DLB(LEGAL) - WORK LOAD: REQUIRED PLANS AND REPORTS

Restrictions on Written Reports

The Board shall limit redundant requests for information and the number and length of written reports that a classroom teacher is required to prepare.

A classroom teacher may not be required to prepare any written information other than:

Any report concerning the health, safety, or welfare of a student;

A report of a student's grade on an assignment or examination;

A report of a student's academic progress in a class or course;

A report of a student's grades at the end of each grade reporting period;

A report on instructional materials;

A unit or weekly lesson plan that outlines, in a brief and general manner, the information to be presented during each period at the secondary level or in each subject or topic at the elementary level;

An attendance report;

Any report required for accreditation review;

Any information required by the District that relates to a complaint, grievance, or actual or potential litigation and that requires the classroom teacher's involvement; or

Any information specifically required by law, rule, or regulation.

The District may collect essential information, in addition to the information specified above, from a classroom teacher on agreement between the classroom teacher and the District.

Paperwork Review

The Board shall review paperwork requirements imposed on classroom teachers and transfer to existing noninstructional staff a reporting task that can reasonably be accomplished by that staff. [See BAA]

Education Code 11.164

The Commissioner of Education may authorize special accreditation investigations in response to repeated complaints concerning imposition of excessive paperwork requirements on classroom teachers. Education Code 39.075(b-1)

Iredell ISD

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UPDATE 91

DATE ISSUED: 9/22/2011