408 - Licensed Employee – Professional Growth
408 - Licensed Employee – Professional Growth dawn@iowaschoo… Fri, 01/17/2020 - 20:09408.1 - Licensed Employee Professional Development
408.1 - Licensed Employee Professional DevelopmentThe board encourages licensed employees to attend and participate in professional development activities to maintain, develop, and extend their skills. The board will maintain and support an in-service program for licensed employees. Professional development activities will include activities that promote and/or teach about compliance with applicable Iowa laws.
Date of Review:
November 14, 2022
August 14, 2023
408.2 - Licensed Employee Publication or Creation of Material
408.2 - Licensed Employee Publication or Creation of MaterialMaterials created by licensed employees and the financial gain there from are the property of the school district if school materials and time were used in their creation and/or such materials were created in the scope of the licensed employee's employment. The licensed employee must seek prior written approval of the superintendent concerning such activities.
Legal Reference:
17 U.S.C. § 101 et al.
Iowa Code § 279.8 (2012).
Approved:
October 11, 2021
Reviewed: November 13, 2023
408.3 - Licensed Employee Tutoring
408.3 - Licensed Employee TutoringEvery effort will be made by the licensed employees to help students with learning problems before recommending that the parents engage a tutor. Since there are exceptional cases when tutoring will help students overcome learning deficiencies, tutoring by licensed employees may be approved by the superintendent.
Licensed employees may only tutor students other than those for whom the teacher is currently exercising teaching, administrative or supervisory responsibility unless approved by the superintendent.
Tutoring for a fee may not take place within school facilities or during regular school hours unless approved by the superintendent.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 20.7; 279.8 (2013).
Approved:
October 11, 2021
Reviewed: November 13, 2023