Code+of+Ethics+for+School+Leaders

Chapter 247; Rule §247.2 (B) 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. Chapter 247 Rule; Rule §247 (B) Standard 2.2. The educator shall not harm others by knowingly making false statements about a colleague or the school system. It is difficult to ward off every occurrence that we may have to encounter, but we should model professional conduct and we make it part of the training on a continual basis. When dealing with financial issues we should have more measures in place where no one person can have total control of funds. When dealing with personal issues, I believe that Administrators at the local level must have an open door policy and create an environment where employees feel free to discuss issues with them. This can possibly head off some of the personal confrontations.
 * 1) An administrator of a Special Education program was diverting Government funding from the program for her personal use. She had placed certain associations on the payroll as counselors and was sending checks to post office boxes. She was caught during an audit. She was charged and fired. She lost her job and also the ability to work in government programs and another school district. She also lost her certification.
 * 2) The second incident involved a Charter School. The School Administrator had hired his wife and other family members to work at the school and was paying himself and his family large salaries. The school failed to meet payroll on some occasions and the students were not getting the proper education because funds were not available to support the educational mission. The State came in and closed the school down and filed charges on the Administrator. He 0 ,died prior to his case coming to trial.
 * 3) The third case involved an Assistant Principal who tried to steal an employee’s identification to purchase a new vehicle. He had gone to the dealership and had picked out the car and had signed the paperwork. He was unable to present the employee’s identification documents and the police was called. This person lost his job and his certification.
 * 1) In this case a teacher was continuing to berate a colleague and her ability to perform her job because of prior moral turpitude issues that occurred outside of the school. The issue finally came to a head and an altercation between the two ensued. Both teachers were eventually relieved of their duties. They were able to resign and was later able to find employment in other school districts. This could have easily been a situation that they could have been fired or one or both of them could have gotten injured or a student could have been injured.
 * 2) Rule §247 (F) Standard 1.6. The educator shall not falsify records, or direct or coerce others to do so. A teacher was caught changing answer documents on a Stanford Test. Her excuse was that she wanted to make sure that she did not lose her job, so she was trying to make the students look smarter than they were. Fortunately for the students she did lose her job and her teaching certificate.