408.1 Licensed Employee Professional Growth

PERSONNEL

408.1 - LICENSED EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The board encourages licensed employees to attend and participate in professional development activities to maintain, develop, and extend their skills.  The board will maintain and support an in-service program for licensed employees. Professional development activities will include activities that promote and/or teach about compliance with applicable Iowa laws.  

For all professional development programs the district requires employees to take, the district will provide to the employee notice indicating the section of the law, or rules adopted by the state board of education or board of educational examiners that the district determines requires the employee to participate in the professional development program.

Legal Reference:         Iowa Code § 279.8 (2001). 281 I.A.C. 12.7.

Cross Reference:         414.9  Classified Employee Professional Purposes Leave

Approved:                   1/21/99

Reviewed:                   1/18/2021

Revised:                      8/21/2023

408.1 Licensed Employee Professional Development

PERSONNEL

408.1 - LICENSED EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Appropriate training and professional development of all employees is crucial to the success of all students.  The district will provide professional development opportunities appropriate to the duties of school employees.  

For all professional development programs the district requires employees to take, the district will provide to the employee notice indicating the section of the law, or rules adopted by the state board of education or board of educational examiners that the district determines requires the employee to participate in the professional development program. 
 

NOTE:  This requirement exists regardless of the employee’s status as a licensed or classified employee. With the change in law stating that all school employees are now mandatory reporters, this policy language will apply to all employees for at least some training.  

 

The board encourages licensed employees to attend and participate in professional development activities to maintain, develop, and extend their skills.  The board shall maintain and support an in-service program for licensed employees.

Requests for attendance or participation in a development program, other than those development programs sponsored by the school district, shall be made to the principal.  Approval of the superintendent must be obtained prior to attendance by a licensed employee in a professional development program when the attendance would result in the licensed employee being excused from their duties or when the school district pays the expenses for the program.

The superintendent shall have sole discretion to allow or disallow licensed employees to attend or participate in the requested event.  When making this determination, the superintendent will consider the value of the program for the licensed employee and the school district, the effect of the licensed employee's absence on the education program and school district operations and the school district's financial situation as well as other factors deemed relevant in the judgment of the superintendent. 

The requirements stated in the Master Contract between employees in that certified collective bargaining unit and the board regarding professional development of such employees shall be followed.

Legal Reference:         Iowa Code § 279.8 (2001).

                                    281 I.A.C. 12.7.

Cross Reference:         414.9  Classified Employee Professional Purposes Leave

Approved:                   1/21/99

Reviewed:                  1/18/2021

Revised:                     

408.2 Licensed Employee Publication or Creation of Materials

PERSONNEL

408.2

LICENSED EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION OR CREATION OF MATERIALS

 

 

Materials created by licensed employees and the financial gain therefrom shall be the property of the school district if school materials and time were used in their creation and/or such materials were created in the scope of the licensed employee's employment.  The licensed employee must seek prior written approval of the superintendent concerning such activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:         Iowa Code § 279.8 (2001).

 

 

Cross Reference:         401.2  Employee Conflict of Interest

                                    606.4  Student Production of Materials and Services

 

Approved:                   1/21/99

Reviewed:                   1/18/2021

Revised:                     

 

408.3 Licensed Employee Tutoring

PERSONNEL

408.3

LICENSED EMPLOYEE TUTORING

 

 

Every effort will be made by the licensed employees to help students with learning problems before recommending that the parents engage a tutor.  Since there are exceptional cases when tutoring will help students overcome learning deficiencies, tutoring by licensed employees may be approved by the superintendent.

 

Licensed employees may only tutor students other than those for whom the teacher is currently exercising teaching, administrative or supervisory responsibility unless approved by the superintendent.

 

Tutoring for a fee may not take place within school facilities or during regular school hours unless approved by the superintendent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:         Iowa Code §§ 20.7; 279.8 (2001).

           

 

Cross Reference:         401.2  Employee Conflict of Interest

                                    402.6  Employee Outside Employment

 

 

Approved:                   1/21/99

Reviewed:                   1/18/2021

Revised: