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 non-certified personnel.

Such an inquiry shall 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 or employ the applicant as a substitute.

The procedures shall ensure that information and record obtained from pre-employment inquiries under this policy is 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.

Each employee, during the course of his/her employment with the School Corporation, shall be required to report his/her conviction of criminal charges to the Superintendent within two (2) business days of the occurrence. The Superintendent shall obtain a review of each reported conviction and shall take appropriate action considering the risk to members of the school community presented by the continued participation and access of the convicted employee.

The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines to implement this policy.

I.C. 10-13-3
I.C. 20-26-5-10,11, 20-28-1, 20-28-5-9, 35-42-4