Santa Clara County Grand Jury • 2009-2010

2009-2010 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Looking at Policies Our Schools Use to Find and Place Employees

Published: June 24, 2010 37 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 7 findings

F1
Per the Districts’ current CBAs, internal applicants are given priority over external applicants who may be better qualified for the job.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Each Board should revisit this subject in future CBA negotiations to ensure that competency is the determinant factor in the job candidate 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.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
All Districts should consider adopting interview practices like PAUSD which provide opportunities for applicants to demonstrate their teaching skills.
F3
Twenty-two of the 32 Districts have policies covering the hiring of employee and Board member relatives.
Related Recommendations (1)
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. 5
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. • Berryessa Union • Cambrian • Cupertino Union • Evergreen • Luther Burbank • Milpitas Unified • Morgan Hill Unified • Mount Pleasant • Mountain View Whisman • Union
Related Recommendations (1)
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.
F5
The following 18 Districts allow the Superintendent to override the policy of not permitting relatives to be placed in direct reporting relationships to current employees, on a case-by-case basis: • Alum Rock Union • Campbell Union • Campbell Union High School • East Side Union • Franklin McKinley • Loma Prieta Joint Union • Los Altos • Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union • Los Gatos Union • Moreland • Mountain View-Los Altos • Oak Grove 6 • Orchard • Palo Alto Unified • San Jose Unified • Saratoga Union • Sunnyvale • Santa Clara County Office of Education
Related Recommendations (1)
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.
F6
Fourteen of the 32 Districts are aware of and/or document the number and names of related employees. The following Districts do not document this information: • Alum Rock Union • Berryessa Union • Campbell Union • Cupertino Union • Eastside Union • Franklin McKinley • Fremont Union • Gilroy Unified • Loma Prieta Joint Union • Moreland • Morgan Hill Unified • Mount Pleasant • Mountain View-Los Altos Union • Oak Grove • Palo Alto Unified • San Jose Unified • Santa Clara Unified • Santa Clara County Office of Education
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
The Boards of the Districts listed in Finding 6 should implement a policy of identifying familial relationships and tracking such data. 7
F7
Only Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union and the Palo Alto Unified Districts responded that they ask about familial relationships on their job applications.
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
All Boards should implement measures to identify familial relationships during the hiring process.

Conclusions 14

No Responses Found 16

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Gilroy Unified School District School District
Lakeside Joint School District
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District School District
Los Altos City
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Los Gatos Union Elementary School District School District
Moreland School District School District
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District
Oak Grove Elementary School District School District
Orchard Elementary School District School District
Palo Alto Unified School District School District
San Jose Unified School District School District
Santa Clara County Office of Education Agency
Santa Clara Unified School District School District
Saratoga Union Elementary School District School District
Sunnyvale City