Meeting with board; request; time limitations; executive session; reasons for nonrenewal; reconsideration; final decision

72-2283. Meeting with board; request; time limitations; executive session; reasons for nonrenewal; reconsideration; final decision. (a) Whenever an administrator is given written notice of a board's intention to not renew the administrator's contract, the administrator may request a meeting with the board by filing a written request therefor with the clerk of the board within 10 days from the date of receipt of the written statement of nonrenewal of a contract. (b) The board shall hold such meeting within 10 days after the filing of the administrator's request. The meeting provided for under this section shall be held in executive session and, at such meeting, the board shall specify the reason or reasons for the board's intention to not renew the administrator's contract. The administrator shall be afforded an opportunity to respond to the board. Neither party shall have the right to have counsel present. Within 10 days after the meeting, the board shall reconsider its reason or reasons for nonrenewal and shall make a final decision as to the matter. History: L. 1981, ch. 274, § 3; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-5453. Attorney General's Opinions: School district administrator's contract; renewal; executive session with school board; counsel defined. 95-46. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. School district complied with act in not renewing principal's contract; did not violate due process. Peterson v. Unified School Dist. No. 418, 724 F. Supp. 829, 831, 833 (1989). 2. Act does not create property right in continued employment; past renewals do not create property right. Pierce v. Engle, 726 F. Supp. 1231, 1236 (1989). 3. Administrative policy patterned after section held to protect property interest; board properly followed its policy. Kosik v. Cloud County Community College, 250 Kan. 507, 513, 827 P.2d 59 (1992). 4. Whether school board's nonrenewal of tenured administrator's contract was quasi-judicial function appealable to district court examined. Allen v. U.S.D. No. 436, 19 Kan. App. 2d 873, 878 P.2d 223 (1994). 5. School board decision to nonrenew administrator's contract is not a quasi-judicial proceeding; judicial review precluded. Brown v. U.S.D. No. 333, 261 Kan. 134, 137, 928 P.2d 57 (1996). 6. Plaintiff not deprived of constitutionally protected property or liberty interests; plaintiff's resignation from school principal position waived her rights under the Kansas Administrators' Act. Stead v. USD No. 259, Sedgwick County, 92 F. Supp. 3d 1088, 1103-05 (D. Kan. 2015). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026