Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Dallas ISD
Dallas ISD
Dallas ISD
057905
DRESS AND The dress and grooming of District employees shall be clean, neat,
GROOMING in a manner appropriate for their assignments, and in accordance
with any additional standards established by their supervisors and
approved by the Superintendent of Schools. [See
DH(REGULATION) for appropriate attire and grooming guidelines.]
District employees shall act as role models, exemplifying the high-
est standards of professional appearance, to teach community val-
ues and proper grooming and hygiene.
The Superintendent of Schools may waive the dress code for Dis-
trict employees when school is not in session or based on season-
al weather conditions, special events, and the like.
CELLULAR PHONES The following shall apply to the use of cellular phones in school
buildings:
1. Teachers may use cellular phones for business calls, includ-
ing parent contacts, only during planning periods and other
off-duty times during the instructional day.
2. Personal calls may not be made or received during class pe-
riods. Cellular phones shall remain off during instructional
time.
ELECTRONIC Unless specifically required by law, employees shall not electroni-
RECORDING cally record by audio, video, or other means, or allow or authorize
CONVERSATIONS other persons to electronically record any conversations or meet-
AND MEETINGS ings unless each and every person present has been notified and
consents to be electronically recorded. Persons wishing to record
a meeting or conversation must obtain consent from anyone sub-
sequently joining the meeting or conversation who had not re-
ceived such notice. A copy of the recording shall be kept in ac-
cordance with the Districts records retention policies. [See CPC]
The District shall not be required to create a transcription of the
recording unless specifically required by law or Board policy. [See
CPC]
TELEPHONE Unless specifically required by law or Board policy, employees
CONVERSATIONS shall not electronically record a telephone conversation or allow or
authorize other persons to electronically record a telephone con-
versation unless all persons participating in the telephone conver-
sation have consented to be electronically recorded. A copy of the
recording shall be kept in accordance with the Districts records
retention policies. The District shall not be required to create a
transcription of the recording unless specifically required by law or
Board policy. [See CPC]
OPEN MEETINGS These provisions are not intended to limit or restrict the electronic
AND OTHER PUBLIC recording of publicly posted Board meetings, Board committee
MEETINGS meetings, appeals and grievance hearings, and any other Board-
sanctioned meeting recorded in accordance with Board policy.
OFFICIAL These provisions are not intended to limit or restrict electronic re-
INVESTIGATIONS / cordings by parties involved in authorized investigations or law en-
LAW forcement operations conducted by the police and security ser-
ENFORCEMENT vices department, the Office of Internal Audit, or PSO.
OPERATIONS
PURPOSE STATEMENT This regulation has been established to provide guidance regard-
ing employee standards of conduct in the workplace.
APPROPRIATE ATTIRE Employees are expected to dress in a manner that projects a pro-
fessional image for the employees, the school, and the District.
Male employees will wear a dress shirt, dress pants, or other ap-
propriate professional attire.
Hats are not to be worn inside, unless used as protective wear ap-
propriate for ones job function.
Female employees will wear professional dresses and skirts that
are no shorter than three inches above the bend of the knee in
length, dress pants, or other appropriate professional attire.
Administrators will have the discretion to make exceptions to ap-
propriateness of attire as it relates to culture, religious beliefs, vo-
cational courses, physical education, maintenance, medical neces-
sities, field trips, and spirit days. Additionally, employees required
to wear District-issued uniforms are exempt.
All attire should fit appropriately (not excessively tight or excessive-
ly loose). Inappropriate attire includes, but is not limited to, form-
fitting, snug, sagging, or transparent clothing. The following cloth-
ing is not considered professional attire pursuant to this regulation:
Jeans
Shorts
Athletic wear
Revealing/provocative attire
Necklines that expose cleavage
T-shirts
Spandex/form fitting
Professional footwear is required at all times. Slippers, flip-flops,
house shoes, sneaker-style, and other similar foot apparel are not
considered professional attire.
GROOMING AND All employees are expected to exemplify proper grooming stand-
HYGIENE ards and personal hygiene in a manner that projects a professional
image for the employees, the school, and the District.
Male employees will keep their hair and facial hair groomed neatly.
Employees will not display piercings/gauges with the exception of
earrings.
The Texas educator shall comply with standard practices and ethical conduct toward stu-
dents, professional colleagues, school officials, parents, and members of the community and
shall safeguard academic freedom. The Texas educator, in maintaining the dignity of the pro-
fession, shall respect and obey the law, demonstrate personal integrity, and exemplify hones-
ty. The Texas educator, in exemplifying ethical relations with colleagues, shall extend just
and equitable treatment to all members of the profession. The Texas educator, in accepting
a position of public trust, shall measure success by the progress of each student toward rea-
lization of his or her potential as an effective citizen. The Texas educator, in fulfilling respon-
sibilities in the community, shall cooperate with parents and others to improve the public
schools of the community. 19 TAC 247.1
1. Professional Ethical Conduct, Practices, and Performance
Standard 1.1. The educator shall not intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engage in
deceptive practices regarding official policies of the District, educational institution, edu-
cator preparation program, the Texas Education Agency, or the State Board for Educator
Certification (SBEC) and its certification process.
Standard 1.2. The educator shall not knowingly misappropriate, divert, or use monies,
personnel, property, or equipment committed to his or her charge for personal gain or
advantage.
Standard 1.3. The educator shall not submit fraudulent requests for reimbursement,
expenses, or pay.
Standard 1.4. The educator shall not use institutional or professional privileges for per-
sonal or partisan advantage.
Standard 1.5. The educator shall neither accept nor offer gratuities, gifts, or favors that
impair professional judgment or to obtain special advantage. This standard shall not re-
strict the acceptance of gifts or tokens offered and accepted openly from students, par-
ents of students, or other persons or organizations in recognition or appreciation of ser-
vice.
Standard 1.6. The educator shall not falsify records, or direct or coerce others to do so.
Standard 1.7. The educator shall comply with state regulations, written local Board poli-
cies, and other state and federal laws.
Standard 1.8. The educator shall apply for, accept, offer, or assign a position or a re-
sponsibility on the basis of professional qualifications.
Standard 1.9. The educator shall not make threats of violence against District em-
ployees, Board members, students, or parents of students.
Standard 1.10. The educator shall be of good moral character and be worthy to instruct
or supervise the youth of this state.
Standard 1.11. The educator shall not intentionally or knowingly misrepresent his or her
employment history, criminal history, and/or disciplinary record when applying for sub-
sequent employment.
Standard 1.12. The educator shall refrain from the illegal use or distribution of con-
trolled substances and/or abuse of prescription drugs and toxic inhalants.
Standard 1.13. The educator shall not consume alcoholic beverages on school property
or during school activities when students are present.
2. Ethical Conduct Toward Professional Colleagues
Standard 2.1. The educator shall not reveal confidential health or personnel information
concerning colleagues unless disclosure serves lawful professional purposes or is re-
quired by law.
Standard 2.2. The educator shall not harm others by knowingly making false state-
ments about a colleague or the school system.
Standard 2.3. The educator shall adhere to written local Board policies and state and
federal laws regarding the hiring, evaluation, and dismissal of personnel.
Standard 2.4. The educator shall not interfere with a colleagues exercise of political,
professional, or citizenship rights and responsibilities.
Standard 2.5. The educator shall not discriminate against or coerce a colleague on the
basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, disability, family status, or
sexual orientation.
Standard 2.6. The educator shall not use coercive means or promise of special treat-
ment in order to influence professional decisions or colleagues.
Standard 2.7. The educator shall not retaliate against any individual who has filed a
complaint with the SBEC or who provides information for a disciplinary investigation or
proceeding under this chapter.
3. Ethical Conduct Toward Students
Standard 3.1. The educator shall not reveal confidential information concerning stu-
dents unless disclosure serves lawful professional purposes or is required by law.
Standard 3.2. The educator shall not intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly treat a stu-
dent or minor in a manner that adversely affects or endangers the learning, physical
health, mental health, or safety of the student or minor.
Standard 3.3. The educator shall not intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly misrepresent
facts regarding a student.
Standard 3.4. The educator shall not exclude a student from participation in a program,
deny benefits to a student, or grant an advantage to a student on the basis of race, col-
or, gender, disability, national origin, religion, family status, or sexual orientation.
Standard 3.5. The educator shall not intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engage in
physical mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of a student or minor.
Standard 3.6. The educator shall not solicit or engage in sexual conduct or a romantic
relationship with a student or minor.
Standard 3.7. The educator shall not furnish alcohol or illegal/unauthorized drugs to any
person under 21 years of age unless the educator is a parent or guardian of that child or
knowingly allow any person under 21 years of age unless the educator is a parent or
guardian of that child to consume alcohol or illegal/unauthorized drugs in the presence
of the educator.
Standard 3.8. The educator shall maintain appropriate professional educator-student
relationships and boundaries based on a reasonably prudent educator standard.
Standard 3.9. The educator shall refrain from inappropriate communication with a stu-
dent or minor, including, but not limited to, electronic communication such as cell phone,
text messaging, e-mail, instant messaging, blogging, or other social network communi-
cation. Factors that may be considered in assessing whether the communication is in-
appropriate include, but are not limited to:
a. The nature, purpose, timing, and amount of the communication;
b. The subject matter of the communication;
c. Whether the communication was made openly or the educator attempted to con-
ceal the communication;
d. Whether the communication could be reasonably interpreted as soliciting sexual
contact or a romantic relationship;
e. Whether the communication was sexually explicit; and
f. Whether the communication involved discussion(s) of the physical or sexual attrac-
tiveness or the sexual history, activities, preferences, or fantasies of either the
educator or the student.
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12. Users will not use or try to discover another users password.
13. Users will not let other persons (other than authorized staff
members) use their name, logon password, or files for any
reason.
14. Users will not erase, rename, or make unusable another per-
sons computer files, programs, or storage media.
15. Users will not copy, change, or transfer any software or do-
cumentation provided by the District, teachers, or students
without authorization from the site administrator or designee.
16. Unauthorized access to the network, including so-called
hacking and other unlawful activities, is prohibited. Such ac-
tivities may include, but are not limited to:
a. Writing, producing, generating, copying, propagating, or
attempting to introduce any computer code designed to
self-replicate, damage, or otherwise hinder the perfor-
mance of any computers memory, file system, or soft-
ware;
b. Intentionally damaging the system, including hardware
and other associated equipment, damaging information
belonging to others, misusing system resources, or al-
lowing others to misuse system resources;
c. Using unauthorized TCP/IP address assignments; and
d. Implementing non-TCP/IP network communication pro-
tocols without authorization by the Technology Services
Department.
17. Users will not access or create any obscene or objectionable
information, language, or images. If such information is ac-
cessed accidentally, the user will immediately notify the site
administrator or designee. The site administrator or designee
will notify Network Services and will provide Network Services
with the Web address of the site.
18. Users will not remove technology equipment (hardware or
software) from District premises without written permission
from the site administrator. The site administrator will keep
such permission forms on file for a period of two years from
the date of the authorization.
19. Users will not use the computers to transfer to others profane
language, obscene images, or threats for the purpose of an-
noying or harassing others.
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20. Users will not delete or change the electronic mail belonging
to another system user or interfere with the ability of other
system users to receive/send electronic mail without permis-
sion.
21. Unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal
information (e.g., picture, full name, home address, or home
phone number, passwords or credit card numbers) regarding
students, Board members, and employees of the District is
prohibited. Users must never respond to unsolicited requests
for personal information. Any such message should be im-
mediately reported to the Information Security department.
[See District intranet, inet.dallas-isd.org/forms]
22. Users will not defeat or make inoperative anti-virus software
installed on District-owned workstations except temporarily for
the expressed purpose of installing additional software when
the anti-virus software interferes with the normal software in-
stallation.
ACCESS CONTROL Access to information assets must be authorized, controlled, and
monitored based upon job-related function and need-to-know crite-
ria. [See CQ(EXHIBIT)-F] All information assets will be protected
from unauthorized access, disclosure, duplication, modification,
appropriation, destruction, loss, misuse, and denial of use.
PROTECTION All District communications devices must be physically protected
by locking in secured areas when not in use. All personal comput-
er equipment must be marked with identification information that
clearly indicates it is the Districts property.
COPYRIGHTS The reproduction, forwarding, or in any other way republishing or
redistributing words, graphics, or other copyrighted materials must
be done only with the permission of the author or owner. Users
must assume that all materials on the Internet are copyrighted un-
less specific notice states otherwise.
Making unauthorized copies of licensed and copyrighted software,
even if for evaluation purposes, is forbidden. The District permits
reproduction of copyrighted materials only to the extent legally
considered fair use or with the permission of the author or owner.
REPORTING Users must promptly report all information security alerts, warn-
SECURITY INCIDENTS ings, and suspected vulnerabilities to the Technical Assistance
Center.
DAMAGED, LOST, OR Damaged, lost, or stolen equipment must be promptly reported to
STOLEN EQUIPMENT appropriate authorities and personnel.
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INTERNET SAFETY, All District employees will monitor the use of the Districts network
ACCEPTABLE USE, to ensure that the guidelines are followed. [See CQ(EXHIBIT)-A]
AND SECURITY
In order to ensure the safety and security of students, employees,
and District information resources, access to e-mail, chat rooms, or
other forms of direct electronic communications will only be availa-
ble through Board-approved methods of electronic communication.
Principals and department heads will be directly responsible for all
e-mail, chat rooms, or other forms of direct electronic communica-
tions originating from the school/department to which the princip-
al/department head is assigned. Being responsible entails taking
appropriate and timely disciplinary action upon the principal or de-
partment head becoming aware of the unacceptable use of elec-
tronic communications by either students or employees. [See DH
(LOCAL) and (REGULATION) regarding Personal Use of Electron-
ic Equipment and Use of Electronic Equipment with Students]
STUDENT Students will find the Acceptable Use Policy delineated in the Stu-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT dent Code of Conduct. The annual signing of the Student Code of
Conduct agreement by a student or by a students parent/guardian
denotes acceptance of the Acceptable Use Policy. However, fail-
ure to sign the Student Code of Conduct agreement will not affect
the applicability or application of the CQ(LOCAL) policy and this
regulation. Any student who fails to comply with both the spirit and
the letter of the Board policy [see CQ(LOCAL)] or its regulations
may lose system privileges. Students may be disciplined in accor-
dance with the Student Code of Conduct or other Board policies
and District regulations governing student discipline. Students may
also be the subject of appropriate legal action for violation of the
policy in this code or its implementing regulations. [See
CQ(EXHIBIT)-B and -C]
STUDENT E-MAIL Student use of the Districts e-mail communications require direct
ACCOUNTS teacher supervision, parental consent, and the use of Childrens
Internet Protection Act (CIPA) solutions approved by the Technolo-
gy Committee.
EMPLOYEE Employees must sign an annual Acceptable Use Policy agreement
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT before gaining access to the Districts network. [See
CQ(EXHIBIT)-D] Failure to sign the Acceptable Use Policy agree-
ment will not affect the applicability or application of CQ(LOCAL)
and this regulation. Any employee who fails to comply with both
the spirit and the letter of this policy or its regulations may lose sys-
tem privileges. Employees may also be subject to disciplinary ac-
tion up to and including termination.
NO DEFAULT Users using District computer and communication systems must
PROTECTION realize that their communications are not automatically protected
from viewing by third parties. Unless encryption is used, users
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