Employees who job share and who otherwise meet the eligibility criteria to receive holiday pay shall each receive one-half of a days pay at their regular rate. All employees will practice good personal hygiene and be neat, clean, and wear appropriate dress for work that is in good taste and suitable for the job at hand. If there is a need to make up instructional minutes due to inclement weather, the District , in consultation with the Handbook Review Committee, will determine how best to add the time necessary to meet state standards on hours of instruction (including eliminating Staff Only Days, eliminating Monday Early Release time or adding minutes to the instructional day). Employees laid off for a period of more than twenty-four (24) months, who are rehired, shall be treated as any new employee. Helping to create a pleasant, caring and enjoyable work atmosphere. A copy of any denial by the Benefits Manager or the Superintendent as described above shall be sent by the Benefits Manager to the teacher so denied at the time of such denial. An Employee's Right to Know . Nothing in this provision shall prevent the District from removing an employee from the work place if immediate action is required. Should the substitute teacher be reassigned to another school or work location for that day, said substitute would be reimbursed for mileage. Should two or more employees share the same seniority date, seniority among these employees shall be determined by the employees date of original hire in the District, followed by continuous service. The District does not condone the use of restraint or seclusion by employees when dealing with students, and corporal punishment and unreasonable use of physical force are expressly prohibited. All. Teachers shall not, however, be asked by the principal to conduct such evaluation. Employees who meet the eligibility standards set forth above shall also receive the equivalent value of fifty percent (50%) of their accumulated sick leave credits in excess of two hundred (200) days, computed at the employees prevailing wage rate plus any longevity pay in effect at the time of the employees retirement. This employee handbook shows how the ambitious goals for you, the employee, and for our school can be accomplished. Monday Early Release Time will be used for: Structured team planning - On three Mondays a month teachers will engage in structured collaborative planning with an established grade level or content team for one hour. Any delay is not in the best interests of the child and is not consistent with District policy. When school is not in session, Science Materials Technicians work fifteen (15) hours per week, Monday through Friday. A teacher who is employed after school is recessed for the summer and before school commences in the fall, both relative to the school calendar at his/her regular assignment is compensated by prorating his/her contractual salary from the prior school year for each hour of such employment. United States 270 reviews. Should an employee be required to work on any of the holidays listed in Section 6.01 above, such employees shall receive double time for hours worked in addition to holiday pay or compensatory time off at a straight time rate. WCPSS Employee Handbook - Wake County Public School System - Yumpu 2. In the event that an employee has not completed the probationary period at the end of the spring term of school and the District has decided that the employee is to be terminated prior to completion of the probationary period, notice will be provided to the employee at that time. This session will address key provisions . The retiree (and/or the retirees spouse) shall have the option to select in writing at the time of application for retirement pursuant to the timelines in paragraph a) below, and annually on or before August 1st prior to the beginning of the subsequent school year once retired to either continue in the Districts health insurance or to participate in a non-District sponsored group health insurance plan or Medicare supplement subject to the following terms and conditions: Such written election shall be filed with the Department of Human Resources by August 1st prior to the beginning of the subsequent school year. If the premium is not received by the due date established by the District, the employees insurance coverage shall be terminated. Leave is prorated for less than full time. If a student cancels within 12 hours but more than 45 minutes of a scheduled session, either to the OCP office or to the OCP teacher directly (in which case the teacher will call the OCP office immediately upon learning of the cancellation), the teacher shall receive one-half of the scheduled compensation for the assignment provided the teacher calls the substitute placement office to request reassignment no later than 6:30 a.m. on the day of the cancelled assignment, or as soon as the teacher learns of the cancellation. Seasonal/Summer School Employees: Seasonal employees are those employees who are hired for a specific period of time usually related to the seasonal needs of the District. Should there be an emergency situation caused by a power failure, water main break, or other extreme condition causing a school or group of schools to be closed, employees affected may elect to be absent on such day. New hires will be provided by the District, along with other initial employment materials, application forms so they may enroll should they wish such coverage. Any continuance of the job share under this provision shall be subject to all of the terms of this section. Twelve (12)-month BRS shall earn vacation leave as follows: 825.300(b). Bilingual Resource Specialists shall be assigned from the Doyle Administration Building on a district-wide basis (with the exception of the Lead BRS, twelve (12)-month BRS and Migrant Recruiter, which will constitute separate assignments for the purpose of reassignment and layoff. Except as stated below, employees receiving a promotional appointment shall remain in the new location for at least one (1) year. All monies already paid to the teacher as a substitute will be offset against any additional salary owed. An employees employment relationship shall be broken and terminated by: Termination pursuant to the terms of this Handbook and the employees individual contract [if any]; nonrenewal of the employees contract, [only applicable to employees where nonrenewal rights are provided under the Wisconsin statutes]; failure to return to work following an offer of reemployment subsequent to a reduction in force within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of a reemployment offer [only applicable to employees where a reemployment process is expressly provided for in other sections of this Handbook]; the employee having been on reemployment opportunity status for twenty-four (24) consecutive months [only applicable to employees where a reemployment process is expressly provided for in other sections of this Handbook]. Any educational assistant who has had his/her hours reduced per the above, shall be provided written notice of same by the date set forth above. Coverage for eligible employees shall be available the 1st day of the month following the commencement of employment. However, a day of sick leave during the summer shall consume a full day of accumulated sick leave. The District will offer a voluntary long-term care insurance program, mutually agreed to by the parties. An employee shall be granted one child rearing leave per child. Provide employees with information concerning their benefits, rights and responsibilities; 2. Language. The intent of the keypad system is to secure the building while students are present. If substitutes volunteer to do so, they will be compensated accordingly. Employees may, during their trial period, return, by their choice, by giving written notice that he/she is exercising this option to the Coordinator of Facilities Operations or to the Custodial/Grounds Supervisor or be returned by the District, to the same classification they left. Eligibility: Participation in the SLB is mandatory for all teachers. Filling Positions: Vacancies shall first be filled by employees in surplus. Loss of Apprentice status (other than by successful completion) constitutes just cause for termination. To empower students to learn with passion, act with integrity, and serve with, Wisdom More Than Knowledge; Service Beyond Self; Honor Above Everything, Works continually to understand the needs of students, to know who they are, and to recognize. Such forms shall suggest that the applicant provide all information relative to his or her experience and training, related to the job applied for. Special education teachers (and when applicable, Related Services providers) are expected to case manage the educational program of their students by designing and/or providing specially designed instruction, collaborating with regular education teachers regarding accommodations/ modifications, co-planning curriculum/instruction, completing all associated paperwork/ documentation within District/legal guidelines, when applicable collaborate with community agencies, and monitor and communicate progress on IEP goals with district and families no less than quarterly. Knoxville School Board Approves Employee Handbook Changes at Meeting We know that our vision as a district doesnt come to life without the very best staff, who are fully supported in a positive work environment. A maximum of ten (10) vacation days may be carried over from one year to the next. Employees may apply for positions both at the Food Processing Center and at other Food Service locations. The Total Number of Employees on Personal Leave: Elementary Schools: No more than two (2) employees per building may take personal leave on any given day when school is in session, unless the principal and/or his/her designee grants approval to exceed the two (2) employee limit. Assistant Coaches assigned to any one of the above, but not so delineated, shall be paid seventy percent (70%) of the rate for the coaching of the activity in which he/she is assisting. Posted positions will be filled on the basis of qualifications as determined by the Employer. An employee shall have the right, upon request and consistent with the timelines and content limitations specified in state law, to review the contents of his/her personnel file by scheduling an appointment with the Department of Human Resources. Credits granted on initial employment because of proximity to improvement levelsare: 4th step schedule placement six (6) credits (none required), 3rd step schedule placement four (4) credits (two (2) required), 2nd step schedule placement two (2) credits (four (4) required). Written notice of discipline and/or termination and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the employee, at the time of such action. Accordingly, the District may at any time and in its sole discretion conduct a search of such property, regardless of whether the searched areas or items of furniture are locked or unlocked. All reproduction of copyrighted material shall be conducted strictly in accordance with applicable provisions of law. The program shall be completely voluntary. Rather, workplace bullying may also occur among peers and/or co-workers. shall be declared surplus and placed in other positions pursuant to there assignment process set forth below. Employment may be offered pending the return and disposition of such background checks. If materials are relocated during a period when school is in recess, they will be returned by the District for the resumption of school. Such time shall include collaborative learning that supports and enhances the quality of teaching and is aligned to each schools SIP goals and strategies. Child rearing leave shall only be granted for non-school aged children. The least senior Bilingual Resource Specialist may choose to: Assume a BRS position held by the least senior BRS within another language, provided he/she is qualified for the position. Social Workers, Nurses, Guidance Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Program Support Teachers, and Physical Therapists, Psychologists: professional knowledge/ development; assessment/evaluation effectiveness; intervention/consultation effectiveness; organization and management; and communication skills. The employees rate of pay shall be at the same step in the lower pay range as would have been attained prior to promotion. Employees recalled to work within a twenty-four (24) month period from the date of layoff shall return to the same step in the pay range that they had attained prior to being laid off, shall receive full credit for all prior service, and shall be subject to Section 3.01. Whenever a reduction in employees is required within the sole judgment of the District, such employees shall be declared surplus employees and shall be reassigned or laid off in accordance with the following procedure: An employee shall be declared surplus in any given department, division or school based upon seniority as defined in Section 12.01 herein. Employees will punch in only at such time as they are fully prepared to begin work. The employee shall be eligible to return to duty from an unpaid medical leave of absence provided the employee provides his/her physicians certification that he/she is able to return to work. Approved withdrawals from the Sick Leave Bank resulting from a relapse directly related to the original medical disability shall be added to withdrawals taken for the original disability, and the total shall not exceed forty-four (44) days. 825.300(c). Make up hours (i.e., moving from part time to full time status) cannot be used to qualify for benefits (except for sick leave) eligibility, nor will the loss of hours for the reasons referenced herein cause the loss of benefits. The IHO will convene a hearing in the manner the IHO determines necessary. If a student is found to have an employees PIN or if an employee is found to have given a student or another individual his/her PIN, the PIN will be suspended until the situation is reviewed with the building principal/supervisor and he/ she makes a request for a new PIN to be issued. Compensation due to the substitute shall be at the contractual rate then in effect. Work under this clause may be reduced or withdrawn from the regular unit employee, or eliminated altogether, at any time without notice or appeal. provided they are otherwise eligible. International calls must have prior approval by building administration/ department head. 2) Teacher Name (when applicable) The employees failure to comply with the directive may constitute insubordination, a violation that will be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including termination. If Christmas Day or New Years Day falls on Saturday, either the previous Thursday or the following Monday shall be paid days off work to coincide with the winter break for that particular year (December of each year) as designated on the school year calendar. Teachers, who participate in this program as outlined above, may return to a full time contract when a full time contract vacancy occurs providing there are no teachers on layoff or surplus and the principal/supervisor so approves. Group insurance coverage shall be available the first day of the month following their eligibility date. Fisher Phillips attorney Jay Glunt was the featured speaker at this event. For the remainder of these three Early Release Mondays, teachers will engage in individual planning. Tardiness on such days not to exceed one hour will be permitted without penalty. Step Two - Review by the Executive Director of Human Resources. Administrators/NUPs will receive written evaluations based on board-adopted position descriptions, including job-related activities, and/or as required by state law. Principals and teachers requests for given OCP teachers will be honored when the request does not conflict with the given OCP teachers current assignment. After 15 school years = 9% over base (Step 8) A layoff for up to two (2) years shall not constitute a break in seniority. Administrators/NUPs shall perform at a professional level of competence the services, duties and obligations required by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the rules, regulations and policies of the Board which now exist or which may be hereafter enacted by the Board. The District recognizes, however, that it may be necessary for school personnel to use reasonable and appropriate restraint and/or seclusion when a students behavior presents a clear, present, and imminent risk to the physical safety of the student or others and it is the least restrictive intervention feasible. Employees shall be hired at Step 1 of the base or any step above in the pay range for the classification for which they are hired. Overtime shall be defined as hours of work in excess of forty (40) hours per week. No professional advancement credits or academic credits earned previous to the first day of teaching service in the District are accepted for improvement level purposes on the salary schedule with the exception of those required or approved by the District during the summer immediately preceding the employees first day of service under a regular contract with the District. The District will give at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of any reduction in force. The evaluator will review the evaluation with the employee and provide him/her with a copy of the evaluation. Duties for the make-up time will include staff development/training opportunities offered by the District, or work traditionally assigned by the principal or supervisor, or work of clerical/technical nature so long as such does not reduce the regularly scheduled hours of members of the clerical/technical bargaining unit. Disaster Preparedness: The District will provide employees with information/training regarding building procedures in the event of emergencies such as fire, tornado, intruders, etc. Administrators employed in the District are subject to nonrenewal on a statutory basis, as prescribed in Sec. The insurance carrier(s), program(s), and coverages will be selected and determined by the Board. Teachers who have been enrolled group life insurance coverage shall be able to continue such coverage, on a self-pay basis, when on a layoff. Careers - Right At School Employees must ask for vacation at least five (5) days prior to the date requested. With Board approval, charter schools have the flexibility to create their own school calendar. The building principal may allow a weapon on school premises for purposes of demonstration or educational presentations. Staff PINS work from 6:10 am to 6:30 pm on school days. Criteria Considered When Processing Leave Requests: Number of open positions in the department, school and District, Turnover within the department/school that would amplify the disruption caused by the leave, Is the employee on a performance improvement plan, Likelihood of employee returning after the leave, Number of other non-FMLA or non-medical type of leaves the employee has taken, Benefit that granting the leave would provide to the District. A substitute in an extended long-term assignment shall be eligible to receive health, dental and life insurance benefits as set forth in the Handbook when: 1) the assignment is known at the onset to be more than a semester (90 school days or more) or 2) the assignment falls within the parameters of Addendum A Section 3.03 of the Handbook. Any work performed in the summer which is an extension of work performed during the school year, and which by its very nature, cannot be completed by the end of the school year will be compensated as outlined in paragraph 1 above. Requests for attendance may be approved upon supervisor recommendation. Employees who (1) retire; (2) are participating in TERP, may, at the option of the employee, bank their accrued personal illness leave until such time as they elect to utilize it. Dependent care costs (IRC 129) subject to the limitations set forth in the Internal Revenue Service Code. The time set for make-up plus the regular assigned hours cannot exceed 40 hours per week. The notice shall contain the date transfer requests are due. (d) If the remaining portion of the absence is forty-six (46) school days or more and the total duration is ninety (90) school days or more, the substitute teacher will continue in the position as an extended long-term substitute with such extended long-term position commencing on the date notice defining the duration of the absence was received by Department of Human Resources from the attending physician, provided such substitute teacher is in, or is qualified by the District to be in, the teacher employment pool. Teachers new to the District shall have such coverage available the 1st day of the month following their start date, provided online enrollment is completed by the employee within 30 days of their eligibility date. Hours worked ordinarily include all the time during which an employee is required to be on the employers premises, on duty, or at a prescribed workplace. In lieu of compensation, a teacher may elect to receive one (1) professional advancement credit for each ten (10) hours of in-class instructional time. Contribution: Long-term disability insurance coverage shall be provided at no cost to the employee. The notice of appeal must clearly identify the issues being raised for a decision by the Board. Employees shall not be granted vacation credits until satisfactory completion of their first six months of employment. Educational assistants who work nineteen (19) hours or more hours per week shall be classified as regular full time educational assistants. Right Club @Work solves this problem by giving parents a safe, trusted camp-like option, right in your organizations space. Within thirty (30) days after the facts upon which the grievance is based are known or should have reasonably become known the employee, or his/her representative, shall present the written grievance to his/her immediate supervisor. In cases of conflict caused by employee transfer, the employee with the greatest building seniority will be granted time off. This payment is to be made on the payday immediately preceding December 25. Continually develops expertise in ones subject area, keeping abreast of changes in methods. California residents may learn more about data privacy options in our CA notice. Should an educational assistant have no preferences among the available vacancies, said educational assistant shall be reassigned to any positions for which he/she is qualified. However, to avoid possible conflicts of interest, which may result from employment procedures, an employee who is related by affinity or consanguinity to another employee or applicant shall not participate in any decision to hire, retain, promote, evaluate or determine the salary of that person. Social media and digital communication devices and methods offer a means by which staff can quickly communicate with others, share information and exchange ideas. In the event an insufficient number of school security assistants apply to fill the available summer school positions, the District retains the right to assign school security assistants to such positions. Vacation will be on a first-come, first-serve basis with the request granted to the employee with the greatest seniority. At the time of any training, the District will have available for nurses assistants use all required materials, manuals, etc., at no cost to the nurses assistants. Such report shall be made as soon as possible, but in no circumstance more than 24 hours after the event giving rise to the duty to report. For those teachers having the necessary credits on file no later than 5:00 p.m., July 1, the salary adjustment will be reflected in the paycheck received on October 1. The latter shall not be for arbitrary or capricious reasons. At beginning of 229th month 11% increase over base salary. Employees required to work extra hours resulting in a break from the regular work schedule shall receive an additional ninety (90) cents per hour for the extra assignment hours unless being paid at time and one-half rate or receiving the undesirable hours rate. Such notification shall include the charges forming the basis for the recommendation. Employees called back within a twenty-four (24) month period from date of layoff, shall return to the same step in the salary range they had attained prior to being laid off and shall receive full credit for all prior service. PDF Wv Schools of Diversion and Transition Employee Handbook Speech and Language Therapists. Vacant positions shall whenever practical be filled by the promotion or voluntary transfer of employees, except administrative transfers (involuntary transfers). Floating holidays cannot be carried from one year to the next. The designated periods shall provide each employee the opportunity to use his/her vacation. The District may adjust this rate but it shall not be lower than the rate reflected above. The basis for determining the proration shall be based on annual hours of work and shall be computed to the nearest one half day. When the District deems it appropriate, each per diem substitute may participate in teacher inservice day programs in the schools. Floaters are guaranteed twenty (20) hours of work per pay period. Employees returning from leave of absence: Employees who have continued their insurance while on leave of absence shall have resumption of the Districts contribution for coverage effective September 1. Any revisions will be communicated toemployees in a timely manner. Employees who are employed half-time or more are eligible for short-term disability insurance provided they make application within thirty (30) days of employment. If the impacted teachers have the same score in Criteria 1, the teacher scoring lower in Criteria 2 will be selected surplus. If the employee volunteering does not meet the percentage of contract necessary for reduction from the grade level (i.e., unit, grade or grade combination e.g. School security assistants who are employed by the District during summer school sessions shall be compensated for Independence Day in accordance with the above provisions. Such request shall be made in writing and submitted to the payroll office by August 1 each year. In totaling days taught for increment purposes, the same method of counting shall be employed as issued by the Business Services Office for State Teachers Retirement reporting. Subject to paragraph a below, the District will contribute the full premium cost for the lowest cost individual plan to eligible substitute teachers who elect to participate in HMO coverage available through the District. Home. The goal of this process is to support a culture that (1) strongly prefers that problems are resolved at the schools where they occur and before they spread or rise beyond that level; and (2) demonstrates to pupils, staff and administrators that they continue to be valued as individuals and as colleagues. A nonrenewal for performance reasons shall be subject to the grievance procedure provisions of this Handbook. Educational assistants on the recall lists shall be given preference in the order of their seniority over all new applicants for all positions for which they can qualify. Security Assistants may be granted one day per school year to observe, by visitation, good security practices in other schools within the District. Thereafter, sick leave is earned at the rate of one (1) day per payroll period for each teacher provided that the teacher receives pay for one half (.5) or more of the days included in the payroll report period. During the unpaid child rearing leave, the employee may continue participation in insurance programs at his/her own expense. Full time maintenance workers in the high schools who are scheduled to work before 10:00 A.M. on Saturdays shall have a twenty- minute mid-shift lunch break which shall be part of their scheduled eight (8) hour shift and for which they shall be paid and during which time they shall be required to remain on the premises.