Employees who will complete their current contract with the board may apply for retirement. No employee will be required to retire at a specific age.
Application for retirement will be considered made when the employee states in writing to the superintendent, no later than the date set by the board for the return of the employee’s contract to the board, if applicable, the intent of the employee to retire. The letter must state the employee’s desire to retire. Applications for retirement made after the date set by the board for the return of the employee’s contract to the board, if applicable, may be considered by the board if special circumstances exist. It is within the discretion of the board to determine whether special circumstances exist.
Board action to approve a licensed employee’s application for retirement is final, and such action constitutes nonrenewal and/or termination of the employee’s contract effective the day of the employee’s retirement.
Employees and their spouse and dependents who have group insurance coverage through the school district may be allowed to continue coverage of the school district’s group health insurance program, at their own expense, by meeting the requirements of the insurer.
(June 15, 1992, November 16, 2009; March 21, 2011; June 18, 2012; January 19, 2015; June 10, 2019)