Employee Documentation and Due Process Flashcards
What is Florida K-20 Educational Code?
Laws for education in FL.
Florida State Board of Education Members,
7 members appointed by governor for 4 years term not to exceed 8 years. .
responsibilities of State Board of Education
1) Educational Objectives for public education
2) rules and regulations
3) budget proposals to transmit to governor
4) administer the school fund
District School Board Policies
1) policies and programs
2) prescribe minimum standards
3) contract, sue, be sued
Superintendents and responsibilities
1) oversee the district
2) recommend policies to school district
3) execute the rules and procedures
Educational Practices Commission
They can revoke and terminate teaching certifications. 8 teachers, 5 administrators and 1 private school and 7 civilians.
What is probationary contract?
employment contract for one school year. A teacher may not receive a probationary contract unless there is a break in his or her employment status.
Notes
first year teachers are evaluates twice in a year and other once in a year.
FSA 50 % learning growth.
Teachers effective or highly effective will receive salary increase. Needs improvement and unsatisfactory will not.
Professional Development Plan
Each School district needs to develop a professional development plan:
1) specific performance data for students
2) in service objectives and needs to be measurable
3) Include evaluation component.
Employee dismissal
Documentation needs to be done.
Teacher has a right to bring a union representative to the meeting.
How should we start a letter of concern or letter of reprimand?
Begin the paragraph which summarizes the proceedings so far.
What are the employee rights within dismissal proceedings?
PSC contracts are renewed automatically and 90 school days period needs to be given and professional development opportunities need to be offered.
When the meetings are not open to the public in the district?
Collective bargaining, conducting a dismissal meeting of an employee who requested the meeting to be private.
Florida Educuation Equity Act
students in Florida cannot be discriminated because of the same terms in civil rights. Some exceptions such as, bodily contacted sports and gender education.
School Advisory Council
Members are teachers, parents, principal and students in high and middle schools. Middle school in not mandatory. They are in charge of SIP.
