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4120 - EMPLOYMENT OF SUPPORT 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 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 support staff member employed by the Board.Individuals employed in the following categories shall be considered members of the support staff:
| A. | Members of the Non-Represented Support Staff; | |
| B. | Members of the Ancillary Staff; and | |
| C. | Members of the Lapeer Intermediate Educational Support Personnel Association |
All support staff members are subject to criminal checks in accordance with Policy 4121.
Such approval shall be given only to those candidates for employment recommended by the Superintendent.
When any recommended candidate has been rejected by the Board, the Superintendent shall make a substitute recommendation.
All applications for employment shall be referred to the Superintendent.
Relatives of Board members may be employed by the Board, provided the Board member involved does not participate in any way in the discussion or vote on the employment.
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 would be directly supervised 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.
Any support staff member's intentional misstatement of fact or omission material to his/her qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall be considered by the Board to constitute grounds for dismissal.
The temporary employment of support staff members prior to approval by the Board is authorized when their employment is required to maintain continuity in District operations. Employment shall be recommended to the Board at the next regular meeting.
No candidate for employment as a support staff member shall receive recommendation for such employment without having proffered visual evidence of either proper certification, if applicable
, or documentation of necessary qualifications.Prior to hiring an applicant, the Superintendent shall obtain from the applicant a signed Consent to Obtain Records (
Form 4120 F2) and shall obtain from the applicant's current or immediately-previous employer any records, including the applicant's personnel file relating to unprofessional conduct in which the applicant engaged. Any such records are to be reviewed prior to a recommendation for employment and may be disclosed to those individuals directly involved in evaluating the applicant's qualifications.The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines for the recruitment and selection of all support staff.
M.C.L.A. 37.2101 et seq., 333.17901, 380.1230 et seq.
Revised 10/23/96
Revised 2/24/99
Revised 5/21/08