Roles of TSC Disciplinary Panel Members

SUMMARY OF THE ROLES OF DISCIPLINE PANEL MEMBERS AT THE COUNTY

1. Chair of the Panel

The Panel Chair shall:

• Be responsible for conducting the discipline proceedings from the start to the
• Ensure that the proceedings are conducted in a fair and efficient process in accordance with the regulations and the
• Request the   teacher   to identify himself /herself             and                 to hand         over his /her personal documents as per the letter of invitation and require the teacher to swear or
• Ask the teacher to confirm whether he/she received his/her letter of interdiction and read the allegations as outlined in the letter of interdiction.
• Require the teacher to plead to the charges and require the presenting officer to prosecute the case.
• Require the teacher to cross-examine the witnesses and allow the teacher’s witnesses to testify after the Commission’s case.
• Allow any member of the    panel to ask any relevant question at any stage during the
• Accord the teacher an opportunity to make his/her final statement and return to the teacher all his/her personal documents at the end of the
• Guide the panel in making the final decision on the teacher’s case
• Sign and date the discipline proceedings
• Be responsible for the preparation and submission of the ratification summary to the TSC
• Ensure that the records relating to the discipline process are kept in safe
• Ensure that the decisions of the discipline panel are kept confidential until the accused teacher is informed of the decision

2.              The second member of the panel

The member shall:

• Be in-charge of recording the discipline
• Ask relevant questions to the accused teacher and seek
• Participate in making decisions on the case before the

3.              The County Director of Education

The CDE shall:

• Guide the panel on policies related to the Basic Education Sub-
• Ask relevant questions to the accused teacher and seek
• Participate in making decisions on the case before the

4.              The Discipline Officer

The discipline officer shall:

• Record the Interdiction in the Interdiction Register and cross-check the interdiction to ensure no double registration.
• Open a Case File for the interdiction and assign it a Case (e.g. for a case in Kisumu: KSM/001/04/2016/2017).
• File an interdiction
• adjust the salary of the interdicted teacher as per the charges (before the -payroll is decentralized the discipline officer will link up with the headquarters for adjustment of the salary).
• Prepare the case for hearing as per the interdiction check-list and program the case for
• Invite the teacher in writing and witnesses (where applicable) for hearing of the
• Prepare budget for reimbursement of
• Prepare a charge sheet and case summary (agenda notes) for hearing
• The presenting officer shall read the agenda notes to the
• Where necessary,     the    presenting               officer           shall highlight               any                special               aspects          or circumstances of the
• Invite the accused teacher to get into the board
• Prosecute the case and present the witnesses to
• cross-examine the teacher’s witness/es if
• Advise the panel on policy and regulations in
• Prepare the ratification
• Prepare the minutes of the panel
• Ensure the decisions of the panel are communicated to the accused
• Ensure that all records relating to the disciplinary process are maintained and kept in safe custody.

5.              Technical Officer

The technical officer shall:

• Advise the panel on the technical aspects of the
• Guide the panel in emerging regulations relating to the specific area of