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MS Code § 37-9-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-27. Bond of superintendents

 The superintendent of any school district, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall furnish a good and sufficient surety bond in the penal sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), with sufficient surety. Such bond shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the chancery court in which the school district is located, and shall be payable, conditioned and approved in the manner provided by law. The premium on said bond shall be paid out of the school district maintenance fund.
MS Code § 37-9-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-31. Bond of principals

 All school principals and attendance center principals shall furnish good and sufficient surety bonds in like manner as required of superintendents. The amount of such bonds shall be not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), with sufficient surety.   The premium upon said bond shall be paid from the maintenance funds of the district served by such principal. Such bond shall be payable, conditioned and approved in the manner provided by law.   All such bonds shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the chancery court of the county in which the school district is located.
MS Code § 37-9-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-33. Amount of salaries to be in compliance with adequate education program law; annual report on number of certificated and noncertificated employees receiving salary from both a school district and Public Employees' Retirement System

  In employing and contracting with appointed superintendents, principals and certificated employees, the school board shall in all cases determine whether the amount of salary to be paid such superintendent, principals and certificated employees is in compliance with the provisions of the adequate education program.No contract shall be entered into where the salary of a superintendent, principal or certificated employee is to be paid, in whole or in part, from adequate education program funds except where the requirements of said chapter as to the amount of such salary are fully met.Nothing herein shall be construed, however, to prohibit any school district from increasing the salaries of appointed superintendents, principals and certificated employees above the amounts fixed by said chapter, provided that the amount of such increase is paid from funds available to such district other than adequate program funds.Provided further, that school districts are authorized, in their discretion, to negotiate the salary levels applicable to certificated employees employed after July 1, 2009, who are receiving retirement benefits from the retirement system of another state, and the annual experience increment provided in Section 37-19-7 shall not be applicable to any such retired certificated employee.Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any school district from complying with the school district employee furlough provisions of Section 37-7-308.   Each school district shall provide an annual report to the State Department of Education on the number of certificated and noncertificated employees receiving a salary from the school district who are also receiving retirement benefits from the Public Employees' Retirement System.This report shall include the name of the employee(s), the hours per week for which the employee is under contract and the services for which the employee is under contract.Said required annual report shall be in a form and deadline promulgated by the State Board of Education.
MS Code § 37-9-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-35. Employment of teachers to be paid from minimum education program funds

 No school district shall employ any teachers to be paid in whole or in part from minimum education program funds in excess of the number allowable under chapter 19 of this title, but as provided in said chapter the number of teachers paid in whole or in part from minimum education program funds shall be determined by the average daily attendance for the preceding year, and a reduction in the average daily attendance during a current year from that existing in the preceding year shall not authorize the discharge or release of a teacher or teachers during such current year. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any school district from employing such additional teachers as it may deem necessary provided that such teachers are paid wholly from funds other than minimum education program funds.
MS Code § 37-9-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-37. Factors considered in fixing salaries of superintendents, principals or licensed employees

 The amount of the salary to be paid any superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be fixed by the school board, provided that the requirements of Chapter 19 of this title are met as to superintendents, principals and licensed employees paid in whole or in part from minimum education program funds. In employing such superintendents, principals and licensed employees and in fixing their salaries, the school boards shall take into consideration the character, professional training, experience, executive ability and teaching capacity of the licensed employee, superintendent or principal. It is the intent of the Legislature that whenever the salary of the school district superintendent is set by a school board, the board shall take into consideration the amount of money that the district spends per pupil, and shall attempt to insure that the administrative cost of the district and the amount of the salary of the superintendent are not excessive in comparison to the per pupil expenditure of the district.
MS Code § 37-9-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-39. Time of payment of salaries

  All school districts shall process a single monthly payroll for licensed employees and may process a single monthly or a semimonthly payroll for nonlicensed employees, in the discretion of the local school board, consistent with the provisions of Section 37-151-103(1), except for December, when salaries or wages shall be paid by the last working day. Salaries or wages shall be paid at a minimum on a monthly basis. The standard contract for school district employees prescribed by the State Board of Education shall provide that school district employees shall earn a salary payable in equal monthly installments beginning in the first month of employment, regardless of the number of days worked in any particular month by the employee. Any employee failing to complete the contractual obligation of service, and who receives payment in excess of the monthly installment for the period which such employee ceases employment with the school district, shall become liable immediately to the school board of the employing district for the sum of all amounts received in payment less the corresponding amount of any compensation paid for which service has been rendered, plus interest accruing at the current Stafford Loan rate at the time the person discontinues his or her service.   Any school employee whose employment ends during a school term, regardless of the reason(s) the employment ended, shall be paid salary or wages only for that portion of the school term that employee actually worked. Nothing in this subsection (2) shall be construed to entitle any employee to payment of salary or wages when no work has been performed.
MS Code § 37-9-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-41. Manner of payment of salaries

 The salaries of superintendents, principals and licensed employees shall be paid by pay certificates issued by the school district superintendent. Such pay certificates may be issued without additional authorization of the school board where the amount of salary has been fixed and a contract entered into as is provided in this chapter. All pay certificates shall be preserved by him as a part of the official records of his office for the same time and in the same manner as other records are preserved. Except as is herein provided, the said warrants shall be governed in all respects by the same laws regulating the issuance of other warrants for other purposes. All pay certificates and warrants issued shall show the gross amount of the salary and all authorized deductions therefrom for income taxes, Social Security, retirement contributions and other lawful purposes.
MS Code § 37-9-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-43. Payment of salary prior to execution of written contract; effect of breach of contract

 It shall be unlawful for any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee to be paid for any services as such until a written contract has been executed as is provided and required by this chapter. If any school district superintendent shall make any such payment prior to the execution of the contract he shall be civilly liable for the amount thereof, and, in addition, shall be liable upon his bond. If any licensed employee, appointed superintendent or principal shall willfully and without just cause breach his contract and abandon his employment he shall not be entitled to any further salary payments either for services rendered prior to such breach or for services which were thereafter to have been rendered. Nothing in this section, however, shall prevent the employment and payment of substitute teachers without a written contract.
MS Code § 37-9-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-49. Deduction of dues, etc., from salaries

 It shall be unlawful for the superintendent of schools to deduct or permit to be deducted from the salary of any superintendent, principal or licensed employee any dues, fines or penalties payable or alleged to be payable because of the membership of such superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any organization or association. However, dues or premiums in health associations or corporations and tax sheltered annuity deductions authorized by the United States Internal Revenue Code may be deducted upon written authorization from the superintendent, principal or licensed employee involved. Any superintendent of schools who shall make any such deduction or permit any such deduction to be made, except those herein provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each such deduction.
MS Code § 37-9-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-55. Release from contract

 Any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any public school who is under contract to teach or perform other duties and who desires to be released from such contract shall make application in writing to the school board of the school district for release therefrom, in which application the reasons for such release shall be clearly stated. If the board acts favorably upon such application for release, such superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be released from his contract, and said contract shall be null and void on the date specified in the school board's order.
MS Code § 37-9-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-57. Effect of abandonment of employment

 If any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any public school of this state shall arbitrarily or willfully breach his or her contract and abandon his or her employment without being released therefrom as provided in Section 37-9-55, the contract of such superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be null and void. In addition thereto the license of such superintendent, principal or licensed employee may be suspended by the State Board of Education for a period of one (1) school year as provided in Section 37-3-2(8) upon written recommendation of the majority of the members of the school board of the school district involved.
MS Code § 37-9-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-61. Unlawful reprisal against school district employee for employee's involvement in effort to create or encourage participation in public charter school prohibited

 A school district, school district employee or any other person who has control over personnel actions may not take unlawful reprisal against an employee of the school district because the employee is directly or indirectly involved in an effort to create or encourage participation in a public charter school. As used in this section, the term "unlawful reprisal" means an action which is adverse to the employee and results in one or more of the following for the employee:   Disciplinary or correction action;   Detail, transfer or reassignment;   Suspension, demotion or dismissal;   An unfavorable performance evaluation;   A reduction in pay, benefits or awards;   Elimination of the employee's position without a reduction in force by reason of lack of monies or work; or   Other significant changes in duties or responsibilities which are inconsistent with the employee's salary or employment classification.
MS Code § 37-9-69 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-69. General duties of superintendents, principals and teachers

 It shall be the duty of each superintendent, principal and teacher in the public schools of this state to enforce in the schools the courses of study prescribed by law or by the state board of education, to comply with the law in distribution and use of free textbooks, and to observe and enforce the statutes, rules and regulations prescribed for the operation of schools. Such superintendents, principals and teachers shall hold the pupils to strict account for disorderly conduct at school, on the way to and from school, on the playgrounds, and during recess.
MS Code § 37-9-70 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-70. Office for superintendent of schools

  The superintendent shall keep and maintain an office as necessary for the discharge of his or her duties and responsibilities in office. The cost of the operation of said office shall be paid out of such funds as may be available to the school board from all sources, except as provided for in the following subsection.   In all school districts in which the superintendent or the administrative superintendent was, prior to July 1, 1986, known and referred to as county superintendent of education under the statutes of the State of Mississippi or as district superintendent of a special municipal separate school district which embraces all of the territory of a county, the board of supervisors shall be responsible for providing an office together with all necessary furniture and water, gas, electricity, and other utilities necessary and required for the operation of his said office, which shall be paid for out of the general fund of the county upon allowance of the board of supervisors.
MS Code § 37-9-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-71. Suspension or expulsion of pupils

 The superintendent of schools and the principal of a school shall have the power to suspend or expel a pupil for good cause, including misconduct in the school or on school property, as defined in Section 37-11-29, on the road to and from school, or at any school-related activity or event when such conduct by a pupil, in the determination of the superintendent or principal, renders that pupil's presence in the classroom a disruption to the educational environment of the school or a detriment to the best interest and welfare of the pupils and teacher of such class as a whole, or for any reason for which such pupil might be suspended, dismissed or expelled by the school board under state or federal law or any rule, regulation or policy of the local school district. For any suspension of more than ten (10) days or expulsions, a student shall have the right to a due process hearing, be represented by legal counsel, to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses presented by the district. The student and the student's parent, legal guardian or person in custody of the student may appeal suspension of more than ten (10) days and expulsions to the school board. The standard of proof in all disciplinary proceedings shall be substantial evidence. The parent or guardian of the child shall be advised of this right to a hearing by the appropriate superintendent or principal and the proper form shall be provided for requesting such a hearing.
MS Code § 37-9-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-81. Contracts with individuals with professional experience in academic, finance or other managerial and operational functions of schools to serve as consultants to the schools; certain individuals ineligible to serve as consultant

 The school board of a local school district may contract with a person having professional experience in academic, finance or other managerial and operational functions of schools and school districts to serve as a consultant to the school board, superintendent, principals and licensed district and school level administrators in the district.However, any person having experience as a superintendent, principal or other licensed district or school level administrator whose last full-time employment in the field of education was with a school district in Mississippi determined by the State Board of Education to be a failing district is not eligible to serve as a consultant to any school district in the state, including the district at which the person was last employed, for a period of two (2) years following the last date of the person's employment with the failing school district.School districts seeking the services of a consultant shall verify the employment background of any person being considered to provide those services and may not contract with any person who does not meet the qualifications prescribed in this section.
MS Code § 37-9-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|Education Employment Procedures Law|§ 37-9-101. Short title; declaration of legislative intent

 Sections 37-9-101 through 37-9-113 shall be known as and cited as the "Education Employment Procedures Law of 2001."   It is the intent of the Legislature to establish procedures to provide for accountability in the teaching profession; to provide a mechanism for the nonrenewal of licensed education employees in a timely, cost-efficient and fair manner; to provide public school employees with notice of the reasons for not offering an employee a renewal of his contract; to provide an opportunity for the employee to present matters in extenuation or exculpation; to provide the employee with an opportunity for a hearing to enable the board to determine whether the recommendation of nonemployment is a proper employment decision and not contrary to law and to require nonrenewal decisions to be based upon valid educational reasons or noncompliance with school district personnel policies. It is the intent of the Legislature not to establish a system of tenure.
MS Code § 37-9-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|Education Employment Procedures Law|§ 37-9-103. Definitions; applicability of Education Employment Procedures Law

  As used in Sections 37-9-101 through 37-9-113, the word "employee" shall include:   Any teacher, principal, superintendent or other professional personnel employed by the local school district or the Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) for a continuous period of two (2) years with that district and required to have a valid license issued by the State Department of Education as a prerequisite of employment; or   Any teacher, principal, superintendent or other professional personnel who has completed a continuous period of two (2) years of employment in a Mississippi public school district and one (1) full year of employment with the school district of current employment or the MSA, and who is required to have a valid license issued by the State Department of Education as a prerequisite of employment.       The Education Employment Procedures Law shall not apply to any category of employee as defined in this section employed in any school district after the Governor declares a state of emergency under the provisions of Section 37-17-6(12). The Education Employment Procedures Law shall not be applicable in any school district for the full period of time that those conditions, as defined in Section 37-17-6(12), exist.   The Education Employment Procedures Law shall not apply to any category of teacher, administrator or other employee employed to work in any charter school.     For purposes of Sections 37-9-101 through 37-9-113, the term "days" means calendar days.
MS Code § 37-9-104 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|Education Employment Procedures Law|§ 37-9-104. Written notice of determination not to offer superintendent a renewal contract

 If the board of trustees makes a preliminary determination not to offer the school district superintendent a renewal contract for a successive year, written notice of the preliminary nonreemployment determination must be given to the superintendent before February 1. However, an interim conservator appointed pursuant to Section 37-17-6(15)(a) or a school board acting on the recommendation of a school district financial advisor appointed pursuant to Section 37-9-18 is not required to comply with the time limitations prescribed in this section for recommending the reemployment of superintendents.