San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 4000
All Personnel – Personnel Concepts, Roles and Organization of Personnel Policies
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Governing Board recognizes that the success of district students and programs hinges on effective personnel. The Board desires to establish safe and supportive working conditions that will attract and retain staff members who are highly qualified and dedicated to the education and welfare of students. The district’s personnel policies and related regulations shall be designed to ensure a supportive, positive climate and shall be consistent with collective bargaining agreements and in conformance with state and federal law and regulations.
Organization of Personnel Policies
The San Francisco Unified School District employs almost 8000 employees in a complex urban environment. The District has collective bargaining agreements with sixteen public employee representatives who represent both certificated and classified employees. In addition, with the exception of classified employees in the United Support Personnel unit, classified employees of the District are members of the merit system for the City and County of San Francisco (“Civil Service”). The district’s personnel policies are organized by employee classification as follows:
4000 Series: applicable to all employees
4100 Series: applicable to all represented certificated employees
4200 Series: applicable to all represented classified employees, unrepresented confidential employees, and unrepresented classified employees who are not supervisory or management
4300 Series: applicable to all certificated and classified unrepresented supervisory and management employees
Collective Bargaining
As the legal representative of the district in negotiations with employee representatives, the Board shall set goals and guidelines for collective bargaining, maintain communications during the bargaining process, and adopt the negotiated contract. Terms and conditions of employment which have been negotiated and stated in employee contracts shall have the force of policy.
Operations and Oversight
The Board shall hear employee complaints and appeals when such hearings are in accordance with Board policy or negotiated agreements. The Board shall also adopt wage and salary schedules and shall commit budget funds for staff development so that staff members may continue developing their skills.
(cf. 4131 – Staff Development)
(cf. 4141/4241 – Collective Bargaining Agreement)
(cf. 4143/4243 – Negotiations/Consultation)
(cf. 4144/4244/4344 – Complaints)
(cf. 9000 – Role of the Board)
The Superintendent has primary responsibility for overseeing the district’s personnel system. To support this effort, the Board shall approve a framework for sound hiring practices. The Superintendent shall nominate all personnel for employment, and the Board shall approve only those persons so recommended. Individuals who approach Board members regarding prospective employment shall be referred to the Superintendent or designee.
(cf. 4030 – Nondiscrimination in Employment)
(cf. 4111/4211/4311 – Recruitment and Selection)
The Superintendent or designee shall assign and supervise the work of all employees and shall evaluate their work in accordance with effective accountability systems approved by the Board. The Superintendent or designee also shall recommend disciplinary action which the Board may take against employees when warranted pursuant to Board policy, administrative regulations and/or state or federal law.
(cf. 4115 – Evaluation/Supervision)
(cf. 4118 – Suspension/Disciplinary Action)
(cf. 4215 – Evaluation/Supervision)
(cf. 4218 – Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action)
(cf. 4315 – Evaluation/Supervision)
The Board recognizes that every employee has a stake in the district’s successful operation and encourages all district employees to express their ideas, concerns and proposals related to the improvement of working conditions and the total educational program.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35020 Duties of employees fixed by governing board
35035 Powers and duties of superintendent
35160 Powers of governing board
GOVERNMENT CODE
3540-3549.3 Public education employer-employee relations
Policy SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: March 8, 2016 San Francisco, California
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.