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School Handbooks

School Handbooks. Some considerations. General responsibilities. Everyone must be provided a handbook The handbook should not contradict any contract, or other policies The handbook must be explained by the administrator

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School Handbooks

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  1. School Handbooks Some considerations

  2. General responsibilities • Everyone must be provided a handbook • The handbook should not contradict any contract, or other policies • The handbook must be explained by the administrator • Everyone must have at least 72 hours to study the handbook before signing

  3. Types of handbooks • Faculty, staff • Students/parents • Volunteers

  4. Faculty/staff handbook • List duties: • Instruction • Supervision • Assessment/ grading • Recordkeeping • Professionalism • Attendance, attendance reporting • Extracurriculars

  5. List Non-teaching duties • Extra supervisions • Field trips • Attendance at meetings • Participation in other school/parish activities • Confidentiality • Parent-teacher communication

  6. Other professional • Certification requirements • Supervision and evaluation • Right of administrator to formulate regulation • Personnel policies • Sick days, personal, jury duty, military duty • Maternity, paternity leave • Termination, non-renewal of contract

  7. Parent/Student handbooks • Contractual relationship • Contents • Signature • Enforcement • Right of administrator to amend • Parental involvement

  8. Watch your language…. • Avoid long lists: use “and any other …. deemed unacceptable by the principal” • “The principal is the final recourse”. • Eschew “must” and “will”; use “may” and “can” • Avoid zero tolerance policies • Some policies should be age-specific

  9. Rules: Minimal Essentials • 1. Legitimate educational purpose; • 2. Have a rational relationship to educational purpose; • 3. Be reasonably clear; • 4. Have appropriate procedures: • 5. Be fair; • 6. Be consistent with philosophy

  10. More minimum essentials • 7. Always list service requirements; • 8. State obligation to pay tuition; • 9. State obligation to abide by handbook; • 10. Participation in extracurricular and other activities is a privilege; • 11. Establish a standard of conduct; • 12. List academic penalties for behavioral infractions, if any.

  11. Visitors Divorce/custody Grading Gangs Body decoration Weapons/lookalikes Harassment, bullying Drugs,alcohol Cell phones, beepers Threats Other contraband Truancy, tardiness Use of internet, computers Current Concerns

  12. Volunteer Handbooks • Supervision • Emergency procedures • Divorce/custody • Discipline • Responsibilities • Confidentiality • Field trips

  13. Volunteers • Always do a background check; ask for references; • Do not give them the same access to records; • Need to know areas of responsibility; • Sign in/ sign out • Volunteers can be terminated.

  14. More on volunteers • They need to be supervised; • Provide school forms; • Provide orientation; • Remind them of their responsibilities to be present, stay with children; • Use volunteers over the age of 18 • Check your insurance, liability coverage

  15. Remember: you can’t anticipate everything, but you can anticipate some things.

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