Hillhouse v. Rice School District No. 20

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the granting of summary judgment in favor of appellee Rice School District on the issue of appellant Hillhouse’s status as a teacher. The trial court held, as a matter of law, that appellant did not satisfy the requirements of the Arizona Teachers Tenure Act, A.R.S. § 15-501, et seq. [the Act] and therefore was not a “continuing,” or tenured, teacher. We disagree.

Appellant Hillhouse became employed by appellee Rice School District in 1977, and remained an employee until her termination by the District in 1984. The District claims that…