Releases should be liberally granted during this phase. Phase Three Phase Three begins on June 1 or the date the salary is finally set by the local school board, whichever occurs later. In Phase Three, the contract is a firm and binding obligation on the teacher and the school division. A current employer, at its discretion, may release a teacher from the contract. The employer should release teachers for good cause.
Good cause is determined by the local school board.
It should reflect a consideration of all the factors affecting both the employee and the school board. Factors in determining good cause may include the employee's reason for leaving, contractual terms and agreements, and the overall effect of the resignation on the employee and the school division. In the event that a local school board declines to grant a request for release from contract on the grounds of insufficient or unjustifiable cause, and the teacher breaches or expresses an intent to breach the contract, the current employer may, within 30 days of the breach, file a petition with the Board of Education setting forth all the facts in the cause and requesting that the teacher's license be suspended for the next school year or apply other remedies appropriate under law or contract.