4112/4212 - Appointment of Staff

Personnel - Certified

4112/4212 - Appointment

The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to hire administrators and teachers, including substitute teachers, for positions authorized by the Board of Education and report such hires to the Board.

Within guidelines of any existing provisions in negotiated collective bargaining agreements, the Superintendent shall be responsible for placement of appointed employees on the salary schedule.  The Superintendent shall award credit for years of professional experience and any other negotiated factors at his/her discretion.

The Superintendent also has the authority to hire non-certified support staff.

The Superintendent shall insure that all personnel employed meet state certification requirements for the position, including required fingerprinting and other criminal records and Department of Children and Families checks.

The Board will not discriminate in the amount of compensation paid to any employee on the basis of sex/gender.

Legal Reference:  Connecticut General Statutes

10-1440 through 10-145f re teacher certification

10-151 Employment of teachers. Definitions. Notice and hearing on failure to  renew or termination of contract. Appeal

10-153 Discrimination on account of marital status

10-155f Residency requirement prohibited

31-40z Penalizing employees for discussion or disclosure of wage information prohibited. Enforcement. (as amended by
    P.A. 21-30)

31-75 Discrimination on the basis of sex. Prohibited practice. Employer demonstration (as amended by P.A. 21-30)

46a-60 Discriminatory employment practices prohibited

P.A. 21-30 An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position

Title VII, Civil Rights Act as amended by Title IX, Equal Employment Opportunity

Policy Adopted:     August 1975 (old policy #4115)

Revised:                  November 1983 (old policy #4115), October 2018,   June 13, 2024