Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others
Section 168.108 - Contract, form of — requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992
168.108. Contract, form of — requirements. — 1. Every indefinite contract shall contain the following provisions in substantially the following form:
"It is hereby agreed by and between ______, the teacher, and the Board of Education of ______ School District, the employer, that the teacher, beginning on the ______ day of ______, 20______, shall serve in the employ of the Board of Education and its successors for a term of ______ months (the number of school months of the school year in the school district) for an annual compensation of $ ______, to be paid to the teacher in equal installments according to local school board regulations less the contributions required by law."
"It is further agreed by the parties hereto that this contract shall continue in force from year to year, until modified or terminated in accordance with the provisions of sections 168.102 to 168.130, RSMo, and any amendments thereto prior to the date of this contract."
2. Every indefinite contract shall be made by the order of the board of education, shall be in writing and shall be signed by the permanent teacher and the president of the board of education, or a facsimile signature of the president may be affixed at his direction, and the contract shall be attested by the secretary of the board of education by signature or facsimile.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.104, A.L. 1992 S.B. 470 & 497)

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XI - Education and Libraries

Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others

Section 168.011 - Teachers — license required — teaching, and administration, to be recognized as professions.

Section 168.015 - Advisory council of certification for educators established — number — appointment — qualifications — powers — duties.

Section 168.021 - Issuance of teachers' licenses and scholars certificates, requirements, procedure — fees — effect of certification in another state and subsequent employment in this state — certificate issuance for military members.

Section 168.023 - Contact hours included in professional development requirements for vocational-technical certification.

Section 168.024 - Local business externship, count as contact hours of professional development.

Section 168.025 - Teacher externships, requirements — rulemaking authority — sunset provision.

Section 168.036 - Substitute teacher certificates, issuance of — requirements — retired teachers employed as substitutes, no loss of retirement, when — employment as a substitute teacher — orientation — background checks — rules.

Section 168.037 - Web-based survey, substitute teachers, purpose — survey completion and contents.

Section 168.071 - Revocation, suspension or refusal of certificate or license, grounds — procedure — appeal.

Section 168.081 - Teaching or acting as school administrator without certificate prohibited.

Section 168.101 - Employment of certificated teachers ineligible for permanent status under the teacher tenure act (all districts except metropolitan).

Section 168.102 - Short title.

Section 168.104 - Definitions.

Section 168.106 - Indefinite contract, what affects.

Section 168.108 - Contract, form of — requirements.

Section 168.110 - Contract modification, when — what provisions.

Section 168.112 - Modification or termination, how.

Section 168.114 - Board may terminate, grounds for.

Section 168.116 - Termination by board — notice — charges.

Section 168.118 - Termination hearing, procedure, costs.

Section 168.120 - Appeal by teacher, procedure.

Section 168.122 - Leaves of absence, board may establish policy — retention of permanent status.

Section 168.124 - Board may place on leave — provisions governing — salary to be paid to affected teacher, when.

Section 168.126 - Probationary teachers, how terminated — notice, contents — reemployed, how.

Section 168.128 - Teacher records, how maintained — evaluations, how performed and maintained.

Section 168.129 - Board member exempt from civil liability resulting from charges against teacher.

Section 168.130 - Teachers not to participate in management of school board election, campaign.

Section 168.133 - Criminal background checks required for school personnel, when, procedure — rulemaking authority.

Section 168.151 - Solicitation of or payment by teacher of expenses of school prohibited, penalty.

Section 168.171 - Supervisor of physical education, supervisor of health and school nurses may be employed in certain districts.

Section 168.181 - Business manager and clerical help may be employed in certain districts — duties.

Section 168.191 - Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter counties).

Section 168.201 - Superintendent of schools and other employees — employment of by all districts except metropolitan authorized.

Section 168.205 - Superintendent, school districts may share, when — additional state aid.

Section 168.211 - Superintendent of schools, appointment, term — superintendent to appoint a treasurer and commissioner of school buildings and associate and assistant superintendents — bond — powers of superintendent (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.221 - Probationary period for teachers — removal of probationary and permanent personnel — hearing — demotions — reduction of personnel (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.232 - Consequences of dissolution of St. Louis special school district.

Section 168.251 - Noncertificated employees — appointment, promotion, removal, suspension (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.261 - Director of personnel, appointment — personnel committee, appointment (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.271 - Probationary period for employees — discharge during (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.281 - Permanent employees, removal, procedure — suspension, demotion — reduction of personnel (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.300 - District employers may authorize contributions to credit unions and for other purposes, to be deducted and paid from compensation — procedure.

Section 168.303 - Job-sharing rules to be adopted by board, job sharing defined.

Section 168.400 - Programs established for public school personnel — contents.

Section 168.405 - Administrator assessment center established — certificate issued — unsatisfactory assessment, hearing.

Section 168.407 - Principal-administrator academy program for school leaders.

Section 168.409 - Fees and costs for assessment center and academy.

Section 168.410 - Evaluations of school administrators and district superintendents — copy of evaluation to person evaluated.

Section 168.450 - Officer training, Missouri state training center to develop curriculum and certification requirements.

Section 168.500 - Career and teacher excellence plan, career ladder forward funding fund established — general assembly to appropriate funds — model career plans, contents — criteria for career ladder — participation to be voluntary — qualifications...

Section 168.505 - Teacher receiving career pay not to affect district base pay.

Section 168.510 - Disqualified from participating in career plan, grounds.

Section 168.515 - Salary supplement for participants in career plan — method of distribution — amounts — matching funds, contributions — review of career pay — tax levy authorized, when — use of funds.

Section 168.520 - Career advancement program for personnel of state schools for the blind, deaf and severely disabled — salary supplement for participants.

Section 168.530 - Reimbursement by department for coordinator, when.

Section 168.745 - Compensation package created — fund created.

Section 168.747 - Eligibility for compensation package.

Section 168.749 - Eligibility for stipends, criteria.

Section 168.750 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 168.770 - Library information and technology program recognized — rulemaking authority.