School Union #7
90 Beach Street
Saco, Maine 04072

APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION

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SCHOOL UNION #7 DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN THE OPERATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND WILL HONOR ALL APPROPRIATE LAWS RELATIVE TO DISCRIMINATION.

Date______________________________                           Position(s) applying for:

Name______________________________                           ________________________________                                                                                                                        ________________________________

When will you be available?____________                               ________________________________

Permanent Address_____________________________________________ Phone_______________

Temporary Address_____________________________________________ Phone_______________

EDUCATION: Transcripts, including grades, from all college(s)/university(ties) attended must be provided.  It is essential that this section be completed accurately.

College/University Attended                               Location                                   Degree             Number of Yrs.
                                                                                                                                                    Completed

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EXPERIENCE: A resume must be provided.  In addition to educational background and work experience, include extra-curricular activities in which you have been involved.  Please list below positions held, employer and dates of employment for the past ten years beginning with your most current or recent experience.  Please account for any gaps in employment on a separate page.

No. of Yrs                    Dates From/To              Position             Employer Name, Address & Telephone No.

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Other relevant work experience and achievements:

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CERTIFICATION: List certification(s) you hold and provide copies of certification.

Type                                         State                             Date Issued                              Date of Expiration

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If you do not hold a Maine certificate, for what type of Maine certification are you applying and eligible?_____________
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NOTE:  Candidates who do not hold Maine certification should direct an inquiry to the Maine Department of Education, Certification Office, Augusta, Maine 04333.

BACKGROUND

Have you ever been disciplined, discharged, or asked to resign from a prior position?                                 Yes___No___

Have you ever resigned from a prior position after a complaint had been received against you or
our conduct was under investigation or review?                                                                                     Yes___ No___

Has your contract in a prior position ever been non-renewed?                                                                  Yes___ No___

Have you ever not been nominated for re-employment in a prior position or ever had your
nomination for re-employment not approved?                                                                                          Yes___No___

Have you ever been charged with or investigated for sexual abuse or harassment of another person?         Yes___No___

Have you ever been convicted of a crime (other than a minor traffic offense)?                                         Yes___No___

Have you ever entered a plea of guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) to any  crime    
(other than a minor traffic offense)?                                                                                                       Yes____No___

Have you ever had a professional license or certificate suspended or revoked in any state, or have you
ever voluntarily surrendered, temporarily or permanently, a professional license or certificate in any
state?                                                                                                                                                   Yes___No___

Has any court ever deferred, filed or dismissed proceedings without a finding of guilty and required
that you pay a fine, penalty or court costs and/or imposed a requirement as to your behavior or
conduct for a period of time in connection with any crime (other than a minor traffic offense)?                  Yes___ No___

If you have answered YES to any of the previous questions, provide full details on an additional sheet including, with respect to court actions, the date, offense in question, and the address of the court involved.  Conviction or other disposition of a crime is not necessarily an automatic bar to employment.

REFERENCES: List three, two of whom are most recent supervisors, who can comment on your ability and whom we may contact.  In addition, please provide three letters of reference from persons who are not related to you (may be from references listed below).

            Name                           Position             Address                                    Phone

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WHERE DID YOU LEARN OF THIS POSITION?

_____www.ServingSchools.com           _____Journal Tribune     ____Portland Press Herald            ____Friend  _____Other, please specify________________________________

My signature below constitutes authorization to check my employment history, including without limitation, criminal arrest and conviction record checks, reference checks, and release of investigatory information possessed by any state, local or federal agency.  I further authorize those persons, agencies or entities that School Union #7 contacts in connection with my employment application to fully provide School Union #7 any information on the matters set forth above. I expressly waive in connection with any request for or provision of such information, any claims, including without limitation, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, or interference with contractual relations that I might otherwise have against School Union #7, its agents and officials or against any provider of such information.

I understand that information submitted in and with this application may be disclosed to a screening and/or interviewing committee, which may include Board members, administrators, other staff, and members of the community.  I give my consent to this disclosure.

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            Signature                                                                      Date

 

APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION CHECKLIST: The completed employment application cannot be evaluated unless all of the following materials have been provided:

            ________        Application form fully completed

            ________        Copies of Transcript(s)

            ________        Copy of Maine Certification(s)

            ________        Resume

            ________        Gaps in employment during the past ten years explained

            ________        YES to any of the questions in the Background section explained

            ________        Three letters of reference

            ________        Application signed

 

NOTE:  ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS BECOME THE PROPERTY OF SCHOOL UNION #7.  NONE WILL BE RETURNED.  PROVIDING ANY FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION ON THIS APPLICATION OR IN THE APPLICATION OR EMPLOYMENT SCREEING PROCESS SHALL BE FULLY SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO REFUSE TO EMPLOY THE APPLICANT OR, IF THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN EMPLOYED, TO IMMEDIATELY DISMISS THE APPLICANT/EMPLOYEE. 

NOTE: EMPLOYMENT CANNOT BE FINALIZED UNTIL THE APPLICANT HAS COMPLETED REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING AS REQUIRED BY MAINE STATE STATUTE.