8VAC20-441-120: Contract to be separate and apart from annual or continuing contract

The coaching contract or extracurricular activity sponsorship contract with a teacher shall be separate and apart from the teacher's annual or continuing contract, and termination of the coaching or extracurricular activity sponsorship contract shall not constitute cause for the termination of the annual or continuing contract.

For the purposes of this chapter, "extracurricular activity sponsorship" means an assignment for which a monetary supplement is received, requiring responsibility for any student organizations, clubs, or groups, such as service clubs, academic clubs and teams, cheerleading squads, student publication and literary groups, and visual and performing arts organizations except those that are conducted in conjunction with regular classroom, curriculum, or instructional programs.