The Governing Board is committed to employing suitable, qualified individuals to effectively carry out the district's vision, mission, and goals. The Superintendent or designee shall develop equitable, fair, and transparent recruitment and selection procedures.
No inquiry shall be made with regard to any information prohibited by state or federal nondiscrimination laws.
The Superintendent or designee shall not inquire, orally or in writing, in regard to an applicant's salary history information, including compensation and benefits. He/she shall also not rely on salary history information as a factor in determining whether to offer employment to an applicant or the salary to offer. However, the Superintendent or designee may consider salary information that is disclosable under state or federal law or that the applicant discloses voluntarily and without prompting. The Superintendent or designee shall provide the applicant the pay scale for the position to which he/she is applying. (Labor Code 432.3)
District employment practices shall not discriminate against authorized aliens. Legally-required inquiries to assure employment eligibility status shall be made in accordance with Board policy and administrative regulation.
(cf. 4111.2/4211.2/4311.2 - Legal Status Requirement)
The Superintendent shall ensure that persons nominated for employment meet all qualifications established by law and by the Board.
(cf. 4112.4/4212.4/4312.4 - Health Examinations)
With Board approval and in accordance with district needs, the district may provide incentives to recruit teachers, administrators, or other employees, such as signing bonuses, assistance with beginning teacher induction and/or credential costs, mentoring, additional compensation, and/or subsidized housing.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
200-262.4 Prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex
44066 Limitations on certification requirements
44858 Age or marital status in certificated positions
44859 Prohibition against certain rules and regulations re: residency
45103-45139 Employment (classified employees)
49406 Examination for tuberculosis
GOVERNMENT CODE
6250-6276.48 Public Records Act
12900-12996 Fair Employment and Housing Act, including:
12940-12956 12957 Discrimination prohibited; unlawful practices
LABOR CODE
432.3 Salary information
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 5
552 Freedom of Information Act
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 8
1324a Unlawful employment of aliens
1324b Unfair immigration related employment practices
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1681-1688 Title IX prohibition against discrimination
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
2000d-2000d-7 Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964
2000e-2000e-17 Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 28
35.101-35.190 Americans with Disabilities Act
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
106.51-106.61 Nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in employment in education program or activities
COURT DECISIONS
C.A. v William S. Hart Union High School District et al., (2012) 138 Cal.Rptr.3d 1
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS
Teacher Recruitment in California: An Analysis of Effective Strategies, Research Brief, Veritas Research and Evaluation Group, October 2017
WEB SITES
California County Superintendents Educational Services Association: http://ccsesa.org/recruit
California Department of Education: https://www.cde.ca.gov
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing: http://www.dfeh.ca.gov
Commission on Teacher Credentialing: http://www.ctc.ca.gov
Education Job Opportunities Information Network: http://www.edjoin.org
Teach USA: http://www.calteach.org https://culturalvistas.org/programs/us/teach-usa
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: http://www.eeoc.gov
Policy ESCONDIDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: March 15, 1994 Escondido, California
revised: June 19, 2018