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
