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501R - Basis and Standards of Employment
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501P - Basis and Standards of Employment
501R - Basis and Standards of Employment
502P - Employee Designations
502R - Employee Designations
503P - Health Requirements
503R - Health Requirements
504P - Workplace Diversity/Non-Discrimination
504R - Workplace Diversity/Non-Discrimination
505P - Nepotism
506P - Sexual Harassment/ Harassment/ and Any Other Discrimination Based on Race, Color, National Origin, Age, Religion, Political Affiliation, Sex, Disabilities, or Veteran Status
506R - Sexual Harassment/ Harassment/ and any Other Discrimination Based on Race, Color, National Origin, Age, Religion, Political Affiliation, Sex, Disabilities, or Veteran Status
506R - Appendix: Complaint Of Harassment/Discrimination Form
507P - Physical Abuse of School Personnel
508P - Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting
509P - Grievance Procedures
510P - Board-Staff Communications
512P - Political Activities
513P - Professional Organizations
514P - Professional Development Programs
515P - Meetings and Conferences
515R - Meetings and Conferences
516P - Eligibility for Exchange Programs
518P - Reports and Records
520P - Orientation
521P - Employment/ Overtime
521R-A - Employment/ Overtime
521R-B - Inclement Weather Regulation and Procedures for Building Closures
522P - Salary Payments
522R-A - Salary Payments/Bonus
522R-B - Fringe Benefits
523P - Professional Qualifications: Teachers
524P - Duties and Responsibilities
524R - Duties and Responsibilities
525P - License and Endorsements
526P - Extracurricular Activities
527P - Non-school Employment
528P - Tutoring
529P - Supervision
530P - Assessment
530R - Assessment
531P - Recommendation, Appointment, and Reappointment
531R - Recommendation, Appointment, and Reappointment
532P - Contracts
532R - Contracts
533P - Assignment, Reassignment, and Transfer
533R - Assignment, Reassignment, and Transfer
534P - Promotion
535P - Resignations, Dismissal, and Non-renewal
535R-A - Probation and Dismissal (Classified Employees)
535R-B - Procedure for Exit of Terminating Employees
537P - Suspension
538P - Reduction in Force
538R - Reduction in Force
539P - Bus Drivers
540P - Substitutes
540R - Substitute Teachers
541P - Supplemental Pay Assignment
542P - Retirement
542R - Retirement
543P - Group Life Insurance
544P - Health Insurance and HIPAA Privacy/Administrative Simplification Policy
544 R-A - Health Insurance HIPAA Privacy
544R-B - Health Insurance
545P - Death Benefits
547P - Voluntary Retirement Savings Programs
547R - Voluntary Retirement Savings Programs
548P - Holidays
549P - Absences and Leave
549P-A - Sick Leave Plan
549R-A - Absences and Leave
549R-B - Absences
550P - Sick Leave Bank and Short-term and Long-term Disability Plans
550R-A - Sick Leave Bank
550R-B - Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans
551P - Personal Leave
551R - Personal Leave
552P - Unused Sick Leave
553P - Annual Leave
554P - Leave of Absence
554R - Leave of Absence
554R - Appendix: Leave of Absence
555P - Sabbatical Leave
555R - Sabbatical Leave
556P - Injury Leave
556R - Injury Leave
557P - Administrative Leave
558P - Civil Leave
558R - Civil Leave
559P - Military Leave
559R - Military Leave
560P - Professional Leave
562P - Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace
562R - Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace
562R - Appendix: Acknowledgement Form for Employees
563P - Family and Medical Leave
563R - Family and Medical Leave (FML)
565P - Background Investigations
565R - Background Investigations
566P - Alcohol/Controlled Substances Testing Policy
566R - Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing
566R - Appendix: Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing Acknowledgement and Consent
567P - Acceptable Computer System Use
567R-A - Acceptable Computer System Use
567R-B - Electronic Mail, Social Media and Networking
567R-C - Instructional Use of Social Networking Sites by Employees
567R-D - Maintaining Appropriate and Professional Relationships with Students
568P - Driver Eligibility
568R - Driver Eligibility
569P - Lactation Support
570P - School Employee Conflict of Interests
571P - Staff Possession of Firearms
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501R - Basis and Standards of Employment
Information regarding individual employees of Frederick County Public Schools is released only with written authorization of the employee or as required by law.
Prospective employers will be told, without authorization, the position held and dates of service with Frederick County Public Schools. Additional information including performance and reason for leaving FCPS, will be shared only with written authorization from the employee.
Information in an employee's personnel file shall not be disclosed to any third party, except for requests pursuant to a valid court order or other statutory request, without the written authorization of the employee. Requests under the Freedom of Information Act shall be restricted as defined by applicable statutes.
Access to individual personnel files shall be restricted to the superintendent, assistant superintendents, executive director of finance, executive director of human resources, and their designees; the individual employee; and the employee's immediate supervisor.
All personnel files are maintained by the human resources department office(s) and may not be removed from the department.
Security in schools is crucial to the education and safety of our students. Frederick County Public School employees have a duty to ensure the safety of the students in our charge. To facilitate access control and assist students and staff in identifying personnel who enter our schools, Frederick County Public School employees will be issued identification badges (hereinafter referred to as ID's) by the Human Resources Department.
The ID badges identify individual wearers by name and photograph, and are required to be worn by all Frederick County Public School employees (full-time, part-time and full-time/part-time) while on school property. Visitor ID badges or passes will be issued and maintained by the individual facilities. Individual facilities are responsible for providing substitute employees a suitable identification while performing work in the building. Frederick County Public School employees should be familiar with the basic badge types being used and are encouraged to challenge anyone not wearing a badge.
ID's are to be prominently displayed at all times. They shall be worn above the waist with the picture visible. ID's shall not be defaced by obscuring the picture or other identifying information printed on the badge.
Identification badges are the property of Frederick County Public Schools. ID's are intended for the sole and exclusive use of the person to whom the ID is issued for purposes of identification as an employee of Frederick County Public Schools. An employee should have only one ID in his/her possession and it should be the one most recently issued.
Substitutes, visitors, and contractors shall turn in their ID's upon leaving the school each day. Employees shall turn in their badges to their immediate supervisor upon termination of their employment.
Loss, mutilation, or theft of the ID card must be reported to the Human Resources Department. Replacement ID's will be issued, as needed, to replace lost, stolen, or mutilated ID's.
Requesting or acquiring a new ID while in possession of a usable ID is in violation of this regulation. After a new ID is issued, if the lost or stolen ID is found or returned, employees must immediately forward the badge to the Human Resources Department.
Adopted: August 1, 1991
Amended: August 9, 1995
Amended: June 22, 2007
Amended: July 1, 2015