Conditions+of+Employment


 * //__APPLICATION VERIFICATION__//**

Any applicant or employee who provides false information to the McKeesport Area School Sistrict will be discharged for cause.


 * //__CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE - Act 151__//**

All employment applicatnts must submit with their employment application a criminal history report from the Pennsylvania State Police and Pennsylvania child Abuse History Clearance effective July 1, 1996. If the applicant is not a resident of Pennsylvania, and has not been a resident of Pennsylvania for the two years immediately proceeding employment application, the applicant must also provide a report of federal criminal history record information must be obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation performed through the Department of Aging and submitted with employment application.


 * __Act 151 - Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Form__**

__**//Directions for//** **//Act 151 Form//**__ - Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance- to be completed by applicant, enclose a money order in the amount of $ 10 and mail to the Childline and Abuse Registry, Department of Public Welfare, PO Box 8170, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8170. (//**This form must be mailed in.)**//


 * //__CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS - ACT 34 & ACT 114__//**

The Older Adults Protected Services Act requires that an applicant meet criteria for employment. In no cases may an applicant be hired, on or after January 1, 1986, be retained if the employment applican's or employee's criminal history record indicates that the employment applicant or employee has been convicted for matters relating to one or more of the following: murder; rape; staturtory sexual assult; involuntary deviate sexual intercourse; sexual assault; aggravated indecent assault; indecent assualt; incest; sexual abuse of children; criminal homicide; aggravated assault; kidnapping; unlawful restraint; arson and related offenses; burglar; robery; forgery; endangering welfare of children; dealing in infant children; and or retaliation against witness or victim.

All prospective employees of public and private schools, intermedate units and area vocational-technical schools, including independent contractors and their employees who have direct contact with children, must provide to their employer a copy of the Pennsylvania State Criminal History Background Check (ACT 34) and their Federal Criminal History record (ACT 114) that cannot be more than one year old. This only applies to employees hired on or after April 1, 2007.

__**[|Act 34 Criminal Record Check]**__ D

Directions for Act 114 - FBI Criminal History Report
 * //FBI Clearance Process//**:

Applicants __**MUST**__ register prior to going to a fingerprint site. Registration can be completed either on the phone or online.
 * 1) Click on the link [|Act 114 - FBI Criminal History Report] it is available 24 hours a day, seven days per week. **Be sure to click on the icon for the PA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.****﻿**
 * 2) Telephone registration is available at 1-888-439-2486, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST.
 * 3) Applicants will receive a registration ID upon completion of the registration application.
 * 4) The fee for the FBI clearance is $ 36 and can be made online with a credit card or by bringing a Money Order-Cashiers Check payable to **//"Congent Systems"//** to the fingerprinting site. NO CASH OR PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE.

AIU Fingerprinting Process Centers are located in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120 or a number of UPS stores in the area.

In order to be fingerprinted, all applicants must have:
 * a valid photo ID, and if applicable,
 * a Money Order or Cahier's Check payable to Cogent Systems
 * a confirmation number from the registration

Fingerprints will be taken at the AIU Central Office Building, 475 East Waterfornt Drive, Homestead. (Across from the Get Go gas station.) additional fingerprinting centers are also located in some of the local UPS stores.

The AIU Fingerprinting Center is located on the first floor, across from the Receptionist's desk.

Hours of operation are 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

Finger prints will be scanned and sent electronically to the FBI.

After being fingerprinted, applicants must present the registration ID to the school district to access the report via the electronic system.


 * //__DRUG TESTING__//**

Abuse of alcohol and controlled substances in the workplace is a danger to the safety and helth of employees and students of the McKeesport Area School District. The responsibility for maintaining an alcohol and drug-free workplace is entrusted to the Board of School Directors. Such a workplace enhances the safety of all employees and ensures their fitness to fulfill job responsibilities.

Asa a condition of employment, the Board of School Directors will hire no one who tests positive on the drug screening, unless the drug has been prescibed by a licensed physician and or there is a bona fide medical reason for using the drug.

Enforcement of the school district's program and policy regarding the abuse of drugs requires that candidates for employment must provide appropriate body fluid specimens for testing.


 * //__PROBATIONARY PERIOD__//**

All new Instructional I Employees will be evaluated at a mininum semi annually using PDE form until they have attained Instructional II status. Instructional I Employees can be terminated with the issuance of (1) unsatisfactory evaluation.
 * //NEW INSTRUCTIONAL I PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES PROBATIONARY PERIOD//**

All Instructional II Employees will be evaluated at leasr annually using the DEBE-5501.
 * //INSTRUCTION II PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES//**

All new Support Service or Classified Employees shall be considered probationary employees for a total of 90 calendar days. Details specific to each employee classification are outlined in the contract between the district and support service personnel. At the conclusion of the 90 day probationary period employees will be evaluated and informed of their continued employment status.
 * //SUPPORT SERVICE PERONNEL OR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES//**

Professional Employees will be evaluated as outlined in the districts established Board adopted Observation and Evaluation Procedures.
 * //PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS//**

All non professional employees will be evaluated at the end of each school year on a form approved by the Board of Directors.
 * //SUPPORT- CLERICAL//**


 * //__PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE VERIFICATION__//**

Professional Employees of McKeesport Area School District are required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to maintain a current professional license to practice in the field of education for which they are employed when applicable.

Professional licensure is verified by the Personnel Department through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education. Employment applicants who provide false licensing information or arefound to not have valid licensure in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania will not be considered for employment. Employees who provide false information will be discharged for cause.


 * //__TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST__//**

An applicant who has received an offer of employment with McKeesport Area School District must also have a pre-employment intermediate strength tuberculin skin test (Mantoux) within 1 year. Mantoux positive reactors must have a pre-employment X-Ray and evaluation for appropriate therapy. Persons with a histroy of positive Mantoux rection may have a chest x-ray instead of a Mantoux test. A written report issued by a physician, hospital or agency, of a tuberculin skin test is required. If the test is positive, a chest X-ray, completed within the past 60 days, must be considered as meeting the requirement. The report must be made available before employment commences.


 * __MASD Tubercullin Testing Consent & Report Form__**