* Educational and social opportunities * Career choice exploration * Safe and caring environment * Individualized instruction * Self-Esteem building
Educational and Social Opportunities
1. Completing an intake interview with student and parent. 2. Requiring a transcript for an intake interview. 3. Completing a CA 60 request form. 4. Determining an 21 credit diploma for graduation. 5. Determining individual subject interests.
1. Providing a high school curriculum which meets the State of Michigan requirements. 2. Providing enrichment activities such as art, Spanish, journalism, newsletter, yearbook, etc... 3. Providing educational field trip opportunities which will enhance the curriculum.
1. Interacting with other student programs. 2. Including physical education programs. 3. Developing manners/social skills by escorting students to public places to practice skills. 4. Developing and completing a school service project.
Career Choice Exploration
1. Guest Speakers: unemployment office, businesses, Armed Services, etc.; 2. Field Trips to different businesses; 3. MOIS; 4. Vocational Center visitation; 5. Co-op; 6. Resume development; 7. Job applications; 8. Job shadowing at business and industries; 9. Portfolio development.
1. Conducting regular staff meeting to focus on student needs and building concerns; 2. Holding joint student and staff meetings; 3. Reviewing student handbook as needed. 4. Providing well maintained and organized classrooms.
Individualized Instruction
1. Testing to determine academic levels; 2. One-to-one instruction when appropriate; 3. Expanding Special Ed./academic services when needed i.e., CMU, Alma Literacy; 4. Providing materials at an appropriate level, adjusting curriculum as necessary.
Self-Esteem Building
1. Counseling services; 2. Opportunities to listen to student concerns; 3. Recognition for positive behavior; a. Honor roll publication, b. Student-of-the-month, 4. Activities to promote school pride.
Teacher Information
1. Reporting to work and each class on time and prepared to teach. 2. Never to leave your classroom unattended. 3. Keeping accurate attendance and grading records. 4. Keeping lesson plans up to date and available for review. 5. Demonstrate control of the classroom through planning, management and good rapport with students. 6. Keeping a high level of contact with parents. 7. Use of good teaching practices in delivering instruction in the classroom.
1. Teaching is a Profession. Make an adequate preparation for each class. Remember each student is and individual. Have a purpose for teaching each lesson you present. Dress, act and speak in a professional manner. 2. Good Public Relations. A report goes to every home each day on what happened in school. Remember that people often exaggerate. It is important to review the school accomplishments each period to help students answer the question. "What did you learn in school today?" Always be courteous to students and parents. Be truthful yet tactful in all your visits with parents. Be proud of your school, the students, and the community. Loyalty and enthusiasm are contagious. 3. Discipline and Lesson Plans are closely associated. Planning is a necessary part of teaching. Even the most experienced teacher must have plans made and a purpose for each day's lesson. Proper motivation and students participation usually prevent behavior problems if there is purposeful work to keep every student busy every minute of the class period. Please ask for help if you are having discipline problems in any class. 4. Life Skills are also important. Teach your classes in such a way that students are exposed not only to subject material but also to student skills, listening skills, and critical thinking skills. 5. Communication is important. Please feel free at any time to discuss maters pertaining to school policies or problems with the administration. Communication at all times is essential. One of the best signs of growth is the ability to discuss and accept criticism in the proper light. Please also follow the proper chain of command in airing problems or concerns. 6. Demand High Expectations. You owe it to the community, to your students, and yourself to give your best, and to expect the best. From whatever school of thought we come, we must recognize that discipline is one of the most important prerequisites to well-ordered learning. This may require the use of strong measures occasionally, but strict, fair, and consistent discipline must be adhered to. 7. The following thoughts express some of the goals of responsible education: a. Instilling in others a desire for excellence in work, manner, and achievement. b. Stressing the values of intellectual honesty and respect for truth. c. Practicing respect and thoughtfulness of other, their property and rights. d. Praising each pupil's sense of values and standards of behavior. e. Helping pupils exercise self-discipline and independence in their behavior. f. Understanding and showing by our actions that privileges carry responsibilities. g. Exercising tolerance as we strive for understanding of others' ideals, ideas, and beliefs. h. Striving for consistency, firmness, and understanding in discipline.
Substitutes
If you are too sick to come to school and feel you will need a substitute, call Philip Garcia at home at 1 (517) 681-4509 as soon as you know you will need a substitute. Calls for a substitute must be made no later that 6:45 a.m..
Comprehensive, written plans, to include seating plans and all pertinent information, are to be sent in or left for the substitute. In case of extreme emergencies, a substitute file to be kept in the office is required of all teachers, containing a contingency plan.
This file will only be used at your request or if there are no other plans available/ It will also need to be updated by the teacher after use. Each teacher, who does not currently have one for the office, should complete this file and have it in the office by September 6, 1998.
Attendance Procedure
1. The following will be considered excused absences: A. Illness or hospitalization verified by a written parental excuse. The district reserves the right to require corroborative evidence when deemed necessary. B. Serious illness or emergency in the immediate family verified by written parental excuse. C. Attendance at a funeral verified by a written parental excuse. D. Absences due to disciplinary supervision. E. Religious instruction and/or obligations (arranged in advance). F. Professional appointments which cannot be made after school (dentist, doctor, court appointments, etc.). 2. Realizing that some flexibility is needed, students may also be excused for miscellaneous reasons which may not fit into the above categories, but which are deemed excusable by the administration. 3. One of the requirements for receiving credit is an acceptable level of attendance. "Acceptable" has been defined as three (3) or less unexcused absences per marking period. Absences due to school suspension(s) will not count for purposed of determining whether the student's absences exceed the afore mentioned acceptable level of attendance. 4. Students are expected to make up all work during their absences (excused or unexcused) and will receive full credit if completed within the proper time frame. (Number of days absent plus one (1) day). 5. No student in attendance is to be absent from class without authorization from the teacher and/or the office. Violations of this policy will be subject to suspension.
Attendance
Attendance is not an administrative duty or problem but an entire staff responsibility. Successful procedures begin with the priority assigned to attendance in each classroom. The teacher's record book is the official attendance record. Please keep your book neat and accurate.
Tardiness
Each teacher is responsible for tardiness of less than ten minutes. The teacher shall notify the student when such tardiness is recorded. Students assigned a 3rd tardy in a marking period should be told that this will be count as one (1) absence from class. A student who and does not have good reason for his/her lateness, (as indicated under the previous section concerning excused absences), will be considered tardy. Regular bus riders are not counted tardy if the bus is late.
Make-up Work
It will be the responsibility of the student to contact the teacher and to arrange for make-up of any work missed. Completion time of make-up work shall be equal to the length of absence plus one day, unless other arrangements are made with the teacher. Normally teachers are to be contacted the day students return to school after an absence to arrange for make-up work. A board or chart posted in the room listing make-up assignments may be helpful both for you and the student. Tests which were scheduled in advance of the students are to be taken the day the student returns.
1. All teachers are expected to keep records of absences and tardies in their class book for verification. Please take your own attendance at all times. 2. Each teacher is to place a list of absentees on the outside of their classroom door at the beginning of the first period of the day. 3. Hourly attendance will then be kept on the attendance sheet and collected after the beginning of the last hour of the day. 4. Teachers should make a practice of following through with the recruiter concerning their students. 5. Students receiving an incomplete (I) grade have (2) weeks after the end of the semester to complete work or to make other arrangements with the office and teachers. If a student fails to do so, the final grade becomes an, "E".
Records
1. Class record books should contain the following completely filled out: A. Subject and class. B. School year, semester, class period. C. Absences and tardiness. D. Names of pupils alphabetically arranged with last name first. E. Marks and averages. F. All books will be handed in at the end of the semester, or as notified. 2. Lesson Plan Books are to be kept up to date, at least one week ahead in order that the substitute may understand your plans in case of sudden illness or unexpected absence. Lesson plans are to be in enough detail that the substitute will be able to follow the class of instruction for that time of the day. Some suggestions of what a lesson should contain are listed below: A. The instructor name and the date of the week the lesson begins and ends. B. Hour of the day the specific class is taught. C. The name of the materials used and where they are located in the room. D. The topic of discussion, the pages of the material or book(s) covered in the lesson. E. The keys for the materials, books, handouts, tests, quizzes, etc... F. Write legibly or print.
Marks, Grades, and Examinations
All marks issued to students must be given on the basis of what they deserve. The basis of all marks should be daily recitation, short quizzes, period or chapter tests and the general ability and effort of the student. Every mark must have a sound defense or it cannot be considered fair and just. Students must know upon what criteria their grade will be based.
All records must be recorded by the teacher. Students help shall not be used in dealing with grades and exams.
If a student is in danger of failing a class, be sure that a deficiency notice is sent home to the parent. Progress reports will go home at regular intervals. On the other end of the spectrum, students who have improved a great deal or who are excelling in you class, deserve recognition also. It is recommended that a teacher send commendations of students to parents in the form of a short note or phone call on a regular basis.
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| A+ | ............................................ | 97--100 |
| A | ............................................ | 90--96 |
| A- | ............................................ | 87--89 |
| B+ | ............................................ | 84--86 |
| B | ............................................ | 80--83 |
| B- | ............................................ | 77--79 |
| C+ | ............................................ | 74--76 |
| C | ............................................ | 70--73 |
| C- | ............................................ | 67--69 |
| D+ | ............................................ | 64--66 |
| D | ............................................ | 60--63 |
| D- | ............................................ | 57--59 |
| E | ............................................ | 56--Below |
Progress Reports
1. The grade in the class at the second week period. 2. Number of classes missed. 3. Number of tardies. 4. Comments of the instructor.
Quarterly Exams and Summary Evaluations
1. All students are required to take all quarterly examinations or other forms of summary evaluations if assigned by the teacher. 2. Examinations or summary evaluations are to be given during assigned periods at the end of each quarter. 3. The type of examinations is optional. Exams should be structured to require students to problem solve, think, and write as well as answer multiple choice and true-false type questions. 4. No Social activities or field trips that might interfere with classroom instruction are to be planned or scheduled during the last week of a quarter. 5. Quarterly examinations or summary evaluation marks count 20% of the total quarter grade. Work done during the quarter counts 80% of the total grade. If no exam or summary is required, work done during the quarter will count as 100%.
Discipline
Good student discipline is a key element in developing a positive learning atmosphere in the Fulton School District. It is the belief of this District that students should be held accountable for their decisions related to personal behavior. Students will face the natural and logical consequences of poor decisions and benefit from the positive consequences of good decisions.
In any case, the consequences students face should be assigned with the goal of the student experiencing personal growth in understanding their own behavior. Out-of-school suspensions should be considered only in disciplinary cases related to safety, (possession of dangerous weapons, fighting, threatening behavior, etc.), or after all other intervening measures have been exhausted for a persistently misbehaving student.
Students will grow more able to control their behavior as they gain more knowledge about what motivates their actions. We believe the only true change in a person's behavioral choices will come about internally after examination of previous behavior by the person involved.
The responsibility of school personnel is to facilitate that examination by the student and to communicate all school actions to the student's parents or guardians in a timely manner. The building of the bridge of communication is vital to a successful discipline program.
* Belonging ------- The need to feel loved and important to a group, i.e., family, social, work. * Power ------------ The need to make decisions that are important to those you care about. * Fun -------------- The need to enjoy a person's daily routine. * Freedom --------- The need to have choices. * Physical ---------- The need to have the necessary comforts of life.
1. A verbal warning will be given to the student, followed by a one-to-one conference. 2. A written description of the discipline problem that has developed into a second occurrence. Contact will need to be made with the parent/guardian. Contact with the parent/guardian will determine if a meeting is necessary in resolving the problem. Possible dismissal for the rest of the day and/or the following day. A written social/behavioral/educational agreement with the student, parent and instructor(s) or other educational personnel will be developed or revised. 3. When the behavior has occurred for a third time. A written description of the discipline problem, dismissal for the remainder of the day. The student will not be allowed back to school until a meeting with the student, parent/guardian, instructor(s), and administration to determine educational alternatives that can be developed or remain for the student. 4. Further offenses will call for escalating disciplinary measures up to and including temporary or permanent expulsion.
1. Send the student to the office for the remainder of the period. A pass should be given to the student who will present it to the office personnel. 2. Check as soon as possible, to be sure the student arrived at the office and report the facts of dismissal to administration as soon as you are free to do so. 3. Follow this up, upon request, with a written report, stating only the facts of the incident. 4. The administration will arrange for a conference with the teacher and student, and/or appropriate action will be taken without a conference.
Passes
Please keep passes during class to a minimum and only for good reason. Each student who leaves your room must have a valid pass. Students who are out of your room are still your responsibility.
Building and Grounds
1. Furniture in the room should be orderly at all times. When furniture is rearranged for some special purpose of program, it should be returned to normal position before the class period is over. Student responsibility should be encouraged along this line. Do not allow students to sit on top of desks and tables in your room. 2. Paper and loose articles should be removed from the floor and desks at the close of each period. 3. Defacing of walls, furniture, woodwork, floors, etc., should be handled as a disciplinary problem. It is recommended that the guilty party make amends immediately by removing such defacing or repairing such breakage. Problems of a serious nature should be reported to the administration immediately. 4. No pop is allowed in classrooms or the carpeted areas of the school building.
Guidance Service
The guidance office has information on career and educational opportunities for students. Teachers who notice students with personal or academic problems would call this to the attention of the counselor. Referrals for diagnostic testing, truant officer, the county social worker, nurse, speech therapist, mental health clinic, or other services may be made through the counselor.
Audio Visual
Fulton Schools is a member of the Regional Educational Media Center #5 and films and other A\V materials may be ordered from this center through the librarian at the high school. Each teacher will have a catalogue of the film and filmstrips available. Plan your program so that you can order films well in advance to assure that you will receive them when you can make use of them.
Another good reference source is the Educator's Progress Service This service consists of catalogues covering free films, free filmstrips, and tapes and recordings plus a large list of free educational materials.
Considerable care should be exercised in the use of the above equipment so that others can continue to benefit from their use. Be sure to return the equipment promptly after use in order not to deprive others.
Off-Campus Events and Activities
Some of these dates may be changed, and you will be notified of their change. Besides these, instructors and administration work together to develop other activities that involve students in the communities. These activities need to be educationally beneficial to the students and should be used in a manner that will develop skills and knowledge that cannot be taught in the classroom. A minimum of two (2) staff chaperones need to be in attendance during any of these off campus events.
Any staff member requesting transportation will need to submit a request to the Director two (2) weeks prior to the off-campus event. This is for the transportation department to schedule this activity within their schedule.
1. A date for the trip must be approved by the Director and Superintendent. 2. A "request for bus" slip must be filled out and approved. 3. Students making the trip must have their parents sign permit slips which are available in the office. 4. The instructor should complete a list of students going on a trip as long as before the trip is as possible schedule and distribute it to the office and teaching staff. 5. The instructor must have a list of students going on a trip for checking purposes. Names of students who are not present should be turned into the office before the bus leaves and names of those who fail to return (with explanation) should be turned in immediately on return. 6. In case more that one bus is used there must be at least one adult chaperone on each bus. 7. Long distance trips or trips involving overnight stays require Board and administrative approval and should be requested well in advance on the proper form.
1. Directions for fire drills are posted in a visible area near the door to each room, and procedures will be discussed with students. 2. Upon notification of staff, students should file out to the designated exit in an orderly manner and assemble 200 feet from the building. Students must remain in the area until the, "All Clear", is announced. 3. All doors and windows must be closed and lights are to turned off. 4. Attendance will be taken when everyone is outside the building.
1. Tornado Watch -- school will continue in normal session. 2. Tornado Watch -- school will continue in normal session. 3. Windows and doors, away from the storm, should be left open. 4. Everyone will stay in the building as long as the warning is in effect.
Use of Phone
The phones are in the classrooms and office are for your use. We would request that you use it primarily for business. Along distance form will be posted by the phone. All personal calls should be charged to your own personal phone number. Please list any long distance calls that you make. If you need more privacy than the activity room, and/or classroom(s) affords, feel free to come in the office and use an office phone.
Faculty Meetings
Meetings will be held as needed throughout the year.
School Bills
All class and organizational bills are to paid by check only before the end of the year.
School Funds
Teachers and students are discouraged from retaining money collected in their desks and lockers. Such money collected should be deposited in the appropriate account of the fund at the office as soon as possible.
Purchases
All items to be ordered or charged by teachers or students require a purchase order form. This form, obtained in the highs school office, should be filled in and approved by the Director, as no one has any authority to charge items without the approval of the Director.
Drops and Adds
Drops and Adds will be teacher initiated only during the first two weeks of each semester. Drops and Adds after this time will be made only with the authorization of the Director.
Non-Discrimination
The Fulton School Board is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination with regard to religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, or handicap. This policy shall prevail in all Board policies concerning staff, students, educational programs and services, and individuals and companies with who the Board does business.
Title IX - Non-Discrimination Policy
It shall be the policy of the Fulton Schools to fully comply with Title IX under guidelines adopted by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and approved by the President of the United States and the United States Congress.
The Board of Education, the administration, and the staff of Fulton Schools will seek to take whatever rules and policy steps may be necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex in all educational programs, curricular and extra-curricular activities, and employment practices which come under Title IX.
All students shall have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from all academic and extra-curricular activities and services and thus it will be a violation of policy for the district, board, administration, teachers or other staff to discriminate against students on the basis of sex in disciplinary actions, entitlement and provision of services, selection of courses or programs, counseling services, physical education and athletics, treatment on the basis of marital and parental status including pregnancy.
Likewise, no assistance, such as administrative or staff cooperation, faculty sponsorship, use of school facilities on school time, shall be provided to any non-school organization or individual which discriminates on the basis of sex.
All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in relationship to recruitment, hiring, assignments, promotion, transfer, lay-off, termination, reinstatement, job classification, salary, and fringe benefits.
In order to facilitate the evaluation of current practices, to investigate complaints, and to answer inquires, and to guide the implementation of compliance efforts, the designated individual to serve as the local relating discrimination on the basis of sex in the Fulton Schools should be directed to:
Charles Mungall
Principal
Fulton Schools
8060 Ely Hwy.
Middleton, MI 48856
Telephone: 1 (517) 236-7232
Inquires concerning the non-discrimination policy may also be directed to:
Director
Office of Civil Rights
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Washington, DC 20201
Sexual Harassment Policy
Sexual harassment of student or employees by other students or by employees of this District is unlawful under both Michigan and Federal law, and is contrary to the commitment of this District to provide a stable learning environment. The Fulton School District will not tolerate any sexual harassment of students or employees.
Sexual harassment includes: making unwelcome sexual advances, engaging in improper physical contact, making improper sexual comments, or otherwise creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational learning environment.
If a student or employee has concerns about the nature of any conduct or physical contact by an adult employed by this district, by a student, or by a member of the public, the person should immediately report this concern to the building administration.
1. A first offense will call a conference with the Director and/or the student's Counselor. 2. A second offense will call for a second conference with the Director and contact made with the student's parents to inform them of a developing problem. 3. A third offense will call for an out of school suspension of three (3) days and continued parental contact. 4. Further offenses will call for escalating disciplinary measures up to and including expulsion.
Expectations of Professional Staff -- Staff Ethics
1. Recognize basic dignities of all individuals with whom they interact in the performance of their duties; 2. Represent accurately their qualifications; 3. Exercise due care to protect the mental and physical safety of students, colleagues, and subordinates; 4. Seek and apply the knowledge and skills appropriate to assigned responsibilities; 5. Keep in confidence legally-confidential information as they may secure; 6. Ensure that their actions or those of another on their behalf are not made with specific intent of advancing private economic interests; 7. Avoid accepting anything of value offered by another for the purpose of influencing judgment; 8. Refrain from using position or public property, or permitting another person to use an employee's position or public property for partisan political or religious purposes. This will in no way limit constitutionally or legally protected rights as citizens.
Student Supervision and Welfare
1. Each professional staff member shall maintain a standard of care for supervision, control, and protection of students commensurate with assigned duties and responsibilities. 2. A professional staff member should not volunteer to assume responsibilities for duties she/he cannot reasonably perform. Such assumption carries the same responsibilities as assigned duties. 3. A professional staff member shall provide proper instruction in safety matters presented in assigned course guides. 4. Each professional staff member shall immediately report to the principal any accident or safety hazards he/she detects. 5. A professional staff member shall not send students on any personal errands. 6. A professional staff member shall not associate with students, particularly those particularly those of the opposite gender, at any time in a manner which gives the appearance of impropriety, including, but not limited to, the creation of participation in any situation or activity which could be considered abusive or sexually or involve illegal substances such as tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. (This provision should not be construed as precluding a professional staff member form associating with students in private for legitimate or proper reasons). 7. If a student comes to a staff member to seek advice or to ask questions regarding a personal problem related to sexual behavior, substance abuse, mental or physical health, and/or family relationships, the staff member may help the student make contact with certified or licensed individuals in the District or community who specialize in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the student's problem. Under no circumstances should a staff member attempt, unless properly licensed and authorized to do so, to counsel, assess, diagnose, or treat the student's problem or behavior. 8. A professional staff member shall not transport students in a private vehicle without the approval of the principal, and a signed permission slip by the parent. 9. A student shall not be required to perform work or services that may be detrimental to his/her health 10. Pursuant to the laws of the State and Board Policy, each professional staff member shall report to the proper legal authorities immediately, any sign of suspected child abuse or neglect. 11. Any staff member who shares confidential information with another person not authorized to receive the information may be subject to discipline, civil liability and/or criminal liability. This includes, but is not limited to, information concerning assessments, grades,behavior, family background, and alleged child abuse or neglect.
Tobacco Products
Students are strictly prohibited from smoking and from possessing, carrying, or using tobacco products in the school building, on school property, or at school-related functions. Violators will be suspended from school for a period of five (5) days on the first offense, ten (10) days on the second offense, and on the third offense will be suspended for the remainder of the marking period. Michigan Law prohibits tobacco use in all buildings owned by public schools and restricts tobacco use on school property before 6:00 p.m. on regularly scheduled school days. These restrictions apply to all persons -- students, employees, and visitors. Violators are subject to a criminal misdemeanor charge, punishable by a fine of not more that $50.00. In addition, the Youth Tobacco Act, makes it unlawful for persons under age 18 to possess, buy, or use any type of tobacco product and prescribes penalties and violations.
Alcoholic Beverages and/or Illegal Drugs
1. Alcohol or any alcoholic beverage, including non-alcoholic malt beverages. 2. Illegal drugs. 3. Any abusable glue, aerosol or other chemical substance, including but not limited to petroleum distillates, lighter fluid, and reproduction fluid for inhalation, 4. Any prescription or non-prescription drug, medicine, vitamin, or other chemical including but not limited to aspirin, other pain relievers, stimulants, diet pills, pep pills, no-doze pills, cough medicines, cold medicines, laxatives, stomach or digestive remedies, depressants, and sleeping pills not taken in accordance with the school's authorized use of medicine procedures. 5. Steroids, human growth hormones, or other performance enhancing drugs. 6. Substances purported to be illegal, abusive, or performance-enhancing, i.e., "Look-alike drugs".
It shall not be a violation of this policy for a student to use or possess a prescription or patent drug when taken pursuant to a legal prescription issued by a health care professional for which permission to use in school has been granted.
These standards of conduct apply to all students while on school property, in school transportation, or school-sponsored activities regardless of location, date, or time.
Violators will be suspended from school for a minimum of three (3) days and will be referred to the Director. Further disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion, may be imposed for first or repeated offenses. Violators may be referred for a student assistance program assessment. Legal authorities may also be notified when appropriate.
Pupil Supervision
Teachers are to help in maintaining order in school and at all school activities. Warn students about their behavior. This is not confined to students in your direct charge but to any student of Fulton Public Schools. It is the duty of every teacher to maintain order, whether it is assigned as a special duty or not.
1. Clear pupils form the building. 2. Check that all doors are locked. 3. Turn off all unnecessary lights. 4. Report to the duty custodian, that he/she is leaving, The teacher and custodian should not leave until the last student has left the building or locker room.
Dress and Grooming
1. Be physically clean, neat, and well groomed; 2. Dress in a manner consistent with their professional responsibilities; 3. Dress in a manner that communicates to students a pride in personal appearance; 4. Dress in a manner that does not cause damage to District property; 5. Be groomed in such a way that their hair style or dress does not disrupt the educational process nor cause a health or safety hazard.
Staff Evaluation
1. Strive for the improvement of the total District program; 2. Stress the importance of personal improvement on the part of the individual professional staff members so that each student may be provided a quality education. 3. Ensure the continuous improvement of administrative and supervisory services provided to professional staff members; 4. Establish a process of continuous and systematic professional staff member evaluation.
A professional staff member shall be given a copy of any documents relating to his/her performance which are to be placed in the personnel file. Dismissal or non-renewal procedures may be invoked for unsatisfactory performance in accordance with the Teacher Tenure Act and/or applicable employment agreements.
Drug Free Workplace
The Board shall not permit the manufacture, possession, use, distribution, or dispersion of any controlled substance, including alcohol, by any member of the District' s professional staff at any time while on District property or while involved in any District-related activity or event. Any staff member who violates this policy shall be subject to disciplinary, up to and including discharge, in accordance with District guidelines and/or the terms of applicable employment agreements.
Corporal Punishment
While recognizing that students may require disciplinary action in various forms, the Board of Education cannot condone the use of unreasonable force and fear as an appropriate procedure in student discipline.
Professional staff should not find it necessary to resort to physical force or violence to compel obedience. If all other means fail, staff members may always resort to the removal of the student from the classroom or school through suspension or expulsion procedures.
In accordance with State law, corporal punishment shall not be permitted. If any staff member, full-time, part-time, or substitute deliberately inflicts, or causes to be inflicted, physical pain by hitting, paddling, spanking, slapping, or makes use of any other kind of force as a means of discipline a student, he/she may be subject to discipline by the Board of Education and possible criminal assault charges as well. This provision applies as well to volunteers and those with whom the District contracts for services.
1. As used in this section, "corporal punishment" means the deliberate infliction of physical pain by hitting, paddling, spanking, slapping, or any other physical force used as a means of discipline. 2. Corporal punishment does not include physical pain caused by reasonable physical activities associated with athletic training. 3. A person employed by or engages as a volunteer or contractor by a local or intermediate school board shall not inflict, or cause to be inflicted corporal punishment upon any pupil under any circumstances. 4. A person employed by or engaged as a volunteer or contract by a local or intermediate school board may use reasonable physical force upon a pupil as necessary to maintain order and control in a school or school-related setting for the purpose of providing an environment conducive to safety and learning. In maintaining that order and control, the person may use physical force upon a pupil as may be necessary. a. To restrain or remove a pupil whose behavior is interfering with the orderly exercise and performance of school district functions within a school or at a school-related activity, if that pupil has refused to comply with a request to refrain from further disruptive acts. b. For self-defense or the defense of another. c. To prevent a pupil form inflicting harm on himself or herself. d. To quell a disturbance that threatens physical injury to any person. e. To obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object upon or within the control of a pupil. f. To protect property.
Search and Seizure
The Board of Education has charged school authorities with the responsibility of safeguarding the safety and well-being of the students in their care. In the discharge of that responsibility, school authorities may search school property such as lockers used by the student or the person or property, including vehicles, of a student, in accordance with the following policy.
School Property
The Board acknowledges the need for in-school storage of student possessions and shall provide storage places, including desks and lockers, for that purpose. Where locks are provided for such places, students may lock them against incursion by other students, but in no such places shall students have such an expectation of privacy as to prevent examination by a school official. The Board directs the school principals to conduct a routine inspection at least annually of all such storage places.
The Board also authorizes the use of canines, trained in detecting the presence of drugs or devices, when the Superintendent has reasonable suspicion that illegal drugs or devices may be present in a school. This means of detection shall be used only to determine the presence of drugs in locker areas and other places in the school where such substances could be concealed. Canine detection must be conducted in collaboration with law enforcement authorities.
Student Person and Possessions
Students and their belongings may only be searched based upon reasonable suspicion of a violation of school policy or the law. Searches must also be reasonable in scope and conducted in a reasonable manner. In determining whether to conduct a search and the extent of the search, school officials should be mindful of the seriousness of the suspected infraction, the student's age, the student's disciplinary history, and other pertinent circumstances.
The authorization to search shall also apply to all situation in which the student is under the jurisdiction of the Board.
Administrators are authorized to arrange for a breath-test instrument, according to the Superintendent's guidelines for the purpose of determining if a student has consumed any alcoholic beverage. It is not necessary for the test to determine blood-alcohol level, since the Board has established a zero tolerance for alcohol use.
Except as provided below, a request for the search of a student or a student's possessions will be directed to the principal. He/she shall attempt to obtain the freely-offered consent of the student to the inspection: however, provided there is reasonable suspicion, he/she may conduct the search without such consent. Whenever possible, the search of a student shall be conducted by a person of the student's gender and in the presence of another staff member. Searches and seizures may be conducted by any staff member immediately when the health or safety of the student or others is threatened. A search prompted by the reasonable belief that health and safety are immediately threatened will be conducted with as much speed and dispatch as may be required to protect persons and property.
Search of a student's person or intimate personal belonging shall be conducted by a person of the student's gender, in the presence of another staff member of the same gender, and only in exceptional circumstances when the health or safety of the student or of other is immediately threatened.
The director shall be responsible for the prompt recording in writing of each student search, including the reasons for the search: information received that established the need for the search and the name of informant, if any; the persons present when the search was conducted; any substances or objects found and the disposition made of them; and any subsequent action taken. The director shall be responsible for the custody, control and disposition of any illegal or dangerous substance or object taken from a student.
Professional Growth Requirements
A. Provisions for visits to other classrooms and schools. B. Classes and workshops offered in the District. C. Conferences and conventions as approved by the Superintendent's Office, based on the educational needs of the school system. Plans should be developed to designate teachers and administrators to attend such conferences with special attention given to meetings held in Michigan and the Mid-West.
Professional Meetings
The Board of Education encourages opportunities for professional staff members to develop increased competence beyond that which they may attain through the performance of their assigned duties through attendance at professional meetings.
For purposes of this policy, a professional meeting shall be defined as any meeting that is related to the activities, duties, or responsibilities of professional members as determined by the Superintendent.
Family Leaves of Absence
A. The birth or care of a child. B. The adoption or foster care of a child. C. The care of a spouse, son, daughter, or parent if such individual has a serious health condition. D. A serious health conditions of the staff member which disables him/her form performing the functions of his/her position. Such a condition may be an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves in-patient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical facility or requires continuing treatment by a health-care provider (M.D. or D.O.).
The Superintendent may require the staff member to transfer temporarily to an alternative position at the same compensation when the intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is foreseeable and the transfer better accommodates recurring periods of leave, if the leave periods exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total number of workdays encompassing the period of anticipated leave.
Whenever the leave is necessitated by the serious health condition of the staff member or his/her family member, and is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment, the staff member shall provide the Superintendent with thirty (30) day's notice. If there is insufficient time to provide such notice because of the need for treatment, the staff member shall provide such notices as early as practicable. The staff member shall make reasonable efforts to schedule treatments so as not to unduly disrupt the regular operation of the District.
The Board shall require that all accrued paid vacation leave, medical or sick leave, or personal leave be used to substitute for the family leave described in this policy. In cases in which the District has employed both the husband and the wife, the total amount of family leave is twelve (12) weeks for the couple, except when the leave is due to the serious health condition of either the husband or the wife.
A. The date the serious health condition began. B. The probable duration. C. Appropriate medical facts regarding the condition. D. A statement that the staff member is needed to care for the family member. E. An estimate of the amount of time needed for such care.
The Board reserves the right to obtain, at its expense, the opinion of a second health provider and, in the event of conflict, the opinion of a third health provider whose decision shall be binding and final.
The staff member shall provide the district with a statement from his/her physician that he/she is able to assume full-time responsibilities for his/her position.
At the end of any leave described in this policy, the Board shall restore the staff member to his/her former position or to one that is equivalent in responsibility and compensation. During a family leave, the Board shall maintain the staff member's current coverage under the District's health insurance program, but the staff member shall not accrue any sick leave, vacation, or other benefits during the family leave period.
The Board may not restore the position of any staff member whose salary is among the highest ten percent (10%) of those paid by the Board when it deems that such staff member's absence from the District will create a substantial disruption to District operations.
Unrequested Leaves of Absence
It is the policy of the Board of Education to protect students and employees from professional staff members who are unable to perform essential job functions with or without accommodation.
The Board may place a professional staff member on unrequested leave of absence when the staff member is unable to perform assigned duties in conformance with stature and the negotiated, collectively-bargained agreement with or without accommodation.
If the Superintendent believes the staff member is unable to perform essential job functions, the professional staff member will be offered the opportunity for a meeting to discuss these issues.
If a professional staff member refuses to attend the meeting the Board may order the professional staff member to submit to an appropriate examination by a physician designated or compensated by the Board or both.
Where the physician designated by the Board disagrees with the physician designated by the professional staff member, the two (2) physicians shall agree in good faith on a third impartial physician who shall examine the professional staff member and who's medical opinion shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of ability to perform assigned duties with or without accommodation. The expenses of a third examination shall be borne by the Board.
If, as a result of such examination, the professional staff member is found to be unable to perform assigned duties with or without accommodation the professional staff member may be placed on leave of absence for reasonable time to heal or until the staff member is able to perform the essential job function but only for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
Should a professional staff member refuse to submit to the examination requested by the Board and the professional staff member has exercised his/her rights under the provisions herein above set forth, such refusal shall subject the professional staff member to disciplinary action.
Substance Abuse
The Board of Education recognizes alcoholism and drug abuse as treatable illnesses. When such illnesses impair the performance of professional staff members, the Board recognizes the responsibility to assist in a manner recommended by appropriate specialists in the treatment of those illnesses.
A professional staff member having an illness or other problem relating to the use of alcohol or other drugs will receive the same careful consideration and offer of assistance that is presently extended to professional staff members having any other illness.
The responsibility to correct unsatisfactory job performance or behavior resulting from a suspected health problem rests with the professional staff member. Failure to do so will result in appropriate corrective or disciplinary action as determined by the Board.
No professional staff member will have his/her job security or promotion opportunities jeopardized by his/her request for counseling or referral assistance.
Professional staff members who suspect they may have an alcohol or other drug abuse problem are encouraged to seek counseling and information on a confidential basis by contacting resources available for such service.
Job Related Expenses
The Board of Education may provide for the payment of the actual and necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, of any professional staff member of the District incurred in the course of performing services for the District, whether within or outside the District, under the direction of the Board and in accordance with the Superintendent's administrative guidelines.
The validity of payments for job-related expenses shall be determined by the immediate supervisor.
The Board shall pay the expenses of professional staff members when they attend professional meetings approved in accordance with the policy of this Board and in accordance with the administrative guidelines of the Superintendent.
Unauthorized Work Stoppage
The Board of Education is obligated and committed to provide certain basic services to students participating in District programs. Therefore, if schools are open and the students are in attendance, those basic services will be provided.
Recognizing the fact that the District, for various reasons, could experience an unauthorized work stoppage, the Board remains committed to providing educational and related services to the schools and will fulfill its obligations to operate the schools when possible.
Professional staff members who fail to perform their normal duties when so required as part of a concerted unauthorized work stoppage may be subject to loss of pay and fringe benefits, including employer-paid insurance coverage, as well as disciplinary measures in accordance with state and federal law.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Board of Education shall comply with all Federal law and regulations prohibiting discrimination and with all requirements and regulations of the US Department of Education. It is the policy of the Board that no professional staff member or candidate for such a position in this District shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, creed or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, or disability, be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to, discrimination in any program or activity for which the Board is responsible or for which it receives financial assistance from the US Department of Education.
Personnel Files
It is necessary for the orderly operation of the School district to prepare a personal information system for the retention of appropriate papers bearing upon an employee's duties and responsibilities to the District and the District's responsibilities to the employee.
The Board of Education requires that sufficient records exist to ensure an employee's qualifications for the job held; compliance with Federal, State, and local benefit programs; conformance with District rules; and evidence of completed evaluations. Such records will be kept in compliance with laws of the State of Michigan.
A single central file shall be maintained, unless otherwise authorized or required by law.
Only that information which pertains to the professional role of the employee and submitted by duly authorized school administrative personnel may be entered in the official record file. The employee shall be informed whether requested information is legally required or whether he/she may decline to supply the information.
A copy of each such entry shall be given to the employee upon request.
A copying cost will be charged for each copy given to the employee at his/her request at the rate determined by the business office.
The employee shall have access to his/her file upon request.
Personnel records shall be available to school administrators as may be required in the performance of their jobs.
A. Review the record in the presence of the administrator designated to maintain said records or designee. B. Make no alterations or additions to the record nor remove any material therefrom. C. Sign a log attached to the file indicating date and person reviewing.
A. Name and Date; B. Material to be Appealed; C. Reason for appeal..
The responsible administrator shall hear the appeal and make a determination with ninety (90) days of the appeal in accordance with law.
Student Records
The educational interests of the student require the collection, retention, and use of information about individual student and groups of students. At the same time the student's right of privacy mandates careful custodianship and limitations on access to student records.
A. Observations and ratings of individual student by professional staff members acting within their sphere of competency. B. Samples of student work. C. Information obtained from professionally acceptable standard instruments of measurement such as: 1. Interest inventories and aptitude tests; 2. Vocational preference inventories; 3. Achievement tests; 4. Standardized intelligence tests. D. Authenticated information provided by a parent or adult student concerning achievements and other school activities which the parent or student wants to make a part of the record. E. Verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior patterns. F. Rank in class and academic honors earned. G. Attendance records H Psychological tests I. Health records J. Custodial arrangements
In all cases, permitted, narrative information in student records shall be objectively-based on the personal observation or knowledge of the originator.
1. To school officials who have legitimate educational interest in the records. a. A school official is a person employed by the district in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position, including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff; a person or company with whom the district has contracted, such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant; a person serving on an official committee, or assisting another school official in performing his/her tasks. b. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if he/she needs to review an education record to fulfill his/her professional responsibilities. 2. To officials of other schools where a student seeks or intends to enroll. (A parent or eligible student may obtain copies of records transferred.) 3. To federal and state officials in connection with their duties to audit or enforce legal conditions relative to federal or state supported programs. 4. In connection with a student's request for or receipt of financial aid, as necessary to determine eligibility for aid, the amount or conditions of the aid, or to enforce the terms and conditions of the aid. 5. To state juvenile justice system officials as permitted by state law. 6. To organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the district for the purposes of predictive testing, student aid, and instructional improvements. 7. To accrediting organizations to carry out their functions. 8. To parents who claim the student as a dependent for income tax purposes. 9. To comply with a court order or lawfully-issued subpoena. The district shall make reasonable attempts to notify the parent or eligible student of such disclosure prior to disclosure. 10. To appropriate parties in connection with health or safety emergency that threatens the health or safety of the student or other individuals. Additionally, the district has the right to include information concerning disciplinary action taken against a student for conduct that poses a significant risk to the safety or well-being of the student, or students, or school community members in the student's education record. The district may also disclose such information to school officials at the college and at other schools who have legitimate educational interests in the behavior of the student. 11. For designated directory information. 12. To parent of a non-eligible student or to a student.
The District shall maintain a record of those persons to whom information about a student has been disclosed. Such disclosure records will indicate the student, person viewing the record, information disclosed, and the date of the disclosure.
Only "directory information" regarding a student shall be released to any person or party, other that the student or his/her parent, without the written consent of the parent; or, if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, the written consent of the student, except those persons or parties stipulated by the District's policy and administrative guidelines and/or those in the law.
Emergency Evacuation of Schools
The Board of Education recognizes that its responsibility for the safety of students extends to possible natural and man-made disasters and that such emergencies are best met by preparedness and planning.
The Board authorizes a system of emergency preparedness which shall ensure that:
A. The health and safety of students and staff are safeguarded; B. The time necessary for instructional purposes in not unduly diverted; C. Minimum disruption to the education program occurs; D. Students are helped to learn self-reliance and trained to respond sensibly to emergency situations.
All threats to the safety of District facilities shall be identified by appropriate personnel and respond to promptly in accordance with the plan for emergency preparedness.
Bomb Threat
A. Students and staff will be evacuated from the building upon the decision of the principal. The Superintendent will be notified of all such threats. B. Police will be contacted and requested to investigate and may enlist the assistance of outside help who may have access to school building as in allowed the police.
Reporting Accidents
The Board of Education directs that all reasonable efforts be made to ensure a safe learning and working environment for the students and employees of this District. To that end and so that legitimate employee claims for worker's compensation be expedited, the Board requires that accidents be reported and evaluated. Any accident that results in an injury, however slight, to student, an employee of the Board, or visitor to the schools must be reported promptly and in writing to the District Business Office. Injured persons shall be referred immediately to appropriate personnel for such medical attention as may be needed.
The injured employee, visitor, or staff member responsible for an injured student shall complete a form that includes the date, time, and place of the incident; the names of persons involved; the nature of the injury to the extent that it is known; and a description of all relevant circumstances.
Any employee of the Board who suffers a job-related injury must report the injury and its circumstances to the principal or job supervisor, as appropriate, as soon as possible following the occurrence of the injury. The failure of an employee to comply with this mandate may result in disciplinary action in accordance with standards set forth in a negotiated, collective-bargained agreement.
Accident Reports
If you, or a student in your class or in an activity in which you are involved has an injury or accident while under supervision, an accident report must be filled out. These reports are available in the copy room, are to be completed as thoroughly as possible and returned to the office.
Medications
1. The name, address, and phone number of the medical professional. Confirmation by the parent/guardian that student is under a medical professional supervision. 2. The type of medication that needs to be taken. Only two (2) weeks of the medication will be allowable. The medication must be in the original container and have the name of the pharmacy, doctor, type of medication and when the medication is to be administered. 3. There will need to be two staff present during the administration of the prescribed medication.
1. The student has the parent/guardian's signature and permission to take non-aspirin during school. 2. Only the amount prescribed on the container will be administered. A record of the dispensed medication will be logged. 3. There will need to be two staff present during the administration of the non-prescription medication.
Control of Casual-Contact Communicable Diseases
The Board of Education recognizes that control of the spread of communicable disease spread through casual-contact is essential to the well-being of the school community and to the efficient District operation.
For purposes of this policy, "casual-contact communicable disease" shall include diphtheria, scarlet fever and other strep infections, whooping cough, mumps, measles, rubella, and others designated by the Michigan Department of Public Health.
In order to protect the health and safety of the students, District personnel, and the community at large, the Board shall follow all state statutes and Health Department regulations which pertain to immunization and other means for controlling communicable disease spread through normal interaction in the school setting.
The teacher may remove from the classroom and the principal may exclude from the building or isolate in the school any student who appears to be ill or has been exposed to a communicable disease.
Control of Noncasual-Contact Communicable Diseases
The Board of Education seeks to provide a safe education environment for both students and staff. It is the Boards intent to ensure that any student or member of the staff who contracts a communicable disease that is not communicated through casual-contact will have the confidentiality of the information protected and his/her status in the District examined by an appropriate panel of resource people and that the rights of both the affected individual and those of other staff members and students will be acknowledged and respected.
A. AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; B. ARC - AIDS Related Complex; C. Persons infected with HIV (human immunodificiency); D. Hepatitis B; E. Other like diseases that may be specified by the Health Department as potential serious health problems for those who come in contact with the disease and/or the disease carrier.
In its effort to assist in the prevention and control of communicable diseases of any kind, the Board has establish policies on Immunization, Hygienic Management, and Control of Casual-Contact Communicable Diseases. The purpose of this policy is to protect the health and safety of the students, District personnel, and the community at large from the spread of the above mentioned diseases.
The District will allow students and staff members to attend school unless there is definitive evidence to warrant exclusion. The District will provide an alternative education program for any student excluded from the school setting as consequence of the Superintendent's decision. Such a program shall be in accordance with this Board's and the Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District's policy and administrative guidelines on Homebound Instruction.
When the Superintendent learns that a student may be infected with a noncausal-contact communicable disease, the IEPC will serve as the Communicable Disease Review Panel (CDRP) and will be convened with forty-eight (48) hours. The IEPC-CDRP will be expanded to include the physician treating the child, a County health official, and a child advocate approved by the affected person or parent.
The IEPC-CDRP will carry out its review in accordance with this policy and Federal/State regulations concerning disabled student.
1. CDRP - Communicable Disease Review Panel; 2. Decision-making process; 3. Appeal process.
Control of Blood-Borne Pathogens
The Board of Education seeks to protect those staff members who may be exposed to blood pathogens and other potentially infectious materials in their performance of assigned duties. Information concerning specific inoculations, methods of reporting, training and/or procedures will be given throughout the school year.
Student Abuse and Neglect
The Board of Education is concerned with the physical and mental well-being of the students of this District and will cooperate in the identification and reporting of cases of child abuse and neglect in accordance with law.
Each professional staff member employed by this District who has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or neglect shall be responsible for reporting immediately every case, whether ascertained or suspected, of abuse or neglect resulting in physical or mental injury to a student by other than accidental means.
The professional staff member or appropriate administrator shall immediately call the local office of the Department of Social Services and shall secure prompt medical attention for any such injuries reported.
He/she shall notify the appropriate administrator according to the District's Reporting Procedure for Student Abuse or Neglect.
Any support staff member who has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or neglect shall immediately report any such case to his/her supervisor who shall, in turn, immediately notify the Family Independence Agency.
The identity of the reporting person shall be confidential, subject only to disclosure by consent or court order. A reporting staff member shall not be dismissed or otherwise penalized for making a report of child abuse or neglect.
Information concerning alleged child abuse is confidential. Any unauthorized disclosure by an official or employee of the District is a violation of the law and subjects the disseminator to civil liability for resulting damages.
Each principal should be mindful of the possibility of physical or mental abuse being inflicted on a student by a staff member. Any such instances, whether real or alleged, should be dealt with in accordance with the administrative guidelines establish by the Superintendent.
Transportation for Field and Other District-Sponsored Trips
It shall be the policy of the Board of Education to use regular or special-purpose school vehicles for transportation on field and other District-sponsored trips.
The transportation for all field and other District-sponsored trips is to be by vehicles owned or approved by the District and driven by approved drivers. Exceptions must have the approval of the Superintendent.
The District shall assume transportation costs for a certain number of approved field trips as specified in the Superintendent's administrative guidelines.
It will also assume the transportation costs for all other trips including co-curricular, athletic, and other extra-curricular trips.
The cost of additional trips shall be paid by the sponsoring organization and from the designated fund.
Transportation may be limited by the availability of vehicles, drivers, and scheduling and will not be available when needed for general school purposes.
All field trips shall be supervised by members of the staff. All other District-sponsored trips shall be supervised by either staff members or adults from the sponsoring organization. Any time students are on the vehicle, at least one (1) sponsor, chaperone, or staff member is expected to ride in the vehicle as well as to supervise students upon the return to the District and while they are waiting for rides home.
All students are expected to ride the approved vehicle to and from each activity. A special request must be made to the staff member or sponsor by the parent, in writing or in person, to allow an exception.
District students not affiliated with the trip activity, non-district students, and/or children of preschool age shall not be permitted to ride on the trip vehicle.
No student is allowed to drive his/her own vehicle on any trip. An exception may be made by the principal on an individual basis provided the student has written parental permission and does not transport any other student.
Transportation by Private Vehicle
The Board of Education authorizes the transportation by private vehicle of students of the District. Any such transportation must be approved in advance (seven (7) business days) and in writing by the building principal and be signed by the parent/guardian or eligible student in accordance with the Superintendent's administrative guidelines.
The parent of the participating student will be given, on request, the names of the driver and the description of the vehicle.
No person shall be approved for transportation of students in a private vehicle who is not an employee of this Board, an approved volunteer, the parent of a student enrolled in this District, and the holder of a currently-valid license to operate a motor vehicle in the State of Michigan.
No person shall be permitted to transport students who is not the holder of automobile liability and personal injury insurance in the amount required by District administrative guidelines.
The Superintendent may withdraw the authorization of any private vehicle driver whose insurance is not adequate.
Any private vehicle used for the transportation of students must be owned by the approved driver or the spouse of the approved driver and must conform to registration requirements of the State. The driver of the vehicle must have less that seven (7) points on his/her driver's license.
The responsibility of professional staff members for discipline and control of students will extend to their transportation of students in a private vehicle. Drivers who are not professional staff members are requested to report student misconduct to the Director.
Employment contracts may be suspended or terminated upon a majority vote of the Board of Education, In such cases, the Board shall abide by due process and such terms as may be set forth in a negotiated, collectively-bargained agreement, or other employment agreement.
A professional staff member may resign in accordance with the terms of the negotiated, collectively-bargained agreement or his/her employment contract.