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Findings and Recommendations 7 findings
F1
Per the Districts' current eRAs, internal applicants are given priority over external applicants who may be better qualified for thejob.
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R1
Each Board should revisit this subject in future Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations to ensure that competency is the determinant factor in thejob candidate process. • District Response The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted. We believe we have a CBA and process, which ensures that competency is a top determinant factor in the job selection process.
F2
The PAUSD utilizes a process that requires teacher job applicants to teach demonstration lessons which are subsequently scored by a qualified review team. The scores are utilized as significant factors in hiring decisions.
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R2
All Districts should consider adopting interview practices like PAUSD which provide opportunities for applicants to demonstrate their teaching skills. • District Response The recommendation has been implemented. Lorna Prieta Joint Union School District has practices in place aligned with this recommendation.
F3
Twenty-two of the 32 Districts have policies covering the hiring of employee and Board member relatives.
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R3
All Boards should formulate and implement policies covering the hiring of relatives, including the disclosure of any familial relationships to the Board, to avoid the appearance of bias or favoritism in the recruitment and job assignment processes. • District Response The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in during the 2010 - 2011 school year.
F4
Twenty-two of the 32 Districts do not permit employees to be placed in direct reporting relationships to their relatives. The following 10 districts stated they do not have a written policy regarding the direct supervisory relationship of related employees. • BELMMUCCMvueaunoooretmpihruuroregygenbnnraerrtrttnaseiiansiePBnnaonHlueriaVUUblUUslainannennUniiwioioktoonnn-nniLfioesd Altos ••••••••
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R4
The Boards of the Districts listed in Finding 4 should formulate and implement a policy prohibiting direct employee supervision of spouses and other relatives. • District Response The recommendation has been implemented. Lorna Prieta Joint Union School District has practices in place which, aligned with this recommendation.
F5
The following 18 Districts allow the Superintendent to override the policy of noTpermitting relatives to be placed in direct reporting relationships to current employees, on a case-hy-case basis: • Alum Rock Union • Campbell Union • EFFLMMMPCGOOSSSSrraaauaaouiaraeooollnrnscnrkpornmarrutnhtnoeegtaknJaaoyoGrylSaAoltartgvinnaCiidsPrnnlndaatiUoetdnrlooelvaiHenMUeUUreiUtaUiVfUnalnncilnniieiiKnCoefoiJiUdioifwnoionoeinnniuedn-nlidLneftiytoeyUsdnOAioflfntiocse of Education •••••••••••••••
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R5
Boards should adopt a policy of reviewing all Superintendent decisions that override the policy that pertains to the placement of related employees in direct reporting positions. • District Response The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in during the 2010 - 2011 school year.
F6
Fourteen of the 32 Districts are aware of and lor document the number and names of related employees. Thefollowing Districts do not document this information: • Alum Rock Union • Berryessa Union • Campbell Union • Campbell Union High School • East Side Union • Franklin McKinley • Lorna Prieta Joint Union • Los Altos • Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union • Los Gatos Union • Moreland
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R6
The Boards of the Districts listed in Finding 6 should implement apolicy of identifying familial relationships and tracking such data. • District Response The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in during the 2010 - 2011 school year.
F7
Only Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union and the Palo Alto Unified Districts responded that they ask about familial relationships on theirjob applications.
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R7
All Boards should implement measures to identify familial relationships during the hiring process. • District Response The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in during the 2010 - 2011 school year. Sincerely, Diane Matlock Board President
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