GBEA March 2026.pdf (49 KB)

​Boulder Valley School District​ ​File: GBEA​ ​Adopted: April 29, 1982​ ​Revised: May 28, 1992, October 11, 2011, August 14, 2012, February 28, 2017​, March​ ​___ 2026​

​STAFF ETHICS/CONFLICTS OF INTEREST​ ​No​​School D​d​istrict employee shall engage in or have a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in​ ​any activity that conflicts or raises a reasonable question of conflict with​​the employee’s​his or​ ​her​​duties and responsibilities in the​​S​s​chool​​District​system​. Employees are expected to perform​ ​the duties of the​ir assigned​​position​​to which they are assigned​​and to observe rules of conduct​ ​and ethical principles established by state law and School​​D​d​istrict policies and regulations.​ ​It shall be understood that all confidential information an employee is privy to as a result of​ ​School D​d​istrict employment shall be kept strictly confidential. In addition, employees shall not​ ​utilize information solely available to them through school sources to engage in any type of​ ​work outside of the​​S​s​chool​​D​d​istrict. This includes information concerning potential customers,​ ​clients​,​​or employers.​ ​Employment​ ​Moreover, to avoid a conflict of interest, all employees shall avoid any action​​that​which​​might​ ​result in, or create the appearance of, using public office for private gain or giving preferential​ ​treatment to any person.​ ​The​​School D​d​istrict prohibits an employee from exercising supervisory, appointment,​ ​evaluative, dismissal authority, or disciplinary action toward any person who is a member of​​the​ ​employee’s​his or her​​immediate family.​​Supervisory, appointment,​​and evaluative situations​ ​impacted include but are not limited to principal/building employee, assistant principal/building​ ​employee, coach/assistant coach (same sport), and any other supervisor/subordinate​ ​employment relationship.​ ​As used in this policy, the term “member of​​the employee’s​​his or her​​immediate family” shall​ ​mean​​husband, wife,​​spouse,​​parent, child,​​brother, sister,​​sibling,​​domestic partner,​​sibling and​ ​parent​brother- and sister​-in-law​s​,​​mother- and father-in-law, daughter- and son-in-law,​ ​grandparents, and grandchildren. Domestic partner means an adult with whom the employee​ ​maintains a household and has shared an exclusive, committed relationship for at least one year​ ​with the intent for the relationship to last indefinitely.​ ​The recommendation for employment of a person related to a management official can only be​ ​made if that official will have no direct or indirect supervisory or evaluation responsibilities.​ ​Such a recommendation must be supported by documentation showing​​compliance with hiring​ ​procedures​​followed​, persons involved in the selection process, records, transcripts, work​ ​experience, etc. The evidence​​must​should​​demonstrate that​​the candidate is​​selection was​ ​based on choice of​​the best qualified person available for the position.​ ​1​

​"Direct" supervision or evaluation is defined as immediate, first line level or contact supervision​ ​and written evaluation responsibilities. "Indirect" supervision is defined as supervision through​ ​one or more intermediate supervisors​​with no​​. Indirect supervision does not involve​ ​responsibility for the​​employee’s​​written evaluation​​by the supervisor​. Assignments shall be​ ​made such that even an indirect supervisory relationship between immediate family members​ ​does not exist in the same office or department, or in the same school building where there is​ ​the potential of daily or regular professional contact. If​​circumstances develop whereas​​such a​ ​situation exists,​​it will be resolved in accordance with the corresponding regulation.​​the affected​ ​employees will make prior or immediate arrangements to voluntarily transfer and/or change​ ​employment.​¶​ ​In addition, an employee may not audit, verify, receive or be entrusted with moneys received or​ ​handled by a member of the employee's immediate family. An employee shall not have access​ ​to the employer's confidential information concerning a member of the employee's immediate​ ​family, including payroll and personnel records.​ ​Sale of Goods and Services by​​School​​District Employees​ ​With respect to the sale of goods, no employee of the​​School D​d​istrict​​will be allowed​​,​​and no​ ​firm owned in whole or in part by an employee of the​​School D​d​istrict will be allowed to​​take or​ ​receive any part or portion of moneys from the sale of goods of any kind​​sell​​to the​​School​ ​D​d​istrict, to students of the​​School D​d​istrict​,​​or to parents/guardians​​of student’s goods of any​ ​kind​​without prior approval of the Board.​ ​With respect to the sale of services, no employee of the​​School D​d​istrict, and no firm owned in​ ​whole or in part by an employee of the​​School D​d​istrict will be allowed to sell​​services of any​ ​kind in excess of $500 unit cost​​to the​​School D​d​istrict, to students of the​​School D​d​istrict or to​ ​parents/guardians​​of students,​​s​ervices of any kind in excess of $500 unit cos​t, without prior​ ​approval of the Superintendent or designee.​ ​To assure all students reasonable assistance without charge from their own teachers and to​ ​avoid placing a teacher in a position that may create​​he may have​​a conflict of interest,​ ​teachers shall not be permitted to receive money for tutoring any student they have in class or​ ​upon whose evaluation or assignment they will be called upon to pass.​ ​Further, no tutoring or services (e.g. activities or sports camps) for which a School​ ​District employee​ ​which a teacher​​receives a fee will be carried on in a school building​ ​or facility unless approved by the Board and pursuant to an appropriate use permit with​ ​Community Schools.​

​LEGAL REFS.:​ ​Constitution of Colorado, Article X, Section 13 (Felony to make a profit on public funds)​ ​C.R.S. § 2-4-401 (definition of immediate family)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​14-15-101​​et seq.​​(Colorado Civil Union Act)​ ​2​

​C.R.S.​​§​​24-18-109​​(government rules of conduct)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​24-18-110​​(voluntary disclosure)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​24-18-201​​(standards of conduct - interests in contracts)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​24-18-202​​(standards of conduct - interests in sales)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​22‐63‐204 (teachers receiving money for items sold to students/parents without written​ ​consent from the Board)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​ ​24‐34‐402(1) (discriminatory and unfair employment practices)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​24-34-402 (1) (h) (nepotism provisions)​ ​2 C.F.R.​​§​ ​200.318(c) (Uniform Grant Guidance)​ ​CROSS REFS.:​ ​GBEB, Staff Conduct and Responsibilities​ ​GCC-GCD-1, Professional Staff Recruiting/Hiring, Teachers​¶​ ​GCC-GCD-2, Professional Staff Recruiting/Hiring, Administrators​¶​ ​GDC-GDD, Support Staff Recruiting/Hiring​¶​ ​DJ-DJE, Purchasing and Contracting​​¶​ ​GCQAB, Tutoring for Pay​

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