I. The employment or assignment of out-of-field teachers may occur when a qualified and appropriately certificated teacher is unavailable. Any teacher who is employed or assigned out-of-field shall be required to satisfy the course credit requirement in State Board of Education Rule and appropriate Florida statute..

II. Each principal shall report to the Superintendent any teacher who is assigned to teach a subject(s) for which he/she is not properly certificated. Such reports shall be filed at the beginning of each school year, or if changes occur thereafter, and shall include the following information: teacher’s name, the certificate area(s) on the Florida Educator Certificate, the out-of-field assignment and the justification. The School Board’s minutes shall reflect such approvals.

III. The District shall report out-of-field teachers on the District website within thirty (30) days before the beginning of each semester and the parents of all students in the class shall be notified in writing of such assignment.

IV. The Superintendent shall recommend and the Board shall adopt a plan to assist any teacher teaching out-of-field.