New Hire Forms and Paperwork

Step 1 Onboarding Forms

• • Confidential Employee Information Form

  • Form I-9 - Employment Eligibility Verification (you must complete the form, and provide proofs of ID as indicated)

  • Acknowledgment and Consent Form Regarding Employment and Required Background Checks

  • Form DCF 3031 - Background Authorization Form

  • Fingerprinting Instructions 

Background Checks

The State of Connecticut requires any person who is hired by a local or regional board of education (teacher, administrator, special service staff member, paraeducator, security worker, substitute teacher, custodian, cafeteria employee, etc.) to submit to a state and national criminal history record check, as well as a check for any record of child abuse, within the first 30 days of the date of employment. Applicants are required under the law to provide a prospective employer with the name, address and telephone number of all current or former employers if such employer was a local or regional board of education, a governing council of a state or local charter school, an inter-district magnet school operator or if the employment caused the applicant to have contact with children.

Fingerprinting

All school employees are required to be fingerprinted. New hires will be advised of the online pre-enrollment process and costs associated with registering for fingerprints. A link to fingerprinting locations in Connecticut will also be provided. Please note that the police department charges an additional fee, and requires that a government issued photo ID be provided.

Fingerprints will be checked by the State Police Bureau of Identification and the F.B.I. The results of the criminal history record checks (both state and federal) will be reported to the employing school district. If the district receives notice of a conviction of a crime by a person holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education, the district shall notify the Bureau Educator Standards and Certification.

Step 2 Onboarding Forms

• • Federal W-4 - Tax Withholding

  • CT W-4 - Tax Withholding

  • Direct Deposit Enrollment Form and Payroll Advice

  • Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation Form

  • Medical Insurance Overview 

  • Waiver of Insurance Coverage (if you have your own insurance)