Wapello Community School District records shall be housed in the central administration office of the school district. It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to oversee the maintenance and accuracy of the records. The following records shall be kept and preserved according to the schedule below:
| Secretary's financial records |
Permanently |
| Treasurer's financial records | Permanently |
| Minutes of the Board of Directors | Permanently |
| Annual audit reports | Permanently |
| Permanent record of individual pupil | Permanently |
|
Records of payment of judgments against the school district |
Permanently |
| Bonds and bond coupons | 10 years |
| Written contracts | 1 year |
|
Cancelled warrants, check stubs, bank statements, bills, invoices, and related records |
5 years |
|
Recordings of closed meetings, except if matters are in litigation |
1 year |
| Program grants | As determined by the grant |
| Non-payroll personnel records | 7 years |
| Payroll records | 3 years |
Employees' records shall be housed in the central administration office of the school district. The employees' records shall be maintained by the superintendent, the building administrator, the employee's immediate supervisor, and the board secretary.
An inventory of the furniture, equipment, and other non-consumable items other than real property of the school district shall be conducted annually under the supervision of the superintendent. This report shall be filed with the board secretary.
A perpetual inventory shall be maintained on consumable property of the school district. The permanent and cumulative records of students currently enrolled in the school district shall be housed in the administration office of the attendance center where the student attends. Permanent records must be housed in a fireproof vault. The building administrator shall be responsible for keeping these records current. Records of students who have graduated or are no longer enrolled in the school district shall be housed in the High School administration office. These records will be maintained by the high school principal.
The superintendent may microfilm or microfiche school district records and may destroy paper copies of the records if they are more than three years old. A properly authenticated reproduction of a microfilmed record meets the same legal requirements as the original record.
Legal Referene: 7 C.F.R. 210.23(c)
Iowa Code 22.3; 22.7; 91A.6; 279.8; 291.6; 554D.114; 554D.119; 614.1(13).
281.I.A.C. 12.3(4); 41.624
City of Sioux City v Greater Sioux City PRess Club, 421 N.@. 2d 895 (Iowa 1988)
Cross Reference: 206.3 Secretary/Treasurer
215 Board of Directors' Records
401.5 Employee Records
506 Studet Records
901 Public Examination of School District Records
Approved: 7/18/95
Reviewed: 12/13/01; 12/12/07; 12/14/11; 7/17/19
Revised: 12/13/20; 5/10/23