New Employee Orientation2013

Don Lewis Lynn, Jr.Assistant Superintendent

Human Resources

Employee Handbook

Code Of Ethics

Welcome

Welcome to the Santa Rosa County School District

Tradition of Excellence

Employee Orientation Handbook

•Section I – District Staff – Page 5•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

•Obligation to the Student

•Obligation to the Public

•Obligation to the Profession

Common Sense and Good Judgment

Page 16

•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