Number: 418
Section: Professional Employees
Title: Penalties for Tardiness
Date Adopted: July 9, 1979
Date Reviewed: February 28, 2006
Purpose
School programs cannot commence and pupils cannot be taught at prescribed times without the punctual and reliable attendance of the teaching staff. Therefore, a prerequisite for efficient performance of a teacher's professional duties is the punctual commencement and proper completion of regularly assigned duties and such extracurricular duties as may be assigned.

Authority
Timely attendance by district employees is a matter of primary concern to the Board. These guidelines express that concern through direction to the Superintendent and district staff as to how tardiness and attendance are to be treated.

The Board reserves the right to assess an employee's salary for failure to perform contracted services or for violations of this policy.

Delegation of Responsibility
It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent, or designee to develop Administrative Guidelines to ensure attendance requirements are adhered to.