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contracts.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi719\ri214\qj\sl480\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs23\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 In their exceptions, the Board admits that respondents never signed employment contracts for the 2023-2024 school year.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 However, the Board maintains that under common law principles, contracts may be formed without executed writings.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 The Board asserts that the ALJ should have considered\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 its\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 detrimental\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 reliance\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 upon\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 respondents\'92\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 actions\'97including\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 their\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 summer\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 employment with\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\'97which\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 led\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 believe\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 respondents\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 would\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 return\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 teach\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 full-time\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 for the 2023-2024 school year.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Additionally, the Board\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 asserts that the ALJ should have considered the harm\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 befell\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 due\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 respondents\'92\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 failure\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 provide\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 60\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 days\'92\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 when\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 they\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 resigned just prior to the start of the 2023-2024 school year.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Furthermore, the Board denies that it is relying upon\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 N.J.S.A.\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \f1\i0\expnd0\expndtw0 18A:18-8,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 which\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 applies\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 tenured\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 teachers,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 denies\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 it\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 filed\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 Orders\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Show Cause\expnd4\expndtw18  \expnd0\expndtw0 in\expnd3\expndtw16  \expnd0\expndtw0 bad\expnd3\expndtw16  \expnd0\expndtw0 faith.\expnd16\expndtw80  \expnd0\expndtw0 The\expnd3\expndtw13  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\expnd3\expndtw14  \expnd0\expndtw0 maintains\expnd4\expndtw18  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd3\expndtw17  \expnd0\expndtw0 it\expnd3\expndtw14  \expnd0\expndtw0 is\expnd3\expndtw16  \expnd0\expndtw0 entitled\expnd3\expndtw17  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd3\expndtw15  \expnd0\expndtw0 proceed\expnd3\expndtw17  \expnd0\expndtw0 under\expnd4\expndtw21  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 N.J.S.A.\expnd3\expndtw15  \f1\i0\expnd0\expndtw0 18A:26-10\expnd3\expndtw16  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\headery0\footery1012\margtsxn1400\margbsxn1200\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\ri216\qj\sl480\slmult1\sb40\f1\fs23\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 protect vulnerable children and ensure non-disruptive educational programming at the start of a school year.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi719\ri212\qj\sl480\slmult1\f1\fs23\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 In reply, respondents argue that the Commissioner should adopt the Initial Decision and dismiss the Orders to Show Cause.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 They reiterate that their employment contracts expired on June 30, 2023, and that they were not employed under contract thereafter.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Because they fulfilled their contractual\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 duties\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 prior\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 resigning,\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 they\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 were\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 not\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 required\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 provide\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 60\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 days\'92\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice. Moreover,\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 they\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 contend\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 common\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 law\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 principles\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 are\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 inapplicable\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 where,\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 here,\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 there are specific statutory requirements governing contracts between nontenured teaching staff members and boards of education.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi719\ri212\qj\sl480\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs23\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Upon\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 review,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Commissioner\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 adopts\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Initial\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 Decision\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 final\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 decision\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 in\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 this\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 matter. As nontenured teachers, respondents\'92 notice obligations are established by the terms of their employment contracts.\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 In re Suspension of Teaching Certificates of Melissa Van Pelt, Gray Charter\i1  Sch., Newark, Essex Cnty.\f1\i0 , Commissioner Decision No. 170-09 at 3 (May 29, 2009), \f2\i1 aff\'92d\f1\i0 , 414 \f2\i1 N.J.\i1  Super. \f1\i0 440\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 (App.\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 Div.\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 2010).\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 N.J.S.A.\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \f1\i0\expnd0\expndtw0 18A:27-10\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 requires\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 boards\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 education\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 to provide nontenured teaching staff members with a written offer of a contract for employment, or a written notice that employment will not be offered, on or before May 15 of each year.\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 In re Suspension of Teaching\i1  Certificates of Jesenia Chester, Bd. of Educ. of Twp. of S. Brunswick, Middlesex Cnty.\f1\i0 , Commissioner Decision No. 276-23 at 2-3 (Sept. 14, 2023).\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 N.J.S.A. \f1\i0 18A:27-12 requires employees to accept offers in writing on or before June 1.\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 Id. \f1\i0 at 3.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 If employees do not accept offers in writing, then their employment is not renewed.\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 Ibid.\expnd8\expndtw40  \f1\i0\expnd0\expndtw0 The Commissioner has previously held that \'93[t]he principles pertaining to implied contracts do not apply when the applicable statute specifically requires acceptances to be in writing.\'94\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 Ibid.\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\headery0\footery1012\margtsxn1400\margbsxn1200\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi719\ri211\qj\sl480\slmult1\sb40\f1\fs23\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 The Board\'92s reliance upon common law contract principles lacks merit as \f2\i1 N.J.S.A. \f1\i0 18A:27-12 specifically requires acceptance of employment offers to be in writing.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Here, respondents did not accept\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\'92s\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 offers\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 employment\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023-2024\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 school\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 year\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 in\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 writing.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 In\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 fact,\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board concedes that the employment contracts for the 2023-2024 school year were never signed by respondents.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Because respondents did not accept the offers of employment in writing, they were not\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 under\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 at\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 time\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 their\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 resignations\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 had\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 no\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 obligations\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board.\expnd8\expndtw40  \f2\i1\expnd0\expndtw0 Ibid.\i1  \f1\i0 Therefore, respondents\'97who resigned after June 30, 2023\'97did not violate \f2\i1 N.J.S.A. \f1\i0 18A:26-10 because they did not cease to perform their duties before the expiration of their terms of \expnd0\expndtw-2 employment.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi719\ri218\qj\sl480\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs23\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Accordingly, the Orders to Show Cause to Suspend the Teaching Certificates of Kamber Chaiken and Evelyn Cordova are hereby dismissed with prejudice{\field {\fldinst { HYPERLINK \\l "bookmark0" }}{\fldrslt .\super 1}}
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\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl14\slmult1\fs20\par}\margtsxn960\margbsxn700\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f7\fs24\b0\i1\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb53\f7\fs24\b0\i1\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri215\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 On October 27, 2023, motions to dismiss both Orders to Show Cause were respectively filed on behalf of Chaiken and Cordova.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Thereafter, the files were transmitted as contested matters to the Office of Administrative Law.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 On November 7, 2023,\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 counsel\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 moved\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-17  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\expnd0\expndtw0 by \expnd0\expndtw-2 Chaiken.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb137\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Though\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 says\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 verbally\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 agreed\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 made\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 it\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 seem\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 like\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 she\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 would remain with the District, Chaiken never signed the second contract, and formally submitted a resignation to the District following completion of her ESY duties on August 1, 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Although she agreed to teach during the 2023 summer ESY program, \f6\b1 I ALSO FIND \f5\b0 there is no dispute that this position was separate and apart from her primary contract which ended on June 30, 2023.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb139\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri212\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Following\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 series\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 emails\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 with\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 other\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 officials,\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 on\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 September\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 1,\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023,\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 the District Superintendent, Dr. Anthony Iachetti informed Chaiken that it was the District\'92s position that since she worked the Summer ESY program, which went past the original June 30\fs16\up8 th\expnd6\expndtw28  \fs24\expnd0\expndtw0\up0 expiration of Chaiken\'92s original contract, the District was imposing the 60 day statutory\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 deadline\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 against\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 her,\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 effective\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 August\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 4,\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 even\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 though\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 had not signed the renewal contract for the coming school year.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 According to Dr. Iachetti, should\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 fail\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 adhere\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 this\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 timeline,\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 would\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 seek\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 one\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 year\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 suspension of her teaching license.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 On August 15, 2023, Dr. Iachetti sent Chaiken another communication advising her to report to the school on September 5, 2023 to complete the exiting process, and that he would attempt to release her from any further teaching obligations before September 30, 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 As a seasoned veteran who had achieved the highest\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 level\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 entrusted\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 individuals\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 who\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 work\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 in\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 field\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 education,\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \f6\b1\expnd0\expndtw0 I\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 FIND\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 these were \f6\b1 bad faith actions \f5\b0 by the Superintendent against a non-tenured teacher who had just completed her first year of work with the District, the outcome of which would have no useful purpose other than to try to intimidate a younger less seasoned employee into returning to the District after they had already decided not to return.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb132\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri215\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Having accepted a new non-tenured position with another District, Chaiken advised District officials that she would be unable to appear for the final exit meeting.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb139\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri212\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 The communication from Dr. Iachetti was followed by another communication dated\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 September\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 14,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 this\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 time\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 from\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 Danielle\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Sharples,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 principal\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Sixteenth Avenue School where Chaiken had been employed advising her that since she failed to\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\headery439\footery501\margtsxn960\margbsxn700\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb187\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 report for work on September 5\fs16\up8 th\expnd7\expndtw35  \fs24\expnd0\expndtw0\up0 in accordance with the unsigned contract, the District would\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 be\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 moving\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 have\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 her\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 license\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 suspended\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 up\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 one\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 year.\expnd8\expndtw39  \expnd0\expndtw0 While\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 officials including the Superintendent may have been unhappy with Chaiken about her decision not\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 return\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 second\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 untenured\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 year\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 employment,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \f6\b1\expnd0\expndtw0 I\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 FURTHER\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 FIND\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 does\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 not constitute grounds under the law to abuse the suspension statute against a less experienced employee who had fulfilled all of\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 her obligations to the District in good faith.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb137\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri215\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 On\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 September\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 7,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023,\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 attorney\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 Alfred\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 Maurice\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 informed\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 officials\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 in\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 writing that\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 any\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 subsequent\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 action\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 threatened\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 take\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 against\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\'92s\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 license\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 would be\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 deemed\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 overzealous\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 frivolous\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 would\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 seek\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 appropriate\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 relief\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 against the District for taking such action.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb139\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri216\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb1\f6\fs24\b1\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I FIND \f5\b0 the District ignored the notice sent by attorney Maurice, and the within litigation seeking a suspension was commenced against Chaiken by the District on or about October 14, 2023.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li460\sl240\slmult1\f6\fs24\b1\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100{\ul FACTUAL\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 DISCUSSION\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 AND\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 FINDINGS\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 OF\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 FACTS\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 AS\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 TO\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 EVELYN\expnd0\expndtw-2  CORDOVA}\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f6\fs24\b1\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f6\fs24\b1\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri213\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Similar to\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 facts\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 which apply to\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 Ms. Chaiken, most\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 of the\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 facts which pertain to Ms. Cordova are also undisputed. As such, I make the following \f6\b1 FINDINGS OF FACT:\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb137\f6\fs24\b1\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri215\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Respondent Evelyn Cordova is the holder of a standard instructional certificate with\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 endorsements\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 teacher\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 social\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 studies,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 teacher\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 students\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 with\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 disabilities\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 and elementary school teacher Grades K-6.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 She also holds a standard administrative certificate with a supervisor endorsement.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb139\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 On\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 November\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 30,\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 2022,\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 Ms.\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 executed\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 with\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 Elmwood\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 Park Board\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 Education\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 employment\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 non-tenured\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 teacher\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 during\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 2022-23\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 school year. Based on the documents provided, \f6\b1 I FIND \f5\b0 the terms of the contract concluded on June 30, 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Although no\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 new contract was signed by\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 both parties for Respondent to return\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023-24\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 school\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 year,\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 says\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 early\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 May\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 before\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 the expiration\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 current\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract,\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 Ms.\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 indicated\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 her\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 intent\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 return\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 by\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 responding yes to a question in a\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 written survey, and she was formally advised the District intended\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\headery439\footery501\margtsxn960\margbsxn700\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\ri213\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb192\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to renew her contract during her annual evaluation conference on May 4, 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Under basic principles of contract law, while \f6\b1 I FIND \f5\b0 this constitutes an offer to enter into a new contract, \f6\b1 I ALSO FIND \f5\b0 Cordova \f6\b1 never accepted \f5\b0 the new contract.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri215\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Shortly thereafter, upon the Superintendent\'92s recommendation, the Board unanimously voted to reappoint her by Resolution dated May 23, 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Despite these expressions\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 intent\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 rehire\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 next\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 school\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 year,\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 new\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 proposed\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract was not received by Cordova until early July 2023.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb137\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Cordova who was still working for the Board outside the scope of her primary contract\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 Summer\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 ESY\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 instructor\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 never\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 signed\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 new\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 proposed\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 she\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 had reservations about returning for the next school year.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 The summer program ended on July 27, 2023, and similar to the situation with Chaiken above, \f6\b1 I FIND \f5\b0 that part-time position was not connected in any way to either Cordova\'92s expired contract or the new contract which remained unsigned and was not due to commence until September 1, \expnd-1\expndtw-4 2023.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri213\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 In her Certification, Cordova says that in June and July 2023 she repeatedly expressed her\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 concerns\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 and reservations\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 building\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 principal\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 Sharples\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 which is\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 part of the reason why she failed to sign the new contract.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 In and of itself, \f6\b1 I FIND \f5\b0 that under basic\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 law,\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 there\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 was\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 no\'94\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 meeting\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 minds\'94\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 between\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 parties\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova had committed to return for the 2023-24 school year. It was during this time that she began to explore other teaching opportunities. Pursuant to standard practice the underlying Petition which gave rise to this cause of action was signed Certified and Verified\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 by\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 Dr.\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 Iachetti\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 after\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 attorney\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 had\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 put\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 on notice\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 any\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 subsequent\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 action\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 seeking\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 suspension\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 their\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 respective\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 licenses\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 would be\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 deemed\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 frivolous.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 also\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 submitted\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 Certification\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 by\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 Luis\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 Rojas\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Paterson School District which tendered an offer to Cordova in July 2023 after checking to make sure she was not under contract with Elmwood\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 Park\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 or\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 any\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 other\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 district.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 The\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 Certification,\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 which\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 was\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 also\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 not\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 countered,\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 sets forth the process under which Cordova was hired, and the potential hardship and prejudice to both Paterson and Cordova if the requested suspension was implemented. Among other things, Mr. Rojas represented in his Certification that Paterson would not\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\headery439\footery501\margtsxn960\margbsxn700\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb192\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 have hired Ms. Cordova if she was under contract with Elmwood Park, but his vetting process\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 led\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 Paterson\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 officials\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 conclusion\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 Ms.\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 was\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 not\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 under\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract as a non-tenured teacher who had fulfilled her contractual obligations to Elmwood Park at the end of June 2023.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb137\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri215\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Recognizing that the contract remained unsigned, on August 3, 2023, Cordova received a communication from the District asking her to return the signed contract.\expnd8\expndtw40  \f6\b1\expnd0\expndtw0 I FURTHER FIND \f5\b0 this constitutes an acknowledgment by the District that there was no new\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023-24\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 school\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 year\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 between\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 parties.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Later\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 month,\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova picked up her personal belongings and submitted a formal resignation to the District.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 On\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 September\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 7,\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023,\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\'92s\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 attorney\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 Alfred\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 Maurice\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 put\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 District\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 on\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice that\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 any\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 subsequent\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 proceeding\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 seeking\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 suspend\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\'92s\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 license\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 would\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 be\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 deemed overzealous and frivolous and appropriate relief would be sought against the District.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri212\qj\sl360\slmult1\f6\fs24\b1\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I FIND \f5\b0 the District ignored the written notice issued by attorney Maurice, and similar to the Chaiken matter above, filed the within action\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 against Cordova, which \f6\b1 I ALSO\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 FIND\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw0 was\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 brought\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 in\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \f6\b1\expnd0\expndtw0 bad\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 faith,\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 it\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 was\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 intended\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 intimidate\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 less\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 experienced, on-tenured employee into returning for another year, after she had already fulfilled her obligations to the District, and had made a decision to seek employment elsewhere.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li35\ri35\qc\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f6\fs24\b1\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100{\ul LEGAL\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 DISCUSSION\expnd-1\expndtw-5  \expnd0\expndtw0 AND\expnd0\expndtw-2  ANALYSIS}\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f6\fs24\b1\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f6\fs24\b1\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 The\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 Elmwood\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 Park\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 Education,\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 by\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 its\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 Superintendent\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 Dr.\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 Anthony\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 Iachetti, seeks\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 relief\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 from\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 New\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 Jersey\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 Department\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 Education\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 under\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 its\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 jurisdiction\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 impose a one-year suspension against both respondents Kamber Chaiken and Evelyn Cordova for their alleged respective failure to comply with the 60-day notice requirements as set forth under the New Jersey teacher tenure law.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 In so doing, the Board relies on the language of N.J.S.A. 18A 26-10 which states that \'93 a teaching staff member employed by a board of education who shall, without the consent\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 board,\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 cease\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 perform\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 his\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 duties\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 before\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 expiration\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 his\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 employment,\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\headery439\footery501\margtsxn960\margbsxn700\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\ri215\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb192\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 shall be deemed unprofessional conduct, and the commissioner {\ul may}, (not shall) upon receiving notice thereof, suspend his certificate for a period not exceeding one year.\'94\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb137\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 As to a teacher\'92s obligations with respect to resignation of employment, N.J.S.A. 18A:8-8\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 defines\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Notice\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 intention\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 resign\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 applicable\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 to:\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 Any\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 teaching\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 staff\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 member, {\ul under tenure of service} (emphasis added) desiring to relinquish his position, shall give the employing board of education at least 60 days written notice of his intention, unless the\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 board\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 shall\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 approve\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 release\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 on\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 shorter\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 if\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 he\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 fails\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 give\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 such\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice,\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 he shall be deemed guilty of unprofessional conduct and the commissioner {\ul may} (not shall) suspend his certificate for not more than one year\'94.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\ri214\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Here, it is undisputed that both Chaiken and Cordova, each of whom had only been employed for one year by Elmwood Park, were both non-tenured teachers, whose contracts\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 ended\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 on\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 June\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 30,\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 The\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 Board\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 seeks\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 apply\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 provisions\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 the tenure law to each of these non-tenured teachers, and also seeks to start the 60-day notice\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 provision\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 at\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 conclusion\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 their\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 non-tenured\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 additional\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 service\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 Summer\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 ESY teachers, even though those positions were part-time and non-contractual.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb140\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri211\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 While important to promoting the integrity of providing consistent and reliable teaching\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 meet\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 needs\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 district\'92s\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 students,\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 our\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 courts\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 have\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 consistently\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 held\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 that the\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 provisions\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 apply\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 tenured\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 teachers,\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 especially\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 those\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 who\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 leave\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 their\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 positions in the middle of a school year.\expnd16\expndtw78  \expnd0\expndtw0{\ul See}: {\ul Penns Gove-Carney Point Bd. of Ed. v. Leinen}, 94\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\ri212\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 N.J.A.R.\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 2d\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 (EDU)\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 405.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0{\ul See\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 also}\expnd-2\expndtw-11\expnd0\expndtw0 :\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0{\ul Stokes\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 v.\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 Gray\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 Charter\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 School}\expnd-2\expndtw-12\expnd0\expndtw0\expnd-2\expndtw-11\expnd0\expndtw0\expnd-2\expndtw-9\expnd0\expndtw0\expnd-2\expndtw-10\expnd0\expndtw0 ,\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 (201l\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 WL\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 13812)\expnd-2\expndtw-10  \expnd0\expndtw0 (App. Div 2010), wherein the Court ruled that the 60-day notice requirement does not apply to a non-tenured teacher.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li219\fi720\ri216\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Applying\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 undisputed\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 facts\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 applicable\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 law,\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \f6\b1\expnd0\expndtw0 I\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 CONCLUDE\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 since\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 both sides\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 have\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 essentially\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 submitted\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 same\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 relevant\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 documents,\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 I\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 would\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 not\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 learn\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 anything further from a full hearing on the merits, and \f6\b1 I THEREFORE CONCLUDE \f5\b0 that the case can be decided as a matter of law. \f6\b1 I CONCLUDE \f5\b0 the District has both misapplied and improperly interpreted that\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 tenure law which it seeks to enforce against two non-tenured teachers.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 The facts\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 are clear\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 neither\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 nor\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 had\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 signed\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 to return\expnd2\expndtw11  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd2\expndtw9  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd2\expndtw11  \expnd0\expndtw0 second\expnd2\expndtw12  \expnd0\expndtw0 year\expnd2\expndtw9  \expnd0\expndtw0 starting\expnd2\expndtw11  \expnd0\expndtw0 September\expnd2\expndtw10  \expnd0\expndtw0 1,\expnd2\expndtw11  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023.\expnd11\expndtw54\charscalex150  \expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Accordingly,\expnd2\expndtw9  \f6\b1\expnd0\expndtw0 I\expnd2\expndtw11  \expnd0\expndtw0 CONCLUDE\expnd2\expndtw11  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw-2 there\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\headery439\footery501\margtsxn960\margbsxn700\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\ri213\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb192\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 was no mutually signed contract which both teachers and the District agreed upon, therefore under basic principles and concepts of contract law, \f6\b1 I CONCLUDE \f5\b0 there was no \'93meeting of\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 minds\'94\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 a new\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 existed\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 after\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 June\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 30,\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 In\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 order\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 for\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 a contract\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 be\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 enforceable,\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 must\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 meet\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 several\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 legal\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 requirements.\expnd2\expndtw12  \expnd0\expndtw0 Such\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 criteria include,\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 offer,\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 acceptance,\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 meeting\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 minds\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 performance\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 are\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 some\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 critical aspects of contract law.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0{\ul See}: {\ul Tyler at Frist Street LLC}, App. Div. A-2234-20 Decided March 23, 2023.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 A party bringing a breach of contract claim must demonstrate i) that a contract existed between the parties, ii) that the defendant breached a duty imposed by the contract, iii) the plaintiff performed their obligations under the contract and iv) the plaintiff was\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 damaged\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 as a result of the breach.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0{\ul King v.\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 GNC Franchising, Inc.}\expnd0\expndtw-1\expnd0\expndtw0 , Civ. No. 04-5125 2007 WL 1521253 (D. N.J. May 23, 2007).\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb138\f5\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri212\qj\sl360\slmult1\sb1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I am unable to \f6\b1 CONCLUDE \f5\b0 that the District has demonstrated that any of those four\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 elements\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 exist,\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 and/or\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 there\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 is\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 mutually\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 signed\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-2\expndtw-11  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 enforce.\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 While\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 there may have been an offer from the District to both teachers, \f6\b1 I CONCLUDE THERE WAS NO ACCEPTANCE \f5\b0 by either non-tenured teacher.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Accordingly, with the expiration of both\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 Chaiken\'92s\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 Cordova\'92s\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 first\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 contracts,\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \f6\b1\expnd0\expndtw0 I\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 CONCLUDE\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw0 that\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 as\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 non-tenured\expnd-2\expndtw-12  \expnd0\expndtw0 teachers whose\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 contracts\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 had\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 expired\f6\b1 ,\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \f5\b0\expnd0\expndtw0 they\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 had\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 no\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 further\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 obligations\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 District,\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 there\expnd-3\expndtw-13  \expnd0\expndtw0 was no legitimate basis for the Superintendent to seek this relief against them seeking suspension of their teaching certificates before the Commissioner of Education.\expnd8\expndtw40  \expnd0\expndtw0 Thus, \f6\b1 I CONCLUDE \f5\b0 the Order to Show Cause and any related Respondent appeal \f6\b1 must be Dismissed with prejudice.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb137\f6\fs24\b1\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li220\fi720\ri213\qj\sl360\slmult1\f5\fs24\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Further, \f6\b1 I CONCUDE \f5\b0 The Stokes decision stands for the proposition that the 60- day\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 notice\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 requirement\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 does\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 not\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 apply\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 to\expnd-3\expndtw-16  \expnd0\expndtw0 non-tenured\expnd-3\expndtw-14  \expnd0\expndtw0 teachers.\expnd7\expndtw35  \expnd0\expndtw0 As\expnd-3\expndtw-17  \expnd0\expndtw0 non-tenured\expnd-3\expndtw-15  \expnd0\expndtw0 teachers who have completed\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 their\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 first year\expnd0\expndtw-1  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 service to\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 the District, and\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 who did not sign\expnd0\expndtw-2  \expnd0\expndtw0 a new contract, \f6\b1 I THEREFORE CONCLUDE \f5\b0 the notice provision does not apply to these teachers, and the relief sought by the District asking for a suspension of up to one year of\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 their\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 teaching\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 licenses\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 was\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 an\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 inappropriate\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-2\expndtw-8  \expnd0\expndtw0 frivolous\expnd-1\expndtw-7  \expnd0\expndtw0 use\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-2\expndtw-9  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 tenure\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 statute\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 the intent of which is supposed to be utilized in situations where tenured teachers seek to leave\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 employment\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 in\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 the\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 middle\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 of\expnd-1\expndtw-4  \expnd0\expndtw0 a\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 contract\expnd-1\expndtw-6  \expnd0\expndtw0 and\expnd-1\expndtw-3  \expnd0\expndtw0 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