Policy 510 - Employment of Full-time and Part-time Personnel
Adopted on June 18, 2019
Effective July 1, 2019
The Board of Education recognizes that it is vital to the successful operation of Roane County Schools that positions created by the Board be filled with highly qualified and competent personnel.
The employment of professional personnel shall be made by the Board only upon nomination and recommendation of the Superintendent. These nominations and recommendations shall be made pursuant to state law and policies.
All applications for employment shall be referred to the Superintendent. Anyone who intentionally misstates or attempts to prevent discovery of details of his / her qualification, prior experience, or background on an application for employment shall be subject to dismissal by the Board.
Teachers in Federally-Funded Programs
All teachers in federally-funded programs must meet applicable certification and licensure requirements.
Employment of Personnel in Summer School Programs
The Board may employ any personnel for the summer school program. All summer school positions available shall be posted and filled according to law.
Job Sharing
The Board recognizes the value to the County to obtain the services of quality staff members who may not be available on a full-time basis but wish to offer their knowledge and skills part-time through a job-sharing process.
The Board will consider job share requests only if the cost (including benefits) of employing two (2) or more staff members does not exceed the cost of employing one (1) full-time staff member.
The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines to create a job-sharing program pursuant to state law and policies.
Criminal History Record Check
To more adequately safeguard students and staff members, the Board requires an inquiry into the background of each applicant the Superintendent recommends for employment on the County's staff. This requirement includes all substitutes and persons employed on a part-time basis such as coaches or activity supervisors who may have care, custody, or control of students. The Board shall request from the State criminal identification bureau the record of any and all criminal convictions relating to child abuse, sex-related offenses or possession of controlled substances with intent to deliver same of all of its employees hired on or after July 1, 1986.
A criminal record check is not required of any currently-employed staff member who is a candidate for another position in the County, nor for any previously employed staff member who is re-employed less than six months after separation.
Vacancies
Openings in established, existing or newly created positions shall be posted pursuant to state law.All such postings shall be made available on the Board's website and to any current employee or member of the public who wishes to view such postings at any of the Board's locations of operation, including schools, offices, and auxiliary locations where employees are regularly assigned duties.
The Superintendent shall have the authority to determine whether a professional position will be reposted. These provisions shall apply to both regular positions and extra-curricular positions.
Competency Testing for Service Personnel
Service personnel competency testing shall be performed by the Superintendent or designee using the state-defined testing materials and per the requirements defined by the West Virginia Department of Education and state law.
Any currently employed service personnel who wishes to transfer into a classification for which he / she has not previously passed the competency test shall be given an opportunity to pass such test prior to consideration of other individuals of lesser seniority, provided such a test exists for that classification. Competency testing performed for the purposes of hiring new substitute service personnel shall only be made available to candidates for such substitute service personnel vacancy(ies).
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