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6-13-620. Powers and duties.
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6-13-620. Powers and duties.
The board of directors of each school district in the state is charged with the following powers and required to perform the following duties in order to provide no less than a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools:
(1) Attend meetings of the school district board of directors;
(2) Determine the mission and direction of the school district;
(3) Adhere to state and federal laws governing public schools;
(4) Enact, enforce, and obey school district policies;
(5)(A) Employ staff, including:
(i)(a) A superintendent of schools to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school district.
(b) A superintendent shall be evaluated annually or no less often than before any extension of his or her employment contract.
(c) Superintendents and assistant superintendents may be employed under contract terms and conditions that incorporate all elements prescribed by the State Board of Education; and
(ii)(a) School district employees under initial written employment contracts in the form prescribed by the State Board of Education, not including day-to-day substitutes.
(b) The employment contract shall:
(1) State the duration of employment, specific duties of the employee and the annual salary or hourly wage of the employee and projected annual earnings in the case of nonexempt employees under applicable state and federal law; and
(2) Incorporate all personnel policies adopted by June 30 to be in effect on July 1 of the following employee contract year, subject to the requirements and exceptions contained in §§ 6-17-204 and 6-17-205.
(B) Copies of initial written employment contracts and renewed written employment contracts issued in accordance with §§ 6-17-1506 and 6-17-1703 shall be distributed as follows:
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-620
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6-13-620. Powers and duties.
The board of directors of each school district in the state is charged with the following powers and required to perform the following duties in order to provide no less than a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools:
(1) Attend meetings of the school district board of directors;
(2) Determine the mission and direction of the school district;
(3) Adhere to state and federal laws governing public schools;
(4) Enact, enforce, and obey school district policies;
(5)(A) Employ staff, including:
(i)(a) A superintendent of schools to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school district.
(b) A superintendent shall be evaluated annually or no less often than before any extension of his or her employment contract.
(c) Superintendents and assistant superintendents may be employed under contract terms and conditions that incorporate all elements prescribed by the State Board of Education; and
(ii)(a) School district employees under initial written employment contracts in the form prescribed by the State Board of Education, not including day-to-day substitutes.
(b) The employment contract shall:
(1) State the duration of employment, specific duties of the employee and the annual salary or hourly wage of the employee and projected annual earnings in the case of nonexempt employees under applicable state and federal law; and
(2) Incorporate all personnel policies adopted by June 30 to be in effect on July 1 of the following employee contract year, subject to the requirements and exceptions contained in §§ 6-17-204 and 6-17-205.
(B) Copies of initial written employment contracts and renewed written employment contracts issued in accordance with §§ 6-17-1506 and 6-17-1703 shall be distributed as follows:
(i) One (1) copy to be given to the employee;
(ii) One (1) copy to be retained by the school district board of directors; and
(iii) One (1) copy to be retained by the school district's treasurer or bookkeeper;
(6) Understand and oversee school district finances required by law to ensure alignment with the school district's academic and facility needs and goals, including without limitation:
(A) Reviewing, adopting, and publishing the school district's budget;
(B) Overseeing and monitoring the school district finances, including:
(i) Revenues;
(ii) Expenditures;
(iii) Investments;
(iv) Debts;
(v) Obligations;
(vi) Inventory; and
(vii) Real property;
(C) Borrowing money as necessary, but in no case shall the school district board of directors permit the school district to end the fiscal year with a negative legal balance;
(D) Entering into contracts for goods and services necessary to operate the school district;
(E) Buying, selling, renting, and leasing real property and personal property on behalf of the school district;
(F) Receiving, reviewing, and approving each annual financial audit report and presenting it to the public;
(7) Ensure that:
(A) Necessary and sufficient facilities are built or obtained, furnished, and maintained; and
(B) All properties belonging to the district are managed and maintained for the benefit of the school district;
(8) Approve the selection of curriculum and ensure that students are offered and taught the courses of study and educational content required by the State Board of Education;
(9) Visit district schools and classrooms when students are present no less than annually and attend some events and functions;
(10) Obtain the training and professional development necessary to serve as active and informed members of the school district board of directors; and
(11) Do all other things necessary and lawful for the conduct of efficient free public schools in the school district.
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6-17-1506. Contract renewal — Notice of nonrenewal — Rescission.
(a) Every contract of employment made between a teacher and the board of directors of a school district shall be renewed in writing on the same terms and for the same salary, unless increased or decreased by law, for the next school year succeeding the date of termination fixed therein, which renewal may be made by an endorsement on the existing contract instrument unless:
(1) By May 1 of the contract year, the teacher is notified by the school superintendent that the superintendent is recommending that the teacher's contract not be renewed;
(2) During the period of the contract or within ten (10) calendar days after the end of the school year, the teacher shall send by certified or registered mail to the president, vice president, or secretary of the board of directors of the school district, with a copy to the superintendent, or may deliver in person to the president, vice president, or secretary of the board of directors of the school district, with a copy to the superintendent, his or her resignation as a teacher; or
(3) The contract is superseded by another contract between the parties.
(b)(1) Termination, nonrenewal, or suspension shall be only upon the recommendation of the superintendent.
(2)(A) A notice of nonrenewal shall be delivered in person to the teacher or mailed by registered or certified mail to the teacher at the teacher's residence address as reflected in the teacher's personnel file.
(B) The notice of recommended nonrenewal of a teacher shall include a statement of the reasons for the recommendation, setting forth the reasons in separately numbered paragraphs so that a reasonable teacher can prepare a defense.
(c)(1) No teacher shall be required to sign and return a con
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-1506
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-1506. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-17-1703. Termination or nonrenewal — Notice.
(a) The superintendent of a school district may recommend termination of an employee during the term of any contract or the nonrenewal of a full-time nonprobationary employee's contract provided that he or she gives notice in writing, personally delivered or by letter posted by registered or certified mail to the employee's residence address as reflected in the employee's personnel file.
(b) The recommendation of nonrenewal of a full-time nonprobationary employee's contract shall be made no later than thirty (30) calendar days before the beginning of the employee's next contract period.
(c) Such written notice shall include a statement of the reasons for the proposed termination or nonrenewal.
(d) The notice shall further state that an employee being recommended for termination or a full-time nonprobationary employee being recommended for nonrenewal is entitled to a hearing before the school district board of directors upon request provided that the request is made in writing to the superintendent within twenty-five (25) calendar days from receipt of the notice.
(e) It is the public policy of the State of Arkansas that employees, as defined in this subchapter, shall not be considered “at will” employees with regard to the termination of their employment, notwithstanding any contractual provision to the contrary.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-1703
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-1703. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-17-204. Incorporation into teachers' contracts.
(a) The personnel policies of all school districts shall be considered to be incorporated as terms of the licensed personnel contracts and shall be binding on the licensed personnel and the school district.
(b)(1) Any changes or additions to the personnel policies shall not be considered a part of licensed personnel contracts until the next fiscal year.
(2)(A) Any changes or additions to the personnel policies may take effect before the next fiscal year only if the changes or additions are approved by a majority of the licensed personnel employed by the school district voting by secret ballot.
(B) The voting and counting shall be conducted by the personnel policy committee.
(3) All changes or additions to the personnel policies or new personnel policies shall be made in accordance with this subchapter.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a change or addition to the personnel policies that is necessary to ensure compliance with a state rule or federal regulation, a state law enacted during a legislative session, or a federal law that is adopted by the school district board of directors each year by the later of June 30 or ninety (90) days after the effective date of a change to a state rule or federal regulation, a state law enacted during a legislative session, or a federal law giving rise to the specific policy change or addition shall be considered a part of licensed personnel contracts on July 1 of the same calendar year or upon the date of adoption if adopted after June 30.
(2) Any changes or additions to the personnel policies adopted by the school district board of directors between May 1 and June 30 each year that are not required to ensure compliance with state law or rule or fede
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-204
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-204. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-17-205. Organization and duties of committee.
(a)(1) Each school district's committee on personnel policies shall organize itself in the first quarter of each school year and elect a chair and a secretary.
(2) The committee shall develop a calendar of meetings throughout the year to review the school district's personnel policies in order to:
(A) Determine whether additional policies or amendments to existing policies are needed;
(B) Review any policies or changes to policies proposed by the board of directors;
(C) Propose additional policies or amendments to the board of directors; and
(D) Review any proposed distribution of a salary underpayment from previous years.
(3) Minutes of the committee meetings shall be promptly reported and distributed to members of the board of directors and posted in the buildings of the school district, including the administrative offices.
(b)(1) Either the committee or the board of directors may propose new personnel policies or amendments to existing policies.
(2) New personnel policies or amendments to existing personnel policies proposed by the board of directors may not be voted on by the board of directors as a school district policy unless the final form of the policy to be voted on has been submitted as a proposed policy to the committee for consideration at least ten (10) working days before the vote of the board of directors.
(3)(A) The superintendent may recommend any changes in personnel policies to the board of directors or to the personnel policies committee.
(B) The recommendations may then become proposals at the discretion of either the board of directors or the committee.
(c) The chair of the committee or a committee member designated by the chair shall be placed on the board of directors' agen
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-205
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-205. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.