2020 Archdiocese of Atlanta Employee Policy Manual/September 2020 - Manual / Resource - Page 84
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Students: recording/reporting absences, tardiness, discipline procedures,
promotion/retention, release from class, homework, parent conferences, dress code, child
abuse, safety procedures, accident reports, medication, severe weather, SST process,
electronic devices policy.
Instruction/Curriculum: school calendar, daily schedule, testing, classroom environment,
AV equipment, student assessment, student records, class time requirements, textbook
listing, and co-curricular activities.
In addition, all school employees must adhere to Archdiocesan policy as referenced in the
Personnel Policy Manual for the Archdiocese of Atlanta be published until approved by the OCS.
4070: STAFF DEVELOPMENT PLAN
It is the responsibility of the principal to plan a systematic program of staff development each
year. Relying on best-practices research, the plan should be tied to building level achievement,
accreditation recommendations and school-improvement plans. The implementation strategies of
the plan might include guest speakers, on-site visits to other educational locations, discussion
groups, and review of current literature surrounding a topic.
Educational in-service plan due by August 1. (Form in sleeve)
In conjunction with the school’s staff development plan, each educator should develop his/her
own annual plan for professional growth as required by the approved evaluation of all school
employees. This might include attendance at workshops, institutes, and coursework in his/her
field or general education coursework. All professional educators: teachers and counselors, are
expected to accrue 30 professional development hours per year.
4075: FACULTY MEETINGS
It is the responsibility of the principal and others on the administrative staff to plan and conduct
periodic faculty meetings. These meetings should occur no less than once per month. Faculty
attendance at meetings is required. If a faculty member finds it necessary to miss a scheduled
meeting he/she should receive permission from the principal to be absent. Faculty meetings
should provide a process for open communication on program needs, teacher-student concerns
and educational issues.
To facilitate faculty meetings, early dismissals or late starts are approved modifications to a school
calendar. These variations to a school calendar should be communicated to the parents and
students when the official school calendar is published. Early dismissals and/or late starts to the
school day do not count toward the required 10 days of teacher in-service each year.
4080: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
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4090: EVALUATION
In Catholic education, the evaluation process flows from the Christian message of love and
concern for the individual. It is a process which aims at the personal and professional growth of
the one evaluated and results in mutual planning and goal setting.
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