The Board recognizes that it is vital to the successful operation of the District that administrative positions created by the Board be filled with highly qualified and competent personnel.

The Board shall approve the employment, determine the compensation, and establish the term of employment for each administrator employed by the Board. Approval shall be given only to those candidates for employment recommended by the Superintendent. Administrators shall recommend to the Superintendent the best qualified administrative applicant available.

Administrators are individuals who supervise the resources, operations, and management of school(s) and/or department(s) and meet established qualifications.

Any administrative staff member's misstatement of fact material to qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall be considered to constitute grounds for dismissal.

A candidate shall be disqualified from employment in any administrative position that requires direct contact with students if the candidate is ineligible for such employment under F. S. 1012.315.

To be eligible for employment in an administrative position requiring certification, an individual must be of good moral character and hold a valid certificate issued pursuant to Florida law and the rules of the State Board of Education or a certificate issued by the School Board of Brevard County, Florida. A copy of the certificate shall be filed with the District.

The Superintendent shall also conduct employment history checks of all candidates for administrative positions. The employment history check shall include, but not be limited to, contacting any previous employer and screening the candidate through the use of the screening tools described in State law. If contact with (a) previous employer(s) cannot be made, the Superintendent shall document the efforts made to do so.

The Board may establish reciprocal certification agreements with other Florida school districts whose employment and/or certification requirements are comparable to those of the Brevard County School District.

The Board shall require a candidate for employment with an out-of-District certificate not comparable to the Brevard County School District certification to complete all requirements for initial employment and certification.

F.S. 1012.33 states that "the first ninety-seven (97) days of an initial principal’s or supervisor’s contract is a probationary period. During the probationary period, the employee may be dismissed without cause or may resign from the contractual position without breach of contract." This statement means that individuals who are appointed into their initial administrative positions in the State of Florida will have a ninety-seven (97) day probationary period.

All administrators shall become familiar with the policies of the Board and other policies, regulations, memoranda, bulletins, and handbooks that pertain to their duties in the District. Any administrator employed by the Board who shall be guilty of any willful violation of the policies of the Board shall be guilty of gross insubordination and shall be subject to dismissal or other lesser penalty as the Board may prescribe.

Members of the administrative staff are required to have listed telephones at their residences. The regulation includes principals and assistant principals. This requirement may be waived by the Superintendent for a period not to exceed six (6) months, subject to review and extension at the end of the six (6) month period if justification for the waiver still exists.

Other employment by administrators outside of their District position shall not conflict with the employee's performance and regular duties with the District.

In the event that the outside employment is related to the administrator's work in any way, the employee must notify and receive approval from the Superintendent prior to initiating any activity.

F.S. 1012.01, 1012.23, 1012.315, 1012.32, 1012.33, 1012.55, 1012.56

Revised 3/25/03
Revised 4/28/09