The Plainville Board of Education (the “Board”) requires all Board employees to follow any
applicable Board policy concerning employee conduct, maintain high ethical and professional
standards, and exhibit professional conduct and responsibility.
Board employees shall comply with the following standards:
1. Maintain a just and courteous professional relationship with students, parents, staff
members, Board members, and others.
2. Make the well-being of students the fundamental value of all decision-making and actions.
3. Fulfill professional responsibilities with honesty and integrity.
4. Support the principle of due process and protect the civil and human rights of all
individuals.
5. Obey local, state, and national laws.
6. Adhere to, implement, and (as applicable) enforce the Board’s policies and administrative
rules and regulations.
7. Avoid using positions for personal gain through political, social, religious, economic, or other
influence.
8. Accept academic degrees or professional certification only from duly accredited
institutions.
9. Maintain the standards and seek to improve the effectiveness of the profession through
research and continuing professional development.
10. Honor all contracts until fulfillment, release, or dissolution mutually agreed upon by all
parties to the contract.
11. Refrain from engaging or participating in any activity and/or conduct, whether on duty or off
duty, that is incompatible with the proper discharge of the employee’s official duties, that would
tend to impair the employee’s independent judgment or action in the performance of the
employee’s professional duties, and/or that would erode the public’s trust in the employee’s
ability to fulfill his/her professional duties.
12. Exhibit candor with supervisors and report to a supervisor any arrest or conviction of the
employee that could erode the public’s trust in the employee’s ability to fulfill his/her
professional duties.
13. Refrain from soliciting, accepting, or receiving, directly or indirectly, from any person, by
rebate, gifts, or otherwise, any money, or anything of value whatsoever, or any promise,
obligation, or contract for future reward or compensation in exchange for the performance of
his/her duties as a Board employee. It is recognized that instructional personnel may receive
unsolicited gifts from time to time from students and their families, typically associated with
holidays, the end of the year or other special occasions. This policy is not intended to prevent
school personnel from accepting typical and customary gifts from students and their families in
such circumstances.
14. Refrain from offering or providing any special consideration, treatment, favor, or advantage
to any person, beyond that which is generally available to students and their families.
15. Teachers must adhere to the Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility for Teachers
(Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies Section 10-145d-400a), which Code is incorporated
herein by reference.
16. Administrators must adhere to the Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility for
School Administrators (Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies Section 10-145d-400b),
which Code is incorporated herein by reference.
Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of
employment.
Legal References:
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, § 10-145d-400a Code of Professional
Responsibility for Teachers; Connecticut Code of Professional
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, § 10-145d-400b, Code of Professional
Responsibility for School Administrators