Guam Public School System - Personnel Rules and Regulations

The Guam Public School System Personnel Services Division is responsible for overseeing/administering agency personnel rules and regulations.

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Adoption by the Board of Education
- Adoption by the Board of Education
  - Civil Service Commission Resolution No. 99-006 (PDF)

Chapter 1 - Purpose and Scope of Personnel Rules and Regulations
- Coverage
  - Coverage (PDF)
- Guiding Personnel Principles
  - Guiding Personnel Principles (PDF)
- Equal Employment Opportunity
  - Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF)
- Penalties
  - Penalties (PDF)
- Gender
  - Gender (PDF)
- Civil Service Commission
  - Civil Service Commission (PDF)
- Statutory Conflict
  - Statutory Conflict (PDF)
- Severability
  - Severability (PDF)

Chapter 2 - Administration
- Responsibility of the Superintendent
  - Responsibility of the Superintendent (PDF)

Chapter 3 - Code of Conduct
- Ethical Conduct and Responsibilities of Public School System Employees
  - Ethical Conduct and Responsibilities of PSS Employees (PDF)
- Oath of Office
  - Oath of Office (PDF)
- Nepotism
  - Nepotism (PDF)

Chapter 4 - Filling Positions in the Guam Public School System

Chapter 5 - Position Classification System
- Position Classification System
- Compensation Plan
  - Assignment of Classes to Pay Grades (PDF)
  - Evaluation of Classes for Assignment to Pay Grades (PDF)

Chapter 6 - Pay Administration
- Pay Actions Related to Appointments
- Pay Actions Related to Reallocation of Positions
  - Compensation Following Reallocation of Position (PDF)
  - Salary Adjustment Upon Demotion Due to Position Reclassification Action (PDF)
- Pay Actions Related to Pay Grade Reassignment
  - Pay Grade Reassignment (PDF)
  - Pay Adjustment Following Pay Grade Reassignment (PDF)
- Pay Actions Related to Increments
  - General Provisions Relating to Salary Increment Increases (PDF)
  - Step Increase (PDF)

Chapter 7 - Hours of Work, Overtime and Premium Pay
- General Provisions
  - General Provisions (PDF)
- Minimum Wage
  - Minimum Wage (PDF)
- Hours Worked
  - Hours Worked (PDF)
- Hourly Rate of Pay
  - Hourly Rate of Pay (PDF)
- Overtime
- Non-Overtime Workweeks
  - Non-Overtime Workweeks (PDF)
- Unauthorized Work
  - Unauthorized Work (PDF)
- Holiday Pay
  - Holiday Pay (PDF)
- Night Differential Pay
  - Night Differential Pay (PDF)
- Dual Employment
  - Dual Employment (PDF)
- Outside Employment
  - Outside Employment (PDF)
- Record Keeping
  - Record Keeping (PDF)

Chapter 8 - Employee Performance
- Employee Performance Evaluation
- Appeal Procedure for Re-Determination of Performance Rating

Chapter 9 - Grievance Procedures
- Applicability
  - Applicability (PDF)
- Definition
  - Definition (PDF)
- Coverage
  - Coverage (PDF)
- Exclusions
- General Provisions for Use of Grievance Procedures
- Step 1 - Informal Grievance Procedures
- Step 2 - Formal Grievance Procedures - Next Administrative Level
  - Presentation of the Grievance - Step 2 (PDF)
  - Responsibility of Next Higher Supervisor (PDF)
- Step 3 - Formal Grievance Procedures - Superintendent
  - Presentation of the Grievance - Step 3 (PDF)
  - Guam Public School System Grievance Committee (PDF)
- Step 4 - Appeal to the Civil Service Commission

Chapter 10 - Leave of Absence

Chapter 11 - Merit Career Plan
- Purpose
  - Purpose (PDF)
- Coverage of the Merit Career Plan
  - Coverage of the Merit Career Plan (PDF)
- Examination Under the Merit Career Plan
  - Examination Under the Merit Career Plan (PDF)
- Referral List of Candidates
  - Referral List of Candidates (PDF)
- Selection Interview
  - Selection Interview (PDF)
- Evaluation of Candidates During the Selection Process
  - Evaluation of Candidates During the Selection Process (PDF)
- Selection Documentation Requirements
  - Selection Documentation Requirements (PDF)
- Handling Employee Complaints
  - Handling Employee Complaints (PDF)
- Exceptions to the Merit Career Plan
  - Exceptions to the Merit Career Plan (PDF)
- Administration Requirements
  - Administration Requirements (PDF)

Chapter 12 - Health and Safety
- Medical Standards
- Placement of Employees Who Become Medically Non-Qualified
- Safety Standards
  - Safety Standards (PDF)

Chapter 13 - Drug Free Workplace Program Policy and Operating Procedures
- Statement of Policy
  - Statement of Policy (PDF)

Chapter 14 - Adverse Action Procedures
- Coverage
  - Coverage (PDF)
- Scope
  - Scope (PDF)
- Employee Discipline
  - General Provisions (PDF)
  - Job Protection Procedures in Employee Discipline Actions (PDF)
- Adverse Action Procedures
- Guidelines for Disciplinary Offenses and Penalties
  - General Provisions (PDF)
  - Range of Penalties for Stated Offenses (PDF)

Chapter 15 - Personnel File
- Statement of Policy
  - Statement of Policy (PDF)
- Personnel File
  - Personnel File (PDF)
- Derogatory Material
  - Derogatory Material (PDF)
- Right to Respond
  - Right to Respond (PDF)
- Anonymous Material
  - Anonymous Material (PDF)
- Employee's Rights
  - Employee's Rights (PDF)
- Time for Inspection of Personnel Files
  - Time for Inspection of Personnel Files (PDF)
- Duration Period of Concern/Reprimand and Documents Against an Employee
  - Duration Period of Concern/Reprimand and Documents Against an Employee (PDF)
- Removal of Documents From the Employee's Personnel File
  - Removal of Documents From the Employee's Personnel File (PDF)

Glossary
- Personnel Rules and Regulations Glossary
  - Personnel Rules and Regulations Glossary (PDF)

Appendixes
- Appendix A: CSC - Adverse Action
  - Appendix A: CSC - Adverse Action (PDF)
- Appendix B: Layoff, Demotion and Salary Reduction
  - Appendix B: Layoff, Demotion and Salary Reduction (PDF)
- Appendix C: Priority Placement
  - Appendix C: Priority Placement (PDF)
- Appendix D: Hazardous/Environmental Pay Policy and Procedures/Glossary
  - Appendix D: Hazardous/Environmental Pay Policy and Procedures/Glossary (PDF)
- Appendix E: Political Activity
  - Appendix E: Political Activity (PDF)
- Appendix F: Equal Employment Opportunity
  - Appendix F: Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF)
- Appendix G: Leave Sharing Procedures/Forms
  - Appendix G: Leave Sharing Procedures/Forms (PDF)
- Appendix H: Employee Furlough Procedures
  - Appendix H: Employee Furlough Procedures (PDF)
- Appendix I: Sabbatical Leave Guidelines & Contract
  - Appendix I: Sabbatical Leave Guidelines & Contract (PDF)

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