GDB
SUPPORT  STAFF  CONTRACTS
AND  COMPENSATION

Every fiscal year, each School District employee will be provided a total compensation statement that is broken down by category of benefit or payment and that includes, for that employee, at least all of the following:

A.  Base salary and any additional pay.

B.  Medical benefits and the value of any employer-paid portions of insurance plan premiums.

C.  Retirement benefit plans, including social security.

D.  Legally required benefits.

E.  Any paid leave.

F.  Any other payment made to or on behalf of the employee.

G.  Any other benefit provided to the employee.

There shall be established two (2) general categories of support staff (classified) personnel:

A.  Support staff term-certain appointment. An employee in this category shall receive a contract from the District for a term certain, not to exceed one (1) school year.  There shall be no expectancy of continued employment for a support staff member in this category beyond the term of the contract.  The Board shall not be required to provide the employee with cause, reason, or a hearing should the Board not renew the term of employment.  A full-time benefited employee who has been employed with the District for three (3) periods of at least eight and one-half (8 1/2) consecutive months, and who receives a consecutive subsequent appointment shall be classified a term-certain-appointment staff employee.

Definition. Full-time benefited employees work thirty (30) hours or more per week in their primary positions and are receiving District benefits in accordance with Board Policy GDBD.

B.  Support staff indefinite-term appointment.  An employee in this category shall receive a contract from the District designated "Support Staff Indefinite-Term Appointment" (SSITA).  All support staff employees, during their three (3) initial appointments, shall be SSITA employees.  A SSITA employee shall be employed for an indefinite term.  Either the Board or the employee may terminate the employment relationship for any reason, with or without cause, upon giving the other three (3) working days' notice.  No justifiable expectancy of continued employment beyond the three (3)-day notice is created by these policies, District handbooks, salary or compensation agreements, job description, annual duration of the duties of the position to which the employee is assigned, or representations by District agents unless specifically exempted from the provisions of this category by Board authority.  The Board shall not be required to provide a hearing or other process to demonstrate cause or provide a reason if three (3) working days' notice is provided the employee.

Adopted:  August 26, 2021

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-341
15-502
A.A.C.
R7-2-601 et seq.

CROSS REF.:
GDQB - Resignation of Support Staff Members