File:  GCQC/GCQD - Resignation of Instructional Staff/Administrative Staff

In accordance with State statutes, a teacher may cancel a contract prior to the beginning of an academic year by giving written notice on or before July 1, during an academic year by giving at least 30 days' written notice, or at any time by mutual agreement with the Board of Education.

The superintendent is authorized to immediately accept the resignation of a staff member and to initiate the procedures to find a qualified replacement.  Such resignation will be reported to the Board of Education at its next regularly scheduled meeting; however, the resignation will be effective upon its acceptance by the superintendent.

A teacher who fails to honor a contract, except in accordance with the statutes, shall be held responsible for the ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in securing a replacement, not to exceed 1/12th of his/her annual salary.  In addition, the teacher's certificate may be suspended.

A teacher who resigns during the term of his/her contract shall be paid the prorated amount of his/her annual salary for each day he/she has been on duty.

If an employee resigns as a result of an allegation of unlawful behavior involving a child, including unlawful sexual behavior, which is supported by a preponderance of evidence, the superintendent is delegated the responsibility for immediately notifying the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and for providing any information requested by the department concerning the circumstances of the resignation.  The District also shall notify the employee that information concerning his/her resignation is being forwarded to CDE unless such notice would conflict with the confidentiality requirements of the Child Protection Act.

Adopted May 18, 1981

Revised June 14, 1983

Revised August 22, 1995

Revised February 11, 2004

LEGAL REFS.:  C.R.S. 19-3-301 et seq. (Child Protection Act of 1987)

C.R.S. 22-32-109.7

C.R.S. 22-63-202