Discipline Matrix
SLLIS Employee Misconduct/Discipline Matrix Corrective Action Categories
Description
Warning Level
ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE ABUSE - TARDINESS
Absenteeism for 3 consecutive days without seeking leave Consistent or patterned record of tardiness
ATTENDANCE ABUSE - ABSENTEEISM
Consistent or patterned record of absenteeism
ATTENDANCE ABUSE - TARDINESS & ABSENTEEISM DRUG/ALCOHOL POLICY VIOLATIONS REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING
Consistent or patterned record of tardiness and absenteeism
1, 2, 3 or 4
Refusal to submit to drug/alcohol tests after reasonable suspicion directive
Automatic Dismissal
DRUG/ALCOHOL POSSESSION
Possession of drugs or alcohol at SLLIS
DRUG/ALCOHOL VIOLATION
Use or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol at SLLIS
Automatic Dismissal
FAIRNESS DISCRIMINATION - AGE
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - RACE
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - COLOR
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - SEX
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - NATIONAL ORIGIN
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - DISABILITY
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE (AWOL)
Automatic Dismissal 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
Automatic Dismissal
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SLLIS Employee Misconduct/Discipline Matrix Corrective Action Categories DISCRMINATION - RELIGION RETALIATION
Description Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy Retaliation against an employee or student that makes a good faith complaint
Warning Level 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
HONESTY/INTEGRITY/ETHICS CRIMINAL CONDUCT FRAUD - EMPLOYMENT RECORDS/ INQUIRIES FRAUD - OTHER
Any criminal conviction
PUBLIC INTEGRITY - ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS
Making an intentional false representation in an employment record or inquiry Any other type of misrepresentation Using SLLIS property for purposes other than SLLIS business (except incidental use) Any violations of the Acceptable Usage of SLLIS Network Policy Intentional Violations of Student Enrollment Policies
THEFT - FINANCIAL INCLUDING PAYROLL
Theft of money including wages
THEFT - NON-MONETARY
Theft of any property at SLLIS (includes colleagues’ and students’ property)
MISUSE OF SLLIS PROPERTY MISUSE OF SLLIS TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL ETHICS TEST CHEATING
Automatic Dismissal 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 Automatic Dismissal Automatic Dismissal 1, 2, 3 or 4
Any allegation of test cheating
3 or 4
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SLLIS Employee Misconduct/Discipline Matrix Corrective Action Categories
Description
Warning Level
PERFORMANCE UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE
Dismissal
NEGLIGENCE/INCOMPETENCE - OTHER DUTIES
Failure to perform duties (grade books, lesson plans etc.) Failure to act in the manner of a reasonably prudent educator in supervision of students (e.g., leaving student on bus; leaving classroom unsupervised etc.) Any negligently or incompetently performed act in connection with duties (release of student SSNs)
INSUBORDINATION
Refusal to carry out a directive from a supervisor
FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTIES
NEGLIGENCE/INCOMPETENCE - STUDENTS
PHYSICAL INTEGRITY CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (NO PHYSICAL CONTACT) CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (PHYSICAL CONTACT) CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (USE OF OBJECT) PHYSICAL ABUSE - STUDENTS VERBAL ABUSE - STUDENTS SEXUAL ABUSE - STUDENTS BATTERY - NON-STUDENTS
Humiliation, isolated timeouts, forcing into physical positions that cause undue discomfort or pain Physical punishment of students (spanking, slapping, pushing, pinching, etc) Paddling, use of any object to punish a student Abusive physical contact with students (fighting, punching) Excessive or inappropriate verbal abuse of students Any actual or invitation of physical contact with or to a student for sexual gratification Physical altercations with non-students
1, 2, 3 or 4
1, 2, 3 or 4
1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
3 or 4 3 or 4 3 or 4 Automatic Dismissal 3 or 4 Automatic Dismissal 3 or 4
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SLLIS Employee Misconduct/Discipline Matrix Corrective Action Categories
Description
Warning Level
ASSAULT- NON-STUDENTS Threats of physical violence to non-students
3 or 4
POLICY COMPLIANCE (including rules, policies and procedures) POLICY NON-COMPLIANCE - STUDENTS POLICY NON-COMPLIANCE - FINANCE /PURCHASING POLICY NON-COMPLIANCE - PERSONNEL
Failure to follow Board policies concerning Students (e.g., student records, student travel, Mandated Reporting, etc.) Failure to follow Board policies concerning finance and purchasing Failure to follow Board policies concerning Personnel
1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
The actions described above reflect conduct that is deemed to be inappropriate and which may result in disciplinary action. It is not possible to list every act that will or might result in disciplinary action. The misconduct described above is not exhaustive but is offered instead to generally provide notice of the types of conduct the SLLIS Board of Directors deems inappropriate in an educational institution. The President, or President’s Designee, may hold that conduct other than that referenced above is improper and warrants discipline. This Matrix sets forth a recommended progression of discipline for type of misconduct. The Board encourages the use of progressive discipline. However, the severity of the conduct, its impact on the workplace, colleagues and students, prior efforts to correct the conduct and any mitigating factors should dictate whether discipline is issued and at what level discipline should begin. The President, or President’s Designee, has the discretion to determine what degree of discipline is appropriate after weighing all the situational factors involved in the misconduct.
APPROVED: DATE: November 16, 2016
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Description
Warning Level
ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE ABUSE - TARDINESS
Absenteeism for 3 consecutive days without seeking leave Consistent or patterned record of tardiness
ATTENDANCE ABUSE - ABSENTEEISM
Consistent or patterned record of absenteeism
ATTENDANCE ABUSE - TARDINESS & ABSENTEEISM DRUG/ALCOHOL POLICY VIOLATIONS REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING
Consistent or patterned record of tardiness and absenteeism
1, 2, 3 or 4
Refusal to submit to drug/alcohol tests after reasonable suspicion directive
Automatic Dismissal
DRUG/ALCOHOL POSSESSION
Possession of drugs or alcohol at SLLIS
DRUG/ALCOHOL VIOLATION
Use or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol at SLLIS
Automatic Dismissal
FAIRNESS DISCRIMINATION - AGE
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - RACE
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - COLOR
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - SEX
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - NATIONAL ORIGIN
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - DISABILITY
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
DISCRIMINATION - SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy
1, 2, 3 or 4
ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE (AWOL)
Automatic Dismissal 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
Automatic Dismissal
1
SLLIS Employee Misconduct/Discipline Matrix Corrective Action Categories DISCRMINATION - RELIGION RETALIATION
Description Violations of Non-Discrimination Policy Retaliation against an employee or student that makes a good faith complaint
Warning Level 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
HONESTY/INTEGRITY/ETHICS CRIMINAL CONDUCT FRAUD - EMPLOYMENT RECORDS/ INQUIRIES FRAUD - OTHER
Any criminal conviction
PUBLIC INTEGRITY - ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS
Making an intentional false representation in an employment record or inquiry Any other type of misrepresentation Using SLLIS property for purposes other than SLLIS business (except incidental use) Any violations of the Acceptable Usage of SLLIS Network Policy Intentional Violations of Student Enrollment Policies
THEFT - FINANCIAL INCLUDING PAYROLL
Theft of money including wages
THEFT - NON-MONETARY
Theft of any property at SLLIS (includes colleagues’ and students’ property)
MISUSE OF SLLIS PROPERTY MISUSE OF SLLIS TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL ETHICS TEST CHEATING
Automatic Dismissal 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 Automatic Dismissal Automatic Dismissal 1, 2, 3 or 4
Any allegation of test cheating
3 or 4
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SLLIS Employee Misconduct/Discipline Matrix Corrective Action Categories
Description
Warning Level
PERFORMANCE UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE
Dismissal
NEGLIGENCE/INCOMPETENCE - OTHER DUTIES
Failure to perform duties (grade books, lesson plans etc.) Failure to act in the manner of a reasonably prudent educator in supervision of students (e.g., leaving student on bus; leaving classroom unsupervised etc.) Any negligently or incompetently performed act in connection with duties (release of student SSNs)
INSUBORDINATION
Refusal to carry out a directive from a supervisor
FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTIES
NEGLIGENCE/INCOMPETENCE - STUDENTS
PHYSICAL INTEGRITY CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (NO PHYSICAL CONTACT) CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (PHYSICAL CONTACT) CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (USE OF OBJECT) PHYSICAL ABUSE - STUDENTS VERBAL ABUSE - STUDENTS SEXUAL ABUSE - STUDENTS BATTERY - NON-STUDENTS
Humiliation, isolated timeouts, forcing into physical positions that cause undue discomfort or pain Physical punishment of students (spanking, slapping, pushing, pinching, etc) Paddling, use of any object to punish a student Abusive physical contact with students (fighting, punching) Excessive or inappropriate verbal abuse of students Any actual or invitation of physical contact with or to a student for sexual gratification Physical altercations with non-students
1, 2, 3 or 4
1, 2, 3 or 4
1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
3 or 4 3 or 4 3 or 4 Automatic Dismissal 3 or 4 Automatic Dismissal 3 or 4
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SLLIS Employee Misconduct/Discipline Matrix Corrective Action Categories
Description
Warning Level
ASSAULT- NON-STUDENTS Threats of physical violence to non-students
3 or 4
POLICY COMPLIANCE (including rules, policies and procedures) POLICY NON-COMPLIANCE - STUDENTS POLICY NON-COMPLIANCE - FINANCE /PURCHASING POLICY NON-COMPLIANCE - PERSONNEL
Failure to follow Board policies concerning Students (e.g., student records, student travel, Mandated Reporting, etc.) Failure to follow Board policies concerning finance and purchasing Failure to follow Board policies concerning Personnel
1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4 1, 2, 3 or 4
The actions described above reflect conduct that is deemed to be inappropriate and which may result in disciplinary action. It is not possible to list every act that will or might result in disciplinary action. The misconduct described above is not exhaustive but is offered instead to generally provide notice of the types of conduct the SLLIS Board of Directors deems inappropriate in an educational institution. The President, or President’s Designee, may hold that conduct other than that referenced above is improper and warrants discipline. This Matrix sets forth a recommended progression of discipline for type of misconduct. The Board encourages the use of progressive discipline. However, the severity of the conduct, its impact on the workplace, colleagues and students, prior efforts to correct the conduct and any mitigating factors should dictate whether discipline is issued and at what level discipline should begin. The President, or President’s Designee, has the discretion to determine what degree of discipline is appropriate after weighing all the situational factors involved in the misconduct.
APPROVED: DATE: November 16, 2016
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