Classified employees are those who are not administrators or in positions which require an Iowa Board of Educational Examiners teaching license and who are employed to fulfill the duties listed on their job description on a yearly, monthly, or hourly basis. Classified employees shall include, but not be limited to, teacher and classroom aides, custodial and maintenance employees, clerical employees, food service employees, bus drivers, and temporary help. The positions may be full-time or part-time.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to establish job requirements and job descriptions for classified employee positions. Job descriptions shall be approved by the board.
Classified employees required to hold a license for their position must present evidence of their current license to the board secretary prior to payment of wages each year.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8
Cross Reference: 405.1 Licensed Employee Defined
411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
412.3 Classified Employee Group Insurance Benefits
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed April 14, 2025
Revised May 11, 2025
Persons interested in a classified employee position shall have an opportunity to apply and qualify for classified employee positions in the school district without regard to age, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or disability. Job applicants for classified employee positions shall be considered on the basis of the following:
Training, experience, and skill;
Nature of the occupation;
Demonstrated competence; and
Possession of, or ability to obtain, state or other license or certificate, if required, for the position.
The superintendent shall recommend employment of classified employees to the board for approval.
Legal Reference: 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634.
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e; 12101 et seq.
Iowa Code §§ 20; 35C; 84A.6(4)(b); 216; 279.8; 279.20
281 I.A.C. 12
Cross Reference: 401.2 Equal Employment Opportunity
411 Classified Employees - General
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed April 14, 2025
Revised May 11, 2025
The board may enter into written contracts with classified employees employed on a regular basis. The contract will state the terms of employment.
Each contract will include a fourteen (14) day cancellation clause. Either the employee or the board must give notice of the intent to cancel the contract at the end of Fourteen (14) days. This notice will not be required when the employee is terminated during a probationary period or for cause.
Classified employees will receive a job description stating the specific performance responsibilities of their position.
It is the responsibility of the superintendent to draw up and process the classified employee contracts and present them to the board for approval. The contracts, after being signed by the board president, are filed with the Human Resource Administrator.
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed April 14, 2025
Revised May 11, 2025
Classified employees who require a special license or other certification shall keep the license current at their own expense. Licensing requirements needed for a position will be considered met if the employee meets the requirements established by law for the position.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 285.5(9); 256; 279.8.
281 I.A.C. 12.4(10); 36; 43.
Cross Reference: 411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed April 14, 2025
Revised May 11, 2025
Determining the assignment of each classified employee is the responsibility of the superintendent and within the sole discretion of the board. In making such assignments each year the superintendent will consider the qualifications of each classified employee and the needs of the school district.
It is the responsibility of the superintendent to assign classified employees and report such assignments to the board.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8.
Cross Reference: 200.02 Powers of the Board of Directors
411.06 Classified Employee Transfers
Approved May 11, 2025
Reviewed
Revised
Determining the location where a classified employee's assignment will be performed is the responsibility of the superintendent and within the sole discretion of the board. In making such assignments each year the superintendent will consider the qualifications of each classified employee and the needs of the school district.
A transfer may be initiated by the employee, the principal or the superintendent.
It is the responsibility of the superintendent to transfer classified employees and report such transfers to the board
Legal Reference:
29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634.
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.
42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.
Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1.
Cross Reference: 411.02 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
411.05 Classified Employee Assignment
Approved May 11, 2025
Reviewed
Revised
Evaluation of classified employees on their skills, abilities, and competence is an ongoing process supervised by the superintendent. The goal of the formal evaluation of classified employees is to maintain classified employees who meet or exceed the board’s standards of performance, to clarify each classified employee’s role, to ascertain the areas in need of improvement, to clarify the immediate priorities of the board, and to develop a working relationship between the administrators and other employees.
It is the responsibility of the superintendent to ensure classified employees are formally evaluated. New and probationary classified employees are formally evaluated at least once per year and every three years thereafter, or at the discretion of their supervisor.
Legal Reference: Aplinton Community School District v. PERB, 392 N.W.2d 495 (Iowa 1986).
Saydel Education Association v. PERB, 333 N.W. 2d 486 (Iowa 1983).
Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 279.14 (2007)
281 I.A.C. Ch 83; 12.3(4)
Cross Reference: 411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
Approved December 8, 2008
Reviewed April 14, 2025
Revised May 11, 2025
The first 90 days of a newly employed classified employee's contract shall be a probationary period. "Day" shall be defined as one work day regardless of full-time or part-time status of the employee. New employees, regardless of experience, shall be subject to this probationary period in accordance with the Support Staff Handbook provisions.
"New" employees includes individuals who are being hired for the first time by the school district and those who may have been employed by the school district in the past, but have not been employed by the board during the school year prior to the one for which contracts are being issued.
Only the Board, in its discretion, may waive the probationary period.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8 (2005).
Cross Reference: 411.3 Classified Employee Contracts
411.7 Classified Employee Evaluation
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed April 14, 2025
Revised May 11, 2025