The document discusses due process rights and employment contracts for Texas public school teachers. It explains that teachers are entitled to notice of proposed termination or non-renewal, an opportunity to respond, and an impartial hearing. Probationary teachers can be terminated at any time without these due process protections, while term and continuing contract teachers are entitled to more formal procedures including a hearing before the school board if their contract is proposed for non-renewal. The document also outlines differences between at-will employees, probationary contracts, term contracts, and continuing contracts.

35. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD Professor PhD Program in Educational Leadership Whitlowe R. Green College of Education Prairie View A&M University Member of the Texas A&M University System Prairie View, Texas 77446