2020 Archdiocese of Atlanta Employee Policy Manual/September 2020 - Manual / Resource - Page 93
Non-Certificated Staff
The salaries for non-certificated staff are determined at the local level. The salary offered should be
reflected in the annual employment letter which is offered to the employee. (Sample letter in
plastic sleeve)
Religious
Before employment members of a religious community, the Superintendent of Schools must be
informed and approval must be secured from the Archbishop.
Catholic elementary and secondary schools who employ members of religious communities shall
offer these members the same salary schedule and accompanying benefits given to lay employees
with similar responsibilities, educational background and experience as negotiated with the
Archdiocese.
When determining this amount, the employer should assign and include the cash value to the noncash benefits received by the religious such as housing and transportation. The employer should
develop this arrangement in dialogue with the individual religious and his/her community.
4180: SMOKING
All school buildings and the surrounding campuses of the Archdiocese are designated smoke-free.
4190: SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
All persons serving as substitute classroom teachers must either possess a current teaching
certificate, from Georgia or another state, or have gone through the validation process training
sponsored by the Office of Catholic Schools.
As part of the validation process, each school principal is responsible for providing substitute
teachers with a thorough building orientation which includes, but is not limited to: emergency
procedures, sign-in/out procedures, instructional practices.
The per diem rate for substitutes is determined at the local level.
Salaries for long-term substitutes may be formalized through a letter of employment which
delineates specific performance expectations and job responsibilities.
The principal or his/her designee is responsible for keeping a personnel file for each substitute
teacher which should include: an application, background check, validation certificate or copy of
teaching certificate, official copies of transcripts from educational institutions (long-term
substitutes only).
Substitutes must complete safe environment training and successfully pass a criminal history
check.
4200: ABSENCE
Contracted Teachers
This policy involves sick leave for full-time, lay employees in Catholic Schools except for
principals. A full-time employee is an employee who works over thirty (30) hours per week. An
