1.    If the board of a school district contemplates not renewing the contract of an individual employed as a teacher, a principal, or as an associate or assistant superintendent, the board shall, no earlier than March first nor later than April fifteenth:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-15-05

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37

a.    Provide written notification of the contemplated nonrenewal to the individual.

b.    Schedule a hearing to be held on or before April twenty-first for the purpose of discussing and acting upon the contemplated nonrenewal.

c.    Provide written notification of the date, time, and place for the hearing to the individual.

d.    Provide written notification of the reasons for the contemplated nonrenewal to the individual.

2.    The reasons for the contemplated nonrenewal of the individual’s contract must not be frivolous or arbitrary. The reasons must be sufficient to justify the contemplated nonrenewal and must:

a. Originate from specific findings documented in the report of the individual’s performance required by section 15.1-15-01 and relate to the individual’s ability, competence, or qualifications; or

b.    Originate from the needs of the district in justifying a reduction in the staff.

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