Public employees, including teachers, whose employment is regulated by the provisions of the Michigan Teachers’ Tenure Act, M.C.L. 38.71 through 38.191, inclusive ("Tenure Act"), shall be disciplined, demoted or dismissed only for reasons that are not arbitrary or capricious.

The District shall not adopt, implement or maintain a policy or standard for discipline or dismissal of such employees that is different from the arbitrary or capricious standard within Section 1, Article IV of the Tenure Act, M.C.L. 38.101. Decisions regarding the discipline, demotion, or dismissal of public employees whose employment is regulated by the Tenure Act shall be consistent with this policy.

The development, content, standards, procedures, adoption, and implementation of policies and procedures relating to the discipline, demotion, or dismissal of public employees including teachers whose employment is subject to this policy, shall not be the subject of any term or condition within a collective bargaining agreement between the District and a collective bargaining representative of teachers.

Employees and those under contract to work regularly and continuously in the schools, whether part-time or full-time, may not continue employment with the Board if a criminal history records check or other authoritative source reveals a conviction of a "listed" offense under M.C.L. 28.722.

Individuals convicted of a non-listed felony may not continue to work unless both the Superintendent and the Board give written approval. Such conviction(s) may subject professional staff to discharge or demotion of a teacher on continuing tenure. The State Board of Education will be notified of the report of conviction(s) as required by law.

A professional staff member may resign in accordance with the terms of the negotiated, collectively-bargained agreement or his/her employment contract.

An administrator may resign by filing a written resignation with the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the resignation.

A resignation, once accepted, may not then be rescinded.

The Superintendent may act for the Board in the acceptance of a resignation.

M.C.L. 28.722, 38.74, 380.1230 et seq., 380.1535a

Revised 9/10/12
Revised 7/18/13
Revised 5/15/17