Brown v. Caldwell School District No. 132

TROUT, Justice.

The action giving rise to this appeal was initiated by the appellant, Deborah Brown, following a decision by the Caldwell School District (the District) not to reemploy her for the 1991-92 school year.

I

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Brown was employed by the District during the 1990-91 school year as a fifth grade teacher at its Washington School. This was her first year of teaching. She was hired by the District shortly before school started in September of 1990, and did not actually sign a formal contract of employment until the middle of that month.

On October 8, 1990, the…