Classified employees are employees who are not administrators or employees in positions which require an Iowa Department of Education teaching license and who are employed to fulfill the duties listed on their job description on a monthly or hourly basis.  Classified employees will include, but not be limited to, teacher and classroom aides, custodial and maintenance employees, clerical employees, food service employees, bus drivers, and temporary help for summer or other maintenance.  The position may be full-time or part-time.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to establish job specifications and job descriptions for classified employee positions.  Job descriptions may be approved by the board.

Classified employees required to hold a license for their position must present evidence of their current license to the board secretary prior to payment of wages each year.

Legal Reference:      

     Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8.

Cross Reference:

     401.1 Licensed Employee Defined

     411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recreitment, Selection

     412.3 Classifiedd Employee Group Insurance Benefits

Approved:   12/9/1996                   Reviewed   04/10/2023                 Revised:  04/10/2023

The board may enter into written contracts with classified employees employed on a regular basis.  The contract will state the terms of employment.

Each contract will include a thirty-day cancellation clause.  Either the employee or the board must give notice of the intent to cancel the contract at the end of thirty days.  This notice will not be required when the employee is terminated during a probationary period or for cause.

Classified employees will receive a job description stating the specific performance responsibilities of their position.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to draw up and process the classified employee contracts and present them to the board for approval.  The contracts, after being signed by the board president, are filed with the board secretary.

Legal Reference:      

Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.7A; 285.5(9).

Cross Reference:                                 

411.8    Classified Employee Probationary Status

412.1  Classified Employee Compensation

412.2  Classified Employee Wage and Overtime Compensation

Approved:   12/9/1996                 Reviewed: 04/10/2023               Revised:  04/10/2023

Classified employees who require a special license or other certification will keep them current at their own expense.  Licensing requirements needed for a position will be considered met if the employee meets the requirements established by law for the position.

Legal Reference:      

Iowa Code §§ 285.5(9); 272; 279.8.

281 I.A.C. 12.4(10); 36; 43.

Cross Reference:      

411.2  Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

Approved:   12/9/1996                    Reviewed:  04/10/2023                   Revised:  04/10/2023

Determining the location where a classified employee's assignment will be performed is the responsibility of the superintendent and within the sole discretion of the board.  In making such assignments each year the superintendent will consider the qualifications of each classified employee and the needs of the school district.

A transfer may be initiated by the employee, the principal or the superintendent.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to transfer classified employees and report such transfers to the board.

Legal Reference:      

29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634.

42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.

42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 35C; 216; 279.8; 294.1.

Cross Reference:

411.2  Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

411.5  Classified Employee Assignment

Approved:   12/9/1996                    Reviewed:  04/10/2023                  Revised:  04/10/2023

The Superintendent of Schools shall be responsible for the continuous evaluation of the classified employees of the district.

The goal of the formal evaluation of classified employees is to maintain classified employees who meet or exceed the board's standards of performance, to clarify each classified employee's role, to ascertain the areas in need of improvement, to clarify the immediate priorities of the board and to develop a working relationship between the administrators and other employees.

Supervisors of classified employees shall submit such evaluations in writing to the Superintendent in such manner and at such times as may be determined by the Board of Directors and the Superintendent.

Legal Reference:      

Aplington Community School District v. PERB, 392 N.W.2d 495 (Iowa 1986).

Saydel Education Association v. PERB, 333 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa 1983). 

Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 279.14

281 I.A.C. 12.3(3).

Cross Reference:

411.2  Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection

411.8  Classified Employee Probationary Status

Approved:   12/9/1996                    Reviewed:  04/10/2023                  Revised:  04/10/2023

The first year of a newly employed classified employee's contract is a probationary period. "Day" is defined as one work day regardless of full-time or part-time status of the employee.  New employees, regardless of experience, are subject to this probationary period.

"New" employees includes individuals who are being hired for the first time by the school district and those who may have been employed by the school district in the past, but have not been employed by the board during the school year prior to the one for which contracts are being issued.

Only the board, in its discretion, may waive the probationary period.

Legal Reference:      

Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8.

Cross Reference:

411.3  Classified Employee Contracts

411.7  Classified Employee Evaluation

Approved:   12/9/1996                   Reviewed:  04/10/2023                 Revised:  04/10/2023