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Employee Standards

Employee Standards

All District employees are expected to maintain high standards in their school relationships, to demonstrate integrity and honesty, to be considerate and cooperative, and to maintain professional and appropriate relationships with students, parents, staff members, and community members. 

Educating students involves providing a stimulating and effective program of instruction and establishing and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to learning and to the development of sound social attitudes and habits. This is a cooperative effort in which the teachers and staff members, with the assistance of the principal, should:  

• Approach each assignment and duty with enthusiasm and regard each pupil as a worthy individual.  

• Plan, conduct and implement a program of instruction that will make each child eager to learn and which will enable them to achieve full potential.  

• Teach the student what is expected in terms of conduct in and about the school.  

• Enforce the rules of the system and of the school courteously, consistently, and justly.  

• Distinguish between pupil misconduct which should be handled by the teacher and that which requires the assistance of the principal. 

Employ good judgment and understanding in dealings with students, parents/guardians, and other teachers. Very few situations require split second action; a moment’s thought will usually result in a better solution. You are professionals in education and will be treated as such and should treat your fellow staff members as such. In return for this consideration, you are expected to do your best at all times.

When dealing with students and parents/guardians please remember that:  

• They are the most important people in our business.  

• They are not dependent on us, we are dependent on them.  

• They are not an interruption of our work; they are the purpose of it.  

• They do us a favor when they call upon us.  

• They are not doing us a favor when we serve them.  

• They are part of our business; they are not outsiders.  

• They are not a cold statistic; they’re flesh-and-blood human beings with feelings, emotions, and problems like our own.  

• They are not a name, a face, or number; they’re individuals.  

• They are not someone with whom to argue with or match wits.  

• They are people who bring us their needs; it’s our job to consider those needs.  They are the life-blood of this or any other business.  

• They are the people who buy our services, pay our salaries, and go to the polls and vote.  

• They deserve the most courteous and attentive treatment we can give them.

ESTABLISH POSITIVE COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS - Do not wait until something is wrong to contact parents/guardians. Establish contact early. Communicate frequently with parents/guardians.