School Union #7
90 Beach Street
Saco, Maine 04072

APPLICATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

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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______________________________                           ________________________________
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When will you be available?____________
Permanent Address_____________________________________________            Phone_______________
Temporary Address_____________________________________________            Phone_______________

CURRENT SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION

Are you presently under contact to a school system? Yes____ No____

If so, when does your contract expire?____________________________________________________________

Name of system_________________________________________________________________State________

Position_____________________________________Present Salary____________________________________

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

College/University Attended                              Degree Awarded (if any)          No. of Yrs        Grade Point Average
                                                                                                                         

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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 certificate 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, Division of Certification and Placement, Augusta, Maine 04333.

EXPERIENCE: A resume must be provided.  In addition to educational background and work experience, please list positions held, employer and dates of employment for the past ten years.  Please account for any gaps in employment.

From (Month/Year)                  To (Month/Year)                      Position                                    Employer
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Number of years of teaching experience_________. Number of years of administrative experience__________. 

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 your 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 charged with, pleaded guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) to, or been convicted of any crime involving sexual abuse of any person or any other crime of morale turpitude? Yes_______No_________

Have you (a) ever been convicted of a crime, other than a minor traffic offense; or (b) ever entered a plea of guilty or a plea of “no contest” (nolo contendere), or 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 one of the previous questions, please explain, in detail, including the date of the court action, the 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.

Note: Conviction of a crime is not an automatic bar to employment by the school unit.

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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MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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OTHER RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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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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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.