The Board encourages licensed employees to attend and participate in professional development activities to maintain, develop, and enhance their skills. The Board shall maintain and support an in-service program for licensed employees.
Requests for attendance or participation in a development program, other than those development programs sponsored by the school district, shall be made to the superintendent. Approval of the superintendent must be obtained prior to attendance by a licensed employee in a professional development program when the attendance would result in the licensed employee being excused from their duties or when the school district pays the expenses for the program.
The superintendent shall have sole discretion to allow or disallow licensed employees to attend or participate in the requested event. When making this determination, the superintendent will consider the value of the program for the licensed employee and the school district, the effect of the licensed employee's absence on the education program and school district operations and the school district's financial situation as well as other factors deemed relevant in the judgment of the superintendent. Requests that involve unusual expenses or overnight travel must be approved by the board prior to the event.
The requirements stated in the Master Contract regarding professional development shall be followed.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code § 279.8 (2005). 281 I.A.C. 12.7.
Cross Reference: 405.10 Licensed Employee Organization Affiliation
414.10 Classified Employee Professional Purposes Leave
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed March 9, 2020
Revised November 9, 2009
Materials created by employees and the financial gain there from shall be the property of the school district if school materials and time were used in their creation and/or such materials were created in the scope of the employee's employment. The employee must seek prior written approval of the superintendent concerning such activities.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code § 279.8 (2005).
Cross Reference: 401.3 Employee Conflict of Interest
606.6 Student Production of Materials and Services
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed March 9, 2020
Revised
Every effort will be made by the licensed employees to help students with learning problems before recommending that the parents engage a tutor. Since there are exceptional cases when tutoring May help students overcome learning deficiencies, tutoring by licensed employees may be approved by the superintendent.
Licensed employees may only tutor students other than those for whom the teacher is currently exercising teaching, administrative or supervisory responsibility unless approved by the superintendent.
Tutoring for a fee may not take place within school facilities or during regular school hours unless approved by the superintendent.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 20.7; 279.8 (2005).
Cross Reference: 401.3 Employee Conflict of Interest
402.7 Employee Outside Employment
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed March 9, 2020
Revised
The District provides telephones to employees because communication is essential for the performance of their duties, especially in times of emergency or when addressing safety issues.
The landline telephones provided by the district to employees are to be used for school business. Employees may use landline telephones for personal business, provided such personal use is limited in frequency and duration and does not interfere with the performance of an employee’s job. Landline telephones are provided at district expense. Employees are not charged for local calls but are charged for all personal long distance toll calls. The district will not reimburse employees for business use of their personal cellular telephone.
Certain employees are required to perform work outside of their offices or assigned work spaces, outside of the Chariton Community School District, or outside of the district’s regular business hours. It is important to the mission of the district to provide for the communication with these employees when they are not in their offices.
The district’s policy concerning cellular telephones is as follows:
Billing for cellular telephone service includes a charge for all calls that are transmitted or received, including unsolicited and misdirected calls, local, and long distance calls. Itemized bills are prepared listing all calls made or received, including roaming charges, by each cellular telephone.
The district will issue cellular telephones for personal calls subject to the same restrictions that are imposed on landline telephones.
If the number of minutes charged to a cellular telephone exceeds the monthly time allotted for the service plan, the employee must reimburse the district for personal calls that exceed the monthly time allotted. Cellular telephone users must send a check to the business office made payable to the Chariton Community School District for the monthly fee and any additional personal charges (roaming and excess time). Payment is due upon receipt of the cellular telephone statement.
If a cellular telephone assigned to an employee is lost, damaged or is malfunctioning, the business office must be notified immediately. Employees who fail to notify the business office immediately of a lost telephone will be responsible for all unauthorized calls made from their assigned cellular telephone. Employees are responsible for replacement and all associated costs of a lost or damaged phone.
The superintendent or his/her designee is authorized to review the use of district-issued cellular telephones by employees and to revoke the privilege of using a district-issued cellular telephone if it is determined that the cellular telephone is being used contrary to district policy
Approved November 9, 2009
Reviewed March 9, 2020
Revised