1.a.The school district shall conduct two performance reviews of each individual
employed as a teacher, a principal, or as an assistant or associate
superintendent during each of the first three years an individual holds such a
position.The school district shall prepare written reports of the individual'sperformance. The school district shall make the first yearly report available to
the individual on or before December fifteenth. The school district shall make
the second yearly report available to the individual on or before March fifteenth.b.If an individual begins employment as a teacher, a principal, or as an assistant
or associate superintendent after January first, the school district shall conduct
one review of the individual's performance. The school district shall make the
written report available to the individual on or before March fifteenth.2.Beginning with the fourth year of an individual's employment as a teacher, a
principal, or as an assistant or associate superintendent, the school district shall
conduct at least one review of the individual's performance each year. The school
district shall prepare a written report of the individual's performance and make the
report available to the individual on or before March fifteenth.15.1-15-02. First-year teachers - Review of evaluations - Renewal and nonrenewalof contracts.1.If the board of a school district contemplates not renewing the contract of an
individual employed as a first-year teacher, the board shall review the individual's
evaluations required by section 15.1-15-01 and meet with the individual in an
executive session to discuss the reasons for the contemplated nonrenewal.2.The individual employed as a first-year teacher may be accompanied by two
representatives selected by the individual for the purpose of speaking on behalf of
the individual and by the individual's spouse or one other family member.3.No claim for relief for libel or slander may be brought regarding any communication
made at an executive session of a school board held pursuant to this section.4.If the board of a school district elects not to renew the contract of an individual
employed as a first-year teacher, the board shall provide written notification of the
decision, together with a detailed description of the board's reasons, to the individual
no earlier than April fifteenth nor later than May first.5.Failure by the board of a school district to provide the notification required by
subsection 4 constitutes an offer to renew the individual's contract on the same
terms and conditions as the individual's contract for the current year.6.For purposes of this section, a "first-year teacher" means an individual teaching for
the first school year since obtaining a license to teach.15.1-15-03. Employment after January first - Review of evaluation - Renewal andnonrenewal of contracts. Repealed by S.L. 2005, ch. 161,