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Continuing Contract Application Information (DUE 9-15)

Updated On: Aug 15, 2025

The Continuing Contract application is now available. Attached is the application form and also the eligibility requirements to apply for a Continuing Contract. I have attached the updated version of the Continuing Contract chart that was revised 8/22/24. Let me know if you have any questions.

Some notes for teachers and RSPs that are eligible to apply for a Continuing Contract:

Application and all supporting documentation is due to the district by 5:00PM on Monday, September 15.
Per state law, anyone that is seeking a Continuing Contract must be evaluated in the year that they apply for the Continuing. Even if this is an off-year, evaluation is a state requirement. So, members would either need to participate in the evaluation process or apply in a scheduled evaluation year.
Transcripts must be sealed and should be included with application when turning in.

From the District email sent 8/8/25:

Applications are now being accepted for Continuing Contract consideration for the 2026-27 School Year, consistent with Ohio Revised Code 3319.08 and 3319.11, as well as the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the District and the Cleveland Teacher’s Union (CTU). Applications must be received by 5:00 on Monday, September 15, delivered to the attention of Matthew VanHoose at 1111 Superior Ave E Suite 1800, Cleveland, OH, 44114.

To review the requirements towards eligibility for a Continuing Contract, please refer to the attached ‘Continuing Contract Chart’ document.

To apply for a Continuing Contract, please follow the steps below:

Print and complete the attached ‘Continuing Contract Request Form 2026-2027’.
Include a copy of valid certificate/license.
If no Master’s degree attained:
1. Include sealed transcripts with conferred Bachelor’s degree date and thirty (30) semester hours after issuance of initial certificate/license.
If Master’s degree attained prior to issuance of initial certificate/license:
1. Include sealed transcripts with conferred Master’s degree date and six (6) semester hours of graduate coursework after issuance of initial certificate/license.
If Master’s degree attained after issuance of initial certificate/license:
1. Include sealed transcripts with conferred Master’s degree date and thirty (30) semester hours of graduate coursework after issuance of initial certificate/license.
Send all documents above to the attention of Matthew VanHoose at 1111 Superior Ave E Suite 1800, Cleveland, OH, 44114

Please note that certificates, licenses, and/or transcripts(s) will not be retrieved from employee files for determination of eligibility. Please do not have transcripts sent directly to CMSD - send them collectively with all other submission materials together via U.S. mail. All transcripts received must be sealed and official transcripts.

Download:

Continuing Contract Request Form 2026-27.pdf

Continuing Contract Chart Revised 8.22.24.pdf