GCMF
PROFESSIONAL  STAFF  DUTIES 
AND  RESPONSIBILITIES

(Duties of Teachers; Failure to Comply
is Unprofessional Conduct; Penalty)

Every teacher shall:

A.  Make student learning the primary focus of the teacher's professional time.

B.  Before assuming charge of a school, except as provided in A.R.S. 15-502(B), present a teaching certificate to the County School Superintendent, who shall record it.

C.  Enforce the course of study, the use of adopted textbooks, and the rules and regulations prescribed for schools.

D.  Provide lesson design, instruction, assessment and reports to parents consistent with the District's curriculum and the Arizona Academic Standards.

E.  Hold students to strict account for disorderly conduct.

F.  Exercise supervision over students on the playgrounds and during recess if assigned to such duty.

G.  Take and maintain daily classroom attendance.

H.  Make such reports as may be required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, County School Superintendent, or Governing Board.

I.  Make the decision to promote or retain a student in grade in a common school or to pass or fail a student in a course in high school.  Such decisions may be overturned only as provided in A.R.S. 15-342.

J.  Comply with all rules, regulations, and policies of the Governing Board that relate to the duties as prescribed.

A teacher shall not use sectarian or denominational books or teach any sectarian doctrines or conduct religious exercises.

A teacher will instruct a course offered under Policy IHAL, Teaching About Religion, in its appropriate historical context and in good faith shall be immune from civil liability and disciplinary action pursuant to section A.R.S. 15-535.

In addition to instructional duties the teacher agrees, as part of the employment contract and in partial consideration for compensation received under the contract, to provide supervision and to participate in school-based student and parent activities.  Such activities may include, but are not limited to, occasional activities such as dances, plays, sports activities, or other after school student or parent meetings.  This in no way precludes the teacher from applying for and receiving an extra duty payment for performance of that duty (e.g., coach, yearbook sponsor, mentor).  Such payments would continue to be awarded in accordance with the adopted extra duty pay schedule.

Adopted:  date of Manual adoption

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-153
15-203
15-341
15-342
15-535
15-539
15-550
41-1758.03

CROSS REF.:
GBEB - Staff Conduct
GCO - Evaluation of Professional Staff Members