411 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES - GENERAL

411.1 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE DEFINED

Classified employees are employees who are not administrators or employees in positions which require an Iowa Department of Education teaching license 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

 

Cross Reference:          405.1   Licensed Employee Defined

                                    411.2   Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

                                    412.3   Classified Employee Group Insurance Benefits

 

 

Approved   July 2000                           Reviewed  November 2020            Revised   October 2018

 

 

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 district in accordance with applicable law and school district policies regarding equal employment.  Job applicants for classified support employee positions will be considered on the basis of the following:

•       Training, experience, and skill;

•       Nature of the occupation;

•       Demonstrated competence; and

•       Possession of, or ability to obtain, state or other license or certificate, if required, for the position.

All job openings shall be submitted to the Iowa Department of Educatino 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 will recommend employment of classified employees to the board for approval.

 

Legal Reference:          29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634

                                    42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.

                                    42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

                                    Iowa Code §§ 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1

 

Cross Reference:          401.1   Equal Employment Opportunity

                                    411      Classified Employees - General

 

Approved   July 2000               Reviewed JNovember 2020                Revised  October 2018

411.3 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS

The board may enter into written contracts with classified employees employed on a regular basis.  The contract will state the terms of employment. Classified employees will receive a job description stating the specific performance responsibilities of their position.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to draw up and process the classified employee contracts and present them to the board for approval. The contracts, after being signed by the board president, are filed with the board secretary.

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:          Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.7A; 285.5(9)

 

Cross Reference:          411      Classified Employees - General

                                    412.1   Classified Employee Compensation

                                    412.2   Classified Employee Wage and Overtime Compensation

                                    413      Classified Employee Termination of Employment

 

 

Approved   July 2000                           Reviewed Sept/Oct 2015          Revised  November 2020

 

 

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 and by the Iowa Department of Education for the position.

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:          Iowa Code §§ 285.5(9)

                                    281 I.A.C. 12.4(10); 36; 43.12-.24.

 

Cross Reference:          411.2   Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

 

 

Approved   July 2000                           Reviewed  November 2020      Revised   October 2018

 

 

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 classified employee and the needs of the school district.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to assign classified employees and report such assignments to the board.

The requirements stated in the Employee Handbook will be followed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:          Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8

 

Cross Reference:          200.2   Powers of the Board of Directors

                                    411.6   Classified Employee Transfers

 

 

 

Approved   July 2000                           Reviewed  Sept/Oct 2015                Revised November 2020

411.6 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS

Determining the location 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 will 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 is the responsibility of the superintendent to transfer classified employees and report such transfers to the board.

The requirements stated in the Employee Handbook will be followed.

 

 

 

Legal Reference:          29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634

                                    42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.

                                    42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

                                    Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1

 

Cross Reference:          411.2   Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

                                      411.5   Classified Employment Assignment

 

 

 

Approved   July 2000                           Reviewed Sept/Oct 2015        Revised  November 2020

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 at least twice 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

                                    281 I.A.C. 12.3(3).

 

Cross Reference:          411.2   Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

                                    411.8   Classified Employee Probationary Status

 

 

Approved  July 2000                            Reviewed  November 2020           Revised  July 2016

 

 

411.8 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE PROBATIONARY STATUS

The first 90 of a newly employed classified employee's contract is a probationary period.  "Day" is 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.

The requirements stated in the Employee Handbook will be followed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference:          Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8

 

Cross Reference:          411.3   Classified Employee Contracts

                                    411.7   Classified Employee Evaluation

 

 

 

Approved   July 2000               Reviewed Sept/Oct 2015                      Revised  November 2020