Policy No. 5175 Unsatisfactory Work
- Any career employee educator (three successful years of experience)doing unsatisfactory work will be invited into a conference with his/her immediate supervisor, his/her principal and the District office supervisor for the purpose of discussing the nature of the unsatisfactory work.
- If the matter cannot be resolved in conference, the principal may recommend that the employee be put on probation. In this case, the employee will receive written notice that his/her work is unsatisfactory. This notice will set forth the reasons that he/she is being placed on probation.
- During the period of probation, the employee will be given assistance to improve his/her work. An intervention program, spelling out the items that are not satisfactory, will be initiated and a course of remediation suggested. If satisfactory improvement is not attained by the end of the period, the employee will be dismissed.
- Any employee dismissed for unsatisfactory work will be given due process as specified under provisions of the Utah School Termination procedures.
Legal References:
Utah Code 53G-11
Synopsis:
Approved by the Board of Education: September 1, 1990. Last Revised: October 1, 2005. Prior Revised Dates: 6/1/1996.