To protect students and staff members, the School Board requires an inquiry into the personal background of each applicant the Superintendent recommends for employment on the Corporation's support staff.

Such an inquiry should be made for substitutes who may be employed by the Corporation on a regular basis or for an extended period of time and for volunteers who would have sole care, custody, or control over students.

This requirement also applies to the employment of an entity with which the Corporation contracts for services or seeks to enter into a contract to provide services to the Corporation if the individuals under contract are likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children in the scope of that employment.

The Superintendent shall establish the necessary procedures for obtaining the background information which may include the following:

Should it be necessary to employ a person in order to maintain continuity of the program prior to receipt of the report, the Superintendent may provide for a substitute or employ the applicant as a substitute.

The procedures shall ensure that information and records obtained from pre-employment inquiries under this policy are confidential and shall not be released except to a school employee authorized by the Superintendent.

Any costs associated with obtaining the criminal history record are to be borne by the applicant.

I.C. 5-2-5-1 et seq., 5-2-12, 10-13-3
I.C. 20-5-2-7, 20-5-2-8, 20-6.1-3-7.1

Revised 10/26/05