BCPS SUMMER PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT Office of Temporary Services February 29,2016

SUMMER HIRING FLOWCHART

SUMMER HIRING DATES February 15 – March 1, 2016 Summer Applications open for Internal candidates only for all programs Weekly Bulletin 02/26/2016 Reminder of application close on March 1, March 1 – March 11, 2016 OTS application review & verification of credentials Weekly Bulletin 03/04/2016 Recommendation to hire instructions for summer applications March 8, 2016 Webinar to review EYLP. ESY, TITLE I best practices & FMP Recommendation process March 14 – March 26, 2016 Principal recommendation window is open Weekly Bulletin 03/18/2016 Recommendation window for summer applications closes on March 26, Webinar training on 4/12/16 to review File Maker Pro April 4 – April 15, 2016 Curriculum & Instruction Tier II Applications open for submission Weekly Bulletin 04/08/2016 Link to live webinar for File Maker Pro review 04/12/2016 Password information sent out via . April 12, :00 am – 11:00 am Live webinar training for File Maker Pro (recording available after 11:30 am) April 18 – April 22, 2016 C & I offices review Tier II applicants April 19, 2016 Webinar training for summer hiring Weekly Bulletin 04/22/2016 Reminder that summer employment agreements start to go out on 04/25/2016 April 25, 2016 Candidates released to Principals/Assistant Principals for screening & selection  Recommendations to hire sent on-going  Contracts sent & signed or rejected (72 hr. deadline) May 6 – May 12, 2016 Update Staffing Allocations & fill empty slots with additional candidates Please refer to the timeline for important dates & reminders. The Weekly Bulletin is used as the primary communication tool for summer hiring. There is a gap between recommendations & contracts. Please use this time to talk to the staff you plan to hire.

HUMAN RESOURCES GUIDELINES Criteria for Eligibility for Summer Teaching: The summer program applicant will: 1. Be a BCPS employee in active status. Employees who resign, retire, or are on leave fro, BCPS, including administrative leave, are ineligible for summer employment. 2. Be on tenure. 3. Hold a valid professional certification or license in the field of the requested employment. A qualified teacher with a valid conditional certification in the field of the assignment may be employed if a qualified teacher with a professional certification in the field of the assignment is not available. 4. Receive the recommendation of his/her principal/supervisor. TABCO Master Agreement Tenured teachers shall be selected for summer school positions unless insufficient numbers of qualified tenured teachers have applied for such positions. TABCO Master Agreement A teacher on less than a twelve-month schedule, who is employed for additional periods of duty on a temporary basis or on extended year employment (EYE) is permitted to use sick leave during these periods. Such a teacher shall receive sick leave for the additional term of employment in proportion to the time worked, e.g., a teacher with three (3) years service employed six (6) weeks accrues three (3) days; three (3) weeks accrues one and one-half (1 1/2) days. Teachers assigned to summer school or workshops will be permitted to use sick leave for a maximum of 16% of scheduled workdays

APPLICANT GROUPS Teacher Staff Groups 1 or HQ1 – First applicant pool  Holds a professional certification,  Maintains a HQ endorsement,  On tenure, and  Receives a recommendation for employment from his/her principal/supervisor 2 or HQ 2 – Second applicant pool when the first pool is exhausted. (A written request must be made via to Laura Lough, at the time the hiring selection is entered into  Holds a standard or advanced certification,  Maintains a HQ endorsement, and  Receives a recommendation for employment from his/her principal/supervisor. 3 – Third applicant pool when the first & second pools are exhausted. (A written request must be made via to Laura Lough, at the time the hiring selection is entered into  Holds a standard or advanced certification and,  Receives a recommendation for employment form his/her principal/supervisor. Support Staff Requisite Credential Summary  Currently work in the positon being offered or work in a position that possess the minimum requirements.  Received recommendation from principal/supervisor. BCPS requires a Highly Qualified endorsement in the subject area of the assignment.

IMPORTANT NOTES Links from the presentation:  Summer Hiring Flowchart Summer Hiring Flowchart  Administrator Summer Hiring Dates/Timeline Administrator Summer Hiring Dates/Timeline  Summer Hiring Guidelines 2016 Summer Hiring Guidelines 2016