New Employee Orientation Don Lewis Lynn, Jr. Assistant Superintendent Human Resources Employee Handbook Code Of Ethics

Employee Orientation Handbook Section I – District Staff – Page 3 Section II – Policy Statements – Page 8 Section IV – Personnel Policies – Page 20 Section V – Certification – Page 28 Section VI – Benefits – Page 31

Section III Code of Ethics – Page 14 Adams v. State Professional Practices Council: “By virtue of their leadership capacity, teachers are traditionally held to a high moral standard in the community.” Tomerlin v. Dade County School Board: “A school teacher holds a position of great trust. We entrust the custody of our children to the teacher. We look to the teacher to educate and to prepare our children for their adult lives. To fulfill this trust, the teacher must be of good moral character; to require less would jeopardize the future lives of our children.”

Principles of Professional Conduct Page 14 &15 Obligation to the Student Obligation to the Public Obligation to the Profession

Common Sense and Good Judgment Page 17 Interaction With Students Record Keeping Reputation Report Misconduct

Congratulations and Thank You “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” --Henry Brooks Adams “Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” -- Helen Caldicott, author and peace activist “There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.” --John F. Kennedy “Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” --Japanese proverb