EMPLOYMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF

EMPLOYMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF

po4120Adopted August 20, 2018Revised May 18, 2026

4120 - EMPLOYMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF

The Board recognizes that it is vital to the successful operation of the District that positions created by the Board be filled with qualified and competent support staff.

All employees other than the Superintendent or professional staff members (Policy 0100 – Definitions) are considered support staff members.

The Superintendent shall approve the employment and establish the term of employment for each support staff member employed by this District. Compensation shall be fixed by an established compensation structure approved by the Board.

The Superintendent shall provide a description of the work schedule and hours of work per week. In order for support staff to work beyond his or her contract hours in any week, prior approval must be obtained from the immediate supervisor.

All applications for employment shall be referred to the Wisconsin Career Education Access Network (WECAN) or District Office.

Relatives of staff members may be employed by the Board, provided the staff member being employed is not placed in a position in which they would be supervised directly by the relative staff member.

No Board member or administrator may participate in any deliberation concerning a relative's employment, dismissal, advancement, or remuneration.

As per Board Bylaw 0100 - Definitions, relative is defined as the mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, parent of spouse, child, grandparents, grandchild, significant other, or dependent in the immediate household.

Any support staff member's intentional misstatement of fact material to their qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall constitute grounds for dismissal.

The employment of support staff members prior to approval by the Board is authorized when their employment is required to maintain continuity in District operations. Employment shall be recommended to the Board at the next regular meeting.

No candidate for employment as a support staff member shall receive recommendation for such employment without having proffered visual evidence of proper certification, when appropriate, or that application for such certification is in process or that upon a recommendation for employment, the process for "license with stipulations" is initiated. There must also be verification that a satisfactory background check has been conducted in compliance with District procedures.

The Superintendent shall prepare procedures for the recruitment and selection of all support staff which include reporting newly hired employees to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE I PARAPROFESSIONALS

All paraprofessionals hired for a Title I supported program must have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and one (1) of the following:

  1. completed two (2) years study at an institution of higher education; or

  2. obtained at least an associates degree; or

  3. met a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through performance on assessments identified in the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Existing paraprofessionals – All current paraprofessionals working for a Title I supported program must meet the requirements for newly hired paraprofessionals as described above.

Exceptions – These requirements do not apply to a paraprofessional:

  1. who is proficient in English and a second language and serves as a translator primarily to enhance the participation of children in Title I programs; or

  2. whose duties consist solely of conducting parental involvement activities.

Paraprofessional duties – Paraprofessionals working for a Title I supported program may be assigned to:

  1. provide one-on-one tutoring for eligible students during times when the teacher would not otherwise be instructing the student;

  2. assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and other materials;

  3. provide assistance in a computer laboratory;

  4. provide support in a library or media center;

  5. conduct parental involvement activities;

  6. act as a translator;

  7. provide instructional services to students if working under the direct supervision of a teacher;

  8. perform limited duties beyond classroom instruction or that do not benefit program participants, so long as those duties are also assigned to non-Title I paraprofessionals. Title I paraprofessionals may not be assigned to more of these duties, proportional to their total work time, than the amount assigned to similar non-Title I paraprofessionals in the same school.

Revised 1/26/21
Revised 11/15/21
T.C. 7/24/23
T.C. 5/18/26

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