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MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
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4211 |
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The Board of Education shall appoint all staff members only from nominations made by the
Superintendent. All appointments shall be by recorded roll call majority vote of members of the
Board of Education who are present at the meeting. The Superintendent shall adhere to the
following in recruiting and interviewing candidates:
- There will be no discrimination in the employment process in regard to race, creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, age, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, marital status, familial
status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, atypical hereditary
cellular or blood trait of any individual, nationality, or other conditions not related to the
duties and responsibilities of the job.
- All candidates must have training and/or actual work experience in the vacant position, and
an acceptable level of proficiency.
- It shall be the duty of the Director of Human Resources to see that persons nominated for employment shall
meet all qualifications established by state or federal law, including the completion of a
criminal history check and proof of citizenship or eligible alien status, and that references
have been checked and noted in the employee's file.
The employment of any candidate is not official until the contract is approved by the Board of
Education and signed by the candidate. It shall be the responsibility of the Director of Human Resources to
communicate this fact to all candidates.
The Director of Human Resources, working with the Superintendent, will seek approval from him/her to make
temporary appointments in emergency situations in accordance with the law. These must be ratified
by the Board at the next regular meeting.
Date: April 14, 1986
June 10, 2002 First Reading
July 29, 2002, Approved
Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq. Law Against Discrimination
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-5 Inquiry as to religion and religious tests prohibited
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-6 No sex discrimination
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1, -7.5 Criminal history record; employee in regular contact with pupils; grounds for disqualification from employment; exception
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-76.1 Deadline for notification to students of requirements of provisional certificate and induction program ...
N.J.S.A. 18A:13-40 General powers and duties of board of newly created regional districts
N.J.S.A. 18A:16-1 Officers and employees in general
N.J.S.A. 18A:26-1, -1.1, -2 Citizenship of teachers, etc. ...
N.J.S.A. 18A:27-1 et seq. Employment and Contracts
See particularly:
N.J.S.A. 18A:27-4.1
N.J.S.A. 18A:54-20 Powers of board (county vocational schools)
N.J.A.C. 6:3-1.4 Local district responsibility for employment of staff
N.J.A.C. 6:3-1.5 Support residencies for regularly certified, inexperienced first-year principals
N.J.A.C. 6:3-1.6 Reporting and staffing of school districts
N.J.A.C. 6:4-1.3(b), -1.6 Policy development ...
N.J.A.C. 6:11-4.1 et seq. Types of Certificates
N.J.A.C. 6:11-5.1 et seq. Requirements for Instructional Certification
N.J.A.C. 6:11-8.2 Vocational education requirements effective September 1, 1992
N.J.A.C. 6:11-8.3 Special education
N.J.A.C. 6:11-8.4, -8.5 Bilingual/bicultural education ...
N.J.A.C. 6A:24-1.1 et seq. Urban Education Reform in the Abbott Districts
See particularly:
N.J.A.C. 6A:24-1.4, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3
N.J.A.C. 6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation of the Performance of School Districts
42 U.S.C.A. 2000e et seq. - Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended
by the Equal Employment Opportunities Act of 1972
29 U.S.C.A. 794 et seq. - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
8 U.S.C.A. 1100 et seq. - Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
42 U.S.C.A. 12101 et seq. - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Old Bridge Education Association v. Old Bridge Township Bd. of Ed., 1986 S.L.D. 1917
Taxman v. Piscataway Bd. of Ed., 91 F. 3d 1547 (3d Cir. 1996)
Manual for the Evaluation of Local School Districts (August 2000)
Multi-year Equity Plan for 1996-97 through 1998-99, SDOE Bureau of Equal Educational Opportunity, Doc. #MISM260040699
Cross References:
2130 Administrative staff
2131 Chief school administrator
4000 Concepts and roles in personnel
4211.1 Nondiscrimination/affirmative action
4212.2 Certification
4212.4 Employee health
4212.5 Criminal history check
4212.6 Personnel records
Key Words
Recruitment, Selection and Hiring; Hiring; Nondiscrimination; Affirmative Action, Background
Check, Personnel Background Check
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