MSAD #37

Office of the Superintendent
PO Box 79~~Harrington, Maine 04643
Telephone (207) 483-2734~~Fax: (207) 483-6051

 

APPLICATION FOR TEACHING POSITION

MSAD #37 does not discriminate in the operation of its educational and employment policies and will honor all appropriate laws relative to discrimination.

Date _______________________Position applying for: (grade level, subject, other)________________

Name ________________________________________________________________________

Social Security Number __________________________________________________________

When will you be available? ____________________________

Permanent Address ____________________________________ Phone ___________________

Temporary Address ___________________________________ Phone ___________________

EDUCATION: Transcripts or copies of official transcripts of all college/university grades must be provided.

It is essential that this section be completed accurately.

No. of Yrs. Colleges/Universities Attended

Degree Awarded (if any)

Attended

Grade Point Average

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Number of semester hours in:

(Hours) (Hours) (Subject)

_________________ Reading ______________ Major (__________________________________)

_________________ Math ______________ __Minor (__________________________________)

_________________ Special Education __________ Major (_______________________________)

  

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

Type                State                Date Issued                  Date of Expiration

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Have you taken the National Teacher’s Exam? ___________  If yes, please include a copy of your test results..

If you do not hold a Maine certificate, for what type of Maine certificate(s) are you applying and eligible?

______________________________________________________________________________

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.

 Are you retired from the Maine State Retirement System?   YES _______              NO _______

EXPERIENCE: Number of years of teaching experience _____________

If none, student teaching ___________________ substituting _________________________

A resume must be provided.  In addition to educational background and work experience, please include extracurricular activities in which you have been involved. Please list below positions held, employer and dates of employment for the past ten years. Please account for any gaps in employment on a separate page.

From (month/year)

To (month/year)

Position

Employer

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

On a separate sheet, please describe a specific class or class activity you planned and actually conducted which illustrates your philosophy of teaching and is the best example of your teaching skill. What evidence showed you that his class or activity was successful in terms of student motivation and achievement?

BACKGROUND:   If you answer YES to any of the following questions, please 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 of a crime is not an automatic bar to employment.

Have you ever been disciplined, discharged, asked to resign, or failed to receive a continuing contract appointment 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 be 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 _________

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

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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 MSAD #37 contacts in connection with my employment application to fully provide MSAD #37 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 MSAD #37, 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.

Signature _____________________________Driver’s License # ___________________

Date __________________

 

Application Check list: The completed employment application cannot be evaluated unless all of the following materials have been provided:

_______ Application form fully completed and signed

_______ Copies of Transcripts

_______ Copy of Certification

_______ National Teacher’s Exam results (if applicable)

_______ Resume

_______ Gaps in employment during the past ten years explained

_______ Illustration of your philosophy of teaching

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

_______ Three letters of reference

 

Applications will remain active for a period of 12 months from date of receipt. All materials become the property of MSAD #37. None will be returned. Any falsification of information or misleading information on this application shall be fully sufficient grounds to refuse to employ or, having been employed, shall be immediate cause for dismissal.

 

Revised:  March, 2002