408 LICENSED EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

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.

Requests for attendance or participation in a development program, other than those development programs sponsored by the school district, is made to the superintendent.  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 will 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.  Requests that involve unusual expenses or overnight travel must also be approved by the board.

 

 

Legal Reference:          Iowa Code § 279.8; Ch.294

                                    281 I.A.C. 12.7.

 

Cross Reference:          414.9   Classified Employee Professional Purposes Leave

 

Approved    July 2000              Reviewed  November 2020      Revised    October 2022         

408.2 LICENSED EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION OR CREATION OF MATERIALS

Materials created by licensed employees and the financial gain there from are 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:          17 U.S.C. § 101 et al.

                                    Iowa Code § 279.8

 

Cross Reference:          401.2   Employee Conflict of Interest

                                    606.4   Student Production of Materials and Services

 

 

Approved   July 2000                           Reviewed November 2020       Revised                   

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

Cross Reference:          401.2   Employee Conflict of Interest

                                    402.6   Employee Outside Employment

 

 

 

Approved   July 2000                           Reviewed  November 2020   Revised