Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 20-A > Part 6 > Chapter 503 - Teacher Employment

• Agent: means an individual appointed to serve in the capacity of a superintendent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• School administrative unit: means the state-approved unit of school administration and includes a municipal school unit, school administrative district, community school district, regional school unit or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation responsible for operating or constructing public schools, except that it does not include a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
• School board: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
• Superintendent: means the person in a school administrative unit or school union appointed and having the authority and responsibility under this Title and other applicable statutes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72