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4120 - EMPLOYMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF
The Board of Education recognizes that it is vital to the successful operation of the District that positions created by the Board be filled with highly-qualified and competent support staff.
The Board shall approve the employment, and also, when not covered by the terms of a negotiated, collectively-bargained agreement, fix the compensation, and establish the term of employment for each support staff member employed by the Board..
Individuals employed in the following categories shall be considered members of the support staff:
| A. | AFSCME Clerical & Paraprofessional unit members | |
| B. | Chippewa Valley Support Personnel Association/CVSPA members. |
All support staff are subject to a criminal history record check. See Policy 4121.
Relatives of Board members may be employed by the Board, provided the Board member does not participate in any way in the discussion or vote on the employment when conflict of interest is involved.
Relatives of staff members may be employed by the Board, provided the staff member being employed is not placed in a position in which s/he would be supervised directly by the relative staff member.
Prior to hiring an applicant, the Superintendent/Designee shall obtain from the applicant a signed Consent to Obtain Records (Form 4120 F2) and shall obtain from the applicant's current or immediately-previous employer any records, including the applicant's personnel file relating to unprofessional conduct in which the applicant engaged. Any such records are to be reviewed prior to a recommendation for employment and may be disclosed to those individuals directly involved in evaluating the applicant's qualifications.
The employment of support staff members prior to approval by the Board is authorized when their employment is required to maintain continuity in District operations. Employment shall be recommended to the Board at the next regular meeting.
The Superintendent/Designee shall prepare procedures for the recruitment and selection of all support staff.
REQUIREMENT FOR TITLE I PARAPROFESSIONALS
Newly hired paraprofessionals - All paraprofessionals hired after the first day of the 2002/2003 school year, for a Title I supported program must have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and one of the following:
| A. | completed two (2) years study at an institution of higher education; or | |
| B. | obtained at least an associates degree; or | |
| C. | met a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate through formal State or local academic assessment: |
| 1. | knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics; or | ||
| 2. | knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate. |
Existing paraprofessionals - All current paraprofessionals working for a Title I supported program must:
| A. | have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; | |
| B. | not later than January 8, 2006, meet the requirements for newly hired paraprofessionals as described above. |
Exceptions – These requirements do not apply to a paraprofessional:
| A. | who is proficient in English and a second language and serves as a translator primarily to enhance the participation of children in Title I programs; or | |
| B. | whose duties consist solely of conducting parental involvement activities. |
Paraprofessional duties – Paraprofessionals working for a Title I supported program may be assigned to:
| A. | provide one-on-one tutoring for eligible students during times when the teacher would not otherwise be instructing the student; | |
| B. | assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and other materials; | |
| C. | provide assistance in a computer laboratory; | |
| D. | provide support in a library or media center; | |
| E. | conduct parental involvement activities; | |
| F. | act as a translator; | |
| G. | provide instructional services to students, if working under the direct supervision of a teacher; | |
| H. | perform limited duties beyond classroom instruction or that do not benefit program participants, so long as those duties are also assigned to non-Title I paraprofessionals. Title I paraprofessionals may not be assigned to more of these duties, proportional to their total work time, than the amount assigned to similar non-Title I paraprofessionals in the same school. |
M.C.L.A. 37.2101 et seq., 333.17901, 380.1230 et seq.
20 U.S.C. 6319
Revised 2/26/07