Montana Joint Application for Certified Teaching Employment

The following joint application may be used for participating Montana School Districts. However, each district may require additional information from its applicants. Please contact the individual school districts for any specific information needs. Applicants are responsible for contacting and sending applications to each and every school district to which they wish to apply.

By filling out the following form and clicking the "Create Printable Form" button at the bottom, a printable version of this form will be created. Note: do not include any semicolons (;), apostrophes('), or commas (,) in any of the fields below. Doing so will cause an error and you will not be able to create a printable form. For your application to be complete you must also print out an "Authorization to Release Information" sheet and have the entire application notarized. If the school district to which you are applying requires fingerprinting of applicants, please fill out and return this Fingerprint Background Check Form with your application materials. Individuals wishing to claim Veteran's Employment Preference must print out, read, complete, sign and submit the Veteran's Employment Preference Form to the school district along with your application.

All statements and information provided within this application and its attachments, if any, are true and complete. I understand that omission or misrepresentation of material fact may result in refusal of or separation from employment.

Instructions and Information

Please complete all pages of the application fully. Furnishing information on the application is mandatory unless otherwise stated.


Personal Information

First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Social Security Number
Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Home Phone Number
Other Phone Number
Previous Name(s)


Position Information

Specific Position for which you are applying:

Other Positions in which you are interested or for which you qualify:

Coaching/Advising Interests and Experience:

Do you hold a valid Montana Certificate?      Yes No     Folio #:
    Class:     Level:

Grades covered by your certificate: K-8     5-12     7-12     K-12
Expiration date:  Format: mm/dd/yyyy

(If applicable):
Major area of Preparation/endorsements:
Minor area of Preparation/Endorsements:

(Special Ed): Do you hold a Montana License?     Yes No     License Number:
Expiration Date:  Format: mm/dd/yyyy


Please answer the following questions:

Do you have the legal right to work in the United States?  Yes No

Are you able with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the functions of the job for which you are applying?  Yes No

Have you ever been released or discharged from employment or resigned to avoid such release or discharge?  Yes No
If yes, please explain, include date of discharge or resignation and reason for discharge or resignation:

I hereby certify that (check the applicable box and provide the information requested):
 I have not pleaded guilty to or have been convicted of any violation of criminal law, including criminal convictions resulting from a deferred sentence or a plea of nolo contendere/no contest (minor traffic offenses excepted).
 I have pleaded guilty to or have been convicted of at least one violation of criminal law. Please attach and sign a complete description of the circumstances surrounding such conviction. (This may not necessarily disqualify a person from consideration for employment).


Additional Pertinent Information, Qualifications, Certificates:

REFERENCES
Please list current information for at least three and no more than five references below

    Name Title Address Phone (home and work)
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 

EDUCATION HISTORY

University/College Location Subject Degree Year GPA
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 

Credits completed beyond attainment of teaching certification (note whether semester or quarter credits):
Undergraduate
Graduate          


EMPLOYMENT RECORD List your present or most recent employer. Describe your employment history, accounting for all time during at least the last 15 years. You may include volunteer and paid experience. DO NOT substitute a resume. You may attach additional information.

Do you wish to be notified before we contact your current or previous employers? Yes No

Employer: Your Job Title:
Address:
Immediate supervisor and title:
Telephone: Employment dates: From To

Job Duties (brief statement - be sure to list all duties related to this position):


Reason(s) For Leaving:
Salary:

Employer: Your Job Title:
Address:
Immediate supervisor and title:
Telephone: Employment dates: From To

Job Duties (brief statement - be sure to list all duties related to this position):
Reason(s) For Leaving:
Salary:

Employer: Your Job Title:
Address:
Immediate supervisor and title:
Telephone: Employment dates: From To

Job Duties (brief statement - be sure to list all duties related to this position):
Reason(s) For Leaving:
Salary:

Employer: Your Job Title:
Address:
Immediate supervisor and title:
Telephone: Employment dates: From To

Job Duties (brief statement - be sure to list all duties related to this position):
Reason(s) For Leaving:
Salary:

Employer: Your Job Title:
Address:
Immediate supervisor and title:
Telephone: Employment dates: From To

Job Duties (brief statement - be sure to list all duties related to this position):
Reason(s) For Leaving:
Salary:

Employer: Your Job Title:
Address:
Immediate supervisor and title:
Telephone: Employment dates: From To

Job Duties (brief statement - be sure to list all duties related to this position):
Reason(s) For Leaving:
Salary:

Employer: Your Job Title:
Address:
Immediate supervisor and title:
Telephone: Employment dates: From To

Job Duties (brief statement - be sure to list all duties related to this position):
Reason(s) For Leaving:
Salary:


Equal Opportunity Employer

Each participating school district prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person employed by or seeking employment with the school district because of race, creed, religion, color, political affiliation or national origin or because of age, physical or mental disability, marital status, or gender when the reasonable demands of the position do not require an age, physical or mental disability, marital status, or gender distinction. People of disability may request reasonable accommodation in the hiring process by contacting the school district personnel office.

Proof of Employability, TB Test

Any applicant chosen for employment must be able to produce a social security card, driver's license, or some other acceptable form of verification of employment eligibility in the United States pursuant to Form I-9 of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Similarly, a selected applicant must provide verification of having received a tuberculin (TB) test within the past year. Verification must include the date of the test, the results of the test, and the signature of the person who conducted the test. It is policy to require verification of a TB test from any candidate chosen for employment and to require submitted documentation of the results of a tuberculin (TB) test within seven (7) days of employment.

Authorization to Release Employment Records

If employed by a participating school district, the applicant authorizes the school district to supply his/her employment record at the school district's sole discretion, in whole or part, to any prospective employer, government agency, or other party, when the school district's interest is deemed appropriate.

Drug Free/Tobacco Free Policies

Each of the participating school districts are drug free, tobacco free schools and, as such, require all employees to adhere to specific drug free, tobacco free policies.

Acknowledgment

I understand that no offer of benefits, such as, but not limited to, a pension plan, insurance, vacation, or salary rate, is final until it has been reviewed by the Personnel/Human Resources Department, and fully approved by the (superintendent/board) or designated authorized representative. Further, I have read and understand the above policies of employment.

(On the printable form, there will be a line provided here for the candidate's signature and the date.)


Affirmative Action Information

Providing this information is strictly on a voluntary basis. State law requires that employers keep records on the race and sex of applicants and employees to facilitate the enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws. This statement will be filed separately from all of your other employment records. As required by state law, it will be available only to the school district personnel department and federal/state employment enforcement officers.

Complete the following information and return it with your completed application to the applicable school district office/s.

Date:

Sex: Female Male

Age:

Position applied for:

Ethnic Group

Check one of the following:

ALASKA NATIVE - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

AMERICAN INDIAN - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

ASIAN AMERICAN - A person having origins in any of the original people of the Indian Subcontinent, the Pacific Islands, or the Far East: For example, China, Japan, Korea.

BLACK - (not of Hispanic origin) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

FILIPINO - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Philippine Islands.

SPANISH AMERICAN - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South America or any other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

WHITE - (not of Hispanic origin) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North America, or the Middle East.

OTHER - Please specify: