MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 64

P.O. Box 279, Corinth, Maine  04427

Telephone (207) 285-3334

Fax (207) 285-4343

 

APPLICATION FOR TEACHING POSITION

 

THE M.S.A.D. NO. 64 DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN THE OPERATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND WILL HONOR ALL APPROPRIATE LAWS RELATIVE TO DISCRIMINATION.

 

Name of applicant ___________________________________  Date ___________________

                                                                                   

Permanent address___________________________________________________________

 

Temporary address ___________________________________________________________

 

Home phone __________________                Work phone ___________________

 

Position(s) applying for (Grade level, subject, other): ________________________________

                                                                                      ________________________________

 

Are you currently employed? _________  When will you be available? _________________

 

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

College/

University

Degree

Awarded

No. Years

Attended

Grade Point

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of semester hours in:

            _______ Reading                     __________Major (Subject _____________________)

            _______ Math                         __________Minor (Subject _____________________)

            _______ Special Education      __________Major (Subject _____________________)

                                                            __________Minor (Subject _____________________)

 

CERTIFICATION:   List certification(s) you hold and provide copy of certificates:

Type & Endorsement

State

Date Issued

Expiration Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you do not hold a Maine certificate, for what type of Maine certificate are you applying and eligible to receive? ___________________________________________________________________________

 

 

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.  Please account for any gaps in employment on a separate page.

From (month/year)

To (month/year)

Position

Employer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numbers of years of teaching experience __________

 

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

 

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 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 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 every 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 and 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.

 

How many days have you missed from work during the past two years?_____________

 

REFERENCES: List three, two of whom are most recent supervisors, who can comment on your professional 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 the M.S.A.D. No. 64 contacts in connection with my employment application to fully provide the M.S.A.D. No. 64 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 the M.S.A.D. No. 64, its agents or 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 _________________________________ Date _____________________

 

 

 

APPLICATION FOR TEACHING POSITION CHECK LIST: The completed employment application can not be evaluated unless 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

            ____  Illustration of your philosophy of teaching

            ____ 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 the M.S.A.D. No. 64.  None will be returned.  Providing any false or misleading information on this application or in the application or employment screening 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.