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

A. A written contract, in a form prescribed by the Board of Education, shallbe made by the school board with each teacher employed by it, except thosewho are temporarily employed, before such teacher enters upon his duties.Such contract shall be signed in duplicate, with a copy thereof furnished toboth parties. A temporarily employed teacher, as used in this section, shallmean (i) one who is employed to substitute for a contracted teacher for atemporary period of time during the contracted teacher's absence, or (ii) onewho is employed to fill a teacher vacancy for a period of time, but for nolonger than 90 teaching days in such vacancy, unless otherwise approved bythe Superintendent of Public Instruction on a case-by-case basis, during oneschool year.

B. The Board of Education shall promulgate regulations regarding temporarilyemployed teachers, as defined in this section, which shall provide that suchteachers be at least eighteen years of age and that they hold a high schooldiploma or a general educational development (GED) certificate.

However, local school boards shall establish employment qualifications fortemporarily employed teachers which may exceed the Board's regulations forthe employment of such teachers. School boards shall also seek to ensure thattemporarily employed teachers who are engaged as long-term substitutes shallexceed baseline employment qualifications.

C. A separate contract in a form prescribed by the Board of Education shallbe executed by the school board with such employee who is receiving amonetary supplement for any athletic coaching or extracurricular activitysponsorship assignment. This contract shall be separate and apart from thecontract for teaching.

Termination of a separate contract for any athletic coaching orextracurricular activity sponsorship assignment by either party thereto shallnot constitute cause for termination of the separate teaching contract of thecoach or teacher.

All such contracts shall require the party intending to terminate thecoaching or extracurricular activity sponsorship contract to give reasonablenotice to the other party before termination thereof shall become effective.

For the purposes of this section, "extracurricular activity sponsorship"means an assignment for which a monetary supplement is received, requiringresponsibility for any student organizations, clubs, or groups, such asservice clubs, academic clubs and teams, cheerleading squads, studentpublication and literary groups, and visual and performing arts organizationsexcept those that are conducted in conjunction with regular classroom,curriculum, or instructional programs.

(Code 1950, § 22-217.2; 1968, c. 691; 1980, c. 559; 1989, c. 92; 1990, c.388; 1996, c. 986; 1997, c. 689; 1999, c. 486; 2010, c. 93.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-22-1 > Chapter-15 > 22-1-302

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

A. A written contract, in a form prescribed by the Board of Education, shallbe made by the school board with each teacher employed by it, except thosewho are temporarily employed, before such teacher enters upon his duties.Such contract shall be signed in duplicate, with a copy thereof furnished toboth parties. A temporarily employed teacher, as used in this section, shallmean (i) one who is employed to substitute for a contracted teacher for atemporary period of time during the contracted teacher's absence, or (ii) onewho is employed to fill a teacher vacancy for a period of time, but for nolonger than 90 teaching days in such vacancy, unless otherwise approved bythe Superintendent of Public Instruction on a case-by-case basis, during oneschool year.

B. The Board of Education shall promulgate regulations regarding temporarilyemployed teachers, as defined in this section, which shall provide that suchteachers be at least eighteen years of age and that they hold a high schooldiploma or a general educational development (GED) certificate.

However, local school boards shall establish employment qualifications fortemporarily employed teachers which may exceed the Board's regulations forthe employment of such teachers. School boards shall also seek to ensure thattemporarily employed teachers who are engaged as long-term substitutes shallexceed baseline employment qualifications.

C. A separate contract in a form prescribed by the Board of Education shallbe executed by the school board with such employee who is receiving amonetary supplement for any athletic coaching or extracurricular activitysponsorship assignment. This contract shall be separate and apart from thecontract for teaching.

Termination of a separate contract for any athletic coaching orextracurricular activity sponsorship assignment by either party thereto shallnot constitute cause for termination of the separate teaching contract of thecoach or teacher.

All such contracts shall require the party intending to terminate thecoaching or extracurricular activity sponsorship contract to give reasonablenotice to the other party before termination thereof shall become effective.

For the purposes of this section, "extracurricular activity sponsorship"means an assignment for which a monetary supplement is received, requiringresponsibility for any student organizations, clubs, or groups, such asservice clubs, academic clubs and teams, cheerleading squads, studentpublication and literary groups, and visual and performing arts organizationsexcept those that are conducted in conjunction with regular classroom,curriculum, or instructional programs.

(Code 1950, § 22-217.2; 1968, c. 691; 1980, c. 559; 1989, c. 92; 1990, c.388; 1996, c. 986; 1997, c. 689; 1999, c. 486; 2010, c. 93.)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-22-1 > Chapter-15 > 22-1-302

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

A. A written contract, in a form prescribed by the Board of Education, shallbe made by the school board with each teacher employed by it, except thosewho are temporarily employed, before such teacher enters upon his duties.Such contract shall be signed in duplicate, with a copy thereof furnished toboth parties. A temporarily employed teacher, as used in this section, shallmean (i) one who is employed to substitute for a contracted teacher for atemporary period of time during the contracted teacher's absence, or (ii) onewho is employed to fill a teacher vacancy for a period of time, but for nolonger than 90 teaching days in such vacancy, unless otherwise approved bythe Superintendent of Public Instruction on a case-by-case basis, during oneschool year.

B. The Board of Education shall promulgate regulations regarding temporarilyemployed teachers, as defined in this section, which shall provide that suchteachers be at least eighteen years of age and that they hold a high schooldiploma or a general educational development (GED) certificate.

However, local school boards shall establish employment qualifications fortemporarily employed teachers which may exceed the Board's regulations forthe employment of such teachers. School boards shall also seek to ensure thattemporarily employed teachers who are engaged as long-term substitutes shallexceed baseline employment qualifications.

C. A separate contract in a form prescribed by the Board of Education shallbe executed by the school board with such employee who is receiving amonetary supplement for any athletic coaching or extracurricular activitysponsorship assignment. This contract shall be separate and apart from thecontract for teaching.

Termination of a separate contract for any athletic coaching orextracurricular activity sponsorship assignment by either party thereto shallnot constitute cause for termination of the separate teaching contract of thecoach or teacher.

All such contracts shall require the party intending to terminate thecoaching or extracurricular activity sponsorship contract to give reasonablenotice to the other party before termination thereof shall become effective.

For the purposes of this section, "extracurricular activity sponsorship"means an assignment for which a monetary supplement is received, requiringresponsibility for any student organizations, clubs, or groups, such asservice clubs, academic clubs and teams, cheerleading squads, studentpublication and literary groups, and visual and performing arts organizationsexcept those that are conducted in conjunction with regular classroom,curriculum, or instructional programs.

(Code 1950, § 22-217.2; 1968, c. 691; 1980, c. 559; 1989, c. 92; 1990, c.388; 1996, c. 986; 1997, c. 689; 1999, c. 486; 2010, c. 93.)