Employee Handbook

Table of Contents

Notice to Pittsfield Public Schools Employees About this Handbook

Membership of the Pittsfield School Committee

Pittsfield Public Schools Sites and Facilities

Part I. Mission of the Pittsfield Public Schools

  1. Mission of the Pittsfield Public Schools
  2. Superintendent’s Annual Goals

Part II. School System Governance

  1. Appointing Authority for Employees
  2. School Committee Duties
  3. School Committee Composition
  4. School Committee Meetings
  5. Posting of School Committee Meetings
  6. School Committee Policy Manual
    A. Topics Addressed
    B. Location of Copies
  7. School District Website

Part III. Discrimination Prohibitions and Reporting Procedures

  1. Employment Non-Discrimination Statement
  2. Discriminatory Conduct by Emploees Prohibited
  3. Examples of Prohibited Discriminatory Conduct
  4. Filing a Complaint About Discrimination
    A. Where to File a Complaint
    B. What Happens After a Complaint is Filed
    C. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
  5. Non-Confidentiality of Complaints About Discrimination
  6. Retaliation for Reports of Discriminatory Conduct Prohibited
  7. Knowingly Making False Discrimination Complaints Prohibited
  8. Reasonable Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities

Part IV. Personnel, Payroll, and Expense Reimbursement

  1. Personnel Office
    A. Location and Hours of Operation
    B. Office Responsibilities
    C. Civil Rights Compliance Officer
  2. Payroll Office
    A. Location
    B. Telephone Numbers
    C. Regular Business
  3. Pay Dates
  4. Payroll Procedures
    A. Paperwork Requirements Upon Employment
    B. Closing of Payroll
    C. Making Changes in Benefit Coverage
  5. Employee Expense Reimbursement
  6. Employee Mileage Reimbursement
  7. Ordering of Supplies or Equipment Requires Prior Authorization
  8. Unauthorized Use of Tax Exempt Number Prohibited

Part V. Absences from Work

  1. Reporting Absebces from Work
    A. Administrative Personnel
    B. Instructional Personnel
    C. Support Personnel
  2. Medical Absences
    A. Medical Evidence in Case of Illness
    B. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
    1. Basic Information
    2. How 12 Months is Counted
    3. Further Information
    C. Absence of Childbirth and Childrearing
    1. Childbirth
    2. Childrearing
  3. Other Absences
    A. Personal Leave
    B. Professional Leave
    C. Military Leave
    D. Jury Duty
    E. Extended Leave for Other Employment

Part VI. General Employment Issues