Hiring and Evaluation of Immediate Family Members

Purpose

This policy intends to avoid any situation wherein a conflict of interest might arise on the part of a Board member or a member of the staff of ANCS without unnecessarily excluding qualified immediate family members from seeking employment opportunities with ANCS.

Duration

This policy is permanent, but it is subject to revisions.

Policy

Section 1. Definitions

For the purposes of this policy, a member of the immediate family is defined as individuals who are relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, including but not limited to spouses, domestic partners, parents, children, adopted children, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, step-parents, step-siblings, half-siblings, step-children, any other relative living in the household of the employee, or a person who is engaged to be married to the employee or who otherwise holds himself/herself out as, or is generally known as, the person whom the employee intends to marry or with whom the employee intends to form a household.

Section 2. Hiring of a Family Member

1. In any instance in which a member of a current employee's immediate family ("family member") applies for employment at the school, the employee shall remove himself/herself from the hiring process. It is the responsibility of the employee to notify the Campus Principal if a family member is applying for employment at the school. In the case of a Campus Principal's family member applying for employment at the school, it is his/her responsibility to notify the Executive Director. In the case of the Executive Director, it is his/her responsibility to notify the chairs of the Governing Board and the Governance Committee if a family member is applying for employment at the school.
2. The Board Chair shall confirm compliance with this policy. Also, any staff member may notify the Executive Director and, in the case of a conflict related to the Executive Director, the Board Chair and the Chair of the Governance Committee if he/she feels this policy is not being followed.
3. Prior to approval of the contract by the Governing Board, the family relationship must be disclosed at a public meeting.

Section 3. Evaluation of a Family Member

The Campus Principal and Executive Director shall make every effort to ensure that the family member is not supervised or evaluated by an immediate family member. If possible, the Campus Principal and/or Executive Director shall designate another appropriate supervisor for the family member. There will be circumstances in which the related employee's supervision and evaluation of the family member cannot be entirely avoided (e.g., terms of contract, related employee is the Campus Principal or Executive Director). Both parents/guardians and staff members may report any evidence of a conflict of interest or violation of this policy to the Campus Principal and/or Executive Director. Any evaluations conducted of the employee will be reviewed and signed by both the supervisor and the Executive Director.

Resources

• Hiring

Approval and Review

Approved	Effective	Last Review	Next Review
06/16/2015	07/02/2015	09/2024	03/2027