Series 4000: District Employment
4200 Employee Conduct and Ethics
4223 Resignation
The Superintendent or designee is authorized to immediately accept an employee’s verbal or written resignation on the Board’s behalf. When the Superintendent or designee accepts a resignation from an Administrator, Supervisor, Director, Teacher, or Non-Teaching Professional, the Superintendent or designee will notify the Board of the resignation at its next meeting. The Superintendent or designee may notify the Board of Non-Exempt Staff resignations.
The Board may accept a Superintendent’s verbal or written resignation
A resignation is effective on the date of its acceptance or on a subsequent effective date specifically reflected in the offer of resignation and its acceptance.
Except as otherwise provided by law, a resignation is irrevocable upon acceptance.
Employees, other than teachers, must generally provide 30 days’ advance written notice before resigning.
Teachers must provide written resignation notice at least 60 days before September 1, unless the Superintendent or designee consents to less advance notice. Otherwise, the Board may revoke the teacher’s tenure rights as provided by the Teachers’ Tenure Act.
Legal authority: MCL 38.111; MCL 380.11a(3)(d), 380.601a
Date adopted: 08/09/2021
Date revised
