Cadillac Area Public Schools Board of Education v. Ward

Appellant, Board of Education of the Cadillac Area Public Schools, appeals as of right from a circuit court order affirming a decision of the State Tenure Commission which granted Jan Ward tenured status and ordered her reinstatement with lost salary. Three issues are raised for our consideration.

First, the board claims that the commission and lower court both erred in concluding that the board’s action in placing Ward on a third year of probation was ineffective because the board failed to notify the tenure commission of its action as required by MCL 38.82; MSA 15.1982. In this case, the…