405.1 - Licensed Employee Defined

Licensed employees, including administrators, are those employees required to hold an appropriate license from the Iowa Department of Education for their position as required by the Board of Educational Examiners or others with professional licenses.  Licenses required for a position will be considered met if the employee meets the requirements established by the Iowa Department of Education.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to establish job specifications and job descriptions for licensed employees’ positions, other than the position of the superintendent.  Job descriptions may be approve by the board.

Licensed employees must present evidence of current license to the board secretary prior to payment of salary each year.

The terms certified employee, certified teacher, certificated employee or certificated teacher shall have the same meaning as licensed employee where they appear in the Board Policy Manual.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Clay v. Independent School District of Cedar Falls,
                                      187 Iowa 89, 174 N.W. 47 (1919)
                                      Iowa Code§§ 356.7(3); 272.6; 272A; 279.8; 294.1 (1997)
                                      282 I.A.C. 14
                                      281 I.A.C. 12.4; 41.25
                                      1940 Op. Att’y Gen. 375

Cross Reference:  405.2  Licensed Employee Qualifications, Requirement Selection
                                      410.1  Substitute Teachers
                                      411.1  Classified Employee Defined

Adopted:        07/12/84
Reviewed:      05/17/21