The board of directors of Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District improperly terminated a veteran teacher for deficiencies after placing her on an Intensive Assistance Plan to improve her teaching performance, in violation of her employment contract, state law and school district policy, an Iowa court of appeals ruled. The district’s policies, which were incorporated into her contract, promised her at least six months on the plan, the court said. The teacher was not allowed to complete the IAP, as provided by statute, or given six months to implement the plan before she was placed on administrative leave, the court said, reversing ...
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