Hiring

Purpose

This policy governs hiring at ANCS.

Duration

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

Policy

Section 1. Vacancies

  1. As ANCS is an equal opportunity employer, vacancies are open to all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, or national origin. All vacancies will be posted and/or advertised publicly.
  2. ANCS encourages promotion from within. When positions become vacant, notice will be posted publicly; current, qualified employees are encouraged to apply. All internal candidates will be interviewed.

Section 2. Steps for Filling a Position

  1. Before the vacancy is posted, the Campus Principal in conjunction with the HR Manager will draft the following reference documents:
    1. Job description
    2. Criteria of eligibility
    3. Schedule and protocol concerning the job posting
    4. Text of the job posting
  2. The position shall be posted on the ANCS website. The position may also be posted on the U.S. Charter Schools website, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution website, at local facilities that may include universities with education programs (GSU, Clark Atlanta, etc.) or on their websites, or on any other website or facility deemed appropriate by the Campus Principal or Executive Director.
  3. The Campus Principal or Executive Director will review complete applications and select the most qualified applicants for interviews.
  4. Each time an opening occurs, an ad hoc committee will be formed. This committee shall be charged with interviewing the most qualified applicants as selected by the Campus Principal or Executive Director. The ad hoc committee shall consist of the Campus Principal or Executive Director of ANCS, at least one peer (e.g., a current second-grade teacher for a second-grade lead teacher position opening), and potentially others as deemed appropriate.
  5. The interview shall contain questions calling upon direct experience as well as hypothetical scenarios. All candidates for the same position shall be interviewed with an identical set of questions. Committee member notes from each interview will be collected and kept on file for one year by the Campus Principal / Executive Director.
  6. An interview panel, when appropriate, will interview candidates until consensus has been reached on the most suitable candidate. Before an offer is extended to the candidate of choice, references must be checked and determined to be satisfactory. Notes from reference calls must be kept in the candidate's employment file. Once a candidate has accepted the position and signed a contract, the other interviewees for that position will be notified by email of the decision. New hires must submit to a background check and fingerprinting within 30 days of the offer.

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