Advice About Your Employment

 

Professional papers

Every educator should have a "professional papers" file that includes records and documents relating to your employment status. Get started by finding your letter of employment and placing it in a safe place right now. You can check off the other items listed below as you collect them to save.

• Your letter of employment
• Your teaching certificate
• College transcripts
• Your teaching contract and any supplemental contracts
• Records relating to Retirement benefits
• Leave records
• NEA/AFT Liability Insurance Policy
• Copies of your teaching schedule and assignments
• Your school system's salary schedule and your yearly salary notice
• Any correspondence to or from the school administration
• Any letters of reprimand or praise
• Resumes of any conferences with supervisors
• All professional evaluations
• Documentation of awards, commendations, or honors you receive
• Records of any job-related seminars, workshops or conferences you attend
• Letters to and from parents
• Brief accounts of parent conferences
• Record of any incidents that may increase your liability, such as disciplinary actions, student accidents and so forth.
• Proof of your membership in MEA-MFT, NEA, AFT, and your local MEA-MFT affiliate
• Local affiliate master contract
• School calendar
• System policy on discipline