New Employee OrientationAugust 2012

Don Lewis Lynn, Jr.Assistant Superintendent

Human Resources

Employee Handbook

Code Of Ethics

Welcome

Welcome to the Santa Rosa County School District

Tradition of Excellence

Employee Orientation Handbook

•Section I – District Staff – Page 3•Section II – Policy Statements –

Page 8•Section IV – Personnel Policies

– Page 19•Section V – Certification – Page

27•Section VI – Benefits – Page 30

Section III•Professional Responsibility – Page 12

•Code of Ethics – Page 13

•Adams v. State Professional Practices Council: “By virtue of their leadership capacity, teachers are traditionally held to a high moral standard in the community.”

•Tomerlin v. Dade County School Board: “A school teacher holds a position of great trust. We entrust the custody of our children to the teacher. We look to the teacher to educate and to prepare our children for their adult lives. To fulfill this trust, the teacher must be of good moral character; to require less would jeopardize the future lives of our children.”

Principles of Professional Conduct

•Obligation to the Student

•Obligation to the Public

•Obligation to the Profession

Common Sense and Good Judgment

Page 16

•Interaction With Students

•Record Keeping

•Reputation

Dismissal From Employment

• Just Cause- Misconduct in office- Incompetency- Gross insubordination- Willful neglect of duties- Confiction of a crime of moral turpitude

• Good and Sufficient Reason- Immorality- Drunkenness

Reporting MisconductPage 18

• Misconduct Should Be Reported

• Failure to Report Misconduct

Revocation/Suspension of Certificate• Fraudulent• Incompetency• Committed an act of moral turpitude• Guilty of gross immorality• Revocation of a certificate in another state• Conviction of a misdemeanor, felony, or any other

criminal charge other than a minor traffic violation• Guilty of personal conduct which seriously reduces

effectiveness as an employee of the school district• Breach of local contract• Violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for

the Education Profession in Florida

Congratulations and Thank You

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” --Henry Brooks Adams

“Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” --Helen Caldicott, author and peace activist

“There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.” --John F. Kennedy

“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” --Japanese proverb