§ 15.1-16-20 — North Dakota vision services - School for the blind - School for the deaf - Youth correctional center - Contracts of employment for teachers - Personnel policies

Youth correctional center - Contracts of employment for teachers - Personnel policies.
1. The superintendent of public instruction shall develop contracts of employment and
personnel policies applicable to each individual employed as a teacher at North
Dakota vision services - school for the blind and the school for the deaf. The director of
the division of juvenile services, with the approval of the director of the department of
corrections and rehabilitation, shall develop contracts of employment and personnel
policies applicable to each individual employed as a teacher at the North Dakota youth
correctional center.
2. The contracts required by this section may include the assignment of duties, salaries,
work hours, job titles, and a school calendar.
3. The personnel policies required by this section must include job descriptions and
nonrenewal, discipline, and dismissal procedures. The policies must seek to
harmonize the rights of teachers with laws applicable to other state employees. The
superintendent of public instruction and the director of the department of corrections
and rehabilitation shall work together in the development of the personnel policies.
4. Each individual employed as a teacher at North Dakota vision services - school for the
blind, the school for the deaf, or the youth correctional center is entitled to receive a
copy of a master agreement consisting of a policy manual and an individualized
contract specifying the individual's job title, contracted hours, salary schedule, benefits,
and other details applicable to the individual's employment.
5. For purposes of this section, "teacher" means a contracted state employee who:
a. Holds a teaching license or is approved to teach by the education standards and
practices board;
b. Is employed primarily to provide classroom instruction or individualized
instruction;
c. Has a work schedule set in accordance with the school calendar;
d. Is a guidance counselor, school librarian, itinerant outreach teacher, or a career
and technical resource person required to meet teaching and licensure
requirements; and
e. Is not a superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, supervisor, substitute,
or paraprofessional.