*Revised: 01/14/02
*Revised: 12/13/10
*Revised: 01/09/12
*Revised: 01/09/17
*Revised: 01/10/22
The term "classified personnel" shall include the following employees, whether full‑time or regular part‑time:
Custodial and maintenance employees
Secretaries
Administrative assistants
Directors
Food Service employees
Bus drivers and transportation employees
Teacher associates
Print Shop employees
Child care employees
Technology technicians
Extra help for summer maintenance
Classified employees required to hold a license for their position must present evidence of their current license to the personnel office prior to payment of wages each year.
All job applicants will be considered for classified positions on the basis of the following:
Training, experience, and skill;
Nature of the occupation;
Demonstrated competence; and
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, state or other license or certificate, if required, for the position.
The Superintendent/designee may delegate the recruitment, selection and hiring of classified personnel to his/her staff. 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 be responsible for the continual evaluation of classified employees of the District.
Supervisors of classified employees shall complete a formal evaluation, which will be signed by the employee and filed in the evaluation file.
Resignation by a classified personnel employee should be in writing signed by the resigning employee and directed to the Superintendent of Schools/designee.
The Board will offer a leave incentive to any person who has served the district as a full time employee for 13-15 consecutive years or more, is at least 55 years of age by June 30th of the school year in which the person intends to leave, and is not subject to discharge for performance or misconduct reasons.
The request for the leave incentive must be submitted to the Board prior to January 5th in the school year in which the person intends to leave.
Any person who has served the District as a full time employee for 15 consecutive years or more will be awarded 38% of the person’s gross earnings at the time retirement is requested.
Any person who has served the district as a full time employee for 14 consecutive years will be awarded 14/15 x 38% of the person’s gross earnings at the time retirement is requested.
Any person who has served the District as a full time employee for 13 consecutive years will be awarded 13/15 x 38% of the person’s gross earnings at the time retirement is requested.
Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year the percentage will be zero, and therefore no leave incentive package will exist.
Leave incentive pay will be paid in one lump sum in July to the district’s Special Pay Plan.
This policy will terminate on June 30, 2015.
*Adopted: 01/09/12
*Revised: 01/14/13
*Revised: 02/11/13
*Revised: 10/13/14
*Revised: 01/10/22