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New Principal Guide HCM
New Principal Guide HCM
All documents must be uploaded into PATS before a candidate can be placed in
Qualified Status.
In order to become a certified teacher with the DeKalb County School In order to be eligible for a SWNC Teacher (strategic waiver
District, you must meet the following requirements: non-certified) with the DeKalb County School District, candidate
must satisfy the following initial requirements:
Bachelors Degree from a GaPSC approved college or university with
a minimum GPA = 2.5 (if below 2.5 and over 10 years the GPA is
waived) Complete a bachelors degree in Content Area (or closely
related field) from an accredited college or university
Pass the GACE Program Admissions Test or an exemption
SAT - 1000 (Verbal/Critical Reading & Math) Pass the GACE Ethics Entry Assessment (www.gace.ets.org)
ACT 43 (Math & English)
GRE (Verbal & Quantitative) Have an offer of employment
(score 1030 if tested before August 1, 2011 score 297
if tested after August 1, 2011)
*Once you are hired by the district you are given 3 years to complete a
GA PSC state-approved educator preparation program
If a start date is changed or altered for whatever reason, either the Hiring
Manager or Onboarding Secretary, will send you an email to notify you of
changes.
Elite 4
Documents Needed for Hire: Qualification
Elite 4:
Certificated Positions: Certifications/and or assessment scores,
references, and official transcripts, performance evaluation (if
applicable).
Elite 5:
If you have the available allotment to post your position, you may post
your needed position.
If you do not have the allotment, due to someone occupying the position on
the portal, or you are having difficulties with posting, please contact Mr.
Won Allen (60354). He will be able to assist you with posting. You will need
to indicate the specific position needed and the name of the person being
replaced.
Classified Resignations:
Please have the employee complete the Online resignation
form found in Office 365
Displaced
Displaced Staff
Displaced" means there's no allotment or funds at the school to "keep" the person.
HCM looks at all options to keep individuals in the same location, if all possible.
FMLA exhausted- On day 61, you may post. If the person is still
on your portal, forward the email from FML to your Hiring
Manager or Mr. Won Allen. Please indicate the position needed.
i.e. If a school has a Title I First Grade position, and the school
doesn't have the funds to pay for that position through Title I the
next year, but the school has a Regular Ed First Grade vacancy
(which is an available allotment), that Title I Teacher
"automatically" goes into the Regular Ed First Grade vacancy.
What To Do
Title I Academic Coaches and Displacements
If a school does not have the funds to fund their Academic Coach
for the next year, the Academic Coach will go into a teaching
position at that school, if the allotment is available. However, if
there is a need for an Academic Coach at another location, the
Regional Manager can work with the person/Principal to place
the Academic Coach in the available vacancy; the Academic
Coach is not automatically placed on the displaced list.
Note: Academic Coaches are given "teacher contracts";
therefore, if an Academic Coach vacancy is not available, the
Academic Coach goes into a teaching position.
In the event a school does not have the "Title I funds" or "the
allotment" to accommodate the person, this is the "only" time the
person can be placed on the displaced list (as a Academic Coach
or Teacher).
What To Do
Title I Classified Positions/ Re-applying
Title I is a year to year commitment. If schools dont have the
Title I funds or allotment to keep the Title I funded classified
person, or if HCM doesn't have a position to place the classified
employee in, the classified employee will have to re-apply.
Start Dates
Promotions
Losing Principal and receiving Principal will receive an email indicating all
promotions.
Start dates for teaching positions and Administration positions are immediate
starts.
All others will be granted the 2 weeks notice, if applicable- Exception: Academic
Coach, Instructional Support Specialist, Student Support Specialist or Counselor-
the vacant position must be filled before the individual can assume the new role-
maximum 45 days, which ever comes first.
Status
Positions in Awaiting Approval and In Process
HCM will work closely with Mr. Charles Wood in the Office of Allotments, Scheduling
and Budgets to ensure that your allotments reflect your building needs.
All increased allotments are to be approved and adjusted by Mr. Charles Wood
(60217). Once allotments are approved and adjusted (if an adjustment is needed due to
increased enrollment), HCM will work with you in filling your vacant position(s).
Who to contact
FMLA/ Extended Leave Contact
FMLA/Leaves
Specialist: Koriffi Davis ext. 60351
Workerman's Comp
Susan Setterstrom- ext. 60403
Head/Lay
Coaching Positions
Head Coaches:
If candidate is hired as a Teacher and Head Coach, they must be hired on
a Teacher posting must be certified
Bumps last hired, if necessary
Lay Coaches:
$10.25 per hour
Georgia High School Association Lay Coaching Certificate required
Valid certificate in first aid required
High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
Must be renewed annually
Coaches supplement questions-please contact: Meta Simon- ext. 60235
Part-time Employees
Manager: Gia Jennings ext. 60214
Certification
Kimberly Cooper- Certification Specialist
678-676-0349 Kimberly_cooper@dekalbschoolsga.org
Beonka Anthony- Certification Analyst
678-676-0359 Beonka_Anthony@dekalbschoolsga.org
What To Do
Contracts/Renewals:
When contracts are issued for the next school year, employees have ten (10)
business days to sign his or her contract.
If an employee elects not to sign his or her contract by the established deadline,
the employee is not eligible for re-hire until July 1.
Employees who do not sign their contract cannot work summer school.
Coming to DeKalb
If an individual breaks his or her contract (did not receive a
clear release from another school district), he or she CANNOT
be hired by DeKalb.
Leaving DeKalb
If an individual breaks his or her contract ( did not receive a
clear release from us), he or she will be reported to GA
Professional Standards Commission for abandonment of
contract.
Last Day
Last Day To Hire Full Time Employees
By Regions
* Ms. Julie Fincher- Region 1- All Positions *Dr. Angelica R. Collins- Region 4- All Positions
(678) 676-0224 julie_fincher@dekalbschoolsga.org (678) 676-0501 angelica_r_collins@dekalbschoolsga.org
Assistant: Cynthia McKenzie- 678-676-0169 Assistant: Jacqueline Kelly 678-676-0223
*Ms. Antoinette Seabrook Region 2- All Positions *Dr. Tracia Cloud- Region 5- All Positions
(678) 676-0195 (678) 676-0341 tracia_cloud@dekalbschoolsga.org
Antoinette_m_seabrook@dekalbschoolsga.org Assistant: Ms. Dorothy Norton- 678-676-0530
Assistant: Ariel Baker- 678-676-0220
Employee Handbook
http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/www/documents/human-resources/dcsd-employee-handbook-final.pdf
HCM Directory
http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/human-resources/index/staff-directory