HR Best Practices Manual
Beaver County School District
**NEW:
Introduction
& General Employment Practices
1.1 BCSD Vision, Mission, Values, & Goals
1.3 Local Control, Responsibility, & Accountability
1.4 Employee Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
1.15 Drug Testing of Bus Drivers
1.17 Employment Physicals & Diseases
1.20 Reemployment of Retired Employees
1.21 Administration Relations with Employee Associations
R277-401. Child Abuse-Neglect Reporting by Education Personnel.
1.23 Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education for Employees
1.24 Reporting of Student Prohibited Acts
1.25 Personal Protective Equipment
1.26 Orderly School Termination for Employees
1.28 Legal Defense of Employees
1.29 Legal Liability Protection for Employees
1.30 Employee References & Letters of Recommendation
1.31 Hiring Preference of Veterans & Veteran’s Spouses
1.33 Employee & Student Relations
1.35 Employee Bullying or Hazing
1.36 Employee Use of Personally Owned Electronic Devices
1.37 All Paraprofessionals Must Be Highly Qualified
Employee Evaluations
Section 504 Evaluation of employee performance.
Section 505 State Board of Education rules -- Reporting to Legislature.
Section 506 Establishment of educator evaluation program -- Joint committee.
Section 507 Components of educator evaluation program.
Section 508 Summative evaluation timelines -- Review of summative evaluations.
Section 509 Mentor for provisional educator.
Section 510 State Board of Education to describe a framework for the evaluation of educators.
Section 511 Report of performance levels.
Classified Employee Evaluations
Section 504 Evaluation of employee performance.
UTAH COMPLIANCE
LICENSED EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS:
Section 302 Contracts with teachers.
Section 303 Professional learning standards.
SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS:
Section 503 Career employee status for provisional employees -- Career status in the event of change of position -- Continuation of probationary status when position changes -- Temporary status for extra duty assignments.
Section 505 State Board of Education rules -- Reporting to Legislature.
Section 509 Mentor for provisional educator.
Section 512 Local school board to establish dismissal procedures.
Section 513 Dismissal procedures.
Section 514 Nonrenewal or termination of a career employee's contract for unsatisfactory performance.
Section 515 Hearings before district board or hearing officers -- Rights of the board and the employee -- Subpoenas -- Appeals.
Section 516 Necessary staff reduction not precluded -- Last-hired, first-fired layoffs prohibited.
Section 517 Restriction on transfer of employee with unsatisfactory performance.
Section 518 State Board of Education to make rules on performance compensation.
R277-105. Recognizing Constitutional Freedoms in the Schools.
R277-107. Educational Services Outside of Educator's Regular Employment.
R277-508. Employment of Substitute Teachers. (Download the RTF file)
R277-515. Utah Educator Professional Standards. (Download the RTF file)
R277-516. Professional Standards and Training for Non-licensed Employees and Volunteers.
R277-517. LEA Codes of Conduct. (Download the RTF file)
R277-524. Paraprofessional/Paraeducator Programs, Assignments, and Qualifications.
R277-530. Utah Effective Educator Standards.
R277-605. Coaching Standards and Athletic Clinics.
Licensure & Certifications
3.1 Graphic Organizer – Utah Educator Licenses
3.2 Licensure & Certification Requirements
3.3 Employee Responsibility – Licenses & Certifications
R277-500. Educator Licensing Renewal, Timelines, and Required Fingerprint Background Checks.
R277-502. Educator Licensing and Data Retention. (Download the RTF file)
R277-503. Licensing Routes. (Download the RTF file)
R277-505. Education Leadership License Areas of Concentration and Programs.
R277-509. Licensure of Student Teachers and Interns.
R277-511. Academic Pathway to Teaching (APT) Level 1 License. (Download the RTF file)
R277-512. Online Licensure. (Download the RTF file)
R277-518. Career and Technical Education Licenses.
R277-520. Appropriate Licensing and Assignment of Teachers.
Hiring Procedures
Background Checks, Reference Checks, & Self-Reporting
Section 401 Definitions.
Section 402 Background checks for non-licensed employees, contract employees, volunteers, and charter school governing board members.
Section 403 Background checks for licensed educators.
Section 404 Bureau responsibilities.
Section 405 Due process for individuals--Review of criminal history information.
Section 406 Self-reporting requirement.
Section 407 Update criminal background check rules and policies.
Section 408 Training provided to authorized entities.
Section 409 Legislative audit.
Section 410 Reference check requirements for LEA applicants and volunteers.
R277-500. Educator Licensing Renewal, Timelines, and Required Fingerprint Background Checks.
4.2 Hiring Committee Assurances Form
4.3 Approved Substitutes & Coaches
4.4 Required Substitute Training
Employee Compensation
5.1 Compensation Agreements & Approvals
5.1.1 New Employee Salary/Wage Schedule Placement
Prior Work Experience Summary Form
5.2 12-Month Equal Pay Employees
5.4 Performance Required Before Payroll Payment is Made
5.5 Payroll Periods & Scheduled Payroll Issuances
5.6 R277-110. Educator Salary Adjustment
Employee Eligibility for Retirement Benefits
Employee Eligibility for Insurance Benefits
Employee Eligibility for Paid Time Off (PTO)
Classified Employees:
Includes optional paid extended leave beyond 15 days through June 30, 2020
Includes "Emergency Paid Sick Leave - School Shut Down Coronavirus" time period
Includes optional paid extended leave beyond 15 days through June 30, 2020
Includes "Emergency Paid Sick Leave - School Shut Down Coronavirus" time period
Part-Time Classified Employees
Includes optional "leave of absence" during school shut-down period
Includes "Emergency Paid Sick Leave - School Shut Down Coronavirus" time period
Includes optional paid extended regular leave beyond 15 days through June 30, 2020
Includes "Emergency Paid Sick Leave - School Shut Down Coronavirus" time period
5.10 Time Clock & Time & Effort Reporting
5.11 Employee vs. Independent Contractor
5.12 Classified Employee Wage Schedule
5.14 Substitute Pay & Compensation Agreement
5.15 Athletic Coach & Additional Duty Stipends
Overtime & Compensatory Time for Hourly Paid Non-Exempt Employees
5.17 Availability & Overnight Stipends for Bus Drivers
5.19 15-Day Rule, Payment to Voluntary Deduction & Benefits Carriers
5.20 Month & Annual Payroll Reports for Board
5.21 Notice – Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
5.22 Important Notices & Disclosures
5.23 District Cafeteria Plan - Summary Plan Description
Job Descriptions
7.6 Career & Technical Education Director
7.7 Special Education Director
7.9 Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
7.10.1 High School Head Custodian – Additional Duty Assignment
7.10.1.1 Facility Safety Inspection Checklists
7.13 District Payroll & Transportation Admin. Specialist
7.14 District Accounts Payable & Purchasing Admin. Specialist(s)
7.15 District Fixed Assets Specialist
7.16 School Food Service Manager
7.20 Classroom Paraprofessional
7.21 Special Education Paraprofessional
7.22 Computer Lab Paraprofessional
7.23 Media/Library Paraprofessional
Section 8: Records & Information
8.1 Employee Records – Change in Personal Information
8.2 Confidential Information, Limited Access, & Security of Records