School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 4-57

PERSONNEL

Licensed Personnel: Contracts

A. Contracts

A written contract, in a form prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education, shall be made by the School Board with each teacher employed by it, except those temporarily employed. Temporarily employed teachers will sign a Substitute Teacher Agreement, a Temporary Employment Agreement, or Short Term Employment Agreement, depending upon the nature of the employment. Such agreement will set forth the terms and conditions of employment and shall provide that there is no promise of continued or future employment by the School Board.

B. Special Covenants

Special covenants relating to each year's contract shall be sent to the teacher at the time the contract for the ensuing year is made. All contracts shall include as a provision or special covenant a condition that the terms of the contracts are issued contingent upon continued appropriation of funds (including receipt of federal and/or state funds) necessary to meet the contracts.

Editor's Note
See School Board Policy 4-93 Employment of Temporary and Part-Time Employees
See School Board Policy 4-90 Substitute Employees
See School Board Policy 2-50 -Appointment/Reappointment and Reclassification
See School Board Policy 4-1 Definitions

 

Legal Reference:

Code of Va., § 22.1-302. Written contracts required; execution of contracts; qualifications of temporarily employed teachers; rules and regulations

Code of Va., § 22.1-303. Probationary terms of service for teachers.

Code of Va., § 22.1-304. Reemployment of teacher who has not achieved continuing contract status; effect of continuing contract; resignation of teacher; reduction in number of teachers.

Code of Va., § 22.1-305. Nonrenewal of contract of probationary teacher.

Virginia Board of Education Regulations, "Regulations Governing Contractual Agreements with Professional Personnel ."

 

 

Adopted by School Board: October 21, 1969
Amended by School Board: August 19, 1975
Amended by School Board: August 21, 1990
Amended by School Board: July 16, 1991
Amended by School Board: July 13, 1993 (Effective August 14, 1993)
Amended by School Board: January 18, 2000
Amended by School Board: June 8, 2004