Ethics Training
Ethics Training
ETHICS ONLINE TRAINING
The State Ethics Commission provides this educational tool, which includes a short presentation with multiple-choice questions that present certain scenarios in which an ethical quandary has been presented, and you must choose the proper course of action.
Mandatory ethics training for Massachusetts public school teachers is handled centrally by the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission. It requires online education on the state's conflict of interest law, which is tracked via a unified statewide portal.
They will contact you yearly to let you know what is expected of you. You will review and acknowledge the summary document every calendar year, and complete the full online training video every 2 calendar years.
State Ethics: conflict of interest laws
Who is Exempt from this Ethics Training?
According to the State Ethics Commission, positions that may be exempted from the ethics training requirements include short-term temporary or seasonal compensated positions, in which employees do not have or exercise governmental authority and do not participate in or have responsibility for government decision-making, contracting, hiring, investigation, or any other discretionary governmental action.
Effective January 1, 2022, the following positions are exempt from the state ethics online training requirement for Oxford Public Schools:
- Substitute Teachers
- Substitute Secretaries
- Substitute Custodians
- Substitute Food Service Workers
- Substitute Recess Aides
- Substitute Nurses
- Substitute EduCare Aides
- Seasonal Athletic Coaches