Morris School District
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Policy
File Code: 4000/4010
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CONCEPTS AND ROLES IN PERSONNEL; GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The Board of Education shall create and maintain a sufficient number of positions to provide for the specific educational needs of the pupils in the Morris School District's programs. Only the Board of Education can create a new position or appoint a person to an existing position; specify the number of employees in each category; fix the initial salary for new positions and new employees; and determine the duties of any such position in order to meet the needs of a changing school population; to implement newly designed courses and activities for the pupils of the Morris School District; and administer the Morris School District in a thorough and efficient manner.

Before any new certified position is established in the Morris School District, the Superintendent shall present for the Board of Education's approval, a job description for the position which specifies qualifications, performance responsibilities, and the method by which the performance of these responsibilities will be evaluated.

The Superintendent shall recommend candidates for appointment by the Board of Education. Subordinates may effectively recommend candidates to the Superintendent and/. or his/her designee.

The Board of Education directs the Director of Human Resources to maintain comprehensive and timely collections of job descriptions for all staff positions. The Superintendent and/or his/her designee shall be responsible for supervision and evaluation of all employees in their line of responsibility.

It shall be the policy of the Board of Education to seek and to hold the most highly qualified personnel for all certified paraprofessional, and non-certified positions.

The Board of Education shall seek to:
  1. Identify, encourage and assist in the development of strong leadership skills and abilities within the staff;
  2. Ensure continuing excellence of Morris School District employees through evaluation and in-service training programs.
Date: April 14, 1986
June 10, 2002, First Reading
August 26, 2002 Approved

Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-75-78 Objectives, Implementation and Cooperation and involvement with other state agencies
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-76.1 Deadline for notification to students of requirements of provisional certificate and induction program ...
N.J.S.A. 18A:13-40 General powers and duties of board of newly created regional districts
N.J.S.A. 18A:16-1 Officers and employees in general
N.J.S.A. 18A:27-3.1 Non-tenured teaching staff; observation and evaluation; conference,; purpose
N.J.S.A. 18A:27-4 Power of Board of Education to make results
N.J.A.C. 6:3-1.19 Supervision of instruction; observation and evaluation of non-tenured teaching staff members.
N.J.A.C. 6:8-4.1 Staffing
N.J.A.C. 6:8-4.1 Staff in-service programs
N.J.A.C. 6:8-6.2(b)6vi Evaluation and certification

Cross References:
2130 Administrative staff
4111 Recruitment, selection and hiring
4111.1 Nondiscrimination/affirmative action
4116 Evaluation
4117.4 Personnel reduction/abolishing a position
4211 Recruitment, selection and hiring
4211.1 Nondiscrimination/affirmative action
4216 Evaluation
4217.4 Personnel reduction/abolishing a position

Key Words
Goals and Objectives
 

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