File: GCFB – Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff
The Board affirms its commitment to the strict prohibition of discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, genetic information or disability, and to the principle of affirmative action to obtain wide and representative candidate pools.
For the purpose of this policy, “race” includes traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles, including braids, twists, and locs.
In accordance with 20-A MRSA, § 1001(13), the Superintendent shall prepare a process designed to ensure nondiscriminatory practice in recruitment and hiring for all positions requiring administrator certification, as well as to result in selection of the most qualified candidates. This procedure shall be attached hereto as GCFB-R, and shall be reviewed periodically.
Moreover, upon each occasion of administrative vacancy, the Superintendent shall review the procedure and make appropriate adaptations as may be warranted by special circumstances. In the case of a vacancy in the Superintendency, the School Committee shall review the procedure, adapting as appropriate.
In accordance with 20-A MRSA, § 4502 (4-A), the district’s Affirmative Action Plan shall include a description of the status of the district’s nondiscriminatory administrator hiring practice and plans for in-service training programs on gender equity for teachers, administrators and the Board of Directors.
LEGAL REFERENCE:
- 5 MRSA § 4576 (Maine Human Rights Act)
- 20-A MRSA §§ 1001(13), 4502(4-A), 13011(6)
CROSS REFERENCE:
- AC – Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
- GCFB-R – Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff Administrative Procedure
FIRST READING: March 12, 2015
SECOND READING: March 26, 2015
ADOPTION: March 26, 2015
REVISION, FIRST READING: September 24, 2020
REVISION, SECOND READING: October 8, 2020
REVISION, ADOPTION: October 8, 2020
REVISION, FIRST READING: January 23, 2025
REVISION, SECOND READING: February 27, 2025
REVISION, ADOPTION: February 27, 2025