Hiring Process:

Step 1: Screening Interview:  Please note: screening interviews can be (and often are) conducted before an applicant has completed their initial application file.  However, applications must be completed prior to second-level/building interviews and an applicant's entire file must be complete prior to hiring.

Step 2: Second-level/Building Interviews:  Applicants scoring well on screening interviews are selected for additional interview opportunities.  Second level interviews may be conducted by district or building administrators and often follow a “team interview” format.  Depending on the number and quality of candidates, additional interviews (beyond this step) may be necessary to fill a particular vacancy.

Step 3: Reference Checks: A minimum of three reference checks are completed for “finalists” prior to completing the hiring process.  Candidate references should include: cooperating teachers, building principals and additional district/building colleagues.

Step 4: Board of Education Approval:  Selected candidates must be approved by the Board of Education.  This process is completed during regularly scheduled Board of Education meetings.  A hiring decision is not “official” until this approval is provided. Once a candidate's employment is approved by the Board of Education, an employment file is initiated. New hires must have the following items on file:

• an official copy of college transcripts
• your teaching certificate ("employer's copy")
• credentials and/or four letters of reference