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 support staff.

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 this District.

Individuals employed in the following categories shall be considered members of the support staff:

All support staff are subject to a criminal history record check. See Policy 4121.

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 the Board member does not participate in any way in the discussion or vote on the employment when conflict of interest is involved.

Relatives of staff members may be employed by the Board.

Applications for employment will not be accepted from any current District 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 material to his/her qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall be considered by this Board to constitute grounds for dismissal.

Staff hired to serve as an athletic trainer must be properly licensed by the State or otherwise legally authorized to engage in the practice of athletic training. Staff is prohibited from engaging in the practice of athletic training unless licensed and shall not offer to provide any service(s) that s/he was not qualified to perform by education, training, or experience or otherwise prohibited by law from performing.

Staff hired to coach an interscholastic team/sport must have first aid and safety training as required by State statute. Certification of this requirement must come from the Red Cross or an equivalent agency.

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 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 proper certification, when appropriate, or that application for such certification is in process.

The Superintendent shall prepare procedures for the recruitment and selection of all support staff.

All paraprofessionals hired for a Title I supported program must have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and one of the following:

Exceptions – These requirements do not apply to a paraprofessional:

Paraprofessional duties – Paraprofessionals working for a Title I supported program may be assigned to:

M.C.L. 37.2101 et seq., 333.17901, 380.1230  et seq.
20 U.S.C. 6319

Revised 12/8/14
Revised 6/8/15