External Inquiries

False Information: We expect staff members to exercise honesty and integrity in all aspects of employment. Staff members are prohibited from providing false information to other staff members, students, or parents/caretakers. Staff members are also required to immediately report to Human Resources if they suspect that another staff member has provided false information to other staff members, students or families. Staff are strictly prohibited from falsifying data in Canvas, PowerSchool, the school’s Google Suite or any other system used for reporting to an authorizer, regulatory body or external agency. Falsification of such data may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. If a staff member is aware of another staff member falsifying data and fails to report the infraction, then they may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.

Ownership and Rights to Materials Developed by Staff: Work product and ideas developed by staff as part of their work for the school are owned by the school. Curriculum or documents created utilizing Open Education Resources (OERs) also become OERs.

Teachers are encouraged to contribute materials that they have developed during their employment for use by the larger organization. Teachers are encouraged to collaborate with one another and share instructional resources in order to enhance professional practice and ultimately improve the academic success of the students. Materials that could be shared by the broader organization include, but are not limited to lesson plans, worksheets, problem sets, newsletters, presentations such as Google Slides, recorded lessons, Canvas assignments and resources. By providing these through the Canvas or other provided online applications or templates or communications tools (e.g., email), teachers agree that the organization has a non-exclusive license to use and modify these materials and such modified materials are organizational-owned derivative works. Any such materials so contributed may be edited and formatted by the school and used any way the school deems appropriate.

EXTERNAL INQUIRIES

Any staff member who receives an external inquiry or a request for documents from a regulatory or legal authority or from the press, or who receives an inquiry concerning information that is not normally provided during the normal course of work, such as an employee reference request, should refer to such inquiry as follows. ● Refer all media inquiries to the Executive Director. ● Refer all inquiries from lawyers or government agencies to the Executive Director. ● Refer all employment references requested to Human Resources.