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Definitions "Beginning administrator” means a building-level or district-level leader who has not completed three (3) years of experience as a building-level or district-level administrator. “Building level or district level leader” means an individual employe...

SECTION ONE The School Board acknowledges its authority to conduct a reduction in force (RIF) when a decrease in enrollment or other reason(s) make such a reduction necessary or desirable. A RIF will be conducted when the need for a reduction in the workforce ...

An employee shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of the employee’s contract for the following school year in which to return the contract, signed, to the office of the Superintendent. The date of receipt of the contract shall be presumed to...

Definitions “Flexible PD hours (flex hours)” means PD hours that an employee is allowed to substitute as PD activities, different than those offered by the District, but are still aligned to the employee’s professional growth plan (PGP), the employee’s school’...

Definitions “Clearinghouse” means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. “Database” means the Commercial Driver Alcohol and Drug Testing Database of the Office of Driver Services of the Arkan...

Definitions 1. “Employee” is a full-time employee of the District. “Sick Leave” is absence from work due to illness, whether by the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family or due to a death in the family. The principal shall determine whet...

The superintendent is responsible for ensuring master schedules are created which determine the timing and duration of each teacher’s planning and scheduled lunch periods. Planning time is for the purpose of scheduling conferences, instructional planning, and ...

Personal Leave For the district to function efficiently and have the necessary personnel present to effect a high-achieving learning environment, employee absences need to be kept to a minimum. The district acknowledges that there are times during the school y...

OFFENDERS ON CAMPUS Individuals who have been convicted of certain sex crimes must register with law enforcement as sex offenders. Arkansas law places restrictions on sex offenders with a Level 1 sex offender having the least restrictions (lowest likelihood o...

An employee of the District who is elected to the Arkansas General Assembly or any elective or appointive public office (not legally constitutionally inconsistent with employment by a public school district) shall not be discharged or demoted as a result of su...

Employees are not subject to discharge, loss of sick leave, loss of vacation time, or any other penalty due to absence from work for jury duty, upon giving reasonable notice to the District through the employee’s immediate supervisor. The employee must present...

Any teacher who, while in the course of their employment, is injured by an assault or other violent act while intervening in a student fight or while restraining a student or while protecting a student from harm shall be granted a leave of absence for up to on...

Kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers shall be allotted the amount required by law to be used by the teacher in his/her classroom or for class activities to the extent their funds are available. For the purposes of this policy, pre-kindergarten through six...

An employee of the District may not be employed in any other capacity during regular working hours. An employee may not accept employment outside of his district employment which will interfere, or otherwise be incompatible with the District employment, includ...

All prospective employees must fill out an application form provided by the District, in addition to any resume provided all of the information provided is to be placed in the personnel file of those employed. If the employee provides false or misleading infor...

Employees shall be reimbursed for personal and/or travel expenses incurred while performing duties or attending workshops or other employment-related functions, provided that prior written approval for the activity for which the employee seeks reimbursement ha...

DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS Smoking or use of tobacco or products containing tobacco in any form (including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and snuff) in or on any real property owned or leased by a District school, includi...

Employees shall ensure that their dress and appearance are professional, and appropriate to their positions. Date Adopted: May 11, 2009 Last Revised: April 23, 2012