Section 3—Certified Personnel Policies

Membership The membership of the licensed personnel policy committee (PPC) shall be: Six (6) mem...

CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE 2025-2026 Minimum Base Salary $50,000 Total Years Experience *E...

Definitions "Beginning administrator” means a building-level or district-level leader who has not...

Unless a District employee has the written permission of the parent, legal guardian, person havin...

SECTION ONE The School Board acknowledges its authority to conduct a reduction in force (RIF) whe...

An employee shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of the employee’s contract f...

Definitions “Flexible PD hours (flex hours)” means PD hours that an employee is allowed to substi...

Definitions “Clearinghouse” means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Commercial Driv...

Definitions 1. “Employee” is a full-time employee of the District. “Sick Leave” is absence f...

One month after the beginning of each school year, licensed personnel may voluntarily contribute ...

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO A SICK LEAVE BANK COMMITTEE MEMBER (BEFORE YOU ARE ABSENT AND THE P...

The superintendent is responsible for ensuring master schedules are created which determine the t...

Personal Leave For the district to function efficiently and have the necessary personnel present ...

OFFENDERS ON CAMPUS Individuals who have been convicted of certain sex crimes must register with...

An employee of the District who is elected to the Arkansas General Assembly or any elective or ap...

Employees are not subject to discharge, loss of sick leave, loss of vacation time, or any other p...

Any teacher who, while in the course of their employment, is injured by an assault or other viole...

Kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers shall be allotted the amount required by law to be used...

Definitions “Insubordination” means the willful disregard of a supervisor's instructions or the r...

An employee of the District may not be employed in any other capacity during regular working hour...

All prospective employees must fill out an application form provided by the District, in addition...

Employees shall be reimbursed for personal and/or travel expenses incurred while performing dutie...

DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS Smoking or use of tobacco or products containing tobacco i...

Employees shall ensure that their dress and appearance are professional, and appropriate to their...

Employees are free to engage in political activity outside of work hours to the extent that it do...

For the purposes of this policy, "garnishment" of a district employee is when the employee has lo...

The purpose of this policy is to provide an orderly process for employees to resolve, at the lowe...

Name: _______________________________________________ Date submitted to supervisor: _____________...

The West Fork School District is committed to providing an academic and work environment that tre...

All District personnel are expected to conscientiously execute their responsibilities to promote ...

Definition “Technology resources” means: The machines, devices, and transmission facilities used ...

The West Fork School District agrees to allow the employee identified above (“Employee”) to use t...

The superintendent shall present to the personnel policies committee (PPC) a school calendar whic...

The district recognizes the importance of communication between teachers and parents/legal guardi...

The conduct of district staff plays a vital role in the social and behavioral development of our ...

CERTIFICATION I, hereby certify that I have been presented with a copy of the West Fork School Di...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) offers job protection for leave that might otherwise be c...

From time to time extra duties may be assigned to licensed personnel by the school principal or t...

Use of cell phones or other electronic communication devices by employees during instructional ti...

The West Fork School District provides its licensed personnel benefits consisting of the followin...

Renewal When determining whether to make a recommendation of renewal of an employee’s contract to...

The assignment of teacher aides shall be made by the principal or his/her designee. Changes in th...

Definitions “Attribute” means an actual or perceived personal characteristic including without li...

The superintendent or his/her designee shall determine, by an individual or by position, those re...

It is the statutory duty of school district employees to: If the employee has reasonable cause ...

The Board of Directors has a responsibility to maintain discipline, protect the safety, security,...

MEAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION Obtaining Eligibility Information A fundamental underpinning of the ...

STANDING It is the responsibility of each licensed employee, and not the district, to keep the em...

COMPENSATION The district provides Workers’ Compensation (WC) Insurance, as required by law. Empl...

Definitions “Social Media Account” means a personal, individual, and non-work related account wit...

Two hundred forty (240) day contracted employees are credited with ten (10) days of vacation at t...

From time to time, staff members may collect funds in the course of their employment. It is the r...

Except as permitted by this policy, no employee of this school district, including those who may ...

Note and advisement: This policy is adopted by the Board of Directors in order to bring the Distr...

Continuing Administrators The Superintendent or designee shall determine and notify in writing by...

“School Bus” is a motorized vehicle that meets the following requirements: Is privately owned an...

PROCUREMENT WITH FEDERAL FUNDS For purposes of this policy, “Family member” includes: An indivi...

Each bus driver shall walk inside the bus from the front to the back to make sure that all studen...

A fifth (5th) through twelfth (12th) grade teacher may enter into an agreement with the District ...

Employees whose job duties require the use or wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shal...

The West Fork School District (District) and _______________ (Teacher) enter into the following c...

The regular monthly payday for licensed employees will be the twentieth (20th) day of each month....

Pursuant to Act 904 of the 2025 Arkansas General Assembly and in collaborationwith the Division o...

Definitions “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” means a machine-based system that can, based on a give...

“Antisemitism” means a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. ...

In the event of the death of a faculty member, the beneficiary of the deceased will receive a one...

Regular Substitute - $90.00 Full-Time Substitute - $130.00 per day for a long-term substitu...

The School District will reimburse each driver for the actual cost for the CDL test and for licen...

The School Board prohibits any employee of the District from directly or indirectly reaping perso...