Policy: GCO-R Evaluation of Licensed Personnel
Posted On: July 15, 2015 By: Miami Yoder JT60The procedures necessary to administer and implement the policy accompanying this regulation and the district’s licensed personnel evaluation system are as follows: Basic requirements 1. All licensed personnel, including full-time and part-time teachers, shall be evaluated by an administrator/supervisor who has a principal or administrator license issued by the Colorado Department of Education and/or such…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCOA(1)(2) Teacher Job Descriptions
Posted On: October 1, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60TITLE: Teacher QUALIFICATIONS: As set by the Colorado Department of Education Certification standards. REPORTS TO: Principal JOB GOAL: To assist students to develop skills and knowledge which will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women. Performance Responsibilities: I. Professional: A. Become familiar with and abide by the laws of the…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GC Professional Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60[NOTE: Policies and regulations in the GC section (Professional Staff) pertain only to instructional and administrative staff members.] Teachers shall be in one of these classifications for purposes of the Colorado Teacher Employment, Compensation and Dismissal Act according to the terms of their employment: 1. Teacher. Teacher means any person who holds an initial or…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCQF Discipline, Suspension, & Dismissal of Professional Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60(And Contract Non-renewal) The Board of Education shall follow procedures established by law for the suspension and dismissal of teachers. Full-time probationary teachers, currently employed by the Board, shall be re-employed for the succeeding academic year at the appropriate salary unless the Board does not renew the contract of such teacher pursuant to law. This…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCA Professional Staff Positions
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60All instructional, administrative and supervisory positions in the school district shall be established initially by the Board. All changes in the titles and/or responsibilities of administrative and supervisory positions shall be approved by the Board. The Board delegates to the superintendent the task of writing job descriptions which shall include the essential functions required for…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCA-E Teacher Contract
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Miami Yoder School District Jt-60 Teacher Contract THIS Contract, made and entered into this ________________day of_____________, 20___ by and between Counties of Elbert, Lincoln & El Paso hereinafter called the DISTRICT and______________ _________(teacher) hereinafter called the TEACHER. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the DISTRICT at a ________(regular/special)_____________ meeting held ______(date—place)______has authorized the president…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCA-E-1 Alternative Teacher Contract
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60THIS Contract, made and entered into this ________________ day of ________________, 20___ by and between ___________Counties of Elbert, Lincoln & El Paso _________________________ hereinafter called the DISTRICT and ______________(teacher)__________________________ hereinafter called the ALTERNATIVE TEACHER. WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the DISTRICT at a __________(regular/special)___________ meeting held on ______(date)_________ has authorized the president and secretary…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCAA Highly Qualified Teachers
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Pursuant to federal law, teachers of core academic subjects (English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) must be highly qualified as defined by the State of Colorado, as follows: Elementary School (K-6) Teacher A highly qualified elementary school teacher is an elementary school teacher who…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCAB-R Athletic DirectorDescription & Duties
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Athletic Director Job Description and Duties I Athletic Budget A Five Year Plan of uniform replacement B Yearly update and replacement of worn and outdated materials C Oversee the purchase of expendable materials such as: tape, ice packs, Gatorade, etc. as approved by administration II Athletic Scheduling A Sports schedules and practice 1 Coincide with…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCBA Instructional Staff Contracts/Compensation/Salary Schedules
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board annually shall adopt a salary schedule for its regular teaching personnel and shall place each teacher in the school district on the salary schedule at least commensurate with, but not limited to, education, prior experience and experience in the district. The schedule adopted by the Board shall remain in effect until changed or…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCBA-R Instrucional Staff Contracts/Compensation/Salary Schedules
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Placement on Salary Schedule 1. Teachers new to the district may be allowed up to ten years credit for prior teaching experience in public education facilities (as determined by school administration). Additional years beyond ten years credited, the district will allow one year on the salary schedule for every two years of experience (effective May,…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCBB Certified Salary Schedule
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60All certified teaching personnel will be placed on the salary schedule located on the Miami Yoder website under employment. Application for horizontal advancement on the salary schedule shall be made to the superintendent on or before May 20th of each year, and official transcripts validating the horizontal move must be submitted to the superintendent by…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCBB-1 Certified employee Tuition Reimbursement
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60In order to encourage the advancement of certified employees to remain current in their respective education fields, to encourage certified employees to seek graduate degrees that will benefit the instructional processes in the district, and to encourage the retention of certified employees who have sought said instruction and graduate degrees, the Board of Education will…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCBB-1-R Certified Employee Tuition Reimbursement Form
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Miami-Yoder School District JT-60 Rush, CO 80833 Name of Certified Employee: ____________________________________________ Date of Application: ____________________________________________________ University/College: _____________________________________________________ Degree Program entered: ________________________________________________ Date Completed: _______________________________________________________ Course(s) Name and Description: _________________________________________ I have read Miami-Yoder School District JT-60 Board Policy GCBB-1 and acknowledge that resignation from the district within the reimbursement time frame may result in…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCE-GCF Professional Staff Recruiting/Hiring
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board desires the superintendent to develop and maintain a recruitment program designed to attract and hold the best possible professional personnel in the district’s schools. It is the responsibility of the superintendent, with the assistance of other administrators, to determine the personnel needs of the district in general and of each individual school and…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCE-GCF-R Professional Staff Recruiting/Hiring – Regulation
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Applications of all regular professional personnel to be employed by the district will be processed according to this procedure. Short-term, temporary, or interim appointments may be made directly by the superintendent, subject to the approval of the Board of Education, without following the advertising procedure. Vacancies All regular vacancies will be advertised by the department…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCC-GDC-3 Staff Sick Leave
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Miami-Yoder School District JT-60 values the regular, consistent work of every employee and believes that even the most competent substitute is less effective than the person regularly assigned to a position. The district recognizes that there are circumstances and events which may require the absence of an employee and that an employee will always…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCC-E/GDC-3-E Request for Exception to Policy GCC-GDC-3
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Miami-Yoder School District JT-60 420 South Rush Road Rush, CO 80833 Employee’s Name _______________________________________________ Date(s) Applied for: ______________________________________________ Explanation surrounding the request and justification as to why an exception should be granted by the Board of Education: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date of Submission to Superintendent: ________________________________________ As an employee, I agree that the decision of the Board…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCBD Professional Staff Fringe Benefits
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Benefits in addition to basic salary are recognized by the Board as an integral part of the total compensation plan for staff members. The benefits extended to the professional staff shall be designed to promote their present and future economic security and provide incentive for professional development that will be of benefit to the district….
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCBB-2 Certified Employee Health Insurance
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Miami-Yoder School District JT-60 will pay up to the amount of $500.00 dollars per month (as of July 1, 2008) for a full-time (7.5 hours per day or more) certified employee, for a district sponsored, individual health plan through a contracted insurance carrier or district approved health program such as a Direct Primary Care…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCI Professional Staff Development
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board of Education believes that student achievement must drive all professional staff development efforts and that professional development is an indispensable part of overall school improvement. To support these beliefs, the Board is committed to allocating adequate resources, including people, time and facilities, to professional development that is effective. The superintendent shall develop a…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCG-GCGB Part-Time and Substitute Professional Staff – Employment Arrangements for Substitute Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The superintendent shall establish procedures to secure and maintain a roster of teachers who are eligible for employment in the district as substitutes. Regular, full-time personnel who are to be absent from duty must make arrangements for a substitute in the manner prescribed by the building principal. It is the responsibility of the teacher who…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCKA Insructional Staff Assignments and Transfers
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The assignment of instructional staff members and their transfer to positions in the various schools and departments of the district shall be recommended by the superintendent and approved by the Board of Education. The transfer of teachers who have been displaced shall be accomplished in accordance with the Board’s policy on teacher displacement, not this…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCKAA Teacher Displacement
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Consistent with the Board’s authority to direct the district’s educational programs, the Board may take action pursuant to a drop in enrollment; turnaround; phase-out; reduction in program; or reduction in building, including closure, consolidation or reconstitution. Displacement occurs when such Board action results in the removal of a non-probationary teacher from the teacher’s assigned school….
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCKAA-R Teacher Displacement – Regulation
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The following procedures shall be followed in effecting a Board action pursuant to a drop in enrollment; turnaround; phase-out; reduction in program; or reduction in building, including closure, consolidation or reconstitution that causes non-probationary teachers to be displaced. 1. Notice to individual teacher Within 10 days after receiving the Board’s statement of action that includes…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCLC Lengthof Instructional Staff Schol Year
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The following policies shall govern the time schedules of instructional personnel: 1 The work year for regular, full-time instructional employees employed on a school-year basis shall be according to the annually adopted school calendar. The work year will include three days prior to the opening of school and one day after the close of school….
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCOA Evaluation of Instructional Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board recognizes that sound appraisal of teaching performance is critical in achieving the educational objectives of the school district. The Board expects its supervisory and administrative staffs to exert reasonable efforts to help and encourage staff members to develop their teaching personalities and instructional abilities to an optimum degree. In keeping with state law…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCOA-1 Counselor Contract
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60SPECIAL SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACT THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into by and between Miami Yoder School District JT 60(“District”) and _________________________ (“Employee”) this __________ day of _______________, 201_. Recitals A. The District’s Board of Education (“Board”) is required and authorized by Colorado law to employ all personnel required to maintain the operations and carry…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCOA-R Evaluation of Instructional Staff – Regulation
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Evaluations shall be conducted in accordance with state law and Board policy to improve instruction, enhance the implementation of programs in the curriculum, and measure the professional growth and development of personnel and level of performance of each licensed employee. Evaluations also shall serve as the measurement of satisfactory performance for teachers and documentation for…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCOC Evaluation of Administrative Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board shall institute and maintain a comprehensive program for the evaluation of all licensed administrative personnel, including principals. The purpose of administrator evaluations shall be to assist administrators in developing and strengthening their professional abilities, improve the instructional program, enhance the implementation of curricular programs, and measure professional growth and development and level of…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCOC-R Evaluation of Administrative Staff – Regulation
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Evaluations shall be conducted in accordance with state law and Board policy to assist licensed administrators in developing and strengthening their professional abilities, improving instruction, enhancing the implementation of programs in the curriculum, and measuring the professional growth and development and level of performance of administrators. Evaluations also shall serve as the measurement of satisfactory…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCOE Evaluation of Evaluators
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Provision shall be made for periodic evaluation of evaluators of professional staff to ensure that the process is being carried out in a fair, professional and credible manner. All persons who evaluate professional staff members shall possess a principal or administrator license issued by the Colorado Department of Education and shall have received education and…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCQA Instructional Staff Reduction in Force
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60A justifiable reduction in the number of teaching positions occurs when the Board determines that a fiscal exigency exists and/or program change is to be made that requires cancellation of one or more teacher contracts. In the event of a potential reduction in force, the following policy and accompanying regulation shall apply and any cancellation…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCQA-R Instructional Staff Reduction in Force – Regulation
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The following procedures shall be followed in effecting a reduction in the instructional staff work force. 1. Notice to individual teacher If, after receiving the superintendent’s recommendations, the Board intends to consider the cancellation of employment of any teacher, it shall cause written notice to be given to each teacher whose contract might be considered…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCQC-GCQD Resignation of Instructional Staff/Administrative Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60In accordance with state statutes, a teacher or licensed administrator may cancel a contract prior to the beginning of an academic year by giving written notice no later than 30 days prior to the start of the academic year, during an academic year by giving at least 30 days’ written notice, or at any time…
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCQE Retirement of Professional Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board has no mandatory retirement age for district employees. Employees are encouraged to make their own retirement decisions and to give written notice to the Board once a retirement date has been established. LEGAL REFS: 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.(Age Discrimination in Employment Act) C.R.S. 24-51-101et seq.(Public Employees’ Retirement Association)
Continue ReadingPolicy: GCQEB Supplemental Employment of Retired Professional Staff
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60At the sole discretion of the District, a retired employee may be hired as per state statute, CDE guidelines, and PERA guidelines. The retiree’s salary will be based on the salary schedule step last used for the retiree’s last contracted year and no longevity or experience steps or horizontal transfers due to increased educational attainment…
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Policy Sections
- A – Board Foundation and Basic Commitments
- B – School Board Legal Status
- C – Administrative Services
- D – Fiscal Management Goals/Priority Objectives
- E – Support Services
- F – Facilities Development Goals/Priority Objectives
- GB – All Personnel
- GC – Professional Staff
- GD – Classified Personnel
- I – Curriculum
- J – Students
- K – School-Community-Home Relations
- L – Education Agency Relations