Bulletin One 2012 2013 Final.pdf - Fort Worth ISD

Section 8: Personnel Guidelines Regarding Professional Duty Absence And Retirement/Resignation
8.1 Employee Absences
I. Professional trips and other absences for which a Form 910 is required must be approved
according to the following guidelines:
A. All building level personnel must have approval by the building principal with final approval
from the appropriate Assistant Superintendent, Learning Network , Chiefs, and the
Superintendent for an out-of-country trip. Forms must be submitted at least seven (7) days
prior to the absence. In cases where money is requested, forms must be submitted twenty-one
(21) days prior to the absence.
B. Personnel who are not assigned at the building level must have signed approval by the
Director of their department.
C. Counselors, assistant principals, principals, and above must have the approval of their
appropriate Learning Network Director, Chief of Leadership, Learning, and Student Support
Services, Assistant Superintendent for Learning Networks and the Deputy Superintendent for
Leadership, Learning, and Student Support.
II. Absence from Duty Report, TSSI 611, must be signed by the principal or immediate
administrative supervisor. TSSI 611 for principals must be signed by the appropriate Assistant
Superintendent, Learning Network .
III. Requests for absence for any reason not covered (see DEC [Local]) by policy must be submitted
on Form 910 to the Superintendent or his designee for approval prior to the absence.
8.2 Teachers Leaving the Campus/Length of Workday
I. Each teacher actively engaged in the instruction and supervision of students is entitled to
at least a thirty (30) minute lunch period free from all duties and responsibilities
connected with the instruction and supervision of students. Teachers may leave the
campus during this lunch period only after signing out in the principal’s office and
signing in upon returning to the building. A teacher returning late to the building is
subject to docking of one-fifth (1/5) of a day’s pay.
II. Teachers should be on duty twenty (20) minutes before the bell which admits students to
the building and remain on duty for ten (10) minutes after the final student dismissal bell.
Reasonable accommodations for attending students’ needs should be made before and/or
after official duty hours.
III. Teachers will be available for staff meetings before and/or after official duty hours as
necessary to maintain and enhance effectiveness in meeting students’ needs.
IV. Summer hours for school building level personnel will be 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily
unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. (See DK)
12-13 SY Bulletin Number One 94 Revised: 10/9/2012