Jefferson County, Kentucky Board of Education September 2012
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Transcript of Jefferson County, Kentucky Board of Education September 2012
Jefferson County, Kentucky Board of Education
September 2012
Policies Principals Should Know
Policy Manual
Available on JCPS website
General Counsel webpage Board of Education webpage
Policy Manual also provided to each School Principal and Cost Center Head
Policies Under Review
JCBE Policies are in the process of review and revision with the assistance of administration, the Kentucky School Boards Association, the JCBE Policy Development Committee and the Board of Education
New numbering system Easily searchable online
I. Student Records
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
20 USC Section 1232 g 34 CFR part 99 Kentucky Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act KRS 160.700 et seq.
Student Records Policy
Defines student records When records may be disclosed Surveys Handling records from Juvenile Court Flagging the records of a missing
child Handling court orders/subpoenas
Directory Information (DI)
DI: name, address, grade level, honors and awards, photos, and major field of study
NEW! DI now includes student photos Not videos Parent/guardian/eligible student may opt-
out Opt-out form is contained in Code of
Conduct Photo/Video Release Form
II. School Visitors and Volunteers
Kentucky law: KRS 161.148 KRS 160.380 (6)
School Visitors and Volunteers Policy
Defines Volunteers:
Volunteers are defined as adults who assist teachers, administrators, or other staff in public school classrooms, schools, or school district programs, and who do not receive compensation for their work.
Criminal Records Checks on Volunteers
At District expense —Shall be performed on all volunteers who have:
Contact with students on a regularly scheduled and/or continuing basis
or Supervisory responsibility for children at
a school site or on school-sponsored trip.
Criminal Records
Persons convicted of or pleading guilty to:
sexual offenses Drug offenses Any felony offense
Shall not be utilized as volunteers.
III. Political Activity Prohibited
KRS 161.164 No employee of the local school
district shall take part in the management or activities of any political campaign for school board.
No candidate for school board shall solicit or accept any political assessment, subscription, contribution, or service of any employee of the school district
Penalties
KRS 161.990: Any person who violates any
provisions of KRS 161.164 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
School board candidate disqualified from holding office.
Any employee who willfully violates KRS 161.164 shall be ineligible for employment in the schools for five years.
KRS 161.164
State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education v. Howard, 834 SW2d 657 (Ky. 1992)
“Activities” struck from KRS 161.164(1) in 1992
Kentucky Attorney General issued opinion OAG 92-145 listing permitted and prohibited conduct
Staff Participation in Political Activities
Employees of the Jefferson County Public School District shall not engage in political activities on JCPS property during school/office hours.
School equipment may not be used for political purposes by employees.
IV. Professional Code of Ethics for Kentucky Certified School Personnel
KRS 161.026 requires EPSB to develop a professional code of ethics
State regulation: 16 KAR 1:020 Violation of the Code may be
grounds for revocation or suspension of Kentucky teacher/administrator certification by EPSB
Violation could result in disciplinary action
Superintendent Duty to Report to EPSB
EPSB Enforces the Code
Confidentiality of student information--Examples of Violations from EPSB: Release of Student Information in
emails Allowing class to be recorded and
posted on the web Social Networking—pictures or
names of students