G-2050     ©     GCA
PROFESSIONAL  STAFF  POSITIONS

An employee must be a licensed school employee to be considered a professional staff member.  Licensed school employee means teachers, school administrators and instructional support providers - a person who is employed to support the instructional program of a public school, including educational assistant, school counselor, social worker, school nurse, speech-language pathologist, psychologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, recreational therapist, marriage and family therapist, interpreter for the deaf and diagnostician.  This definition does not apply to a person performing the functions of a practice teacher or teaching intern.

The District will attempt to activate a sufficient number of positions to accomplish the District's goals and objectives.

Before establishment of any new position, the Superintendent will present a job description for the position that specifies the qualifications and the performance responsibilities.

The Superintendent will maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date set of job descriptions of all positions in the school system.

Adopted:     July 9, 2019

LEGAL REF.:     22-1-2 NMSA
22-5-14 NMSA
22-10A-2 NMSA
22-10A-3 NMSA
6.20.2.12 NMAC
6.60.9.8 NMAC

CROSS REF.:     CCB - Line and Staff Relations
GCQF - Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of
     Professional Staff Members