4004 - Duty Hours of Employees

Last Updated Date: 12/14/2020

Adoption Date: 05/21/2018

A. Administrative personnel shall be on duty when and at such times as the responsibilities of their position dictates. The Superintendent shall set the duty hours of administrative staff.

B. Teachers shall make arrangements to be available to students after school. Unless otherwise specified by the Superintendent or by negotiated agreement, members of the professional staff shall be on duty 30 minutes before the start of school and 30 minutes after the end of the day to plan and to carry out their individual professional responsibilities as determined by the Superintendent and the building principals. Teachers shall be provided with a one half hour duty free lunch period.

C. All other staff shall be on duty as determined by the Superintendent.

D. No teacher or other school employee shall accept any other employment or carry on any business or activity for profit that interferes with the complete discharge of his or her responsibilities to the school district.

E. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers keep detailed records on time and payment for all employees. OPS takes its responsibility under both the law and its negotiated agreements to properly compensate its employees very seriously. To that end, OPS uses an electronic time tracking system to capture and record time for all non- exempt employees. As such, employees will be expected to adhere to the procedures and guidelines adopted by Human Resources and Payroll Administration which are designed to ensure accurate recordkeeping and compliance within OPS.