Policy
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
The Board of Education delegates authority and responsibility to the Superintendent to manage the terms and conditions for the employment of professional personnel. The Superintendent or designee shall act reasonably and comply with State and federal law as well as any applicable collective bargaining agreement in effect. The Superintendent or designee is responsible for making dismissal recommendations to the Board consistent with the Board’s goal of having a highly qualified, high performing staff.
The School Board delegates authority and responsibility to the Superintendent to manage the terms and conditions for the employment of professional personnel. The Superintendent shall act reasonably and comply with State and federal law as well as any applicable individual employment contract or collective bargaining agreement in effect. The Superintendent is responsible for making dismissal recommendations to the Board consistent with the Board’s goal of having a highly qualified, high performing staff.
School Year
Teachers shall work according to the school calendar adopted by the Board, which shall have a minimum of 176 student attendance days and a minimum of 180 teacher work days, including teacher institute days. Teachers are not required to work on legal school holidays unless the District has followed applicable State law that allows it to hold school or schedule teachers’ institutes, parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski’s birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and November 11 (Veterans Day).
School Day
Teachers are required to work the school day adopted by the Board. Teachers employed for at least four hours per day shall receive a duty-free lunch equivalent to the student lunch period, or 30 minutes, whichever is longer.
The District accommodates employees who are nursing mothers according to provisions in State and federal law.
Salary
Teachers shall be paid according to the salaries fixed by the Board, but in no case less than the minimum salary provided by the School Code.Teachers shall be paid at least monthly on a 10- or 12-month basis.
Assignments and Transfers
The Superintendent is authorized to make teaching, study hall, extra class duty, and extracurricular assignments.
School Social Worker Services Outside of District Employment
School social workers may not provide services outside of their District employment to any student(s) attending school in the District. School social worker has the meaning stated in 105 ILCS 5/14-1.09a.
Dismissal
The District will follow State law when dismissing a teacher.
Evaluation
The District’s teacher evaluation system will be conducted under the plan developed pursuant to State law.
On an annual basis, the Superintendent will provide the Board with a written report which outlines the results of the District’s teacher evaluation system.
Duty Free Lunch
Teachers employed for at least 4 hours per day shall receive a duty-free lunch equivalent to the student lunch period, or 30 minutes, whichever is longer.
BEA Employees
Please refer to the current “Negotiated Agreement between the Board of Education and Batavia Education Association.”
Work Year and Work Day for Teachers, Instructional Day, Work Schedule, Salary, Assignments and Transfers, Dismissal, Evaluation, Extra Duty
Cross Reference:
5:290 Employment Termination and Suspensions
6:020 School Year Calendar and Day
Legal Reference(s):
105 ILCS 5/10-19, 5/18-8, , 5/22.4, 5/24-16.5, 5/24-2, 5/24-8, 5/24-9, 5/24-11, 5/24-12, 5/24-21, 5/24A-4, and 5/24A-5.
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, 105 S.Ct. 1487(1985).
Date Adopted: 01/24/2012
Date Amended: 06/19/2013
Date Amended: January 25, 2022
