Classified employees are employees who are not administrators or employees in positions which require an Iowa Department of Education teaching license and who are employed to fulfill the duties listed on their job description on a monthly or hourly basis.  Classified employees will include, but not be limited to, teacher and classroom aides, custodial and maintenance employees, clerical employees, food service employees, bus drivers, and temporary help for summer or other maintenance.  The position may be full-time or part-time.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to establish job specifications and job descriptions for classified employee positions.  Job descriptions may be approved by the board.

Classified employees required to hold a license for their position must present evidence of their current license to the board secretary prior to payment of wages each year.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8 (2009).

Cross Reference:  405.1  Licensed Employee Defined
                                       411.2  Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
                                       412.3  Classified Employee Group Insurance Benefits

Approved 07/10/89    
Reviewed 10/18/21    
Revised 03/14/11

Persons interested in a classified employee position will have an opportunity to apply and qualify for classified employee positions in the school district without regard to age, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability.  Job applicants for classified employee positions will 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 or certificate if required for the position.

Announcement of the position will be through means the superintendent believes will inform potential applicants about the position.  Applications for employment may be obtained from and completed applications shall be returned to the central administration office.  Whenever possible, the preliminary screening of applicants will be conducted by the administrator who directly supervises and oversees the position.

The board will employ classified employees after receiving a recommendation from the superintendent.  However, the superintendent will have the authority to employ a classified employee on a temporary basis until a recommendation can be made and action can be taken by the board on the position.

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (2006).
                                       42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. (2006)
                                       42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. (2006).
                                       Iowa Code §§ 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1 (2009).

Cross Reference:  401.2  Equal Employment Opportunity
                                       411    Classified Employees - General

Approved 07/10/89    
Reviewed 10/18/21    
Revised 09/08/08 

The board may enter into written contracts with classified employees employed on a regular basis.  The contract will state the terms of employment.

Each contract shall include a thirty-day cancellation clause.  Either the employee or the board must give notice of the intent to cancel the contract at the end of thirty days.  This notice will not be required when the employee is terminated during a probationary period or for cause.

Classified employees 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 classified employee contracts and present them to the board for approval.  The contracts, after being signed by the board president, shall be filed with the board secretary.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.7A; 285.5(9) (2009).

Cross Reference:  411    Classified Employees - General
                                       412.1  Classified Employee Compensation
                                       412.2  Classified Employee Wage and Overtime Compensation
                                       413    Classified Employee Termination of Employment

Approved 07/10/89    
Reviewed 10/18/21    
Revised 09/11/95 

Classified employees who require a special license or other certification shall keep them current at their own expense.  Licensing requirements needed for a position will be considered met if the employee meets the requirements established by law and by the Iowa Department of Education for the position.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 272.6; 285.5(9) (2009).
                                       281 I.A.C. 12.4(10); 36; 43.12-.24.

Cross Reference:  411.2  Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

Approved  09/11/95    
Reviewed 10/18/21              
Revised            

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

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to assign classified employees and report such assignments to the board.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8 (2009).

Cross Reference:  200.2  Powers of the Board of Directors
                                       411.6  Classified Employee Transfers

Approved 07/10/89    
Reviewed 10/18/21    
Revised 09/11/95, 3/14/11 

 Determining the location where a classified employee's assignment will be performed is the responsibility of the superintendent and within the sole discretion of the board.  In making such assignments each year the superintendent will consider the qualifications of each classified employee and the needs of the school district.

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

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to transfer classified employees and report such transfers to the board.

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (2006).
                                       42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. (2006)
                                       42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. (Supp. 2006).
                                       Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1 (2009).

Cross Reference:  411.2  Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
                                       411.5  Classified Employee Assignment

Approved  07/10/89    
Reviewed 10/18/21   
Revised  03/14/11  

 Evaluation of classified employees on their skills, abilities, and competence shall be an ongoing process supervised by the superintendent.  The goal of the formal evaluation of classified employees shall be to maintain classified employees who meet or exceed the board's standards of performance, to clarify each classified 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 employees.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to ensure classified employees are formally evaluated annually.  New and probationary classified employees shall be formally evaluated at least twice a year.

Legal Reference:  Aplington Community School District v. PERB, 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 (2009).
                                       281 I.A.C. 12.3(4).

Cross Reference:  411.2  Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
                                       411.8  Classified Employee Probationary Status

Approved  07/10/89    
Reviewed 10/18/21    
Revised 09/11/95  

The first year of a newly employed classified employee's contract shall be a probationary period.  "Day" shall be defined as one 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.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8 (2009).

Cross Reference:  411.3  Classified Employee Contracts
                                       411.7  Classified Employee Evaluation

Approved 09/11/95    
Reviewed 10/18/21             
Revised