Ample notice of intention to resign should be given by an employee who plans to leave the district. Normally, no less than two weeks notice should be given.
Positive supervisorial action is required to determine if causes of employee resignation may be adjusted. Supervisors should consider factors of employee value to the district, availability of replacement, and costs of training a replacement.
The Governing Board retains the right to accept resignations of any employee and may fix the time when the resignations shall take effect, which shall not be later than the close of the school year during which the resignation is received by the Board.
A resignation, once submitted, shall remain in full force and effect unless rescinded, in writing, by the employee who submitted it prior to action on the resignation by the Board.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
45201 Power of governing board to accept resignation and fix its effective date
44930 Acceptance and date of resignation
CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEALS, First District, 1980 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL NO. 1050 v. BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (see California School Law Digest, Vol. VIII No. 8, August 1980, page 97)
Policy HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: July, 1992 Santa Barbara, California