PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. A. The parties recognize that administrators have responsibility for developing a respectful environment while maintaining control and discipline in the school to which the administrator is assigned. The Board recognizes its responsibility to provide support and assistance to administrators in the discharge of their duties, so long as such duties are discharged in conformity with Board policy and applicable statutes. The Board will not arbitrarily or capriciously overturn or countermand decisions, or otherwise interfere in the administration of school programs, so long as appropriate policies and statutes are followed, except in such cases as it is deemed appropriate after a Board hearing which examines all appropriate evidence.
B. If an administrator is complained against or sued by any party for decisions made during the normal course of his/her job including disciplinary action taken by the administrator against a student or employee, the Board will provide appropriate legal counsel and render necessary assistance to the administrator in his/her defense, provided that such administrator has acted within the terms of this agreement, the adopted policies of the Board, and all state and federal laws in regard to discipline and control.
C. Written complaints directed toward the actions of an administrator shall be promptly called to that administrator's attention.
D. Disciplinary action taken against an administrator, resulting from complaints from students, parents, or citizens shall be taken only if such complaints are in writing, and then only if the complaints have been investigated and deemed justified. Throughout this process appropriate due process shall be afforded the administrator. Disciplinary action shall not be taken on the basis of oral complaints. No record shall be maintained of any complaint ultimately found to be conclusively invalid.
E. No administrator shall be subjected to disciplinary action resulting in reprimand, reduction in rank or compensation, or discharge without just cause. In the event of charges being made against an administrator, every effort shall be made to ensure that discussion is limited to a private and professionally appropriate form. Except for offenses which on first commission justify dismissal or cannot justify continued employment, the parties adopt the concept of progressive discipline designed to necessitate corrected behavior and agree with the concept that the severity of the infraction should determine the ...
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. A. Any case of assault upon an administrator on duty shall be promptly reported to the Superintendent or his designee. The Board will provide legal counsel to advise the administrator of his rights and available legal processes with respect to such assault.
B. If an administrator is injured while in the line of duty; medical and/or surgical; and/or hospital care will be furnished by the Board per the Board's worker`s compensation insurance policy.
C. An administrator shall be advised of any citizen complaint directed against him. A citizen with a complaint against an administrator shall be encouraged to attempt to resolve the complaint with the administrator prior to requesting that the complaint be considered by the superintendent's designee, the superintendent or the Board. An administrator shall have an opportunity to present information relative to a complaint against him to the superintendent's designee, the superintendent, or the Board prior to a decision on the complaint. An administrator will be presumed innocent of any charges contained within any complaint until proven otherwise.
D. The Garden City School District shall reimburse an administrator the cost of replacement or repair for personal clothing and personal effects (watches, jewelry, glasses) worn on one's person (to a maximum of $170) if these items are damaged or broken because of a violent act by a member of the student body. The reimbursement request shall be presented to the business manager and must be accompanied with a recommendation by the associate superintendent with an invoice showing replacement or purchase of the item. This policy will not cover automobile damage, personal equipment damage, or items that are stolen or allegedly stolen while on the school premises.
E. The Board shall cover administrators with employment liability insurance under the District's multiperil policy. Time necessary to provide the District's multiperil insurance carrier with information or testimony shall not be charged against the individual administrator's leave days.
F. The Board shall continue to provide, at a rate not less than provided other professional employees, life insurance, dependent life, group hospitalization, major medical, dental, vision and long term disability insurance for administrators and their dependent spouses and/or children as the Board provides for other professional employees. While on approved leave (other than sabbatical leave where coverage will be provided by the Boa...
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. Section 1 The Board shall recognize its responsibility to provide all reasonable support and assistance to Administrators with respect to maintenance of control and discipline in the schools.
Section 2 Administrators shall report to the Superintendent's office all cases involving serious abusive conduct or assaults suffered by them in connection with their employment.
Section 3 The Board pledges its support of its Administrators in the lawful performance of their duties. In accordance with this concept, the Board will continue to provide coverage for each Administrator under a $3,000,000 comprehensive liability insurance policy. In the event the insurance company shall not provide legal counsel, if the Administrator is sued, the Board shall provide its legal counsel on behalf of the Administrator, if the Board shall determine the Administrator has acted within the scope of the Administrator's job responsibilities and authority, and in accordance with Board Policy.
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. 1. The Board will defend, indemnify and hold harmless every member of the bargaining unit from claims, suits, or administrative charges lodged against the administrator in any court or administrative agency when such claim, suit, or charge relates to actions taken by the administrator in the course of his or her employment unless such claim suit or charges assert that the member of the bargaining unit has engaged in sexual misconduct with a student or employee or committed an intentional tort.
2. The Board will reimburse the administrator the amount not covered by insurance for any loss, damage or destruction of any personal property suffered while in the course of his or her employment caused by the intentional act of a student or parent or guardian of a student.
3. An administrator injured as the result of an assault committed by a student or parent or guardian of a student shall be eligible for Additional Leave Days. To be eligible the administrator must be disabled and unable to work as the result of an assault committed by a student or parent or guardian of a student and must have used all of their available Personal Leave Days. If eligible, the administrator will credited with the same number of additional leave days as Annual Leave Days used as a result of the assault. An administrator may be absent with pay and benefits for the period of their disability or the until they have exhausted the additional leave days whichever occurs first.
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. A. If an administrator is injured while acting in a legal manner within the scope of employment as an administrator, expenses incurred for medical, surgical and hospital care in excess of those covered by hospitalization insurance provided by the Board will be the responsibility of the Board.
B. Administrators shall report to the Superintendent's office all cases involving serious abusive conduct and/or torts or assaults suffered by them in connection with their employment.
C. If any administrator, while acting in a legal manner as an administrator within the jurisdiction of his/her assignment, is complained against or sued, the Board's Attorney will be available for legal advice. It shall be the responsibility of the administrator to bring any such complaint to the attention of the Board, in writing as soon as possible.
D. All administrators covered by this agreement shall be covered under the District's Comprehensive General Liability Policy or other appropriate group liability policies up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) in coverage.
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. A. The Board of Education recognizes its obligation to protect and save harmless an administrator who is involved as a defendant in a criminal court action from a situation arising within the scope of employment in the Stamford Public Schools, and who is found not guilty by the trier, the charges are dismissed, or upon a nolle of charges (if these charges are not reopened within the statutory time allotted before such charges are to be erased from the record), shall be reimbursed for reasonable legal fees by the Board of Education.
B. No Administrator shall be disciplined by being reduced in rank or compensation or deprived of any professional advantage except for just cause.
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. Administrators shall report to the superintendent’s office in writing within twenty-four (24) hours of the occurrence, if possible, all cases involving serious abusive conduct and/or torts or assaults suffered by them in connection with their employment. If an administrator, during his/her assigned duties, is complained against or sued, the Board will provide legal counsel and render all necessary assistance to the administrator in his/her defense at the discretion of a review committee composed of two (2) representatives of the Association and two (2) representatives of the Board of Education. The superintendent will chair all review committee hearings and will only have the power to cast a vote in the case of a deadlock on the part of the four (4) committee members. Time lost by an administrator in connection with an incident mentioned in this article shall not be charged against any leaves as provided in this agreement. An administrator shall be reimbursed for any loss or damage to car and clothing located on school premises during his/her assigned duties.
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. 10.1 Administrators shall report immediately in writing to the superintendent or his or her designee all cases of assaults suffered by them in connection with their employment.
10.2 Whenever an administrator is absent from school as a result of personal injury caused by an assault arising out of and in the course of his/her employment, he/she shall be paid his/her full salary for the period of such absence without having such absence charged to annual sick leave or accumulated sick leave. Any amount of salary payable pursuant to this Section shall be reduced by the amount of any workers' compensation award received due to the injury as well as by any payments received under the long term disability insurance coverages provided under this Agreement, said reduction to remain in effect during the period for which salary continuation is made under this Section. The Board shall have the right to have the administrator examined by a physician designated by the Board for the purpose of establishing the length of time during which the administrator is temporarily disabled from performing his duties, and, in the event that there is no adjudication in the appropriate workers' compensation proceeding for the period of temporary disability, the opinion of the said physician as to the said period shall control.
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. 100 The BOARD shall recognize its responsibility to provide all possible support and assistance to administrators with respect to maintenance of control and discipline in the schools.
PROTECTION OF ADMINISTRATORS. A. Administrators shall report to the Superintendent’s office in writing within twenty-four {24} hours of the occurrence, if possible, all cases involving serious abusive conduct and/or assaults suffered by them in connection with their employment.
B. Professional Liability: District agrees that it shall defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Administrators from any and all demands, claims, suits, actions, and legal proceedings brought against administrators in their official capacity as agent and employees of the District, provided the incident arose while Administrators were acting within scope of their employment and excluding criminal litigation and as such liability coverage is within the authority of the School Board to provide under State Law. Time lost by an Administrator in connection with an incident mentioned in the previous sentence shall not be charged against any leaves as provided in this agreement for a period not to exceed one year.
C. Huron Administrators’ Association administrators shall be covered under the District’s comprehensive general liability policy or other appropriate policies up to $1,000,000 in coverage for each occurrence.
