It will be the responsibility of the Superintendent to ensure that all members of the professional staff execute a written employment contract in accordance with the legal requirements related to their position in the District.

Initial employment contracts for administrators may not exceed three (3) years in duration; following three (3) years of District employment, the term of subsequent contracts shall be no less than two (2) years nor more than five (5). Contracts will be automatically renewed for a period of two (2) years if the Board does not act upon renewal. If the Superintendent so recommends, the term of the contract of a person who has been employed by the School District as an Assistant Superintendent, Director, Assistant Director, principal, or other administrator for three (3) or more years, may be one (1) year, but all subsequent contracts shall be not less than two (2) years or more than five (5) years.

The Superintendent is authorized to execute employment contracts for the Board upon approval of employment.

The Board of Education shall adopt a salary schedule for teachers that meets at least the state minimum requirements. This schedule is a negotiable item for the meetings held for such purpose with the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School Education Association. The single salary schedule for all professional certificated teachers is designed to afford fair and consistent treatment for all teachers and to attract qualified personnel to the system.

All regular full-time personnel whether salaried or compensated on an hourly or per diem basis are entitled to their salary or pay for the following holidays:

In addition, Christmas Eve (December 24) will be considered a holiday if it falls during the normal work week. No additional time off will be given if Christmas Eve falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

When any employee is required by his/her responsible administrative superior to work on any of the paid holidays, s/he shall be granted compensatory time off during that week or shall be paid his/her regular salary at time-and-a-half if not given compensatory time.

R.C. 3319.02, 3319.08, 3319.11