The board recognizes the need for substitute teachers.  Substitute teachers will be licensed through the Board of Educational Examiners.

It will be the responsibility of the building principal to maintain a list of substitute teachers who may be called upon to replace regular contract licensed employees.  Individuals whose names do not appear on this list will not be employed as a substitute without specific approval of the superintendent.  It will be the responsibility of the building principal to fill absences with substitute teachers immediately.

Definition:

a.  A substitute teacher serves on a temporary basis in the school district.

Substitute Teachers:

1.  Personnel serving on a substitute basis in the school will possess certification from the State Department of

     Education.  A baccalaureate degree and teaching experience are preferred.

2.  Properly certified substitutes will be paid a per diem rate determined by the superintendent.

3.  On the 11^th consecutive school day that a substitute serves in the same assignment, the per diem rate will

      increase to B.A. base without Teacher Supplement Salary (TSS) monies.

NOTE:  All substitute pay rates will be computed and paid to the nearest whole dollar for the daily rate.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Association of School Boards v. PERB, 400 N.W.2d 571 (Iowa 1987).
                                      Iowa Code §§ 20.1, .4(5), .9 (2003).
                                      281 I.A.C. 12.4.

Cross Reference:  405.1   Licensed Employee Defined
                                      405.2   Licensed Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

Approved 11/1/2004                             Reviewed 03/19/2012                           Revised 06/26/2006  
                                                                             06/17/2019                                       06/21/2016
                                                                             07/18/2022                                       06/17/2019                                                                                                                                                                                  07/18/2022     

 

The board may make arrangements for sharing employees with neighboring school districts in order to expand the opportunities available in the education program and the operation of the school district.  It will be within the discretion of the board to determine when and with which school district sharing agreements will be made.

It will be the responsibility of the superintendent to bring to the board's attention opportunities for sharing employees with neighboring school districts.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 28E; 256.11-.12; 257.11; 280.15; 282.7(1) (2003).

Cross Reference:  217.3   Board of Directors and Adjoining District Board of Directors
                                      302.3   Administration and Adjoining District Administration
                                      606.1   Shared Students

Approved    11/1/2004                           Reviewed 01/21/2008                           Revised 07/18/2022
                                                                                       03/19/2012    
                                                                                       03/20/2017                                                                                                                                                                                     07/18/2022

 

The board will cooperate with post-secondary educational institutions to assist in the practical preparation of teachers and other licensed employee positions.  Student teachers and other student interns may be assigned duties in the school district.

Licensed employees will not be required to utilize student teachers or student interns.  Experienced teachers and teachers in good standing may be allowed to have student teachers or student interns.

It will be the responsibility of the superintendent to make arrangements with the post-secondary educational institutions for student teachers and student internships.  Such arrangements will safeguard the interest of the student teachers and student interns, the post-secondary educational institution and the school district.

It will be the responsibility of the post-secondary educational institution to provide sufficient supervision over the work of these student teachers to make their presence profitable.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code § 272.27 (2003).
                                      281 I.A.C. 77.
                                      1974 Op. Att'y Gen. 6.
                                      1936 Op. Att'y Gen. 462.

Cross Reference:  904      Public Participation in the School District

Approved   11/1/2004                            Reviewed 01/21/2008                           Revised 07/18/2022
                                                                                       03/19/2012
                                                                                       03/20/2017                                                                                                                                                                                   07/18/2022

 

The board will appoint a licensed employee from each school building to serve as the building's truancy officer.

The principal will notify the truancy officer when a student is truant.  The truancy officer will investigate the cause of a student's truancy and attempt to ensure the student's attendance.  The truancy officer may take the student into custody.  A student taken into custody will be placed in the custody of the principal.  The truancy officer will attempt to contact the student's parents when the student is taken into custody.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 299.10-.11, .15 (2003).

Cross Reference:  501.10 Truancy - Unexcused Absences

Approved   11/1/2004                            Reviewed 01/21/2008                           Revised                   
                                                                                       03/19/2012
                                                                                       03/20/2017                                                                                                                                                                                     07/18/2022

 

The board may employ education aides or other instructional support personnel to assist licensed personnel in nonteaching duties, including, but not limited to:

• managing and maintaining records, materials and equipment;
• attending to the physical needs of children; and
• performing other limited services to support teaching duties when such duties are determined and directed by the teacher.

Education aides who hold a teaching certificate will be compensated at the rate of pay established for their position as an education aide.  It will be the responsibility of the principal to supervise education aides.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 279.8; 280.3, .14 (2003).
                                      281 I.A.C. 12.4(9); .5(9).

Cross Reference:  411.2   Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

Approved    11/1/2004                           Reviewed 01/21/2008                           Revised 07/15/2022      
                                                                                     03/19/2012
                                                                                     03/20/2017                                                                                                                                                                                   07/18/2022

 

The Independence Community School District will offer summer school options in accordance with law and may, in its discretion offer additional programming during the summer recess. Licensed employees who volunteer or who are appointed to deliver the summer education program are compensated in addition to their regular duties during the school academic year, unless such arrangements are made prior to determining the employee's compensation for the year.

Licensed employees will be given the opportunity to volunteer for the positions available. If the board determines a course must be offered and no licensed employee volunteers for the position, the board will make the necessary arrangements to fill the position. The board will consider applications from volunteers of current licensed employees in conjunction with other applications.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation to the board regarding the need for and the delivery of the summer education program.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 279.8, 280.14.

Cross Reference:  603.11 Summer School Instruction
                                      505.3   Student Promotion – Retention – Acceleration

Approved 10/19/2015                           Reviewed 03/20/2017                           Revised 07/18/2022                                                                                                                             07/18/2022