- Section B: Board Governance and Operations
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It is the intent of this policy to ensure that employment practices comply with Maine’s “prohibited appointments and employment” statute, 20-A §MRSA 1002 and to avoid favoritism and the appearance of favoritism in employment practices.
Definitions:
For the purpose of this policy:
A. “Immediate family” means spouse, brother, sister, parent, son, or daughter.
B. “Administrative supervision” refers to the authority of a person in the position of assistant principal, principal or higher.
Employment
It shall be the policy of the RSU 21 School Board not to employ as school unit staff any person who is a member of the immediate family of a Board member or of the Superintendent.
By Maine law (20-A MRSA § 1002(2)), a Board member’s spouse is precluded from employment under any circumstances in any public school within the jurisdiction of the Board to which the member is elected.
Supervision and Evaluation
No person shall be employed in or assigned to a position that is within the administrative supervision of a member of his/her immediate family, nor in a position in which he/she is supervised or evaluated, in whole or in part, by a member of his/her immediate family.
Volunteers
Under Maine law (20-A MRSA § 1002(2-A)), a board member or a board member’s spouse may not serve as a volunteer when that volunteer has primary responsibility for a curricular, co-curricular, or extracurricular program or activity and reports directly to the superintendent, principal, assistant principal, athletic director, or other school administrator within the jurisdiction of the Board.
Legal Reference: 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1002
Cross Reference: BCB – Board Member Conflict of Interest
GAB – Job Descriptions
GDA – Support Staff Positions
GDGF – Support Staff Employment
IJOC – School Volunteers
Reviewed: 01/25/2010
Reviewed: 06/19/2017
Reviewed: 11/30/2020
Reviewed: 6/6/22
- Section B