(a) Any local or regional board of education that employs an athletic coach, as defined in section 10-149d, shall require the athletic director, as defined in section 10-149d, or the immediate supervisor of such coach to evaluate, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-149d, such coach on an annual basis and provide such coach with a copy of such evaluation.
(b) Any local or regional board of education acting directly, or through its duly authorized agent, that terminates or declines to renew the coaching contract of an athletic coach who has served in the same coaching position for three or more consecutive school years shall inform such coach of such decision no later than ninety days after the completion of the sport season covered by the contract. Such coach shall have an opportunity to appeal such decision to the local or regional board of education in a manner prescribed by such local or regional board of education. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a local or regional board of education from terminating the coaching contract of an athletic coach at any time (1) for reasons of moral misconduct, insubordination or a violation of the rules of the board of education, or (2) because a sport has been cancelled by the board of education.
(P.A. 04-243, S. 1; P.A. 13-41, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 04-243 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 13-41 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing former provisions with provision re evaluation of athletic coach by athletic director and deleted former Subsec. (c) re definition of “athletic coach”, effective July 1, 2013.
See Sec. 10-151b re evaluation of teachers.