School Union 133
69 Augusta Road
Whitefield, ME 04353-3232
(207) 549-3261
APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHING
SCHOOL UNION 133 DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN THE OPERATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT
POLICIES AND WILL HONOR ALL APPROPRIATE LAWS RELATIVE TO DISCRIMINATION.
Date:
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Name: _________________________________
Social Security No. ____ - ____ - ____
Address: _______________________________
Phone: _________________________________
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EDUCATION: Transcripts, including grades, from all college(s)/university(s) attended must be provided. It is
essential that this section be completed accurately:
No.of Years
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ATTENDED
Degree Awarded
Attended
Grade Point Average
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CERTIFICATION: List Certification(s) you hold and provide copies of such certification.
Type:
State
Date Issued
Date of Expiration
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EXPERIENCE: Please list previous teaching/substituting experience. Please attach a copy of your RESUME.
Grade/Subject
Position
Employer Tel. No.
Dates: From-To
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AREAS OF INTEREST:
1. Please indicate the grade level(s) at which you are interested in substitute teaching:
K-2
3-5
6-8
Special Education
2. Please circle the school(s) preference(s). Palermo
Somerville
Windsor
3. Please circle the areas you enjoy teaching most or indicate a specialty area of yours.
Art
Music
Physical Education
Math
Science
Eng/Lit.
Other
4. Please indicate any personal time restraints: i.e.) available on Tues, Wed & Thurs only, or available Sept through April only.
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REFERENCES: Please provide (3) three references who are not related to you, who are familiar with your work as a teacher,
substitute or who know of your experience working with youth. Please attach their letters of reference.
Name:
Address
Telephone No.
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BACKGROUND:
1. Have you ever been disciplined, discharged, or asked to resign from a prior position?
Yes______No______
2. Have you ever resigned from a prior position after a complaint had been received
against you or your conduct was under investigation or review?
Yes______No______
3. Has your contract in a prior position ever been non-renewed?
Yes______No______
4. Have you ever not been nominated for re-employment in a prior position or ever had
your nomination for re-employment not be approved?
Yes______No______
5. Have you ever been charged with or investigated for sexual abuse or harassment
or another person?
Yes______No______
6. Have you ever been convicted of a crime (other than a minor traffic offense)?
Yes______No______
7. Have you ever entered a plea of guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) to any crime
(other than a minor traffic offense)?
Yes______No______
8. Have you ever had a professional license or certificate suspended or revoked in any
state or have you ever voluntarily surrendered, temporarily or permanently, a
professional license or certificate in any state?
Yes______No______
9. Has any court ever deferred, filed or dismissed proceedings without a finding of guilty
and required that you pay a fine, penalty or court costs and/or imposed a requirement
as to your behavior or conduct for a period of time in connection with any crime (other
than a minor traffic offense)?
Yes______No______
10. If you have answered YES to any of the previous questions, please provide full details below including with respect to
court actions, the date, the offense in question and the address of the court involved. Attach additional sheets if
necessary. Conviction or other disposition of a crime is not necessarily an automatic bar to employment.
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SIGNATURE:
My signature below constitutes authorization to check my employment history, including without limitation,
criminal arrest and conviction record checks, reference checks and release of investigatory information processed
by any state, local or federal agency. I further authorize those persons, agencies or entities that School Union #133
contacts in connection with my employment application to fully provide School Union #133 any information on the
matters set forth above. I expressly waive in connection with any request for or provision of such information, any
claims, including without limitation, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy or interference with contractual
relations that I might otherwise have against School Union 133, it’s agents and officials or against any provider of
such information.
I understand that information submitted in and with this application may be disclosed to a screening and/or
interviewing committee. I give my consent to this disclosure.
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Signature & Date
APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHING POSITION CHECK LIST:
The completed employment application cannot be evaluated unless all of the following materials have been provided.
1.
Application form fully completed. ______
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Copies of College transcripts enclosed. _______
3.
Copy of Maine Teaching and CHRC/Fingerprinting certificate(s). _____
4.
Resume. _____
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Three letters of reference. _____
6.
YES questions from the Background section fully explained. _____
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Note: All application materials become the property of School Union #133. None will be returned. Providing any
false or misleading information on this application or in the application or employment screening process shall
be fully sufficient grounds to refuse to employ the applicant or, if the applicant has been employed, to
immediately dismiss the applicant/employee.
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