3144 - EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED PROFESSIONAL STAFF

The Board of Education is under no obligation to employ any retired professional staff member and, further, there is no expectation of continued employment or re-employment when a professional staff member retires from the Southern Local School District.

Professional staff members employed by the Board after retirement will be restricted to one-year contracts. All retire/rehire employment contracts expire at the end of the contract period without action by the Board or notice of expiration to the individual employee.

A previously retired professional staff member must wave eligibility for continuing contract status as a teacher in the District.

In the event a reduction in force is necessary, previously retired professional staff members are released before any limited contract professional staff members and are not eligible for recall. However, previously retired professional staff members may be subsequently rehired at the Board’s discretion.

Salary placement shall be at Bachelor's, Step 0 as found in the Master Agreement between the Southern Board of Education and the Southern Local Education Association. The retired professional staff member shall not advance on the salary schedule.

Professional staff members employed by the Board after retirement shall not be eligible for a severance payment, tuition reimbursement or any retirement incentive program.

Retired professional staff members will be eligible for sick days; however, at the end of each year of employment, accumulated sick days will be deleted.

The evaluation of retired professional staff members shall be at the discretion of the Board.

This policy supersedes and take precedent over the provisions of R.C. 3317.13, 3319.02, 3319.08, 3319.081, 3319.11, 3319.111, 3319.141 and any and all other inconsistent or contrary state or federal statues, laws and/or regulations.