School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 2-48

ADMINISTRATION

Conditions of Employment/Generally

1. Staff Contracts and Compensation
   
   Written contracts for personnel will be initiated for new employees when hired. Contracts will include the terms of employment, as well as any special conditions of employment. It is the responsibility of the employee to provide all information necessary for proper certification or licensing and credit for prior work experience to the appropriate division of the state department of public instruction or licensing agency. Assistance in processing necessary information will be offered by the Department of Human Resources.

   Contracts are approved by the School Board upon the recommendation of the Superintendent. The School Board grants to the Superintendent or designee the authority to offer contracts for employment subject to final approval by the School Board. The Superintendent shall specify in any offer that final approval is required by the Board.

2. Background Check Required
   
   The Superintendent shall require that all employees, whether full-time or part-time, permanent or temporary, submit to fingerprinting and provide personal descriptive information to obtain criminal history record information for the purpose of screening individuals who accept employment in the division.

   The Superintendent or his/her designee shall forward the personal descriptive information through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding such employee.

   The Superintendent or his/her designee shall require that any applicant who is offered or accepts employment requiring direct contact with students provide written consent and the necessary personal information to obtain a search of the registry of founded complaints of child abuse and neglect maintained by the Virginia Department of Social Services. The Superintendent shall thereafter request a search of the records of the Virginia Department of Social Services to be conducted for each such applicant.

   The Superintendent or his/her designee shall also require that each employee, whether full-time or part-time, permanent or temporary, certify that he or she has not been: (1) convicted of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, or any offense involving sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse or rape; and (2) has not been the subject of a founded case of child abuse and neglect.
   
   Employees hired after December 21, 1999, may be permitted to work pending the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation and Virginia Department of Social Services search of the registry of founded complaints if the following conditions are met:

   1. The division has successfully completed a state and local police background check for the individual; and
   2. The division has successfully completed a check of the sex offender website and the sex offender and crimes against minors registry for the individual; and
   3. The division requires the individual to serve in the presence of an employee who has successfully completed the Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation and the Virginia Department of Social Services search of the registry of founded complaints.

3. Salaries and Compensation

   Salary and compensation will be determined by the School Board in the Written Compensation Plan. Regulations governing salaries will be promulgated by the Superintendent. No compensation/salary rate will be paid unless contained in the Written Compensation Plan developed annually by the Superintendent in accordance with the current operating budget, School Board directives, or written regulations promulgated by the Superintendent; or, such compensation is separately submitted to and approved by the School Board in School Board Minutes.

4. Extracurricular Compensation

   Staff members who are given supplemental/extracurricular assignments over and above the duties associated with their regular teaching assignments will receive supplementary salary consideration in accordance with the Supplemental Compensation Schedule.

   All conditions of employment set forth in Series 4 - Personnel of this manual and its implementing regulations apply to administrative and supervisory personnel unless superseded in Series 2 - Administration.




5. Exceptions

   The Superintendent or his/her designee is authorized to provide a starting salary or a salary as the result of a promotion which addresses compression, equity and competition for individuals with critical knowledge, skills, and expertise; provided the given salary is within the approved Written Compensation Plan developed annually, and is in accordance with the current operating budget.

   Appropriate written notification of such actions shall be made by the Superintendent or his/her designee to the School Board.

Legal Reference:

Code of Va., §19.2-389, as amended, Dissemination of Criminal history record information.

Code of Va., §19.2-390.1, as amended, Sex offender and crimes against minors registry; maintenance; access.

Code of Va., §19.2-390.2, as amended, Automatic notification of registration to certain entities. State of Virginia Sex Offender Registry: http://sex-offender.vsp.state.va.us.

Code of Va., §22.1-296.2, as amended, Fingerprinting required.

Code of Va., §22.1-293, as amended, School boards authorized to employ principals and assistant principals; license required; powers and duties.

Code of Va., §22.1-294, as amended, Probationary terms of service for principals, assistant principals and supervisors; reassigning principal, assistant principal or supervisor to teaching position.

Code of Va., §22.1-296.1, as amended, Data on convictions for certain crimes and child abuse and neglect required; penalty.

Code of Va., §22.1-296.4, as amended, Child abuse and neglect data required.

Code of Va., §22.1-299, as amended, License required of teachers.

Code of Va., §22.1-300, as amended, Tuberculosis certificate.

Code of Va., §22.1-302, as amended, Written contracts required; execution of contracts; rules and regulations.

Code of Va., §22.1-303, as amended, Probationary terms of service for teachers.

Editor's Note:

See School Board Policies 4-56, 4-75, and 4-90 for conditions of employment for licensed, classified,
and substitute personnel.
See School Board Policy 4-5 for requirement that employees notify Superintendent when charged with crimes.
See School Board Regulation 2-48.1, Salary Adjustments for Promotions/Demotions.

Adopted by School Board: October 20, 1992
Amended by School Board: September 15, 1998
Amended by School Board: March 21, 2000
Amended by School Board: June 11, 2002
Amended by School Board: May 9, 2006