Santa Clara County Grand Jury • 2009-2010

Evergreen School Dist Filed July 22, 2010 Honorable Jamie Jacobs-May, Presiding Judge tJ1l1 2 8 2010 Santa Clara County

Published: July 22, 2010 2 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F5, F6

Findings and Recommendations 5 findings

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Per the Districts' current CBAs, internal applicants are given priority over external applicants who may be better qualifiedfor the job.
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R1
Each Board should revisit this subject infuture CBA negotiations to ensure that competency is the determinant factor in thejob candidate selection process. Response: Not applicable. Neither Evergreen CBA accord any priority to any candidate. 2. Finding 2: The PAUSD utilizes aprocess that requires teacher job applicants to teach demonstration lessons which are subsequently scored by a qualified review team. Ttze scores are utilized as significant factors in hiring decisions.
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The PAUSD utilizes a process that requires teacher job applicants to teach demonstration lessons which are subsequently scored by a qualified review team. Ttze scores are utilized as significant factors in hiring decisions.
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R2
All District should consider adopting interview practices like PAUSD which provide opportunities for applicants to demonstrate their teaching skills. Response: Please clarify the Grand Jury's definition of "significant" and how this factor is weighted along with reference checks, past performance evaluations, years of experience, a lesson demonstration with a classroom of students as opposed to a demonstration with an eVClluatlOnteam, etc. Utiiization of the results of a demons'~ration lesson appears to more suited to screening applicants for an applicant pool. 3. Finding 3: Twenty-two of the 32 Districts havepolicies covering the hiring of employee and Board member relatives.
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Twenty-two of the 32 Districts have policies covering the hiring of employee and Board member relatives.
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R3
All Boards shouldformulate and implement policies covering the hiring of relatives, including the disclosure of anyfamilial relationships to the Buard, to avoid the appearance of bias orfavoritism in the recruitment andjob assignment processes. Response: Agree. District Administration Office Superintendent: CHfBlack 3188Quimby Road Governing Board: JeffFischer SanJose, California 95148 Merrilee Claverie Phone: (408)270-6800 Sylvia Alvarez Fax: (408)274-3894 VinceSongcayawon Carolyn Clark 4. Finding 4: Twenty-two of the 32 Districts do notpermit employees to beplaced in direct reporting relationships to their relatives. Thefollowing 10 Districts stated they do not have a written policy regarding the direct supervisory relationship of related employees.
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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.
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R4
The Board of the Districts listed inFinding 4should formulate and implement apolicy prohibiting direct employee supervision of spouses and other relatives. Response: Agree. 5. Finding 7: 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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Only Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union and the Palo Alto Unified Districts responded that they ask about familial relationships on their job applications.
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R7
All Boards should implement measures to identify familial relationships during the hiring process. Response: Agree.

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