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