411 Classified Employees - General

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411.1 Classified Employee Defined

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Defined

Code No.  411.1

 

 

Classified employees are employees who are not administrators or employees in positions which require a teaching license issued by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and who are employed to fulfill the duties listed on their job description on a monthly or hourly basis.  Classified employees will include, but not be limited to, teacher and classroom aides, custodial and maintenance employees, clerical employees, food service employees, bus drivers, and temporary help for summer or other maintenance.  The position may be full-time or part-time.

It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to establish job specifications and job descriptions for classified employee positions.  Job descriptions may be approved by the Board.

Classified employees required to hold a license for their position must present evidence of their current license to the Board Secretary prior to payment of wages each year.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:  June 13, 2017

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8.

Cross Reference:  405.1 Licensed Employee Defined; 411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection;         412.3 Classified Employee Group Insurance Benefits

411.2 Classified Employee - Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee – Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection                                                                                                                                Code No.  411.2

 

 

Persons interested in a classified employee position will have an opportunity to apply and qualify for classified employee positions in the School District without regard to age, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.  Job applicants for classified employee positions will be considered on the basis of the following:

  • Training, experience, and skill;
  • Nature of the occupation;
  • Demonstrated competence; and
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, state or other license or certificate, if required, for the position.

All job openings shall be submitted to the Iowa Department of Education for posting on TeachIowa, the online state job posting system. Additional announcements of the position may occur through means the Superintendent believes will inform potential applicants about the position. Whenever possible, the preliminary screening of applicants will be conducted by the administrator who directly supervises and oversees the position.

The Superintendent has the authority to hire, without Board approval, bus drivers, custodians, education associates, maintenance staff, clerical personnel, and food service workers.  The Superintendent also has the authority to sign individual contracts if applicable.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:  May 14, 2019

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634; 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e; 12101 et seq. Iowa Code §§ 20; 35C; 216; 279.8; 279.20; 281 I.A.C. 12

Cross Reference:  401.1 Equal Employment Opportunity; 411 Classified Employees – General

411.3 Classified Employee Contracts

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Contracts                                                                                                                                                                                       Code No.  411.3

 

The Board may enter into written Contracts or Letters of Assignment with classified employees employed on a regular basis.  The agreement will state the parameters of employment.

Each agreement for a new employee will be subject to ninety-day cancellation clause.  Either the employee or the Board must give notice of the intent to end employment at the end of the ninety calendar days.  This notice will not be required when the employee is terminated during this probationary period for cause.

It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to compose and process the classified employee agreements.  The agreements, after being signed by the Board president, if required, are filed with the Board Secretary.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:  May 14, 2019

Legal Reference:  Code of Iowa §§ 20; 279.7A; 285.5(9)

Cross Reference:  411 Classified Employees –General, 412.1 Classified Employee Compensation; 412.2 Classified Employee Wage and Overtime Compensation; 413 Classified Employee Termination of Employment

411.4 Classified Employee Licensing/Certification

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Licensing/Certification

Code No.  411.4

 

Classified employees who require a special license or other certification will keep them current at their own expense.  Licensing requirements needed for a position will be considered met if the employee meets the requirements established by law for the position.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:  June13, 2017

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 285.5(9); 272; 279.8; 281 I.A.C. 12.4(10); 36; 43.

Cross Reference:  411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

 

411.5 Classified Employee Assignment

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Assignment                                                                                                                                                                                   Code No.  411.5

 

 

Determining the assignment of each classified employee is the responsibility of the Superintendent and within the sole discretion of the Board.   In making such assignments each year the Superintendent will consider the qualifications of each classified employee and the needs of the School District.

It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to assign classified employees and report such assignments to the Board.

The requirement stated in the Master Contract between employees in the classified collective bargaining unit and the Board regarding assignments of such employees will be followed.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:

Legal Reference:  Code of Iowa §§ 20; 279.8

Cross Reference:  200.2 Powers of the Board of Directors; 411.6 Classified Employee Transfers

411.6 Classified Employee Transfers

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Transfers                                                                                                                                                                                        Code No.  411.6

 

 

Determining the location where a classified employee’s assignment will be performed is the responsibility of the Superintendent and within the sole discretion of the Board.  In making such assignments each year the Superintendent will consider the qualifications of each classified employee and the needs of the School District.

A transfer may be initiated by the employee, the principal, or the Superintendent.

It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to transfer classified employees and report such transfers to the Board.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:  May 14, 2019

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634; 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.; Code of Iowa §§ 20.9; 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1

Cross Reference:  411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection; 411.5 Classified Employment Assignment

411.7 Classified Employee Evaluation

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Evaluation                                                                                                                                                                                       Code No.  411.7

 

 

Evaluation of classified employees on their skills, abilities, and competence is an ongoing process supervised by the Superintendent.  The goal of the formal evaluation of classified employees is to maintain classified employees who meet or exceed the Board’s standards of performance, to clarify each classified employee’s role, to ascertain the areas in need of improvement, to clarify the immediate priorities of the Board, and to develop a working relationship between the administrators and other employees.

It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to ensure classified employees are formally evaluated annually.  New and probationary classified employees are formally evaluated at least twice a year.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:  May 14, 2019

Legal Reference:  Aplington Community School District v. PERB, 392 N.W.2d 495 (Iowa 1986); Saydel Education Association v. PERB, 333 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa 1983); Code of Iowa §§ 20.9; 279.14; 281 I.A.C.; 12.3(3)

Cross Reference:  411.2 Classified Employee - Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection; 411.8 Classified Employee Probationary Status

411.8 Classified Employee Probationary Status

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Policy Title:  Classified Employee Probationary Status                                                                                                                                                                    Code No.  411.8

 

 

The first ninety days of a newly employed classified employee’s contract is a probationary period.  “Day” is defined as one work day regardless of full-time or part-time status of the employee.  New employees, regardless of experience, are subject to this probationary period.

“New” employees includes individuals who are being hired for the first time by the School District and those who may have been employed by the School District in the past, but have not been employed by the Board during the school year prior to the one for which contracts are being issued.

Only the Board, in its discretion, may waive the probationary period.

The requirements stated in the Master Contract between employees in the classified collective bargaining unit and the Board regarding probationary status of such employees will be followed.

 

Approved:  April 13, 2004

Reviewed:  May 14, 2019

Revised:

Legal Reference:  Code of Iowa §§ 20; 279.8

Cross Reference:  411.3 Classified Employee Contracts; 411.7 Classified Employee Evaluation