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1. Hold pupils to strict account for disorderly conduct.

2. Keep a school register, which shall be carefully preserved by the Governing Board as one of the records of the school.

3. Make the decision to promote or retain a pupil in grade in common school or to pass or fail a pupil in a course in high school.

4. Comply with all rules, regulations, and policies of the Governing Board that relate to the duties prescribed

A teacher who fails to comply with this section is guilty of unprofessional conduct and his/her certificate shall be revoked. See the State Board of Education Rule R7-2-205 for prescribed procedure for initiating disciplinary action.

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-534 fingerprinting, conditional certification

Does the Governing Board, seeking to hire an applicant with conditional certification, verify the necessity for hiring and placement of the applicant before a fingerprint check is complete? Do they also ensure the D.P.S. completes a statewide criminal history record information check, obtains references from the current employer and 2 most recent employers, complete a search of criminal records in all local jurisdictions outside of this state in which the applicant has lived in the previous 5 years, and provide general supervision of the applicant? Does the governing board before employment, verify the certification and fingerprint status of applicants who apply for school positions that require certification? Does each person who participates in a teacher preparation program approved by the state board, or any person contracted by a school district to provide tutoring services,

[ ] Yes [ ] No

Ars†15-535 sectarian instruction prohibited

Does each teacher understand that the use of sectarian or denominational books, or teaching any sectarian doctrine or conducting religious exercises in school is evidence of unprofessional conduct for which the penalty is revocation of a teaching certificate?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-536 offer of contract to certificated teacher who has not been employed more than three consecutive school years; acceptance; notice to teacher of intention not to reemploy

Does the Governing Board, between March 15 and May 15, offer a contract for the next school year to each certificated teacher who has not been employed by the school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years unless on or before April 15 the Board or a member acting on behalf of the Board or the superintendent of the district gives notice to the teacher of its intention not to offer a contract unless the teacher has been dismissed pursuant to ARS 15-538, ARS 15-539, ARS 15-541 or ARS 15-544?

Does the Board consider any offer of contract to be revoked if the teacher has not returned the signed contract or a written acceptance to the Board within 30 days from the date of the written contract?

Is any notice not to reemploy the teacher delivered personally to the teacher or by sending it registered or certified mail bearing a postmark on or before April 15, directed to the teacher's place of residence as shown in the district records and incorporating a statement of reasons for not reemploying the teacher? If the reasons not to reemploy the teacher are charges of inadequacy of classroom performance, did the Board, at least 90 days prior to such notice, give the teacher a written preliminary notice specifying the nature of the charges so as to furnish the teacher an opportunity to correct the inadequacies?

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Source:  OpenStax, Arizona education law review: gary emanuel, northern arizona university. OpenStax CNX. Oct 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11123/1.6
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