Ready-Made School Contract Templates

What Is a School Contract?

A school contract is an agreement between students, teachers, parents, or school administrators. According to Business Illustration, contracts are legally enforceable and binding.

How to Create a School Contract

Writing contract agreements isn't as stressful as people may seem to believe. But it takes careful effort and realistic terms to be a success. And to help you with that, check out the tips below.

1. Use Simple Terms

Gone are the days of using legalese writing because you can write using simple terms on your sample contract. You don't have to use terms that are hard to understand to sound professional. All you need is to construct your sentences concisely so that people can quickly grasp what you mean.

2. Identify the Parties

Make sure that you have the full names of the parties involved in your simple contract, whether it's the student, parent, faculty, principal, student council, etc. Doing this will ensure that you're dealing with the right people on your high school, middle school, or university contract.

3. Write the Agreed Terms and Conditions

Carefully lay out the terms and the conditions that you've agreed with on the simple contract. You can have them in a list so you can quickly find them. Always make sure that you write all the details and leave nothing behind.

4. Include Payment Information

If you're dealing with money on your private contract, make sure that you include its details. You can include payment deadlines, amount, payment methods, and other money matters.

5. Add Termination Details

No one stays with a business contract forever. It should always have an end. So, you must include the termination grounds and termination dates on your contract. You must provide the reasons for how a party can terminate the contract without violating the terms.

General FAQs

• What is a student contract?

  A student contract is an agreement between a teacher and a student. Usually, this contract contains an agreement that the student will improve his or her behavior at school. 

• Can a teacher get out of their contract?

  A teacher can breach his or her contract. Breach of contract may occur when the school terminates the teacher. Additionally, if the teacher wants to resign from the school, he or she must submit a resignation letter at the end of the school year and wait until the board accepts the resignation. 

• Can you go to jail if you break a contract?

  You can't go to jail if you break your contract. Usually, if one of you breaches the contract, the other party can sue for monetary damages, as long it's on the agreement. 

• What can make a contract invalid?

  There are some contracts we can consider invalid. Below are some of the grounds that make a contract invalid.

  1. The other party cannot meet his or her obligations.
  2. The contract has illegal terms.
  3. The contract doesn't benefit both parties.
  4. The other party forces the other to sign it.

• Is a master's in teaching worth it?

  Getting a master's degree is worth it because your wage is going to increase. According to the Master's in Teaching Degrees, if a teacher has a master's degree, he or she can earn $2,000 to $8,000 annually.