3231 - OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES OF STAFF

School District Of Westfield

Bylaws & Policies

3231 - OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES OF STAFF

The Board of Education directs the District Administrator to promulgate the following guidelines so that professional staff members may avoid situations in which their personal interests, activities, and associations may conflict with the interests of the District. If such situations threaten a staff member's effectiveness within the school system, the District Administrator shall evaluate the impact of such interest, activity, or association upon the professional staff member's responsibilities.

	A.	Staff members should not give work time to an outside interest, activity, or association without valid reason to be excused from assigned duties.
	B.	Staff members shall not use school property or school time to solicit or accept customers for private enterprises without written administrative permission.
	C.	Staff members shall not engage in business transactions on behalf of private enterprises in which s/he may profit by virtue of his/her official position or authority or benefit financially from confidential information which the employee has obtained or may obtain by reason of his/her position or authority.
	D.	Staff members shall not campaign on school property during duty hours on behalf of any political issue or candidate for local, State, or National office.
	E.	Staff members may not accept fees for tutoring when such tutoring is conducted during the normal work day.
	F.	Staff members may not accept fees for remedial tutoring of students currently enrolled in one (1) or more of their classes.

17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.