1.    The superintendent of public instruction shall develop contracts of employment and personnel policies applicable to each individual employed as a teacher at North Dakota vision services – school for the blind and the school for the deaf. The director of the division of juvenile services, with the approval of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, shall develop contracts of employment and personnel policies applicable to each individual employed as a teacher at the North Dakota youth correctional center.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-16-20

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The contracts required by this section may include the assignment of duties, salaries, work hours, job titles, and a school calendar.

3.    The personnel policies required by this section must include job descriptions and nonrenewal, discipline, and dismissal procedures. The policies must seek to harmonize the rights of teachers with laws applicable to other state employees. The superintendent of public instruction and the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall work together in the development of the personnel policies.

4.    Each individual employed as a teacher at North Dakota vision services – school for the blind, the school for the deaf, or the youth correctional center is entitled to receive a copy of a master agreement consisting of a policy manual and an individualized contract specifying the individual’s job title, contracted hours, salary schedule, benefits, and other details applicable to the individual’s employment.

5.    For purposes of this section, “teacher” means a contracted state employee who:

a.    Holds a teaching license or is approved to teach by the education standards and practices board; b.    Is employed primarily to provide classroom instruction or individualized instruction; c.    Has a work schedule set in accordance with the school calendar; d.    Is a guidance counselor, school librarian, itinerant outreach teacher, or a career and technical resource person required to meet teaching and licensure requirements; and

e.    Is not a superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, supervisor, substitute, or paraprofessional.

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