ARTICLE XIV TEACHER FILES

Foster-Glocester School District

All teacher files shall be maintained under the following circumstances:

A. No material excluding references and information obtained in the process of evaluating the teacher for employment, which is derogatory to a teacher's  conduct, service, or character, or personality shall be placed in the files unless the teacher has had an opportunity to read the material.  The teacher shall acknowledge that he/she had read such material by signing the actual copy to be filed, with the understanding that such signature merely signifies that he/she has read the material.

B. A teacher shall have the right to answer any material filed and his/her reply shall be attached to the file copy.

C. Upon request, and by appointment arranged in advance, a teacher shall be allowed to examine his/her file (exclusive of confidential Placement Office Material and job references) in the presence of the Superintendent or Principals or their authorized representative.   Each file examination must be dated and signed by the teacher.

D. Upon receipt of a written request, the teacher shall be furnished a single reproduction of any material in his/her file, excluding  confidential  Place Office Material and job references  obtained in the process of evaluating the teacher for employment.