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ASSIGNMENT

POSITION ASSIGNMENTS

The Cameron Parish School Board delegates to the Superintendent or his/her designee the assignment of all teachers, administrators, supervisory personnel, and other employees of the School Board to their respective positions and/or schools.  The principal shall have the authority to determine the placement of all teachers or other personnel at the school in which the principal is employed, subject to the approval of the Superintendent.  Personnel shall be assigned on the basis of performance, effectiveness, and qualifications applicable to each position.

In order to avoid conflicts of interest, or the appearance of same, it is the desire of the School Board that employees not be assigned to a position that would require that employee to be directly supervised by an immediate family member.  The above provision, however, does not apply, in accordance with statutory provisions, to an immediate family member of an athletic director of a school, which may employ an immediate family member as a coach where he/she is athletic director.  Immediate family members include the person’s children, the spouses of the person’s children, the person’s brothers and their spouses, the person’s sisters and their spouses, parents, spouse, and the parents of the person’s spouse.

For purposes of this policy, principals shall be considered to directly supervise all programs operated at their school; therefore no immediate family member of any principal shall be employed to work in any program operated at his/her school.  Also, any department head shall be considered to directly supervise all operations in the department.

ALLOTMENT OF TEACHER AIDES

A Kindergarten aide shall be assigned to each Kindergarten class.  In addition to Kindergarten aids that may be assigned, classroom aides shall be allotted to each school based upon total school enrollment using the following formula:

Specific school-level duties of the classroom aides shall be at the discretion of the school principal.

ALLOTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDES

The assignment of special education aides shall be determined by an IEP Committee in consultation with the Supervisor of Special Education and the approval of the Superintendent.  The IEP Committee shall use a system-approved rubric when making the determination of need for an aide.  Assigning of approved special education aides shall be at the discretion of the principal.

CLASS ASSIGNMENT

The principal shall be responsible for assigning teachers to classes within his/her respective school.  Except in extenuating circumstances, the principal shall notify teachers of their anticipated assignment for the school year prior to the opening of school.  Teachers who wish to request reassignment for the subsequent school year may do so provided such request is submitted prior to the close of the school year.  Principals shall give every reasonable consideration to teacher requests for assignment to a particular grade level and/or subject area for which a teacher is certified and qualified.

A teacher shall be notified by the principal of any change in assignment as soon as reasonably possible.

SUPPLEMENTARY ASSIGNMENTS TO TEACHING POSITIONS

Supplementary assignments shall be developed and recognized in order to provide students with enhanced instruction and supervision as an element of the School Board’s mission to “…empower students to meet the challenges of maximizing their potential to become accountable, productive citizens contributing and adapting to a dynamic democratic society.”

All supplementary assignments shall be non-tenured, at-will, positions made on an annual basis not to exceed the duration of the school session for which the duties are structured and this provision is inclusive for both paid and volunteer persons.  Persons requesting non-renewal of an offered supplementary assignment should be aware of the probability of serving the school district in a location wherein their teaching expertise is needed and/or required in order to continue and enhance student achievement and growth.  These parameters do not limit the Superintendent’s authority to employ and reassign all personnel based upon the best interest of the district.

Principals may assign persons, both paid employees and volunteers, for supplementary assignments with the approval of the Superintendent.

Revised:  August, 2003

Revised:  September, 2006

Revised:  August 13, 2012

Revised:  August 8, 2016

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 42:1119

Board minutes, 9-7-99, 7-14-03, 7-14-08, 8-13-12, 8-8-16

Cameron Parish School Board