Code No. 411.1
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE DEFINED
Classified employees are employees who are not administrators or employees in positions which require a teaching license issued by the Iowa Board of Edcucational 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.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code 20; 279.8.
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Code No. 411.2
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE—QUALIFICATIONS, RECRUITMENT, SELECTION
Persons interested in a classified employee position will have an opportunity to apply and qualify for classified employee positions in the school distrcit in accordance with applicable laws and school distrcit policies regarding equal employment. Job applicants for classified employee positions will be considered on the basis of the following:
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, for bus drivers, custodians, education associates, maintenance staff, clerical personnel, and food service workers. Such employment shall be subject to the board's approval at the next regular board meeting..
Legal Reference:
29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634.
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e; 12101 et seq.
Iowa Code §§ 20; 35C; 216; 256.27; 279.8; 279.20
281 I.A.C. 12
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Code No. 411.3
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS
The board will enter into written contracts with classified employees employed on a regular basis. The contract will state the terms of employment.
Each contract shall include a thirty-day cancellation clause. Either the employee or the board must give notice of the intent to cancel the contract at the end of thirty days. This notice will not be required when the employee is terminated during a probationary period or for cause.
Classified employees will receive a job description stating the specific performance responsibilities of their position.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to draw up and process the classified employee contracts and present them to the board for approval. The superintendent has the authority to hire without board approval, for bus drivers, custodians, education associates, maintenance staff, clerical personnel, and food service workers. Such employment shall be subject to the board's approval at the next regular board meeting..
The contracts, after being signed by the board president, shall be filed with the board secretary.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.7A; 285.5(9) (2013).
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Code No. 411.4
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE LICENSING/CERTIFICATION
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.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 285.5(9); 272. 279.8
281 I.A.C. 12.4(10); 36; 43.
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Code No. 411.5
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT
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 support employee and the needs of the school district.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to assign classified employees and report such assignments to the board.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8 (2013).
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Code No. 411.6
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS
Determining the 1ocation 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 willl 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 shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to transfer classified employees and report such transfers to the board.
Legal Reference:
29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (2012).
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e etseq. (2012)
42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 etseq. (Supp. 2012).
Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1 (2013).
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Code No. 411.7
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE EVALUATION
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 once a year.
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).
Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 279.14 (2013).
281 I.A.C. 12.3(3).
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Code No. 411.8
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE PROBATIONARY STATUS
The first 90 days of a newly employed classified employee's contract is a probationary period. "Day" shall be 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.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8 (2013).
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