§ 15.1-14-09 — School district superintendent - Nonrenewal of contract - Reasons - Notice

Notice.
1. If the board of a school district contemplates not renewing the contract of a
superintendent who has been employed by the board in that position for at least two
consecutive years, the board shall on or before April fifteenth:
a. Provide written notification of the contemplated nonrenewal to the superintendent.
b. Schedule a hearing to be held on or before April twenty-first for the purpose of
discussing and acting upon the contemplated nonrenewal.
c. Provide written notification of the date, time, and place for the hearing to the
superintendent.

d. Provide written notification of the reasons for the contemplated nonrenewal to the
superintendent.
2. a. The reasons for the contemplated nonrenewal of the superintendent's contract
must:
(1) Be sufficient to justify the contemplated nonrenewal;
(2) Relate to the ability, competence, or qualifications of the superintendent; and
(3) Originate from specific findings documented in the formal evaluation of the
superintendent's performance required by section 15.1-14-03.
b. The provisions of this section do not apply if the contemplated nonrenewal is
based on a necessary reduction in personnel.