4120 - EMPLOYMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF

Greenwood Community School Corporation

Bylaws & Policies

4120 - EMPLOYMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF

The School Board recognizes that it is vital to the successful operation of the Corporation that positions created by the Board be filled with qualified and competent staff.

The Board shall approve the employment and establish the term of employment for each support staff member employed by this Corporation.

All support staff employees not covered by the terms of a negotiated agreement are "at-will" employees. Their employment can be terminated with or without cause at any time. No other representative of the Corporation has the authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time with a support staff employee.

Individuals employed in the following categories shall be considered members of the support staff:

	A.	Student Service Advisor
	B.	Instructional Assistants
	C.	Health Aides
	D.	School Nurses
	E.	Transportation Personnel
	F.	Food Service Personnel
	G.	Maintenance/Custodial Personnel
	H.	Clerical Personnel
	I.	Assistant Treasurer
	J.	Treasurer
	K.	Payroll Supervisor
	L.	Accounts Payable Clerk

All applications for employment shall be referred to the Superintendent.

Should the Board choose to employ a family member as herein defined, both the family member and the Board member must file a conflict of interest statement.

Any support staff member's intentional misstatement of fact material to his/her qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall be considered by this Board to constitute grounds for dismissal.

When appropriate, no candidate for employment as a support staff member shall receive recommendation for such employment without having proffered visual evidence of his/her certification or pending application for certification.

The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines for the recruitment and selection of all support staff.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE I PARAPROFESSIONALS

Newly hired paraprofessionals – All paraprofessionals hired 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.

I.C. 20-26-5-4, 20-26-9-12, 35-44.1-1-4, 36-8-12-10.5
20 U.S.C. 6319