Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 24 - Contracts, Teachers › Rule 7-3-24.1 - CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT WITH MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, PRINCIPAL AND LICENSED EMPLOYEE

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.
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 Salary 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 Standard of Conduct 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)