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 textbook report;
- 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 a 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 School may collect essential information, in addition to the information specified above, from a classroom teacher on agreement between the classroom teacher and the School.
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 Policy BAA]
Education Code 11.164
Adopted: 5/25/05
Amended:
Reviewed: