ANTI-HARASSMENT - Continued
The Board will vigorously enforce its prohibition against harassment based on sex, race, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other unlawful basis, and encourages those with the Center community as well as third parties, who feel aggrieved to seek assistance to rectify the problems. The Board will investigate all allegations of harassment and in those cases where unlawful harassment is substantiated; the Board will take immediate steps to end the harassment. Individuals who are found to have engaged in unlawful harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action. All complaints should be made to the Assistant Superintendent (Governing Board Policy 5517, 4362, 3362).
HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, BULLYING
Harassment, intimidation or bullying behavior by any student/school personnel in the Lake County ESC is strictly prohibited, and such conduct may result in disciplinarian action, including suspension and/or expulsion from school. "Harassment, intimidation, or bullying", in accordance with House Bill 276, means any intentional written, verbal, graphic or physical act including electronically transmitted acts i.e., Internet, cell phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or wireless hand-held device, either overt or covert, by a student or group of students toward other students/personnel with the intent to harass, intimidate, injure, threaten, ridicule or humiliate. Such behaviors are prohibited on or immediately adjacent to school grounds, at any school-sponsored activity, on school provided transportation, or at any official school bus stop that a reasonable person under the circumstances should know will have the effect of:
- Causing mental or physical harm to the other student/school personnel including placing an individual in reasonable fear of physical harm and/or damaging of student's personal property; and,
- Is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for the other student/school personnel.
All complaints will be proomptly investigated. Any complaints, allegations or rumors of aggressive behavior and/or bulying shall be presented to the building principal or assistant principal or the Superintendent. Students may also report their concerns to teachers or counselors who will be responsible for notifying the appropriate administrator or Governing Board official. Complaints against the building principal shall be filed with the Superintendent (Governing Board Policy/Guidelines 5517.01).
SMOKE FREE WORKPLACE
The use of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, or any other matter or substances that contain tobacco, is prohibited in the LCESC and all surrounding grounds. School district policies shall prevail upon LCESC employees regarding smoke free school district buildings and grounds when working in the district. (Governing Board Policy/Bylaws 3215/4215)
STAFF EVALUATION
Evaluation of staff is the responsibility of the Superintendent or designee and in accordance with the provisions of Ohio Revised Code. The program of personnel assessment is intended to be a process of continuous and systematic evaluation of professional staff to provide for the improvement of the overall LCESC program of services and the continuous improvement and professional development of staff. (Governing Board Policy/Bylaws 3220/4220)
ACCEPTABLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
All computers, telephone systems, electronic mail systems (e-mail) and voice mail systems are the property of the Lake County ESC and are to be used primarily for business purposes. Personal messages via LCESC-owned technology should be limited. The LCESC retains the right to access and review all electronic and voice mail, computer files, data bases, and any other electronic transmissions contained in or used in conjunction with the LCESC’s technology. Staff members are prohibited from sending offensive, discriminatory, or harassing computer, electronic, or voice mail messages. (Governing Board Policy/Bylaws 7540.01)
LCESC-owned cell phones are also governed by these stipulations. Use of LCESC cell phones for personal calls is prohibited.
To ensure the proper, safe and secure transportation and handling of mobile devices (such as laptops, projection equipment, cameras, PDAs, etc.) all such devices are to be stored in a safe, secure, and out of sight location (trunk of car, covered in the backseat of a locked vehicle). Mobile devices used in the performance of daily duties should remain in the employee’s possession or locked in a secure location during the work day. The devices should be returned to the office or carried into the employee’s home at the end of the work day.
PUBLIC RECORDS
The Governing Board recognizes its responsibility to maintain the public records of the Center and to make such records available to residents of Ohio for inspection and reproduction. The Educational Service Center's public records are available for inspection and/or copying in accordance with State law (Governing Board Policy/Guidelines 8310).
JOB POSTINGS
All available LCESC jobs will be posted on the LCESC website via the Applitrack system and/or the ODE website.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The maintenance of unusually high standards of honesty, integrity, impartiality, and professional conduct by LCESC employees is essential. To that end, no employee shall engage in or have a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any activity that conflicts or raises a reasonable question of conflict with his/her duties and responsibilities in the system. Employees shall not engage in business, private practice of their profession, the rendering of services, or the sale of goods of any type where advantage is taken of any professional relationship they may have with any student, client, or parents of such students or clients in the course of their employment with the Educational Service Center. (Governing Board Policy/Bylaws 1130 and 6460)
DRUG & ALCOHOL FREE WORKPLACE
The LCESC will maintain a setting that meets the requirements in the Drug-Free Workplace Act. The manufacture, possession, use, distribution, or dispensing of any controlled substance, including alcohol, by any member of the LCESC’s staff at any time while on LCESC property or while involved in any LCESC-related activity or event is prohibited. Compliance with this requirement is mandatory. (Governing Board Policy/Bylaws 3122.01/4122.01) Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988).
BUILDING PROCEDURES
The Lake County Educational Service Center, located at 30 South Park Place, Suite 320, Painesville, Ohio is open weekdays from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. The last person to leave the office is responsible for making sure that the office is secure and all doors are locked.
EMPLOYEE FORMS
Employee forms can be found on our website at www.esc-lc.org (under "ESC Staff Resources").
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