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MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
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Orderly administration of the school district and compliance with state and federal law require the
compilation of information about all employees of the district. The Board of Education recognizes
that there is a distinction between those personnel records that are clearly a matter of public
concern, and those that must be considered privileged until such time as they are opened to the
public by the Commissioner of Education or the courts.
The Superintendent shall be responsible for presenting to the Board of Education annually a list
of those personnel records which are mandated to be kept by law, and those kept for
administrative purposes. The Superintendent shall be responsible for limiting administrative
records to those which are consistent with New Jersey law.
The Superintendent shall establish the necessary regulations for maintaining both public and
confidential employee records.
- The public file shall consist of an alphabetic index of all those presently employed by the
district in whatever capacity. The information in this file shall be limited to name, title,
position, salary, payroll record, length of service, and, if applicable, date of separation and
rehire. The Superintendent shall devise procedures for making this file available to the public
in accordance with the Public Right to Know Law.
- The confidential file shall consist of an individual personnel folder for each current employee.
The information in this file shall include all records mandated by state and federal law;
evaluation of performance; record of attendance; original application filed by the employee;
original salary and increments; date of tenure; notations of commendation and disciplinary
actions consistent with law. This file is available for examination:
- At any time, by the Superintendent or the supervisory personnel he/she designates;
- During regular business hours, by the employee or his/her personally authorized
representative, in accordance with regulations and negotiated agreement;
- During regular business hours, or at any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof,
by any member of the Board with legitimate Board of Education responsibility or duty
assigned by the Board of Education as a whole.
Staff emergency contact cards for all employees shall be maintained by the Superintendent or
his/her designee and updated annually.
Date: April 14, 1986
June 10, 2002 First Reading
July 29, 2002, Approved
Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7 Oaths of persons employed in teaching capacities
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7a Removal from personnel files of reference to complaint of child abuse or neglect determined to be unfounded
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-11 Written charges; written statement of evidence; filing; statement of position by employee; certification of determination; notice
N.J.S.A. 18A:11-1 General mandatory powers and duties
N.J.S.A. 18A:54-20 Powers of Board (county vocational schools)
N.J.S.A. 47:1A et seq. Examination and copies of public records (Public Right to Know Law)
N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq. Destruction of Public Records Law
N.J.A.C. 6:29-7.4(g) Requirements of physical examinations
N.J.A.C. 6:29-9.2(a)7 Adoption of policies and procedures
N.J.A.C. 12:100-4.2 Safety and health standards for public employees occupational exposure to bloodborne
pathogens (Adoption by reference)
29 CFR 1910.1030 - Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Executive Order No. 9, September 30, 1963; modified by Executive Order No. 11, November 15, 1974
Citizens for Better Education v. Camden Bd. of Ed., 124 N.J. Super. 523 (App. Div. 1973)
Trenton Times Corp. v. Trenton Bd. of Ed., 138 N.J. Super. 357 (App. Div. 1976)
Nero v. Hyland, 76 N.J. 213 (1978), rev'd 146 N.J. Super. 46 (App. Div. 1977), 136 N.J. Super. 537 (Law Div. 1975)
Brick Township Education Association v. Brick Township Bd. of Ed., 1974 S.L.D. 111
Sayreville Education Association v. Sayreville Bd. of Ed., S.L.D. 197
White v. Galloway Township Bd. of Ed., 1977 S.L.D. 900, aff'd St. Bd. 1977 S.L.D. 903
Witchel v. Cannici and the Passaic Bd. of Ed., 1966 S.L.D. 159
Mendell v. Cimmino and the Kinnelon Bd. of Ed., 1970 S.L.D. 185
Cordano v. Weehawken Bd. of Ed., 1974 S.L.D. 316, appeal dismissed St. Bd. 1974 S.L.D. 323
Horner v. Kingsway Regional Board of Education, 1990 S.L.D. 752
Lacey Township Board of Education v. Lacey Township Education Association, 130 N.J. 312 (1992)
Cross References:
3570 District records and reports
4211 Recruitment, selection and hiring
4212.4 Employee health
4215 Supervision
4216 Evaluation
5141.4 Child abuse and neglect
Key Words
Records, Personnel Records, Employee Records
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