FILE: GBD
EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
The Orleans Parish School Board and its administrative staff believes that it has an obligation to provide the children attending its schools with the very best personnel available regardless of race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin or any similar personal characteristic or affiliation with any teacher union or association.
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining appropriate procedures for reviewing and evaluating any and all applicants for selection, including administrative and supervisory personnel, and assuring adherence to applicable state and federal legal requirements. Selection of personnel to fill all positions shall be based upon performance, effectiveness, and qualifications applicable to each specific position. Consideration of personnel for employment or promotion shall also be in accordance with the provisions of policy GBDA, Nepotism. Decisions shall be made on a non-discriminatory basis with selection procedures and evaluative criteria known to all applicants. Applicants should not resort to the use of political, social, or other pressures to gain employment or promotion.
Teachers and all other personnel, except those who are appointed directly by the School Board, shall be selected for employment by the Superintendent. It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent and/or his/her designee to ensure that all persons recommended have proper certification, where applicable, and are qualified for the position. Seniority and tenure shall not be used as the primary criteria when making any employment decision.
The Superintendent shall delegate to the school principal all decisions regarding the employment of any teacher or other personnel at the school in which the principal is employed, subject to the approval of the Superintendent.
The Superintendent and/or his/her designee shall consult with teachers regarding any possible selections made by the Superintendent for the hiring or placement of a principal at the school in which such teachers are employed, subject to the provisions of any applicable court order.
GRANT FUNDED POSITIONS
Since the Orleans Parish School Board encourages the development of proposals to federal, state and private funding agencies for the supplementing and funding of innovative educational strategies, long range planning, and special supportive services, it is recognized that grants may fund applicable staff positions to achieve the goals and objectives of the grant.
Therefore, grant funded positions shall be full-time or part-time positions established for a specific period of time not to exceed the scheduled termination date of the grant. The letter of appointment sent to an employee for grant funded positions shall state continuation of the employee’s service in that position is contingent upon the continuing availability of funds from the grant funding source. The grant-funded employee shall be issued a written notice of termination a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the grant termination.
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:81.9, 17:413, 17:493.1, 23:897
Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education
Orleans Parish School Board