|
DLD EMPLOYEE STIPENDS Stipend
payments to employees of the district are for activities that occur in
addition to their normally scheduled daily responsibilities. Workshops or like activities that occur
during the normal course of scheduled workdays would not regularly be
considered stipend activities or be eligible for additional compensation in
any form. Payment exceptions to this
policy will require extraordinary preparation activity that occurs outside of
the normal workday and must be approved by the Superintendent in advance of
the stipend agreement
or payment. Stipends
will not be paid to employees who do not complete the agreed upon
responsibilities or, upon approval by the Superintendent, may be paid on a pro rata basis, based on percentage of
project completed or number of hours worked if an hourly employee. It
is the policy of the district to require all stipends paid to current
employees to be paid as a function of payroll in accordance with all
applicable state and federal laws. Any
stipend paid must be paid through the district accepted stipend payment
request form. Stipends paid to hourly
employees must be at least minimum wage for the number of hours the employee
will work and typically would be at least the same rate of pay as their normal
position. If the number of hours would
increase hours actually worked for any given week in excess of forty hours
then payment must be made in accordance with all State and Federal Wage and
Hour Laws (i.e. overtime pay). Stipends
of less than $500.00 paid to any individual during the course of a given
fiscal year, that are paid (1) either as a one time stipend
or cumulatively over the course of the fiscal year, and (2) for a one time
activity of less than one week in duration, shall require approval of the
requesting supervisor and Superintendent. The exception to this is that all grant
management stipends must be approved by the requesting supervisor,
Superintendent and the Rochester School Board). Stipends
of $500.00 or more, either singularly or cumulatively for any individual over
the course of any given fiscal year, and/or for duration of longer than one
week or for the purposes of grant management, must be approved by requesting
supervisor, Superintendent and the Rochester School Board. In addition, all stipends over the $500.00
threshold, either singularly or cumulatively, must also be recorded in the
employees’ personnel file as an addition to regular compensation. Adoption
Date: Board Review: |