Certified and Professional Personnel

Minimum Qualifications

1. Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in the area of instructional responsibility required.
2. Minimum of a 2.5 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. A minimum of a 3.0 GPA is preferred.
3. Alabama State Department of Education Teaching Certification in the area of instructional responsibility required.
4. Must meet the “highly qualified” (HQ) criteria as defined by the “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001”and The Alabama Model for Identifying Highly Qualified Teachers.
5. Must meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification/licensure under the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457.

Please note the above qualifications are only the minimum for certified positions. Selected certified positions require a master’s degree or above. Furthermore, the Board may approve such alternatives to the above qualifications as they find appropriate and acceptable.

Application Requirements

1. Application. Applicants are to complete the application. This includes signing and dating the application to verify the information is correct. Failure to complete the application will result in the application file being deemed incomplete and being mailed back to the applicant.
2. Three (3) reference letters. Applicants with education work experience must provide recommendations from principals and /or superintendents from all experience within the past three years. If experience was not within the past three years, references must be from last contracted experience. Applicants who are beginning teachers registered with a college placement office must include references from their student teaching supervisor(s) and cooperating teacher(s). One letter must be from current employer or last employer if not currently employed. College placement files that include only evaluations, but no letters will not be accepted. All references must include contact information including, but not limited to phone number, address, and E-mail (if available).
3. Resume. Applicant must submit a detailed resume with references. The recommended length of the resume is no more than two pages. Content of the resume is determined by the applicant.
4. Transcript(s). Applicant must provide a transcript(s) which includes all undergraduate and graduate hours attempted, course prefixes, course titles, grades and credit received from all institutions of higher learning (community college, technical college, college, university). If the applicant is a graduating student, the applicant may submit an unofficial transcript; however, upon graduation, the official transcript must be submitted immediately.
5. Certification/License. Applicant must submit a copy of their current certificate or license with their application. If the applicant is a graduating student, the applicant must submit a letter from the university stating they are starting the certification process.

Interview

The administrator is responsible for scheduling interviews for all vacant positions at their school or work site. At least 48 hours prior to the interview, the administrator is to notify the Personnel Department of the list of applicants to be interviewed. The Personnel Department will review the application files for the following:

1. Application
2. Three Reference Letters
3. Resume
4. Transcript(s) (GPA and HQ status)
5. Certification / License

An applicant who does not meet the minimum qualifications will not receive an interview. An Applicant with an incomplete application, less than a 2.5 GPA or who fails to meet the HQ standards will not receive an interview; therefore, they cannot be recommended to the Superintendent. The administrator has sole discretion on determining who receives an interview.

All applications must be kept in the Personnel Department.

Recommendation to the Superintendent and the Board of Education

The administrator is to submit a Board recommendation form to the Personnel Department by 1 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the regularly scheduled Monday Board meeting. The deadline for recommendations to be included on the supplemental list and for special called Board meetings will be determined by the Superintendent or designee. A Board recommendation form cannot be submitted until a posting for the vacant position has expired.

All certified personnel recommended to the Board are to be interviewed by the Director of Personnel unless they were previously interviewed at a career fair. All certified personnel recommended to the Board from schools on academic priority (SAT 10) will be interviewed by both the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and the Director of Personnel.

The Superintendent or designee will provide the Board’s Personnel Committee a copy of the recommendations on the Thursday prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting. The Superintendent or designee, in consultation with the Personnel Committee will determine if a supplemental list will be necessary. In the event of a special called Board meeting, the Board will receive a copy of the Superintendent’s recommendations 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Only the Board can hire certified and professional personnel.