Policies are approved by the WATC board of directors. Links to current policies are provided for your convenience only. While every attempt is made to update these policies as the WATC Board approves changes, the official copies of all policies are maintained by the secretary to the WATC Board.

• Academic Affairs
  • AF 1.0 Authority to Confer Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
  • AF 2.0 Staff Meetings
  • AF 3.0 Wichita Area Technical College Programs
  • AF 6.0 Technical Program Advisory Committees
  • AF 7.0 Program Performance Review and Closure
  • AF 8.0 Adult High School Diploma Programs
• Administrative
  • AD 1.0 Complaints Against Employees
  • AD 2.0 Civil Rights Resolution
  • AD 3.0 Service Charges, Wichita Area Technical College
  • AD 4.0 Expenses — Board of Trustees Members
  • AD 5.0 Administrative Employees Who Report to the President
• College Structure
  • CS 1.0 Organization of the Board of Trustees
  • CS 2.0 Functions of the Board of Trustees
  • CS 3.0 Meetings of the Board of Trustees
  • CS 4.0 Board Chair
  • CS 5.0 Vice Chair
  • CS 6.0 Clerk and Assistant Clerk
  • CS 7.0 Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer
  • CS 8.0 Legal Services
  • CS 10.0 Travel by Board of Trustees Members
  • CS 12.0 President of Wichita Area Technical College
  • CS 13.0 Business Meeting Procedures of the Wichita Area Technical College
  • CS 14.0 Requests for Information from the Wichita Area Technical College — Board of Trustees
• Community Relations and Marketing
  • CM 1.0 College-Community Relations and College Publications
  • CM 2.0 News Media Relations
• Financial Services
  • FS 1.0 Auditing Services
  • FS 2.0 Gifts to Persons
  • FS 3.0 Employee Fundraising Campaigns
  • FS 4.0 Financial Campaigns and Money-Raising Projects
  • FS 5.0 Grant Project Implementation and Management
  • FS 7.0 Investment of Idle Funds
  • FS 9.0 Participation of Funding in Public Improvement Projects
  • FS 10.0 President Expenses Transactions
  • FS 11.0 Bank Account Authorization
  • FS 12.0 Institutional Refund Policy
  • FS 13.0 Personal Use of College Vehicles
• Human Resources
  • HR 1.0 Policy Against Sexual Harassment of Employees
  • HR 2.0 Policy Against Harassment of Employees Based on Race, Color, Religion, Gender, National Origin, Age or Disability
  • HR 3.0 Concealed Observations
  • HR 4.0 Ownership of Employee Products
  • HR 5.0 Payroll Deductions for Employees
  • HR 7.0 Pay Periods for College Personnel
  • HR 9.0 Worker’s Compensation Insurance
  • HR 10.0 Employee Assistance Program
  • HR 11.0 Equal Opportunity Employment
  • HR 12.0 Employment of Administrative Personnel
  • HR 13.0 Administrative Employee Evaluation
  • HR 14.0 Administrator Concerns Committee
  • HR 16.0 Reduction by Termination and Recall
  • HR 17.0 Medical Examination
  • HR 18.0 Substance Abuse Program
  • HR 19.0 Handling Blood and Body Fluids
  • HR 20.0 Temporary Leave for Employee Organization Activities
  • HR 21.0 Jury Duty
  • HR 22.0 Attendance and Absence
  • HR 23.0 Voluntary Early Retirement Program
  • HR 24.0 Retirement Benefits
  • HR 25.0 Flexible Spending Account
  • HR 26.0 Disability Benefits
  • HR 27.0 Temporary Disability
  • HR 28.0 Family and Medical Leave
  • HR 29.0 Temporary Leave with Salary Deduction
  • HR 30.0 Temporary Professional Leave
  • HR 31.0 Automatic Extended Leaves of Absence
  • HR 32.0 Extended Leaves — Special
  • HR 33.0 Arrest of an Employee
  • HR 34.0 Employment and Assignment of Relatives
  • HR 35.0 Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • HR 36.0 Teacher Selection and Assignment
  • HR 37.0 Substitute Teachers
  • HR 38.0 Teacher Dismissal
  • HR 39.0 Nonrenewal of Probationary Teacher Contract
  • HR 40.0 Untimely Resignations
  • HR 41.0 Addendum Contracts
  • HR 42.0 Job-Sharing Opportunities
  • HR 43.0 Terminations
  • HR 44.0 Requisition of Classified Personnel
  • HR 45.0 Assignment
  • HR 46.0 Wage and Salary Administration
  • HR 47.0 Salary Placement Procedures
  • HR 48.0 Overtime and Compensatory Time
  • HR 50.0 Longevity Payments
  • HR 51.0 Classified Employees Protection
  • HR 52.0 Employment Benefits
  • HR 53.0 Extended Leaves
  • HR 54.0 Temporary Leave of Classified Personnel
  • HR 55.0 Employment Requirements
  • HR 56.0 Orientation and Inservice Training
  • HR 57.0 Rest Periods
  • HR 58.0 Vacation
  • HR 59.0 Classification Plan
  • HR 60.0 Suspension and/or Dismissal
  • HR 62.0 Reduction in Force
  • HR 65.0 Classified Employee — Board of Trustees Meetings on Employment Practices
  • HR 66.0 Inservice Education
  • HR 67.0 College Personnel Serving as Instructors/Consultants for Inservice Activities
  • HR 68.0 Payment for Inservice Activities
  • HR 69.0 Exclusion of Persons — Communicable Diseases
  • HR 70.0 Care of Medical Emergencies
  • HR 71.0 Personnel Policies of WATC
  • HR 72.0 WATC Policy Definitions
  • HR 73.0 WATC Nondiscrimination
  • HR 74.0 WATC Postsecondary
  • HR 75.0 WATC Instructor Compensation
  • HR 76.0 WATC Class Size Review
  • HR 77.0 WATC Employment Benefits
  • HR 78.0 WATC Instructor Protection
  • HR 79.0 WATC Instructor Leaves
  • HR 80.0 WATC Instructor Use of Facilities
  • HR 81.0 WATC Professional Rights and Responsibilities
  • HR 82.0 Academic Freedom
  • HR 83.0 WATC Instructor Files
  • HR 84.0 WATC Reduction and Recall
  • HR 85.0 WATC Professional Evaluation
  • HR 86.0 WATC Grievance Procedure
  • HR 87.0 Employee Tuition Waiver
  • HR 88.0 Employee Code of Conduct
• Learner Services
  • LS 1.0 Sexual Harassment of Students
  • LS 2.0 Harassment of Students Based on Race, Color, Religion, Gender, National Origin or Disability
  • LS 3.0 Grant Proposal Development and Approval
  • LS 4.0 Construction and Maintenance of Educational Student Records
  • LS 5.0 Privacy of Student Records
  • LS 6.0 Acceptable Use of Internet and Electronic Mail — Students
  • LS 7.0 Alcohol, Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia and/or Other Controlled Substances
  • LS 8.0 Possession and/or Use of Weapons
  • LS 9.0 Admission
  • LS 10.0 Admission to Programs Requiring Background Drug Testing
  • LS 11.0 Admission to Programs Requiring Background Checks
  • LS 12.0 Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • LS 13.0 Student Bill of Rights
  • LS 14.0 Student Code of Conduct
  • LS 15.0 Student Grievance
• Operations
  • OP 1.0 Energy Management Conservation
  • OP 2.0 Smoking in College-Owned Buildings
  • OP 3.0 Rules of Ethical Conduct
  • OP 4.0 Internet and Online Services
  • OP 5.0 Acceptable Use of Internet and Electronic Mail — Employees
  • OP 7.0 Bomb Threat
  • OP 8.0 Weather Warning
  • OP 9.0 Unauthorized Demonstrations
  • OP 10.0 Civil Preparedness
  • OP 11.0 Tornado Drills
  • OP 12.0 Safety, Fire Safety
  • OP 13.0 Reporting Fires
  • OP 14.0 Vehicular Traffic — Regulations and Procedures
  • OP 15.0 Commercial or Proprietary Functions
  • OP 16.0 Donations — Computer Technology, Equipment, Materials and Supplies
  • OP 17.0 Search and Seizure — School Facilities
  • OP 18.0 Search and Seizure — Students and Their Personal Possessions
  • OP 19.0 Emergency Closing of Schools
  • OP 20.0 Public Access to Records
  • OP 21.0 Distribution of Published Material of Public College Grounds
  • OP 23.0 Visitors
  • OP 24.0 Contact of Employees on College Premises
  • OP 25.0 Distribution of Political Materials
  • OP 26.0 Use of Moveable Equipment
  • OP 27.0 Community Use of Buildings, Grounds and Equipment
  • OP 28.0 Handling of Hazardous Chemicals
  • OP 29.0 Fixed Asset Accounting System
  • OP 30.0 Purchase Specifications
  • OP 31.0 Requirements for Issuance and Receipt of Competitive Bids and Proposals
  • OP 32.0 Determination of Competitive Bid and Proposal Award
  • OP 33.0 Authorization to Purchase
  • OP 34.0 Specification/Bid Appeal
  • OP 35.0 Cellular and Wireless Telephones and Communication Devices for Employees
  • OP 36.0 Disposition of Surplus or Obsolete Supplies and Equipment
  • OP 38.0 Mileage Compensation for In-Town Travel
  • OP 39.0 Compensation for Out-of-Town Travel
  • OP 40.0 Use of Telephones
  • OP 41.0 Electronic Data Security
  • OP 42.0 Electronic Mail System
  • OP 43.0 Data Processing Services for Other Institutions or Agencies
  • OP 44.0 Replacing Stolen or Missing Items
  • OP 45.0 Insurance
  • OP 46.0 College Liability
  • OP 47.0 Accident Reporting Procedures
  • OP 48.0 Legal Counsel for Board of Trustees Members and for the President
  • OP 49.0 Copyrights
  • OP 51.0 Safety, Shelter Areas During Natural Disasters
  • OP 52.0 Safety, Building Use During Tornado Warnings
  • OP 53.0 Safety Committee
  • OP 54.0 Safety Responsibilities
  • OP 55.0 Safety, Working Situations
  • OP 56.0 Safety, Eye Protective Devices in Work Areas
  • OP 57.0 Safety, Asbestos Control
  • OP 58.0 Safety, Hazardous Wastes
  • OP 59.0 Fuel and Energy Conservation
  • OP 62.0 College-Owned Vehicles
  • OP 64.0 Criteria for Awarding Construction Contracts to Bidders
  • OP 65.0 Acquisition of Real Property
  • OP 66.0 Acquisition of Improved Property
  • OP 67.0 Disposal of Surplus Real Property
  • OP 68.0 Long-Term Lease or Rental of College Facilities
  • OP 69.0 Vandalism, Break-Ins and Thefts
  • OP 70.0 Remuneration for Vandalism, Break-Ins and Thefts
  • OP 71.0 College Security Personnel
  • OP 73.0 Issuance of Door Keys
  • OP 74.0 Acquiring and Disposing of Used Cars in Auto Mechanics
  • OP 75.0 Placement and Installation of New Equipment for WATC
  • OP 76.0 Safety, Technology Education and WATC Laboratories