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The beginning of September is the preparation period for the school year and school administrators, in addition to assigning teachers to classes, also provide for the assignment of additional homework. These include the class coordinator and the secretary.
For the sake of completeness, the chairperson should also be added, but it is usually done by the principal and, on rare occasions, a teacher. Furthermore, any such appointment is made to stain during the school year, if necessary.
The genesis of the figure of the secretary of the class council
The office of secretary of the class council is codified by art. 5 paragraph 5 of Legislative Decree 297/1994 (TU on the school) and establishes that: “The functions of secretary of the board are attributed by the didactic director or by the director (now Headmaster, DS) to one of the teachers who is member of the board itself. ” Law 107/2015 has not modified anything in this regard.
Therefore, it is a mandatory and non-objectionable assignment.
However, the TU does not establish the procedures for the assignment of this office. In this regard, it is necessary to consult Legislative Decree 165/2001 (TU of public works):
Art. 25 c. 5 establishes that: “In the performance of his organizational and administrative functions, the Director may resort to professors identified by him, to whom specific tasks can be delegated”;
Art. 25 c. 2 establishes that the DS “organizes school activities according to criteria of efficiency and effectiveness, respecting the competencies of the OO. DC. school “.
From which we deduce a certain freedom of choice on the part of the DS
The management of this position is quite varied: some DS assign the position of secretary and coordinator to the same teacher (from the corresponding class council) for the entire school year, others assign them to different teachers and always for the entire school year. This position is rarely assigned in rotation among teachers from time to time.
Their duties
Although the allocation is codified, its functions vary from one Institute to another. Following the significant reduction of the FIS in 2011, in order to avoid a ridiculous remuneration to secretaries, in many Institutes the functions of coordinator and secretary have been merged, creating a kind of “super coordinator” who, in practice, deals with all class council management activities.
When, on the other hand, the two functions are separate, they range from mere minutes to more complex tasks. Generally the secretary:
– collaborates with the coordinator in preparing the information about the class required by the meeting agenda;
– carries out, in collaboration with the class coordinator, the follow-up of students’ absences and carries out the necessary communications with the families;
– during class council meetings, record the information and statements that will be included in the minutes;
– proceeds to the drafting of the minutes in a complete and definitive way and submits it to the approval of the President (coordinator or DS);
– Enter the minutes in the corresponding section of the Reserved Area of the website.
Remuneration of the transfer
Since this is a mandatory position, no compensation is provided for this position. However, under the contract, when a single teacher is assigned for the entire school year and the assignments go beyond mere reporting, a fee may be provided using the FMOF (formerly FIS).
How to make the appointment
When the appointment is assigned to a single teacher for the entire school year, the appointment must be made in writing, or through communication in the collegiate office, or even through a service circular showing the individual designation. It would also be convenient to indicate the name of the alternate in the absence of the secretary. In addition, the appointments must also contain a detailed description of the position and a compensation forecast.
Can we refuse?
From the analysis of the legislation it follows that the assignment cannot be rejected and its assignment is the responsibility of the school principal. Obviously, it is possible to request release from office in the event of objective impediments. If desired, it is also possible to appeal to the principle of equitable distribution of workloads (usually included in decentralized negotiation) if there is an excessive concentration of tasks assigned to the same teacher. In all cases, these would be attempts that could not be successful and, in some cases, even damage relations with the DS.
Unions suggest that RSUs try to include general award criteria in decentralized bargaining, but the DS hardly accepts it.
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