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RATIONALE/OBJECTIVE:
Cobb County School District (District)
recognizes that it may be improper for employees to receive remuneration of
any form from students assigned to them. Therefore, employees involved in
tutoring/instructing students outside the school day shall adhere to
District Rules and the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators.
RULE:
A. GEORGIA CODE (CODE) OF ETHICS FOR
EDUCATORS:
1. Standard 6 of the Code, “Improper Remunerative Conduct”,
states that, “an educator
should maintain integrity with
students, colleagues, parents, patrons, or businesses
when accepting gifts, gratuities,
favors, and additional compensation.”
2. Standard 6 of the Code, defines unethical conduct to
include, but not be limited to:
a. “Tutoring students assigned to the
educator for remuneration unless approved by
the local
board of education/governing board or superintendent; and
b. “Coaching, instructing, promoting
athletic camps, summer leagues, etc. that
involves
students in an educator’s school system and from whom the educator
receives
remuneration unless approved by the local board of education/governing
board or the
superintendent.”
B. COBB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
(BOARD)/SUPERINTENDENT APPROVED PROGRAMS:
1. Private tutoring for pay whether by an employee or
non-employee must be done off
campus. Private tutoring for pay by
an employee shall not include students assigned
to the employee.
2. School-Administered Programs:
a. School-administered programs are
those initiated at the local school level to
provide
tutoring outside the school day in a program developed by the individual
school.
b. District employees may be employed
for pay as instructors and/or supervisors in
school
administered programs. District employees may also utilize school
facilities,
materials or
equipment for the purpose of tutoring students for pay in a school
administered
program when approved by the Superintendent or Area Assistant
Superintendent.
c. Approval for school-administered
programs must be requested by the Principal.
d. Written requests must be submitted
to the Area Assistant Superintendent thirty
(30) days in
advance and include the following information:
(1) Name of
program;
(2) Purpose of
program;
(3) Students to be
served; and
(4) Funding of the
program.
e. Approval for school-administered
programs must be re-submitted annually.
f. Fiscal management must be
administered by the school.
g. District employees may be employed
for pay as instructors and/or supervisors in
school-administered programs.
3. District-Wide Programs:
a. District-wide programs are those
initiated at the Central Office level and approved
by the
Superintendent or Chief School Leadership Officer.
b. District employees may be employed
for pay as instructors and/or supervisors in
district-wide
programs. District employees may also utilize school facilities,
materials or
equipment for the purpose of tutoring students for pay in an
approved
district-wide program.
C. SCHOOL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS:
The term "private tutoring for pay" does not include activities performed by
District
employees engaged by school support organizations, as defined in
Administrative
Rule KF (Use of School Facilities)
using school facilities for fundraising activities. provided
the school support organization adheres to the following:
1. The use of school facilities by school support
organizations for fundraising must be in
compliance with District
Administrative Rule KF (Use of School
Facilities).
2. Fiscal management must be administered by the sponsoring
school support
organization.
3. Compensation paid to employees by school support
organizations must comply with
the provisions of Administrative
Rule GBCD (Dual Pay).
Reclassified an Administrative Rule: 9/1/04
Revised: 10/26/06 |