The board shall determine the compensation to be paid for the support personnel positions, keeping in mind the education and experience of the support employee, the mission statement of the school district, and any other considerations as deemed relevant by the board.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation to the board annually regarding compensation of support personnel.

The board may, based on the superintendent’s recommendation, hold support employees at their current salary level for disciplinary purposes.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§20.1, .4, .7, .9, 279.8 (1991)

Cross Reference:  411.3    Support Personnel Contracts
                                      411.7    Support Personnel Evaluation
                                      412.2    Support Personnel Wage and Overtime Compensation

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

The board recognizes that non-exempt personnel should be compensated for approved hours worked over forty (40) hours in a work week.  This compensation shall be in the form of overtime pay.

Each non-exempt employee compensated on an hour-by-hour basis, whether full- or part-time, permanent or temporary, will be paid no less than the federal minimum wage.  Whenever a non-exempt employee must work more than forty (40) hours in a given work week, the employee shall be compensated at one and one-half (1 ½) times their regular hourly wage rate.  Overtime will not be permitted without prior authorization of the superintendent/designee.

Each non-exempt employee paid on an hour-by-hour basis must complete, sign, and turn in a daily time record showing the actual number of hours worked.  Failure of the employee to maintain, or falsification of, such records will be grounds for disciplinary action.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent/designee to maintain records.

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §206 et seq.
                                       29 C.F.R. 511-800
                                       Garcia v San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, 83 L.Ed.2d.
                                       1016
                                       105 S.Ct. 1005 (1985)

Cross Reference:  411.1    Support Personnel Defined
                                       411.3    Support Personnel Contracts
                                       412.1    Support Personnel Compensation

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

Support personnel shall be eligible for group insurance benefits as determined by the board and required by law.  The board shall select the group insurance program and the insurance company which will provide the program.

Support employees who work thirty (30) hours per week and are paid on a nine (9) to twelve (12) month basis shall be eligible to participate in the health group insurance plans at their own cost unless their district contract states otherwise.

Support personnel and their spouses and dependents shall be allowed to continue coverage of the school district’s group health insurance program at their own expense by meeting the requirements of the insurers.  In no event will the support employee or spouse and dependents be allowed to continue coverage at their expense if the support employee is terminated for cause.

This policy statement does not guarantee a certain level of benefits.  The board shall have the authority and right to change or eliminate group insurance programs for support employees.

Support personnel shall be entitled to workers’ compensation and unemployment benefits.  Employees interested in these benefits shall contact the board secretary.

Legal Reference:  26 U.S.C. §162
                                      Iowa Code Chapter 85, 85B, 509, 509A, 509B, §§20.9, 279.12,
                                      297.8-.16 (1991)

Cross Reference:  806        Payroll Procedures
                                      406.5    Licensed Personnel Group Insurance Benefits

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:  9-20-99, 11-13-17, 12-11-17

Employees may elect to have amounts withheld from their pay for items authorized by law, subject to agreement of the district.  The board may authorize the administration to make a payroll deduction for classified employees’ tax-sheltered annuity premiums purchased from a company or program if chose by the board.

Classified employees wishing to have payroll deductions for tax-sheltered annuities will make a written request to the superintendent by the 1^st of the month.

Legal Reference:  Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, Section 1450(a), repealing portions of IRS REG § 1.403(b)-1(b)(3).
                                      Iowa Code §§260C; 273; 294.16
                                      1988 Op. Att’y Gen. 38.
                                      1976 Op. Att’y Gen. 462, 602.
                                      1966 Op. Att’y Gen.211, 220.

Cross Reference:  706   Payroll Procedures

Approved:  3-31-92              
Reviewed:  1-09-23              
Revised:  2-13-19