Substitute Handbook
Disclaimer
The
contents of this handbook are presented as a matter of information only. Although the Board of Trustees believes
wholeheartedly in the plans, policies, and procedures contained in this
handbook, they are not conditions of employment. The Board reserves the right to modify,
revoke, terminate, or change any or all such plans, policies, or procedures, in
whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice. The language used in this handbook is not
intended to create, nor should it be interpreted to create, a legal contract or
agreement between the District and any or all of its employees. No oral statement or agreement concerning
employment terms or conditions is valid, and no written statement or agreement
concerning employment is binding unless executed by the Board of Trustees or
the District Superintendent, as provided by state law.
AESOP
General Guidelines for Substitutes
System Access:
- Substitutes may access the AESOP system via telephone by calling 1-800-942-3767 or via the internet at www.aesoponline.com and guides for each are provided at the time of hire to each substitute.
- Each substitute is provided with a PIN number and ID at the time of their hire. Any substitute who loses their ID or PIN number may contact the AESOP system administrator, Rebecca Duncan or the payroll supervisor, Dorothy Leopard.
Any difficulties with
the AESOP system should be reported to the system administrator immediately.
Job Cancellation:
- Substitutes are permitted to cancel jobs in the event of an illness or emergency. Cancellations are monitored by the system administrator on a daily basis.
- Cancellations should be made as soon as the substitute becomes aware they will not be able to fulfill their obligation to work. If the cancellation is the morning of the job, the substitute should, as a courtesy, contact the school. It should be noted that cancellations the morning of the job often result in an unfilled position for the school.
- Schools do have the right to cancel a substitute from a job if the regular employee is able to work the job. This may occur, for example, if an employee is scheduled for jury duty and then jury duty is cancelled. The school will notify the substitute as soon as possible of the cancellation and will, if a position is available, find an alternative position.
Failure to Report:
- Any substitute who does not report for an accepted job will receive a written warning from the system administrator. A second failure to report will result in a request being made for the substitute’s termination to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.
Job Availability:
Any substitute who does
not work for a period of 90 days or more shall be removed from the substitute
list.
- Any substitute who is aware that they will be unable to work due to gain of other employment, illness, or any other reason should contact the AESOP system administrator to have their account deactivated until they are able to return to work.
System
Administrator
Rebecca Duncan
941-5418
Substitute Pay Scale
The current pay scale for 2005-2006:
|
Education Level |
Schedule A |
Schedule B* |
|
High School Graduate |
$48 |
$53 |
|
1 Year of College |
$49 |
$54 |
|
2 Years of College |
$50 |
$55 |
|
3 Years of College |
$51 |
$56 |
|
4 Years of College |
$55 |
$60 |
|
Certified Teacher** |
N/A |
$75 |
|
Teaching Assistant |
$40 |
$45 |
|
Cafeteria/Custodial Substitute |
$7.07/hour |
N/A |
*Substitutes who have attended the all-day substitute
workshop provided by
**Any substitute who possesses a South Carolina Teaching certificate or who has completed all requirements for a certificate to include student teaching, but have not yet received a certificate are entitled to receive the higher rate of $75 per day.
Payroll Information
- All substitutes must sign in and sign out at every school. This will, in the event of an error allow payroll to verify your working and is required by our auditors. The information is also used in the event of an emergency.
- All substitutes are paid on the 25th of each month, or, if the 25th falls on a weekend, payday is the preceding Friday.
- Payment for each substitute is based on the educational level verified by human resources. Increases in pay for additional education are effective the day the information is submitted to Human Resources.
- Payment for ˝ day of work is ˝ the daily rate for the substitute.
- If you feel you have not been properly paid, you should first check the pay schedule to confirm the time missed is within the correct pay period dates. If it is, first contact the school where you substituted to verify they reported the information to payroll.
Payroll Supervisor:
Dorothy Leopard
941-5401
Payroll Assistant:
Anne McFaddin
941-5408
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Directory of Schools |
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Elementary Schools 941-5520 374-5000 941-5760 941-5680 941-5700 941-5660 941-5580 941-5535 941-5540 |
Middle Schools 941-5500 941-5780 229-4301 Secondary Schools 150 ByPass 225 941-5730 941-5600 941-5750 941-5460 |
Hours of Operation District Office - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (864) 941-5400 Mailing: Hours for Students Attendance
Elementary Schools - 8:10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Middle Schools - 8:10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Secondary Schools - 8:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
School
Guidelines
Extra Duty
Principals may make extra duty assignments for substitutes at their schools. Substitute teachers are expected to do the following when assigned by their principals: general supervision of students whenever students are on school grounds or elsewhere during any school function, hall duty, yard duty, bus duty or lunchroom duty.
Planning Period
Not all schools in the district have planning periods. Substitute teachers are often assigned to other duties during the classroom planning period at the request of the school principal.
Sign In/Sign Out
Every substitute is required to sign in and sign out at every school in the district. Time in and out should be reported accurately. Any substitute who is found to falsify time in or out may face disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Leaving School Grounds
No substitute is permitted to leave school grounds or property unless they are given permission in advance by the school principal. This includes when students are at lunch, planning periods, or other break times for the substitute.
Arriving Late/Leaving Early
Substitutes who are aware they will be late to work should contact the school as soon as possible so the school may make the necessary arrangements. If a substitute has an emergency and is required to leave early, that substitute should notify the school principal as soon as possible.
Substitutes who have other jobs or obligations that may interfere with substituting should not accept jobs that conflict with their schedule.
Classroom Management
Any substitute teacher that experiences difficulty in the classroom should contact the school principal immediately. Most schools are equipped with a button the substitute can push to contact the front office for assistance.
Tips for Successful Substituting
- Each time you substitute, dress for success so that you send a message of positive high expectations to the students in your classes.
- Arrive at the school as early as possible to be familiar with:
- Where the teacher’s lesson plans are
- Where and what are the school’s emergency procedures
- Are there any special needs children in this class and if so, what is needed to assist those children
- What is the daily schedule of the school
- Who are the teachers next door in case you need assistance
- Look over the lesson plans; locate manuals, books, and other materials before students arrive to the room.
- Be familiar with the school’s evacuation routes in case of a fire or other emergency.
Maintaining Control
- Remain calm; avoid yelling or
threatening.
- Use your time wisely, do not
allow down time to occur.
- Identify difficult-to-manage
students and work to enlist their support at the beginning of the class by
assigning them responsibilities, etc.
- Do not fight every battle,
rather choose which behaviors to address and which to ignore. Ask “Is this behavior interrupting
teaching or learning?”
- Track your warnings.
- Use public rules and private
consequences.
- Be consistent, firm and fair.
- Do not preach, moralize or
overdo the talk, address the problem then drop it.
- Do not engage in arguments or
power struggles with students.
- Do not tolerate student behavior
that disrupts your teaching or other student’s learning.
- Never punish the entire class
for a disruption. It can lead to
resentment.
- Never use corporal punishment.
Avoid all physical contact with students.
- Leave the teacher a note
summarizing your day and commenting on any problems, etc.
- Whenever possible, emphasize
choices with students.
- Know your limits and ask for
help when you need it.
- Be a teacher to your students,
not a friend.
Health and Safety
Management Commitment
Statement
Safety and health in our
school district must be a part of every operation. Without question, it is every employee’s
responsibility at all levels.
We will maintain a safety and health
program conforming to the best practices of organizations of this type. To be successful, such a program must embody
the proper attitudes toward injury and illness prevention on the part of
department heads, principals, supervisors and employees. It also requires cooperation in all safety
and health matters, not only between management and employees, but also between
employees and their co-workers. Only
through such a cooperative effort can an effective safety and health program be
established and preserved.
The safety and health of
every employee is a high priority.
Management accepts responsibility for providing a safe working
environment and employees are expected to take responsibility for performing
work in accordance with safe standards and practices. Safety and health will only be achieved
through teamwork. Everyone must join
together in promoting safety and health and taking every reasonable measure to
assure safe working conditions in the company.
Health Certificates
All employees are required to
meet the guidelines for the screening and evaluation of tuberculosis according
to
Health-Related Service to Ill and/or
Injured Students
During a typical school day, students frequently become ill or are injured. School personnel, such as school secretaries or teachers, may be the persons who provide the necessary first aid assistance to the student. As increasing attention is given to infectious diseases, all health care providers should be aware of simple and effective strategies that provide maximum protection from infection for themselves and students. While AIDS is the most publicized infectious disorder, diseases such as Hepatitis-B and Tuberculosis are more common in the public school population and also present serious health concerns. These guidelines are intended to provide procedures that reduce the risk of infection that may be present.
A. Basic Guidelines for Routine Situations
1. Nothing takes the place of good common sense when dealing with a student who has been injured or becomes ill at school. Procedures and guidelines should always be considered in light of the situation; emergencies will require different handling than more ordinary situations.
2. The person providing the medical assistance should wash his or her hands BEFORE and AFTER dealing with a student. This is for the protection of the student as well as the worker.
3. Any medical supplies that are out-of-date should be discarded. Check the expiration dates on bottles/containers.
4. Medical supplies that have been contaminated through contact with hands or other body parts should immediately be discarded. For example, when using eyewash, the bottle should never touch the student's face.
- A health-care provider should avoid touching his/her face until the student has been dealt with and the worker has washed his/her hands. A person's own hands are the primary source of contagion for any disorder he/she may contact.
- When possible, use liquid soap dispensers and paper towels if a wash basin has a high frequency of use.
- When dealing with older students, assistance should be provided only when the student is unable to deal effectively with injury on his or her own. For example, a student can place a Band-Aid on a minor cut without any assistance other than the provision of the Band-Aid.
B. Situations Involving Blood or Body Fluids
- School personnel should use appropriate caution when contact with blood or other body fluids are anticipated. Disposal gloves must be worn when touching blood, body fluids, mucus membranes, or open lacerations or abrasions.
- Hands should be washed after the gloves have been removed.
- If gloves are torn, remove them immediately. Wash hands thoroughly with soap; then use a fresh pair of gloves.
- School personnel who have open lesions or weeping dermatitis should refrain from handling students, especially those with injuries involving blood or body fluids.
- Disposable gloves will be maintained in the health room and in areas where the person handling student health problems will have ready access to them. At the principal's discretion, gloves may be maintained in other settings where risk of student injury or accident is high.
C. Situations Involving Toileting
- In several district classrooms, students must be diapered and/or toileted. Gloves should be used in all situations where contact with urine or feces are probable.
- Changing tables should be wiped with an antiseptic solution or a solution of bleach and water after each use.
- Betadine or other antiseptic solution should be used to wash hands thoroughly after changing the student.
- Soiled diapers should be disposed quickly in a covered container. Soiled clothing should be placed in plastic bags and sealed until the parent can remove and launder the clothing.
- When students drool excessively, tables and work areas should be wiped with an antiseptic/ bleach solution. Any specific concerns about situations not addressed in these guidelines should be directed to the district nurses, phone 941-5493.
All employees are also expected to maintain standards of physical and mental health conducive to the effective and efficient performance of their duties.
Emergency Procedures
BOMB THREAT AND EXPLOSION PROCEDURES
Definition of a Bomb Threat: An explosion device either present or alleged to be present in the school or on the premises which may or may not have exploded.
Signals: A special code for a bomb threat will be announced prior to the fire alarm sound. Normal fire alarm procedures will be used unless special instructions regarding a change of fire procedures are announced.
Code: Black
Steps
of Action for Bomb Threats: PORTABLE RADIOS AND CELLULAR PHONES MUST
NOT BE USED DURING A BOMB THREAT INCIDENT.
Equipment such as microwaves, cellular phones, walkie-talkies, and pagers must be turned off during a bomb threat.
1. If
a threat is made, obtain as many details as possible. Use
the checklist that follows:
2. Call 911 to notify police, fire department, and emergency preparedness. Follow the steps of the Annoyance Call Tracing System.
3.
When
the principal decides to evacuate the building, the code xxxxx for a bomb
threat must be announced on the intercom prior to activating the fire alarm
system. Normal fire alarm procedures
should be followed after the fire alarm sounds.
The building should be left as is.
4. Notify Support Services and District Office, who will notify other principals immediately.
5. Staff should be aware of unusual or suspicious boxes, packages, noises, devices, or disturbances in their classroom or in the hallway as they evacuate the building. Do not touch anything that looks suspicious. Report suspicious items to the principal.
6. The school will be searched by school personnel with assistance from security personnel and law enforcement according to a plan developed by the school. The principal, law enforcement and security personnel will consider the time indicated by the caller to determine when the building will be searched.
7. Stay in a safe designated area until the principal indicates it is safe to return to the building.
·
Every
school must determine evacuation sites with fire department personnel. Each school must identify an alternative
evacuation site.
DISTURBANCES OR DEMONSTRATIONS
The handling of a disturbance or demonstration lies in the realm of the principal's judgment and knowledge of the background and facts surrounding a particular situation. The principal, his/her designees, and all staff members should handle a disturbance with sensitivity, using the highest possible level of communication skills.
It is the administration's responsibility to keep staff sufficiently informed so that rumors do not multiply during or after a situation. Students, likewise, should understand the facts of an event. At the same time, administrators are advised against unnecessary discussion of an incident. The superintendent expects professionalism of all employees -- administrative, certified, and support.
The principal should use his/her judgment concerning notification of the police and the district office for any incident. Incidents outside of the usual disciplinary nature should be reported to the office of the superintendent.
FIRE PROCEDURES
A. In the event of a fire within the school building:
1. Sound the fire alarm immediately.
2. Notify the fire department by calling 911. Provide important details including possible break-in, gas or electrical lines or other special hazards.
3. One staff person will be designated to meet the first responder. The designated person provides a master key or keys to the first responder. Staff person will carry a walkie- talkie, school floor plan, and will stay with the first responder.
4. Evacuate the building according to the following procedures:
a. Students will walk out of the designated exit in a quiet, orderly manner; each teacher should check the classroom and be the last individual to leave.
b. Teachers will take their class lists of students as they exit the classroom.
c. Teachers will close windows and doors.
d. In each class, the student reaching the outside door first will hold it open for the others.
e. Students must go to a designated area that is a safe distance from the building and must not stand in any driveway or other hard surfaced area close to the building. Evacuation may exceed school property.
f. Students not in the classroom when the alarm sounds should report to their teacher designated area outside of the building. No one should enter the building when the fire alarm sounds.
g. Teachers are responsible for the students under their supervision and should take attendance, accounting for each child. Children who are unaccounted for are to be reported to the principal/assistant principal immediately.
h. The fire drill plan for evacuating the building is posted in each classroom throughout the year. If the normal evacuation route is blocked, use an alternative route as directed by the teacher.
5. Office personnel should notify the District Office as soon as possible at 941-5400.
6. Access roads will be kept open for emergency vehicles. The principal WILL have designated an individual or group of individuals to insure that all access roads are open.
7. Students and staff members will be allowed to return to the building at the direction of the principal only upon the recommendation of the Fire Department.
· Every school must determine evacuation sites with the fire department personnel. Each school must identify an alternative evacuation site.
B. Fire
Drills
Drills -
In accordance with state school laws, Article 8, Section 21871, a fire drill
must be
held in each
school once each month. Fire drills will
be held without warning. Definite instructions must be furnished to
teachers and pupils as to route and manner of exit during fire drills, and
every teacher must be familiar with the location and use of fire extinguishers
and fire alarms. A statement as to the date of fire drills and time required to evacuate
the building will be submitted monthly by each school to the Assistant
Superintendent for Business.
C.
Exit Doors
and Stairs
1. It is the duty of the principals and teachers to inspect all exit facilities daily and see
that they are unlocked, not chained, and free of any and all obstructions during
occupancy.
2. The exit doors should open out and be equipped with panic (bar) hardware.
3. The doors should never be locked during school hours or during assembly of
people after school hours.
(Chains and padlocks should be removed from exit doors or gymnasiums
during basketball games and cafeteria assembly.)
TORNADOES
A.
Tornado
Watch
A tornado watch is a forecast of the possibility of one or more tornadoes in a large area. Continue normal activities but watch for tornadoes.
1. Upon receiving notification of a tornado watch through the established warning system, the principal will alert each staff member of the situation.
2. Each
school has an emergency scanner automatically activated in the event of severe
weather. This scanner provides official
information from the weather service through the
3. If, at dismissal time, the weather is threatening, although no official warning has been received, consideration should be given to retaining students at school until the threatening period is over.
B.
Tornado
Warning
A tornado warning means that a tornado has been detected and may be approaching.
- The public warning system (5 minute steady blast of emergency sirens) is activated. This signal may be repeated if necessary.
- The emergency scanner will be monitored constantly in each school and the district office.
- Staff should proceed with all students to pre-designated tornado shelter areas, preferably the southeast corner of the basement. Teachers should take with them their class roll books. If no underground shelter is available, proceed to interior hallway in lowest floor. Avoid windows, auditoriums, gymnasiums, or other structures with wide, free space overhead.
- In the event of an actual tornado, no student or staff member should leave the school grounds until a count has taken place. Each teacher using his/her class roll book will report on accounting to the principal or his/her designee. All other staff members will report to his/her immediate supervisor, who will, in turn, report to the principal or his/her designee.
a. Tornado shelter routes will be posted in each room.
b. Provisions should be made to warn all persons outside the building in order that they may proceed to shelter.
c. All school personnel should be made aware of the established tornado procedures early in each school year and the subject reviewed periodically.
- Students and staff must evacuate portable housing and relocate in an assigned, designated area within the school building.
C.
Tornado
Drills
It is recommended that at least two (2) tornado drills be performed during the school year.
D. Severe Thunderstorms
1. Public warning signal is received over emergency scanner located in school office.
Sirens are not sounded unless there is danger of a tornado. Schools should take appropriate
action to safeguard students.
2. If a storm occurs at dismissal time, it may be advisable to hold students until danger has
passed.
CLOSINGS/SEVERE
INCLEMENT WEATHER
Delayed Openings,
Closings, Early Dismissal
The Superintendent or his designee will make all decisions regarding school closings, delayed openings, or delayed dismissal. The superintendent will communicate this information to the media in accordance with established procedures.
Information on school closings or
delayed openings will be communicated to radio and T.V. stations by 6:00 A.M.
and posted on the
Most radio and T.V. stations announce ONLY delays and closings. If you do not hear a delay/closing announcement, you should assume that schools are on their normal schedule.
The following radio and T.V. stations will be notified of District 50 delayed openings or school closings:
Radio
Stations T.V.
Channels
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WHZQ 94.1 FM |
WCRS 1450 AM |
WYFF (Channel 4) |
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WZSN 103.5 FM |
WCZZ 1090 AM |
WSPA (Channel 7) |
|
WSSL 100.5 FM |
WJMZ 107.3 FM |
WLOS (Channel 13) |
|
WLMA 1350 AM |
WHZT 98.1 FM |
|
Delayed Opening
Announcement
In the event of a delay, the announcement will state when students and employees should report to school/work. The announcement will say:
"District
50 students will report 'X' hours later than their normal reporting time due to
(inclement weather, etc.) conditions.
District and school employees will report on time, on delayed opening
days."
Morning child development classes are cancelled on delayed opening days. Decisions concerning Child Development sessions will be announced on a case-by-case basis. Kindergarten students will report to school with other classes in the school.
All employees will report to work at their normal starting time.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS ANNOUNCEMENT
If schools are closed, the following people should report to work unless weather conditions prevent them from coming in:
1. All 12-month employees
2. Personnel designated by individual principals
If you are unable to report, notify your immediate supervisor as early as possible.
EARLY DISMISSAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
Transportation and administrative personnel will be notified
prior to media announcement of early dismissal.
For early dismissal, the
Please consult your principal or district office department head for clarification of these procedures.
COMMUNICATIONS
All school facilities will have technology which includes phone services, email and text messaging for emergency purposes.
Policy Information
Policy GBAA Sexual
Discrimination and Harassment
Issued 12/02
Purpose: To establish the Board of Trustees' vision for a working environment free of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment (Staff)
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by federal and state laws. The district will not tolerate or condone sexual harassment in the workplace. The Board of Trustees considers sexual harassment to be a major offense that may result in disciplinary action or dismissal of the offending employee.
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other sexual conduct, either verbal or physical, constitutes sexual harassment under the following circumstances.
The harasser requires the employee
to submit to the conduct as an explicit or implicit condition of employment,
status or promotion.
The harasser uses the employee's
submission to, or rejection of, the conduct as a basis for an employment
decision.
The harassment substantially
interferes with an employee's work performance or creates an intimidating,
hostile or offensive work environment.
The employee's submission to, or
rejection of, the conduct is the basis for any decision affecting benefits,
services, honors, programs or other available activities.
An employee who feels that he/she is being harassed should immediately report such incident to the immediate supervisor of the accused employee or the appropriate human resources department official. Nothing in district policy requires the employee alleging sexual harassment to present the matter to the person who is the subject of the complaint.
The district will promptly and thoroughly investigate all complaints of sexual harassment. All complaints will be confidential and only those persons necessary for the investigation and resolution of the complaint will be given information about it. The district prohibits retaliation or reprisal in any form against an employee who has filed a complaint of sexual harassment.
Examples of prohibited behavior
Threats or intimidation of sexual
relations or sexual contact that is not freely or mutually agreeable to both
parties.
Verbal abuses including graphic
commentaries, innuendoes, comments, jokes or propositions of a sexual nature;
unwelcome touching or interference with movement; the visual display of
derogatory cartoons, drawings or posters; or suggestive or insulting sounds,
leering, whistling or obscene gestures.
Threats or insinuations that the
person's employment, wages, promotional opportunities, work assignments or
other conditions of employment may be adversely affected by not submitting to
sexual advance.
Responsibility
Each administrator, supervisor, faculty member and staff member will strive to provide a work environment free from sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment (students)
Not all behavior with sexual connotations constitutes sexual harassment under federal law. In order to qualify as a complaint under Title IX, sexual harassment must be sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive so that it does the following.
• Adversely affects a
student's education
• creates a hostile or
abusive educational environment
A one time incident must be severe to rise to the level of harassment.
The district prohibits sexual harassment of students by district employees, other students or third parties. All students and employees must avoid any action or conduct which could be viewed as sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when the following occurs.
Submission to
such conduct is made either expressly or implicitly a term or condition of a
student's education.
Submission to
or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for any
decisions affecting a student.
Such conduct
has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a student's
education or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive school environment.
Any student who feels he/she has been
subjected to sexual harassment is encouraged to file a complaint in accordance
with administrative rule JI-R. All allegations will be investigated promptly and
confidentially. The district prohibits retaliation or reprisal in any form
against a student who has filed a complaint of sexual harassment.
Any employee or student who is found to have
engaged in sexual harassment will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and
including termination in the case of an employee, or expulsion in the case of a
student. The district will take all other appropriate steps will be taken to
correct or rectify the situation.
Policy ADB Drug-Free Schools
Issued 6/01
Purpose: to establish the basic structure to ensure the board's vision of a school environment free of drugs.
The school district is committed to providing a drug and alcohol free learning environment and workplace. Drug and alcohol abuse at school or in connection with school-sponsored activities on or off school grounds threatens the health and safety of our students and our employees and adversely affects the educational mission of the schools.
Employees
No employee will unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use any drug on or in the workplace. "Drug" means any narcotic drug, hallucinogenic drug, amphetamine, barbiturate, marijuana or any other controlled substance as defined by the act and regulation cited below.
"Workplace" means the site for the performance of work. That includes any school building or any school premises and any school-owned vehicle or any other school-approved vehicle used to transport students to and from school or school activities. It also includes off-school property during any school-sponsored or school-approved activity, event or function such as a field trip or athletic event where students are under the jurisdiction of the school district.
As a condition of employment, each employee will notify his/her supervisor of his/her conviction of any criminal drug statute for a violation occurring in the workplace as defined above. The employee must notify the supervisor no later than five days after such conviction.
As a condition of employment, each employee must abide by the terms of the school district policy respecting a drug-free workplace.
An employee who violates the terms of this policy will satisfactorily participate in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved by the board. An employee who fails to satisfactorily participate in such program will be subject to disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, nonrenewable, suspension or termination at the discretion of the board.
The board will take such action in accordance with district policies and regulations as well as applicable state and federal law.
The board directs the administration to establish a drug-free awareness program in the district to include information on the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the district's policy on a drug-free workplace, and any drug counseling available to employees as well as any available rehabilitation and employee assistance programs.
Students
No student, regardless of age, will possess, use, sell, purchase, barter, distribute or be under the influence of alcoholic beverages or other controlled substances in the following situations.
• on school property (including
buildings, grounds, vehicles)
• at any school-sponsored
activity, function or event whether on or off school grounds (including any
place where an interscholastic athletic contest is taking place)
• during any field trip
• during any trip or activity
sponsored by the board or under the supervision of the board or its authorized
agents
No student will aid, abet, assist or conceal the possession, consumption, purchase or distribution of any alcoholic beverage by any other student or students in any of the circumstances listed above.
No student will market or distribute any substance which is represented to be or is substantially similar in color, shape, size or markings of a controlled substance in any of the circumstances listed above.
All principals will cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies and will report to them all information that would be considered pertinent or beneficial in their efforts to stop the sale, possession and use of controlled substances.
The administration will suspend students who violate this policy and the board may expel them. The board intends to expel all students who possess or distribute any controlled substance on school grounds.
Policy GBEAA* Employee Internet
Access and Use
Issued 12/02
Purpose: To establish the basic structure for Internet access and use by employees.
Technology is a vital part of education and the curriculum
of
Employees will have access to the Internet for the purpose of instruction, resources and staff development. Access to inappropriate areas of the Internet on district equipment is strictly forbidden. Access to the Internet is a privilege, not a right. With this privilege, there also is a responsibility to use the Internet solely for educational purposes and not to access materials not suitable for those purposes. Access to inappropriate areas will be judged on the basis of what a reasonable and prudent person would access if students were present.
As part of the implementation of the administration's guidelines, students and staff must be instructed on the appropriate use of the Internet. . Inappropriate access by employees using school or district technology will not be tolerated. Employees who are found not in compliance with this policy are subject to disciplinary action that could result in reprimand, suspension or termination.
Policy AC
Nondiscrimination/Equal
Issued 06/01
Purpose: to establish the basic structure for conduct of district programs in compliance with applicable laws.
The district is required by federal and state laws, executive orders, rules and regulations not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, disability, sex, age, national origin or marital status. The district, therefore, commits itself to nondiscrimination in all its education and employment activities.
Further the board affirms the right of all students and staff to be treated with respect and to be protected from intimidation, discrimination, physical harm and/or harassment.
Harassment/discriminatory behavior that denies civil rights or access to equal educational opportunities includes comments, name-calling, physical conduct or other expressive behavior directed at an individual or group that intentionally demeans the race, color, religion, national origin, sex or disability of the individual or individuals or creates an intimidating, hostile or demeaning environment for education.
Policy ADC Tobacco-Free Schools
Issued 6/01
Purpose: to establish the basic structure for tobacco-free
schools.
Greenwood School District 50 Board of Trustees believes that
the use of tobacco is detrimental to the health of students and staff and
contrary to the board's objectives to teach appropriate health values and
habits. Therefore, the board prohibits the use of tobacco products by anyone in
or on property of
The district will present and make available educational
materials related to the harmful effects of tobacco use. A list of agencies and
resources that provide individual assistance will be provided to those who want
to break the tobacco habit.
Students
The district does not allow students to use or to possess
tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia. This restriction applies while
students are on school grounds, in the school buildings, on buses, or during
any other time they are under the direct administrative jurisdiction of the
school whether on or off the school grounds.
Violation of this policy could lead to disciplinary action
in accordance with the district's discipline code as follows.
The use of tobacco products will be strongly discouraged in
all schools through a compulsory educational program of instruction regarding
the effects of the use of tobacco as recommended by the state department of education.
The initiation of the program should include adequate publicity and an
orientation session for students and parents to acquaint them with the board
policy.
Questions regarding any
Greenwood School District 50 policy or procedure should be directed to the
Human Resources Department at 941-5406.