407.3 - Licensed Employee Retirement

Licensed employees who will complete their current contract with the board may apply for retirement.  No licensed employee will be required to retire at a specific age.

Application for retirement will be considered when the licensed 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, the intent of the employee to retire.  The letter must state the employee's desire to retire.  Applications made after the date set by the board for the return of the employee's contract to the board 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 of the employee's contract for the next school year.

Licensed employees who retire under this policy may qualify for retirement benefits through the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System.

Licensed employees who retire and their spouse and dependents may be allowed to continue coverage in the school district's group health insurance program at their own expense by meeting the requirements of the insurer.

    

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 97B; 216; 279.46.
                                       281 I.A.C. 21.

Cross Reference:  407.6 Licensed Employee Early Retirement

Approved: March 1996.
Reviewed: January 2011, January 2014, January 2017
Revised:   August 2006, August 2009, November 2105, November 2017, October 2018, May 2020, March 2021, April 2021, March 2022