275.56 - INCREASING ENROLLMENT.
275.56 INCREASING ENROLLMENT.
If the enrollment of a school district increases or is expected to
increase because an adjacent district has dissolved or is expected to
dissolve, the board of directors of the school district shall
determine whether there is a need to hire additional licensed or
unlicensed employees. If the board of directors determines that
there is a need to hire additional employees, the board shall
determine the nature and number of the necessary new positions.
Individuals who were employees of the dissolved district may apply
for the new positions. The board shall hire those applicants who
were employees of the dissolved district whenever the applicant is
licensed for the new position or, in the case of unlicensed
personnel, is otherwise qualified. If two employees of the dissolved
district apply for a single licensed position, the applicant who is
best qualified in the opinion of the board shall be hired. The board
is not required to hire applicants who were employees of the
dissolved district if the district has been dissolved for one or more
school years. Applicants who are re-employed under this section
shall maintain in the re-employing district vacation, salary or
alternatively placement on a salary schedule based on the employee's
years of experience, sick leave, and completion of probationary
status as defined by section 279.19. Section History: Early Form
[C81, § 275.56] Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 265, §40