Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 24 - Contracts, Teachers › Rule 7-3-24.2 - CONTINGENT CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT WITH MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Current through June 25, 2024
This agreement is made and entered into as of the dates
				  indicated below, by and between
______________________________________________
First Name Middle Name Last Name Social Security
				  Number
(employee), and the ______________________________ School
				  District (employer), with the employee having been duly elected and approved
				  for employment by the school board of the employer.
Check (x) the appropriate box
[] This agreement is contingent upon the employee's
				  graduation from an approved teacher education program before September 1, 20
				  ___, or the issuance of a proper license by the Mississippi Board of Education
				  before October 15, 20 ___.
[] This agreement is contingent upon employee's graduation
				  from an approved teacher education program before December 31, 20 ____, or the
				  issuance of a proper license by the Mississippi
Board of Education before February 15, 20 ___.
This agreement will be null and void should this condition
				  not be satisfied by the employee.
If the agreement is declared null and void in accordance with
				  the terms and conditions set out above, both parties do hereby agree that the
				  employee will be paid for services to that date only for such amounts as are
				  paid to substitute teachers in the district. The employee further agrees that
				  the district may withhold from the employee's final salary payment, or take
				  such legal action as may be necessary to collect from the employee, any amounts
				  previously paid in excess of the amount paid to substitute teachers.
This agreement provides:
That the employee will be employed by the employer for the
				  scholastic year(s) 20___ - 20___ and shall hold the position of
				  ____________________________________________________________.
Assistant Superintendent, Principal, Licensed
				  Employee
That the employee will be employed for days during said
				  scholastic year. And that the employee shall be available to perform assigned
				  duties beginning on _____________, 20___ and ending on _______________, 20
				  _____, or otherwise, as may be amended by the employer due to an emergency or
				  other good cause in accordance with the policies of the employer.
That the employee will perform assigned duties during the
				  school term. And that the school term will consist of ______ days and will
				  commence and end on dates established in accordance with the policies of the
				  employer.
That the employee agrees to reassignment during the school
				  term to any area for which a valid license is held.
That in consideration for the duties performed under this
				  agreement, the employer agrees to compensate the employee with an annual salary
				  of $ _____________, which shall be paid on a basis as determined by the local
				  school board. And that the annual salary is established in accordance with the
				  policies of the employer and is based on an amount from the Adequate Education
				  Program scale for the appropriate license and years of experience of the
				  employee and an amount from the local salary supplement scale of the employer,
				  and/or an amount from the employer as compensation for which other duties are
				  to be performed by the employee. The school district may reduce the employee's
				  state minimum salary by a pro rata daily amount to comply with the school
				  district employee furlough provisions provided in statute. The payment of such
				  salary is conditioned upon the availability of adequate education funds
				  provided for salaries. Employee's salary shall be payable in accordance with
				  applicable state and federal law and the Constitution of the State of
				  Mississippi, 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. If employee fails to complete the contractual obligation and
				  receives any overpayment, employee 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 employee discontinues service.
This contract shall be subject to all applicable policies,
				  resolutions, rules and regulations of the employer, the Mississippi Educator
				  Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct as adopted by the State Board of
				  Education, and the laws of the State of Mississippi, copies of which are
				  available from the Superintendent's office. This contract is subject to being
				  terminated immediately prior to the end of the school year by an Interim
				  Superintendent appointed by the State Board of Education in a District of
				  Transformation established pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §§
									37-17-6 and/or
				  37-17-13.
This contract of employment has been executed in duplicate on
				  the dates indicated as witnessed by the signature of the employee and the duly
				  authorized superintendent.
___________
______________
Superintendent
Employee
___________
______________
Date
Date
The employer does not discriminate on the basis
				  of sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age or
				  handicap.
NOTE: In accordance with state law, if the employee should
				  arbitrarily and willfully breach this contract and abandon his or her
				  employment without first being released by the school board of the school
				  district, then the school board may recommend to the Mississippi State Board of
				  Education that the teaching license of the employee be suspended for a period
				  of one (1) scholastic year.
NOTE: This contract shall only be used for school district
				  personnel whose positions require certification by the Mississippi Department
				  of Education.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  09/2022)