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employer’s policy drawn from specific objective and articulable facts and reasonable
inferences drawn from those facts in light of experience.
h. “Substance” means drugs or alcohol.
i. “Substance abuse test” or “test” means any chemical, biological, or physical
instrumental analysis administered for the purpose of determining the presence or
absence of a drug or its metabolites or of alcohol.
Education Program/Supervisor Training. The Office of Catholic Schools will present several
Substance Abuse Education Programs for all employees.
4030: BENEFITS
Click here to view Section 3.11 Employee Group Benefits
4040: CONFIDENTIALITY
Click here to view Section 4.11 Confidentiality Policy
4050: CLASSIFICATION
Click here to view Section 3.1 Compensation/Pay Practices
4060: ANNUAL CALENDAR
It is the responsibility of the principal to formulate the annual calendar for his/her community.
The calendar should reflect 180 student instruction days, pre-planning/post-planning, staff
development days and vacation days keeping in mind that the number of contracted days for
teachers is 190 per year. The calendar should be submitted to the Office of Catholic Schools on or
before March 1st for approval; it may not be published until approved by the OCS.
4065: HANDBOOKS
It is the duty of each school employee to know and understand the scope of his/her
responsibilities as they are delineated in the school’s faculty handbook. It is the responsibility of
the principal to review and update the faculty handbook each year. The principal will submit the
handbook for review annually to the Superintendent of Schools. After it has been approved, one
copy shall be submitted to the Office of Catholic Schools.
Some suggested topics to be included in the faculty handbook are:
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School’s Mission Statement, Philosophy and Goals, Table of Contents
Faith Community: liturgical/Para liturgical participation, prayer in classrooms
Community Relations and Routine Business Procedures: parent communications,
collection of monies, purchasing supplies, school visitors, transportation of students, keys,
audio/video recording policy
Personnel: contracts, benefits, absences/sick leave, non-discriminatory hiring statement,
grievance and conciliation, faculty meetings, dress code, reduction in force, non-renewal,
termination, professional conduct, supervision/evaluation, lesson plans, substitutes
