Hickman County Board of Education
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
Descriptor Term:
5.110
11/05/24
Compensation Guides & Contracts
Rescinds:
Issued:
5.110
10/03/22
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All licensed personnel must make a written contract with the Board at a fixed salary per month before
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entering upon their duties. 1
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The director of schools shall establish the salary rating of each person employed and shall recommend
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such salary rating to the Board for its approval.²
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Salaries of all employees, including substitute and supplemental pay, shall be paid by the Board. No
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payment to any employee for service performed on behalf of the school system shall be made from any
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source other than the Board.
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Contracts for administrators and system-wide professional personnel shall include two-hundred (200)
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days of responsibility, plus twenty (20) days for each additional month assigned by the Board. Each
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contract shall provide:³
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1.
A minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) working days;
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2.
A minimum of five (5) days for in-service education;
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Ten (10) annual days; and
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4.
Five (5) days as designated by the Board. (Teachers shall use one (1) day for parent
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teacher conferences.)
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The school calendar adopted by the Board each year shall become part of each employee's contract.
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Salaries and supplements may be paid from revenue derived from sources other than taxes, provided
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the revenue is deposited with and salaries paid through the Board. This includes donations or
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contributions from individual, civic or other non-school related sources of funds from individual
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school activity funds, such as gate receipts and concessions. 1,4
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ACCRUED LEAVE & BENEFICIARIES⁵
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[Include the provision below if the Board opts to compensate the estate of a deceased teacher for
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accrued leave.]
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A deceased teacher's estate or designated beneficiary shall be paid the value of any unused
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accumulated leave. Unless a teacher designates differently, the beneficiary shall be the same as the
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beneficiary designed for receipt of retirement benefits with the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement
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System
Version Date: June 10, 2025
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Legal References
Cross References
1. TCA 49-2-203(a)(1): TCA 49-5-408
School Calendar 1.800
2. TCA 49-5-402
Revenues 2.400
3.
TCA 49-6-3004
Payroll 2.802
4.
TCA 49-6-2006(a)
Application and Employment 5.106
5.
Public Acts of 2025, Chapter No. 433
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## Table 1

|  | Hickman County Board of | Education |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Descriptor Term: Compensation Guides & Contracts | Descriptor Code: 5.110 | Issued Date: 11/05/24 |
|  |  | Rescinds: 5.110 | Issued: 10/03/22 |

## Table 2

|  | Legal References | Cross References |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | TCA 49-2-203(a)(1): TCA 49-5-408 | School Calendar 1.800 |
| 2. | TCA 49-5-402 | Revenues 2.400 |
| 3. | TCA 49-6-3004 | Payroll 2.802 |
| 4. | TCA 49-6-2006(a) | Application and Employment 5.106 |
| 5. | Public Acts of 2025, Chapter No. 433 |  |