Employment of Personnel 6.10*+
Employment Defined 6.11
Definition of Personnel 6.111
Nepotism 6.12
Year of Service Defined for Administrative and Instructional
Personnel 6.13*
The Instructional Staff 6.14*
Employment of Athletic Coaches Who Are Not Full‐Time
Employees of The School Board 6.141*+
Non‐Certified Instructional Personnel 6.142
Employment of Non‐Degreed Vocational and Adult
Instructional Personnel 6.143*
Educational Paraprofessional 6.144*
Substitute Teachers, Temporary and Substitute Classified
And Support Employees 6.145*
Veterans’ Preferences 6.15
Dual Employment 6.16
Appointment or Employment Requirements 6.17*
Physical Examinations 6.171
License of School Bus Operator 6.172*
Responsibilities of School Bus Operators 6.173*
Contracts: Instructional and Administrative Personnel 6.18*
Probationary Status for Non‐Instructional Personnel 6.181
Identification 6.19
Certification of Administrative and Instructional Personnel 6.20*
District Certificates 6.21*
Teaching Out‐of‐Field 6.22+
Professional Ethics 6.27*
Anti‐Fraud 6.28
Report of Misconduct 6.29*
Violation of Local, State, and/or Federal Laws 6.30
Personal Business on School Time 6.301
Indebtedness Created Against a School or The School Board 6.302
Employees With Weapons 6.303
Private Instruction and Tutoring 6.304
Conflict of Interest 6.305
Staff Gifts and Solicitations 6.306
Records and Reports 6.31*+
Telephone Calls, Electronic Communications and Facsimiles 6.32+
Wireless Telephone Usage 6.321
District‐Related Social Media Accounts 6.322
Alcohol and Drug‐Free Workplace 6.33
Political Activities of Employees 6.34
Grievance Procedure for Personnel 6.35*
Complaints Against Employees 6.36*
Suspension and Dismissal 6.37
Suspension With Partial or No Pay 6.38
Background Investigations 6.39
Assessment of Employees 6.40
Instructional Employee Performance Criteria 6.41*+
Job Descriptions 6.42
Leave of Absence 6.50*
Leave Application 6.501*
Approval of Leaves 6.502*
Notification of Absence 6.51*
Absence Without Leave 6.511*
Resignations 6.52
Effective Date for Leave, Suspension or Termination 6.521*
Retirement of Employees 6.53
Deferred Retirement Option Program (‘DROP’) 6.531
Annual / Vacation Leave 6.541*
Family and Medical Leave 6.542*
Illness‐or‐Injury‐in‐Line‐of‐Duty Leave 6.543
Jury / Witness Duty 6.544*
Military Leave 6.545*
Personal Leave 6.546*
Professional Leave 6.547*
Sick Leave 6.549*
Temporary Duty 6.55*+
Transportation – Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing 6.60*
School Board Employees with HIV, AIDS or Other
Communicable Diseases 6.61+
AIDS, Bloodborne Pathogens and Environmental Hazards 6.62+
Nursing Mothers 6.65+
Professional Development 6.70
Employee Assistance Program 6.80
Social Security Numbers 6.88*
Personnel Files 6.90
Salary Schedules 6.91*
Sick Leave Bank 6.911
Terminal Pay 6.912
Lump‐Sum Payment of Vacation Leave 6.913
Compensatory Time 6.914
Use of Sick Leave by Family Members 6.915
Health Insurance Premiums 6.92
Cafeteria Plan 6.921
Best and Brightest Awards 6.93

Sarasota County Schools

1.0 Table of Contents

EMERGENCY POLICIES

CHAPTER 1.00: DISTRICT PHILOSOPHY

CHAPTER 2.00: SCHOOLBOARD GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION

CHAPTER 3.00: SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 4.00: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

CHAPTER 5.00: STUDENTS

CHAPTER 6.00: HUMAN RESOURCES

CHAPTER 7.00: BUSINESS SERVICES

CHAPTER 8.00: AUXILIARY SERVICES

CHAPTER 9.00: SCHOOL‐COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS