Administrative Procedure 402

PERSONNEL RECORDS

Background

For the official purposes of the School, the Superintendent and designate shall maintain a personnel file on each employee.

Procedures

1. The employee’s personnel file may contain:
1.1 Pre-employment materials, including correspondence associated with the applications, curriculum vitae, transcripts, letters of reference, and placement documents;
1.2 Copies of letters relating to School actions respecting the employee, including initial appointment, sabbatical leaves, leaves of absence, administrative appointments;
1.3 Correspondence between the employee and the Principal or Superintendent;
1.4 Materials respecting professional development and performance; or
1.5 Materials used for payroll purposes.
2. A personnel file shall not contain any anonymous item.
3. Upon request to the Superintendent, the employee shall have the right to examine the contents of his/her personnel file.
3.1 Such examination shall be in the presence of the Superintendent or designate.
3.2 The employee shall not be allowed to remove the personnel file, or any original part thereof, from the School Office.
4. Access to personnel files is restricted to the Superintendent or designate. Files must be stored securely in a locked cabinet and to the greatest extent possible, inaccessible to unauthorized individuals.
5. The employee shall have the right to include written comments on the accuracy of the meaning of any of the contents of the personnel file.
6. With consent of the Superintendent, the employee may add relevant documents to the file.
7. Requests for access to a personnel file, or to information contained in a personnel file, shall be dealt with in accordance with this Administrative Procedure and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to the extent that it may apply.

Legal References: Section 25, 26, 33, 52, 53, 197, 222 Education
Act Alberta Human Rights Act
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Personal Information Protection Act
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom Access to Information Bulletin 3.2.5
Administrative Records Disposition Authority by the Government of Alberta (ARDA)