Common use of Continuing Service Clause in Contracts

Continuing Service. Continuing length of service shall be defined as the number of consecutive years of continuous service to the District. The following criteria shall be used in determining District continuing length of service: 1. Continuous service shall begin from the first day the teacher is paid for his/her duties. 2. Teachers who begin employment during the first semester of the school year shall be credited with a full year’s service. Teachers who begin employment during the second semester of the school year shall be credited with one-half (1/2) years’ service. 3. Approved leaves of absence (paid or unpaid) shall not interrupt the consecutive years of continuous service in the District. However, approved unpaid leaves of absence of ninety (90) consecutive school days or more shall not be counted in determining District service. 4. If the teacher resigns and is subsequently re-employed in the District, consecutive years of service shall occur upon his/her re-earning tenure in the District.

Continuing Service. Continuing length of service shall be defined as the number of consecutive years of continuous service to the District. The following criteria shall be used in determining District continuing length of service: 1. Continuous service shall begin from the first day the teacher is paid for his/her duties. 2. Teachers who begin employment during the first semester of the school year shall be credited with a full year’s service. Teachers who begin employment during the second semester of the school year shall be credited with one-one- half (1/2) years’ service. 3. Approved leaves of absence (paid or unpaid) shall not interrupt the consecutive years of continuous service in the District. However, approved unpaid leaves of absence of ninety (90) consecutive school days or more shall not be counted in determining District service. 4. If the teacher resigns and is subsequently re-employed in the District, consecutive years of service shall occur upon his/her re-earning tenure in the District.