413 - Classified Employee – Termination of Employment

413 - Classified Employee – Termination of Employment Jen@iowaschool… Fri, 04/08/2022 - 16:11

413.1 - Classified Employee Resignation

Classified employees who wish to resign during the school year will give the board notice of their intent to resign and final date of employment and cancel their contract fourteen days prior to their last working day, unless otherwise agreed to by both employer and employee.

Notice of the intent to resign will be in writing to the superintendent.

Approved: 04/19/2021 Reviewed 04/14/2021 Revised 04/14/2021

Jen@iowaschool… Sat, 04/09/2022 - 12:50

413.2 - Classified Employee Retirement

Classified employees who will complete their current contract with the board may apply for retirement. No classified employee will be required to retire at any specific age.

Application for retirement will be considered made when the classified employee states in writing to the superintendent, no later than the date set by the board for the return of the employee's contract to the board if applicable, the employee's intent to retire. The letter must state the employee's desire to retire and be witnessed by another party other than the principal or the superintendent.

Board action to approve a classified employee's application for retirement is final, and such action constitutes termination of the employee's contract effective the day of the employee's retirement.

Classified employees and their spouse and dependents who have group insurance coverage through the school district may be allowed to continue coverage of the school district's group health insurance program, at their own expense, by meeting the requirements of the insurer.

Approved: 04/19/2021 Reviewed 04/14/2021 Revised 04/14/2021

Jen@iowaschool… Sat, 04/09/2022 - 12:52

413.3 - Classified Employee Suspension

Classified employees will perform their assigned job, respect and follow board policy and obey the law. The superintendent is authorized to suspend a classified employee with or without pay pending board action on a discharge or during investigation of charges
against the employee or for disciplinary purposes. It is within the discretion of the superintendent to suspend a classified employee with or without pay.

In the event of a suspension, due process will be followed.

Approved: 04/19/2021 Reviewed 04/14/2021 Revised 04/14/2021

Jen@iowaschool… Sat, 04/09/2022 - 12:53

413.4 - Classified Employee Dismissal

The board believes classified employees should perform their jobs, respect board policy and obey the law. A classified employee may be dismissed upon fourteen days notice or immediately for cause. Due process procedures will be followed.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation for dismissal to the board. A classified employee may be dismissed for any reason, including, but not limited to, incompetence, willful neglect of duty, reduction in force, willful violation of board policy or administrative regulations, or a violation of the law.

Approved: 04/19/2021 Reviewed 04/14/2021 Revised 04/14/2021

Jen@iowaschool… Sat, 04/09/2022 - 12:54

413.4A - School Employee and Board Member Acceptable Use Policy for Internet, Local Area Network, WWW, and General Technology Use

The use of technology in the Colo-Nesco Community Schools is a privilege extended to those individuals who wish to enhance their learning experiences. The Local Area Network and access to the Internet and World Wide Web are the property of the Colo-Nesco Community Schools. The “Systems Administrator” and/or building administrators may access files when deemed necessary for compliance with the Acceptable Use Policy. All users must work within the guidelines (Acceptable Use Policies) of the Colo-Nesco Community Schools. The authority for appropriate use of electronic Internet resources is delegated to licensed employees. Instruction in the proper use of the Internet system will be available to employees who will then provide similar instruction to their students. Employees and board members are expected to practice appropriate use of the Internet, and violations may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

All use of the District’s computer, network, Internet, and World Wide Web must be in support of education and research, and must be consistent with the Acceptable Use Policy of the District. The use of social networking sites is restricted to school business.
Network accounts are to be used ONLY by the authorized owners of the accounts, for authorized purposes. Users must NOT give their account names and/or passwords to anyone else. Users who allow others to use their account names and/or passwords may lose the privilege to use the District’s computer, LAN, Internet, and/or World Wide Web.
Users shall not seek or modify data or passwords belonging to other users, or misrepresent themselves to other users on the District’s Computers, LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web. Reading or using another person’s files is considered electronic “breaking and entering” and will not be tolerated.
All communications and information accessible via the LAN, Internet, and World Wide Web should be assumed to be public property for the educational use of the user. The Systems Administrator and/or instructor retain the right to view and/or remove information located on, the District’s computers or procured by, the LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web.
No use of the District’s computers, LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web shall serve to disrupt the use of the network by others; no hardware or software shall be modified, abused, or destroyed.
Use of the District’s computers, LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web to develop or use programs or activities that harass other users, and/or the infiltration of a computer or computing system and/or damaging the software components of a computer or computing system is prohibited. Computer “hacking” and other unlawful activities will not be tolerated.
Harassment, discriminatory remarks and/or any other disrespectful behavior are prohibited on the District’s computers, LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web.
The use of the District’s computers, LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web to access or process materials that are threatening, prejudicial, obscene, abusive, demeaning, racially offensive, profane, illegal, promote substance use, contain child pornography, harmful to minors, other inappropriate files, or files dangerous to the integrity of the LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web is prohibited.
The District’s computers, LAN, Internet, or World Wide Web will not be used for the use, disclosure, or dissemination of non-educational personal information regarding minors.
The installation of ANY non-school-owned hardware or licensed software on the district network or school-owned computers is prohibited.
The District is not responsible for employees’ mistakes or negligence, costs incurred by employees for non-school purposes, or the accuracy or quality of information found on the Internet.

I, the undersigned have read, understand, and agree to abide by the Acceptable Use Policies of the Colo-Nesco Community School’s Local Area Network and access to the Internet and World Wide Web.

User Signature___________________________________________ Date____________________

Jen@iowaschool… Sat, 04/09/2022 - 12:47

413.5 - Classified Employee Reduction in Force

It is the exclusive power of the board to determine when a reduction in classified employees is necessary. Employees who are terminated due to a reduction in force will be given thirty days notice. Due process will be followed for terminations due to a reduction in force.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation for termination to the board. The superintendent will consider the relative qualifications, skills, ability and demonstrated performance through evaluation procedures in making the recommendations.

Approved: 04/19/2021 Reviewed 04/14/2021 Revised 04/14/2021

Jen@iowaschool… Sat, 04/09/2022 - 12:55