This series of the board policy manual is devoted to the board's goals and objectives for employees in the performance of their jobs. Employees provide a variety of important
services for the children of the school district community. They may be teaching or assisting in the classroom, working in the office, maintaining the facilities, driving or
repairing the school buses, or cooking lunches. Each employee plays a vital role in providing an equal opportunity for a quality education for students commensurate with the
students' individual needs. While the teachers have the most direct impact on the formal instruction of students, all employees have an impact on the school environment by their
dedication to their work and their actions. As role models for the students, employees shall promote a cooperative, enthusiastic, and supportive learning environment for the
students.
In striving to achieve a quality education program, the board's goal is to obtain and retain qualified and effective employees. The board shall have complete discretion to
determine the number, the qualifications, and the duties of the positions and the school district's standards of acceptable performance. It shall be the responsibility of the
superintendent to make recommendations to the board in these areas prior to board action. The board recognizes its duty to bargain collectively with duly certified collective
bargaining units.
Board policies in this series relating to general employees shall apply to employees regardless of their position as a licensed employee, classified employee, substitute or
administrator. Board policies relating to licensed employees shall apply to positions that require a teaching license or administrator's certificate or other professional license,
certificate or endorsement, unless administrative positions are specifically excluded from the policy. Classified employees' policies included in this series shall apply to positions
that do not fall within the definition of licensed employee.
Approved 7/27/2009
Reviewed 6/16/2014
Revised
