ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ...

Citation: Jones v. Miami-Dade County, 816 So. 2d 824, (2002 Fla. App.).
Key Facts: Stacey Jones was employed by the Miami-Dade County Public School System
in 1969. He earned tenure status as a teacher in 1972. In 1974, Jones assumed an assistant
principal position where his subsequent contracts for the next 27 years would specify a definite
ending point with no further expectation of employment. Following the 2000-2001 school year,
Jones was non-renewed in an administrative capacity, but was entitled to a teaching position,
which he was offered and accepted. However, he sued for reinstatement to his administrative
position.
Issues: Did Jones’s award of tenure confer an expectation of continued employment on
his subsequent administrative contracts?
teacher.
Holding: The court held that Jones was only entitled to continuing contract status as a
Reasoning: According to the court, every contract from 1974 on explicitly outlined a
definitive end point to employment in the stated capacity of the contract per § 231.36(4)(a), Fla.
Stat. (2001). Jones’s 1972 teaching contact did, however, bestow on him continuing contract
status as a teacher in accordance with § 231.36(3)(e), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1972).
2003
Disposition: The ruling of the school board was affirmed.
Citation: Munoz v. Vega, 303 A.D.2d 253; 756 N.Y.S.2d 47, (2003 N.Y. App. Div.).
Key Facts: Munoz in 2001 argued under Education Law § 22573 (1) (b) that her contract
could only be terminated by a majority vote of the community school board. Moreover, Munoz
argued that her termination was unlawful because the superintendent did not comply with the
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