53G-11-512. Local school board to establish dismissal procedures.
(1) A local school board shall, by contract with its employees or their associations, or by resolution of the local school board, establish procedures for dismissal of employees in an orderly manner without discrimination.
(2) The local school board shall ensure that the procedures described in Subsectioninclude: (1) standards of due process; causes for dismissal; and procedures and standards related to developing and implementing a plan of assistance for a career employee whose performance is unsatisfactory.
(3) The local school board shall ensure that the procedures and standards for a plan of assistance adopted under Subsectionrequire a plan of assistance to identify: (2)(c) specific, measurable, and actionable deficiencies; the available resources provided for improvement; and a course of action to improve employee performance.
(4) If a career employee exhibits both unsatisfactory performance as described in Subsectionand conduct described in Subsection, an employer: 53G-11-501(17)(a) 53G-11-501(17)(b) may: attempt to remediate the conduct of the career employee; or terminate the career employee for cause if the conduct merits dismissal consistent with procedures established by the local school board; and is not required to develop and implement a plan of assistance for the career employee, as provided in Section. 53G-11-514
(5) If the conduct of a career employee described in Subsectionis satisfactorily remediated, and unsatisfactory performance issues remain, an employer shall develop and implement a plan of assistance for the career employee, as provided in Section. (4) 53G-11-514
(6) If the conduct of a career employee described in Subsectionis not satisfactorily remediated, an employer: (4) may dismiss the career employee for cause in accordance with procedures established by the local school board that include standards of due process and causes for dismissal; and is not required to develop and implement a plan of assistance for the career employee, as provided in Section. 53G-11-514