The board shall determine the compensation to be paid for the classified

employees' positions, keeping in mind the education and experience of the classified employee, the educational philosophy of the school district, the financial condition of the school district and any other considerations as deemed relevant by the board.

The superintendent shall be responsible for making a recommendation to the board annually regarding the compensation of classified employees.

Payday shall be the 20th of the month, or the nearest workday prior to the 20th if such day falls on a weekday or holiday. The pay period shall be from the sixth (6) of the previous month to the fifth (5) of the month. The work week will be from Sunday to Saturday for determining overtime pay.

The superintendent shall determine employee hours. Those work schedules shall be subject to board review. The employee work schedules shall be stated in the written contract. All employees who work a minimum of four hours per day and are scheduled to work over a meal period shall be provided a fifteen (15) minute paid break time. Meal time shall be defined as 11 :45 - 12:30 or 5:30 - 6:00. Employees are considered on-call during that scheduled break time. The superintendent or designee shall establish a break time schedule for all employees that may not always correspond with the above meal time defined hours.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20.1, .4, .7, .9; 279.8.

Cross Reference:  411.3 Classified Employee Contracts
                                      412.2 Classified Employee Wage and Overtime Compensation

Approved: March 1996.
Reviewed:  April 2009, January 2011, January 2014, January 2017, May 2020

Each non-exempt employee compensated on an hour-by-hour basis, whether full-or part-time, permanent or temporary, will be paid no less than the prevailing minimum wage. Whenever a non-exempt employee must work more than forty hours in a given work week, the employee is compensated at one and one-half times their regular hourly wage rate. This compensation is in the form of overtime pay or compensatory time. Overtime will not be permitted without prior authorization of the superintendent.

Each non-exempt employee paid on an hour-by-hour basis must complete, sign, and turn in a daily time record showing the actual number of hours worked. Failure of the employee to maintain, or falsification of, a daily time record will be grounds for disciplinary action.

Employees may check in up to fifteen (15) minutes before normal starting time and check out up to fifteen (15) minutes after the normal quitting time. Such time shall be construed as applying to the normal working day and shall not be counted for computing overtime pay. In the event the check-out time is later than ten (10) minutes after normal time, the entire extra time at the end of the day shall be counted toward the overtime payment.

It is the responsibility of the board secretary to maintain wage records.

Legal Reference:  Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, 469 U.S. 528 (1985).
                                      29 U.S.C. §§ 206 et seq.

Cross Reference:  411.3 Classified Employee Contracts
                                      412.1 Classified Employee Compensation

Approved: March 1996.
Reviewed:  April 2009, January 2011, January 2014, January 2017, May 2020

A Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) health and major medical insurance program is offered to all full-time employees. Full-time is defined as working forty (40) hours per week and fifty-two (52) weeks per year. The cost of the insurance for the employee is paid by the school district. (A comprehensive health and major medical insurance plan shall be available with the employee paying the premium difference, providing carrier offers the plan.) Family coverage may be deducted from the employees check upon written approval from the employee. The board shall have the sole responsibility in determining the insurance carrier.

Workmen's compensation insurance is provided for all employees for personal injuries arising out of, and in the course of, the employment of such person. Compensation is made, within the limits of the State Law and Regulations, for time lost and payment of medical and hospital fees when a injury is suffered on the job. Because of strict State and Federal regulations, all accidents must be reported to the school office immediately. Failure to do so may result in the loss of this benefit.

The employee shall return to the school all payments for workmen's compensation so long as the employee is receiving sick leave benefits provided by the school.

Medical attention should be obtained as soon as possible after the injury, if such is necessary. The attending doctor should be instructed that the injury is covered by Workmen's Compensation.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 85; 85B; 279.12; 509; 509A; 509B (1995).

Cross Reference:  411.1   Classified Employee Defined

Approved: March 1996
Reviewed:  April 2009, January 2011, January 2014, January 2017, May 2020

Employees may elect to have amounts withheld from their pay for items authorized by law, subject to agreement of the district. The board may authorize the administration to make a payroll deduction for classified employees' tax-sheltered annuity premiums purchased from a company or program if chosen by the board.

Classified employees wishing to have payroll deductions for tax sheltered annuities will make a written request to the superintendent.  

Legal Reference:  Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, Section 1450(a), repealing portions of IRS REG § 1.403(b)-1(b)(3).
                                      Iowa Code §§ 260C; 273; 294.16.

Cross Reference:  706 Payroll Procedures

Approved: March 1996
Reviewed:  April 2009, January 2011, January 2014, January 2017, May 2020