防止承认和报告虐待和忽视儿童 →员工、承包商和志愿者的审查和培训

Ensuring Student Safety: Vetting and 培训 of 员工s, Contractors and Volunteers

Providing a safe and welcoming learning environment is essential to student success.  An important step to providing this environment begins with the adults in our schools.  Montgomery County Public 学校 (威尼斯官网在线) conducts multipoint background checks on employees to ensure that they are qualified, 道德, 负责任的, and meet high expectations for professionalism prior to being hired or interacting with students.

Below are the key elements in 威尼斯官网在线’ vetting process for new employees:

• 应用程序信息披露 -作为申请过程的一部分, 潜在雇员必须披露过去的犯罪行为, 包括, 但不限于虐待儿童, 性犯罪, 以及分销毒品或其他管制物品.  具体来说，所有申请人必须 遵守众议院486号法案 儿童性虐待和性行为不端 预防.  这项法律旨在帮助公共和非公共部门 schools and contracting agencies with implementing the provisions of Md. 代码, 建造. §6-113.2.  法律要求县委员会，非公共机构 school, or contracting agency shall review an applicant’s employment history by contacting the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers in which the applicant had direct contact with minors to request dates of employment and answers to the questions posed to applicants.  此外，法律还要求 report from the MSDE regarding whether the applicant holds an active and valid certificate and has ever been the subject of professional discipline related to 儿童性虐待或性行为不端.  更多信息请浏览 可用: http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DEE/ChildSexualAbuse/MSDE_Guidance_for_House_Bill_486_9.16.19.pdf
• 面对面的面试 – All employees participate in an in-person, structured interview process.
• 指纹识别 – All new employees are fingerprinted as part of the hiring process. Fingerprints are submitted to both Maryland and FBI criminal history databases for review.   威尼斯官网在线 is alerted if an employee is fingerprinted for an arrest in Maryland any time after being hired. Maryland law prohibits county boards of education from knowingly hiring or retaining any individual who has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to certain crimes.  这些罪行的清单可以找到 在这里.
• 儿童福利服务背景调查 – All new employees undergo a background review by Child Protective Services to check for allegations of child abuse and neglect, 包括 those with no arrests or charges made but investigated. 
• 参考评审- - - - - - 威尼斯官网在线要求所有申请人提交推荐信.  威尼斯官网在线 reviews these references to confirm previous employment and reputable work history.   
• 〇强制性培训 All employees are required to take training on the key student safety issues 包括预防, 识别 and reporting of child abuse and neglect; sexual harassment; bullying, harassment and intimidation; suicide prevention; gangs and gang  behaviors
• 自我报告的逮捕:   Maryland law prohibits a county board of education from knowingly hiring or retaining any individual who has been convicted, or pled guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to certain crimes. 这些罪行包括, 但并不局限于虐待儿童, 性犯罪, 以及分销毒品或其他管制物品. 需要自我报告的罪行的完整清单是可用的 在这里. 威尼斯官网在线 requires all employees to self-report within seven business days of the arrest or criminal charge.

教育者:

除了, all certified educator’s credentials are checked against the National Association of State Directors of Teacher 建造ation and Certification (NASDTEC) Clearinghouse, a national collection point for professional educator discipline. This screening helps to ensure that an educator’s credentials have not been suspended or revoked.

代课教师：

Substitute teachers receive the same vetting process and are required to complete the same training on the key student safety issues as other 威尼斯官网在线 employees, 包括预防, 识别, 以及虐待和忽视儿童的举报.

承包商:

In compliance with new amendments to Maryland law and 威尼斯人在线官网 policy, contractors working in an 威尼斯官网在线 facility w在这里 they could have direct, 无人管理的, and uncontrolled access to students must undergo a  a criminal background check, which includes fingerprinting and mandatory training on the prevention, 发现和报告虐待和忽视儿童的行为. 在此了解更多有关承建商背景调查程序： wz2y.herosee.net/departments/procurement/Contractors.aspx

为志愿者

威尼斯官网在线 values the volunteers who work in our schools to enrich our students’ experiences. 作为一个社区, 我们牢记创造安全的共同责任, 培养学生的环境. 作为责任的一部分, the following categories of volunteers are required to complete fingerprinting and background checks:

• 志愿者教练,
• Outdoor Environmental 建造ation Programs (Outdoor 建造ation) overnight chaperones,
• 志愿者参加夜间实地考察，以及
• Volunteers on extended day trip that require 学校支持和改进办公室 approval. (e.g., if departure time is not within the 威尼斯官网在线 operations start time and/or return time is later than 7:00 p.m.)

在这里了解更多关于志愿者背景调查的信息： wz2y.herosee.net/uploadedFiles/childabuseandneglect/CAN%20Volunteer%20FAQs%20010518.pdf

Volunteers are also required to complete training on preventing, 发现并报告虐待和忽视儿童的行为. 在这里了解更多关于这次培训的信息： wz2y.herosee.net/childabuseandneglect/ #志愿者 

商用车辆经营人及服务员：

除了对所有员工进行筛选之外, 威尼斯官网在线 bus operators are subject to federal requirements for pre-employment, 随机, reasonable suspicion ; and post-accident alcohol and other drug testing. The testing programs apply to all employees who hold commercial driver’s licenses, 以及为威尼斯官网在线操作商用车辆的人, 即使他们很少开这种车.

教师学生/实习生:

威尼斯官网在线认为学生教师/实习生直接, 对教育事业的积极贡献, and the system is dedicated to contributing excellence to future educators by offering quality teaching experiences.  As part of this experience, student teachers/interns undergo a background check.

Learn more information about student teacher background checks 在这里:
wz2y.herosee.net/departments/personnel/studentteaching/