San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 4027
All Personnel – Temporary Athletic Team Coaches
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Board of Education desires to employ highly qualified coaches for the District’s sports and interscholastic athletic programs in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, motivation, and safety of student athletes.
(cf. 6142.7 – Physical Education and Activity)
(cf. 6145.2 – Athletic Competition)
The Superintendent or designee may hire a certificated or noncertificated employee, other than a substitute employee, to supervise or instruct interscholastic athletic activities as a temporary employee in a limited assignment capacity. (5 CCR 5590) The Superintendent or designee may also accept volunteer services for the supervision or instruction of interscholastic athletic activites.
When hiring a person to fill a position as a temporary athletic team coach, the position shall first be made available to qualified certificated teachers currently employed by the District and in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement between the District and United Educators of San Francisco. (Education Code 44919)
All coaches shall be subject to Board policies, administrative regulations, and California Interscholastic Federation bylaws and codes of ethical conduct.
(cf. 4118 – Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action)
(cf. 4218 – Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action)
(cf. 5131.1 – Bus Conduct)
(cf. 5131.63 – Steroids)
(cf. 5141.4 – Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting)
Noncertificated coaches shall have no authority to assign grades to students. (5 CCR 5591)
(cf. 5121 – Grades/Evaluation of Student Achievement)
Qualifications and Training
The Superintendent or designee shall establish qualification criteria for all athletic coaches in accordance with law and District standards. These criteria shall ensure that coaches possess an appropriate level of competence, knowledge, and skill.
Any noncertificated employee or volunteer who works with students in a District-sponsored interscholastic athletic program shall, prior to beginning his/her duties, submit to the Superintendent or designee either an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing or a Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background clearance. (Education Code 49024)
(cf. 1240 – Volunteer Assistance)
(cf. 4112.5/4212.5/4312.5 – Criminal Record Check)
Following the selection of a temporary athletic team coach, the Superintendent or designee shall certify to the Board, at the next regular Board meeting or within 30 days, whichever is sooner, that the coach meets the qualifications and competencies required by 5 CCR 5593. By April 1 of each year, the Board shall certify to the State Board of Education that the provisions of 5 CCR 5593 have been met. (5 CCR 5594)
In addition, the Superintendent or designee shall regularly report to the Board regarding the extent to which the District’s coaches have completed the trainings required by law, including those required pursuant to Education Code sections 33479.6 and 49032, and by District policy.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35179-35179.7 Interscholastic athletics
33479-33479.9 The Eric Parades Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act
44010 Sex offense
44011 Controlled substance offense
44332-44332.5 Temporary certificates
44424 Conviction of a crime
44808 Liability when students are not on school property
44916 Written statement indicating employment status
44919 Classification of temporary employees
45125.01 Interagency agreements for criminal record information
45347 Instructional aides subject to requirements for classified staff
45349 Use of volunteers to supervise or instruct students
49024 Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate
49030-49034 Performance-enhancing substances
49406 Examination for tuberculosis
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
5531 Supervision of extracurricular activities
5590-5596 Duties of temporary athletic team coaches
COURT DECISIONS
Neily v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District, (2011) 192 Cal. App. 4th 187
Kavanaugh v. West Sonoma County Union High School District, (2003) 29 Cal. 4th 911
CTA v. Rialto Unified School District, (1997) 14 Cal. 4th 627San Jose Teachers Association, CTA, NEA v. Barozzi, (1991) 230 Cal.App.3d 1376
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Steroids and Students: What Boards Need to Know, Policy Brief, July 2005
CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION PUBLICATIONS
California Interscholastic Federation Constitution and Bylaws
Pursuing Victory with Honor, 1999
COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING CODED CORRESPONDENCE
10-11 Information on Assembly Bill 346 Concerning the Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate (ASCC), July 20, 2010
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Athletic Trainers’ Association: http://www.ca-at.org
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
California Interscholastic Federation: http://www.cifstate.org
Commission on Teacher Credentialing: http://www.ctc.ca.gov
National Athletic Trainers’ Association: http://www.nata.org
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.