Legal Terms 6

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Incompetency

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Inefficiency, a lack of skill, inadequate knowledge of subject matter, inability or unwillingness to teach the curricula, failure to work effectively with colleagues and parents, failure to maintain discipline, mismanagement of the classroom, and attitudinal deficiencies.

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Insubordination

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The willful failure or inability to obey a reasonable and valid administrative directive.

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Neglect of Duty

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Failure to execute assigned duties.

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Immorality

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Unfitness to teach; behavior that sets a poor example for students and violates moral integrity.

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Financial Exigency

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Occurs when the district faces a bona fide reduction in its budget that results in abolishing certain employment positions.

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Just Cause

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Designed to provide the district broader latitude in dismissing teachers for causes not specifically identified in state statutes.

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Good Cause

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Used to bring dismissal charges against a teacher, particularly when there is a showing that performance and effectiveness are impaired and a question of fitness to teach arises as a major concern.

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Collective Bargaining

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Consists of negotiations between an employer and a group of employees so as to determine the conditions of employment.

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Impasse

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When the parties involved in negotiations fail to reach an agreement, and it becomes obvious that no further progress is possible toward resolution.

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Mediation

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When a neutral party is engaged to assist both parties in reaching objective solutions to the dispute at hand.