It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to ensure that members of the administrative staff receive and sign an employment contract in accordance with the legal requirements related to their position in the District.

The Superintendent is authorized to execute employment contracts on behalf of the School Board.

The minimum time which may be recognized as a year of service for contractual purposes shall be full-time actual service rendered under contract for more than one-half (1/2) of the number of days plus one (1) required for the normal contractual period of service for the position held. In determining such service, sick leave and holidays for which the employee received compensation shall be counted, but all other types of leave and holidays shall be excluded.

Any claim to a year of service for salary purposes shall be the equivalent of the service required for a continuing, professional service, annual, or multi-year contract. Credit for service rendered in another state or as otherwise allowed under the adopted salary schedule shall be determined by using the minimum service required in the District for a comparable position and in accordance with state and District allowances.

In determining the number of days which must be served to constitute a full year of out-of-state teaching experience, the existing regulations of the state or District in which the contract was executed shall be used as the Charlotte County criteria.

F.S. 1012.33