Lewisburg Area School District Policies	Printable version
501 Creating a Position 501. CREATING A POSITION The Board will create positions for support em ployees to provide educational programs and other supporting services, consistent with the needs and resources of the District. The need for creating support positions shall be determined by the Board in accordance with these guidelines. Recommendations for continuing, new, or additional support positions will include: 1. A position description clearly defining the duties for which the positions were created and qualifications and/or certificates, degrees or titles necessary for the position 2. The number of persons within each job category 3. An evaluative instrument objectively measuring performance on an annual basis 4. Supporting data and other rationale incidental to the recommendation for such a position 5. The initial salary for a new position In exercising its authority to create new positions, the Board shall give primary consideration to the number of students enrolled, the special needs of the students, the operational needs of the district, and the financial resources of the District. The Superintendent shall normally be responsible for recommending new or additional support positions. However, the Board reserves for itself the final determination as to the number and kind of support positions deemed necessary for the effective operation of the schools. The Board may, through its Superintendent, ask the advice of its administrative and profesisonal staff in creating a new position or increasing the number of employees in existing positions.