Support personnel are those school district employees who are not administrators or personnel in positions which require a State Certified License and who are employed to fulfill the duties listed on their job description on a monthly or hourly basis.  Support personnel shall include, but not be limited to, teacher and classroom aides, custodial and maintenance employees, clerical employees, food service employees, bus drivers, and extra help for summer or other maintenance.  The position may be full-time or part-time employment.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent/designee to establish job specifications and job descriptions for support personnel positions.  Job descriptions shall be approved by the board.

Support personnel required to hold a license for their positions must present evidence of current license to the board secretary prior to payment of wages each year.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code Chapter 20, §279.8 (1991)

Cross Reference:  405.2    Licensed Personnel Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
                                       411.2    Support Personnel Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:  8-14-95

Persons interested in a support position shall have an opportunity to apply and qualify for support positions in the school district.  All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, socioeconomic status, national origin, religion, age (except students) or disability.  Job applicants for support positions shall be considered on the basis of the following:

• Training, experience, and skill;
• Nature of the occupation;
• Demonstrated competence; and
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, state or other license if required for the position

Announcement of the position shall be through whichever means the superintendent/designee believes will inform potential applicants about the position.  Applications for employment may be obtained from and completed applications shall be returned to the school district administrative office.  The opening will be posted on TeachIowa, the online job posting system.  Whenever possible, the preliminary screening of applicants shall be conducted by the district employee who will be directly supervising and overseeing the person being hired.

The superintendent/designee shall employ support personnel.  Such employment shall be subject to the board’s approval at its next meeting when the superintendent/designee shall present the names and salaries of the employees to the board.

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §§621-634
                                      42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq
                                      Iowa Code Chapter 70 and 601A, §§279.8, 294.1 (1991)
                                      281 Iowa Admin. Code 11

Cross Reference:  401.2    Equal Employment Opportunity
                                      411.1    Support Personnel Defined
                                      411.3    Support Personnel Contracts
                                      411.4    Support Personnel Licensing/Certification

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed: 1-09-23              
Revised:  3-13-17

The board will enter into written letters of employment with support personnel employed on a regular basis.  The letter of employment will state the terms of employment.

Each letter of employment shall include two (2) week cancellation clause, unless letter of employment is tied to student enrollment in the district.  Either the employee or the board must give notice of the intent to cancel the letter of employment at the end of two (2) weeks.  This notice will not be required when the employee is terminated during a probationary period or for cause.

Support personnel shall receive a job description stating the specific performance responsibilities of their position.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to draw up and process the support personnel letters of employment and present them to the board for approval.  The letters of employment, after being signed by the board president, shall be filed with the board secretary.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code Chapter 20, §§277.27, 279.8, 285.5(9)  (1991)

Cross Reference:  203     Board of Directors Member Conflicts of Interest
                                      405.2  Licensed Personnel Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
                                      411.2  Support Personnel Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
                                      411.8  Support Personnel Probationary Status

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:  6-8-20

Support employees who require special license or other certification shall keep such licenses up to date at their own expense.  The requirements for a license needed for a position will be considered met if the employee meets the requirements established by law and by the State Department of Education for the position.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§260.6, .23, 285.5(9)  (1991)
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 43.12-.24
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.4(10)

Cross Reference:  405.2    Licensed Personnel Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
                                       411.2    Support Personnel Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:             

Determining the assignment of each support employee is the responsibility of the superintendent/designee and within the sole discretion of the board.  In making such assignments each year the superintendent/designee shall consider the qualifications of each support employee and the needs of the school district.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent/designee to assign support employees and report such assignments to the board.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code Chapter 20, §279.8 (1991)

Cross Reference:  200.3    Powers of Board of Directors
                                       200.4    Responsibilities of the Board of Directors
                                       405.6    Licensed Personnel Assignment

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:  8-14-95

Determining the location where a support employee’s assignment will be carried out is the responsibility of the superintendent/designee and within the sole discretion of the board.  In making such assignments each year the superintendent/designee shall consider the qualifications of each support employee and the needs of the school district.

A transfer may be initiated by the employee, the principal, or the superintendent.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent/designee to transfer support employees and report such transfers to the board.

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §§621-634
                                      42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq.
                                      Iowa Code Chapters 70 and 601A, §§20.9, 279.8, 294.1 (1991)
                                      281 Iowa Admin. Code 11

Cross Reference:  200.3    Powers of Board of Directors
                                      200.4    Responsibilities of the Board of Directors
                                      405.7    Licensed Personnel Transfers

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:  8-14-95

Evaluation of support personnel on their skills, abilities, and competence shall be an ongoing process supervised by the building principals and conducted by approved evaluators.  The goal of the formal evaluation of support personnel shall be to maintain support personnel who meet or exceed the board’s standards of performance, to clarify each support employee’s role, to ascertain the areas in need of improvement, to clarify the immediate priorities of the board, and to develop a working relationship between the administrators and other school district personnel.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent/designee to ensure support personnel are formally evaluated once per year.  New and probationary support personnel shall be formally evaluated twice a year.

Legal Reference:  PERB v Aplington Community School District, 392 N.W.2d 495 (Iowa 1986)
                                       Saydel Education Association v PERB, 333 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa 1983)
                                       Iowa Code §§20.9, 279.14, .19, .27 (1991)
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.3(4)

Cross Reference:  303.5    Superintendent Evaluation
                                       304.6    Administrative Evaluation
                                       405.8    Licensed Personnel Evaluation

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:  8-14-95

The first ninety (90) days of a newly employed support employee’s contract shall be a probationary period.  “Day” shall be defined as one (1) work day regardless of full-time or part-time status of the employee.  New employees, regardless of experience, shall be subject to this probationary period.

“New” employees includes individuals who are being hired for the first time by the school district and those who may have been employed by the school district in the past, but have not been employed by the board during the school year prior to the one for which contracts are being issued.

Only the board, in its discretion, may waive the probationary period.  During this probationary period the board may terminate support personnel contracts at any time.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code Chapter 20, §279.8 (1991)

Cross Reference:  405.9    Licensed Personnel Probationary Status
                                       411.3    Support Personnel Contracts

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised: