Instructions for submitting employment verification requests are located here.

No. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that verification forms are sent to the appropriately identified former employers and to contact these employers if the forms are incomplete or delays occur.

New hires will receive a Certification & Verification Overview via email. The Certification & Verification Overview is updated continuously as certification and previous work experience is verified.

In order for a certified employee to receive credit for military service, a copy of the employee's DD214 must be submitted to Human Resources. The employee may receive up to three years' credit for active military service in the Armed Forces of the United States. Experience credit is not granted for service in the Reserves or National Guard.

To be granted credit for experience, a certified employee must meet all of the state's guidelines as defined in GADOE 160-5-2-.05 Experience for Salary Purposes.

Teaching experience credit is not given for substitute teaching, teacher aide, student teaching, or paraprofessional experience.

No. The verification form is used to verify prior experience for salary purposes. However, if you are transferring from a Georgia school district in another capacity and have available sick leave for transfer, complete the verification process to request sick leave balance.

In accordance with GADOE 160-5-2-.05 Experience for Salary Purposes, an individual holding a category T certificate and having zero years of experience is placed on Salary Step 0. After one year of creditable experience in a Georgia school district, that individual is advanced to Salary Step 2 as if they had three years of creditable experience.

Teachers new to HCS who begin the first day of pre-planning week will receive their first paycheck on August 31st, and they will receive the earned annual salary divided over 13 checks. This is to avoid the employee going two months without a paycheck.

Should an employee work less than the scheduled days for their position, the annual salary will be pro-rated based on the actual days worked. New employees hired after the start of the school year will receive a salary breakdown directly from Payroll. 

For new hires with start dates between July 1st and August 31st, verification of previous experience that is received by HCS Human Resources prior to September 30th will be effective the date of hire and a retroactive payment may be warranted. If experience is received by HCS Human Resources after September 30th, experience will be effective from the date the verification form is received in HR and no retroactive payment is warranted.

For new hires with start dates between September 1st and June 30th, verification of previous experience that is received by HCS Human Resources within thirty (30) days of the date of hire will be effective the date of hire. If experience is received after 30 days of the date of hire, experience will be effective the date the verification form is received in HR and no retroactive payment is warranted.