One of the responsibilities of ACSA's Professional Standards staff is to provide assistance for members who have questions and concerns regarding professional, ethical, and legal matters related to their employment status or the status of those they supervise. The staff seeks to ensure that ACSA members are afforded substantive due process rights as set forth in state law, board policies, and contracts of employment.

Members often seek assistance in the following areas:

• employment contracts
• demotion and dismissal
• reassignment
• administrator evaluation
• tenure rights
• credential problems
• salary concerns
• unethical behavior
• criminal charges related to employment
• defamation allegations
• grievance procedures
• legal rights
• board policy concerns

For assistance with Professional Standards questions, Call ACSA at (800) 608-2272

ACSA's administrators' Statement of Ethics and Bill of Rights.

Joseph Jones
Assistant Executive Director, Member Services & Professional Standards