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3120 - EMPLOYMENT OF CERTIFICATED STAFF
The Board of Education recognizes that it is vital to the successful operation of the District that positions created by the Board be filled with highly qualified and competent personnel.
The Board shall approve the employment, and also, when not covered by the terms of a negotiated, collectively-bargained agreement, fix the compensation and establish the term of employment for each certificated staff member employed by the Board.
Such approval shall be given only to those candidates for employment recommended by the Superintendent
Relatives of Board members may be employed by the Board, provided a member of the Board does not participate in any way in the discussion or vote on the employment when a conflict of interest is involved.
Relatives of staff members may be employed by the Board, provided the staff member being employed is not placed in a position in which s/he is supervised directly by the relative staff member.
Applications for employment will not be accepted from any current Board member. If a Board member wishes to apply for a position, his/her resignation must be accepted by the Board prior to submitting an application and circumstances must be such as to avoid the Board member’s apparent use of his/her authority or influence as a Board member to secure the employment position.
Any certificated staff member's intentional misstatement of fact material to qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall be considered by this Board to constitute grounds for dismissal.
The employment of certificated staff members prior to approval by the Board is authorized when their employment is required to maintain continuity in the educational program. Employment shall be recommended to the Board at the next regular meeting.
When appropriate, no candidate for employment as a certificated staff member shall receive recommendation for such employment without having proffered visual evidence of proper licensing or that application for such licensing is in process. Said licensing shall meet the minimum requirements of State law for the position for which s/he is being recommended.
The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines for the recruitment and selection of all certificated staff.
REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE I TEACHERS
All teachers hired after the first day of the 2002-2003 school year for a Title I supported program must be "highly qualified."
"Highly Qualified" means:
| A. | Full State certification as a teacher (including an alternative educator license) or passed State teacher licensing exam and holds current license to teach; certification or license requirements may not be waived on a temporary basis | |
| B. | For elementary teachers new to the profession, this also requires: |
| 1. | at least a bachelor’s degree | ||
| 2. | passing a rigorous State test on subject knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, math, and other areas of elementary curriculum (State certification test may suffice) |
| C. | For secondary or middle school teachers new to the profession this also requires: |
| 1. | at least a bachelor’s degree, and | ||
| 2. | passing a rigorous State test in each of the subject areas s/he will teach (State certification test may suffice), or | ||
| 3. | for each academic subject taught, having an academic major, course work equivalent to an undergraduate major, a graduate degree, or advanced certification or credentialing |
| D. | For elementary, middle, or secondary school teachers with prior experience, this also requires; |
| 1. | at least a bachelor’s degree, and | ||
| 2. | meets standards for new teachers (above), or | ||
| 3. | demonstrates competence in all academic subjects s/he teaches based on a uniform State standard of evaluation (standard for academic subject matter and teaching skills set by the State) |
REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS IN DISTRICTS RECEIVING TITLE I FUNDING
By the end of the 2005-2006 school year, all teachers in a District receiving Title I funds shall be "highly qualified" as described above. The Board must have a plan and show annual progress towards meeting these teacher qualification requirements.
As a recipient of Title I funds, it is a requirement of this Board that all teachers must be highly qualified, as described above, no later than the end of the 2005-2006 school year.
R.C. 2921.01, 2921.42, 3319.02, 3319.07, 3319.11
R.C. 3319.23 - .282, 3319.283, 3319.301