RATIONALE/OBJECTIVE:

The Cobb County School District (District) believes that an active recruitment program is essential to attract the most competent and qualified personnel to work in Cobb County schools. The Superintendent or designee shall develop regulations. The purpose of recruitment is to assist all units of administration under the jurisdiction of the Cobb County Board of Education (Board) with the recruitment of personnel.

RULE:

A. JOB DISCRIMINATION:

    Board Policies and District Administrative Rules concerning employment discrimination

    apply to this Rule.

B. REGULATIONS:

    Recruitment of personnel shall be subject to the following regulations:

    1. Job announcements shall be sent to appropriate college/university placement offices

        which have the responsibility of assisting students in locating positions. Appropriate

        colleges and universities shall mean colleges and universities with approved

        preparation programs in the District's region of the state which corresponds to the

        region for the Regional Educational Services Director of the Department of Education.

    2. Job announcements for specific positions need to contain the date of the

        announcement, the name of the contact person or office, address and/or telephone

        number, method of making application (letter of inquiry or telephone call), degree or

        degrees considered for position(s), type of Georgia certification needed, special

        qualifications, if any, and deadline date for making application, if applicable.

    3. Job announcements shall be sent to Recruitment Services, State Department of

        Education. Posting of vacancies with Recruitment Services may be handled one of the

        following ways:

        a. A job announcement similar to the one sent to the colleges and universities may be    

           sent to Recruitment Services. To speed up the posting of vacancies, the District may

           telephone Recruitment Services, and the person answering the call will complete a

           form containing the information needed to post the vacancy(ies).

        b. Job announcements may also be placed on the Internet.

    4. Copies of specific job announcements sent to colleges and universities and Teacher

        Recruitment should be kept on file in the Human Resources Division. The names of

        recipients should be included on the job announcement kept on file.

    5. The Human Resources Division may also announce vacant positions in the legal organ

        of the county and to colleges and universities in other states.

    6. The Human Resources Division may maintain involvement of an active recruitment

        team of current certificated personnel to contribute ideas and resources to assist in

        recruiting. This team may request and utilize outside resources as needed.

Effective: 1/28/88
Reclassified an Administrative Rule: 9/1/04
Revised: 6/27/91; 1/13/99; 2/22/01; 11/14/07