401.1 - Employee Defined

401.1 - Employee Defined

Employees are those individuals who are employed by the school district on an ongoing basis who are not independent contractors.  The district may give employees individual contracts or letters of assignment or may not issue any form of written document to employees, as required by law and in the discretion of the district.  Any contracts for employment must be signed by the board president

Licensed employees, including administrators, are those employees required to hold an appropriate license from the Iowa Department of Education for their position as required by the Board of Educational Examiners or others with professional licenses.  Licenses required for a position will be considered met if the employee meets the requirements established by the Iowa Department of Education.  Licensed employees must present evidence of current license to the board secretary prior to payment of salary each year.

Support staff employees or classified are employees who are not administrators or employees in positions which require a 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.  Support staff 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.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to establish job specifications and job descriptions for employees’ positions, other than the position of the superintendent.  Job descriptions may be approved by the board.

Approved:  July 25, 2018      
Reviewed: February 14, 2022     
Revised: March 14, 2022                 

 

dawn@iowaschoo… Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:54