Kelso School District Voice: (360) 501-1924
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Information: lori.paul@kelso.wednet.edu
Certificated Application Requirements
Thank
you for your interest in the
Applications
will not be kept active beyond one year from the submission date, unless
renewed and/or updated by the applicant.
Position openings are
posted on this online application system as well as through our web site: http://www.kelso.wednet.edu
To
use the Online Application to apply for a certificated position in the
Please
Note: If you do not complete your application and submit it within ninety (90)
days, it will be removed from our online system.
First Time Visitor
If you have not registered with our OnLine Application system and you are not an employee with our district, click First Time Visitor to begin the process.Previous Applicant
If you have already submitted an online application, you may click Registered User to begin. If the System indicates that your application cannot be found, please click on Previous Applicant and follow the instructions. If you started the application process but did not complete the process (i.e. hit the submit button), you will need to start all over again.District Employee
If you are a District employee requesting to apply for a specific open position, click “District Employee” to begin.Registered User
If you have already registered with our online system, click “Registered User” to log into the Online system.IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE COMPLETE, WE NEED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
- Employment Application Form. Click on Application and complete each of the
sections beginning with Base Info. Fill out the remaining sections on the
Application Menu including Degrees, Certificate, Skills, Experience,
References and Preferences. When completing the Experience section please
include your internship (student teaching) experience as part of your
employment history.
- Inserts. There are two (2) inserts in the Inserts section:
"Certificated Reference Form," (Cert Ref) and “Support
Staff Reference Form” (Support Ref). These are
print documents. Clicking on “print” to the right of the name
of the form opens the document.
Please note that you are to print 4 of the appropriate Reference
Forms to send to individuals for completion. In order for your application to be
considered complete, we must receive 2 of the 4 forms. Sign and have the
forms sent to the Human Resources Office.
Also you must send the information requested in items 3, 4, 5, 6
and 7 below to the Human Resources Office. Applicants are advised that
they will be subject to all certification regulations as well as state
background checks. When an offer of employment is made, new employees must
complete a background check for criminal history, including a fingerprint
check, by the State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well
as a current written disclosure of specified criminal convictions and
civil or disciplinary board findings. Any offer of employment is
conditional upon the successful outcome of the criminal history background
check and approval by the District's Board of Directors. A further requirement is that applicants
must be the federal highly qualified guidelines before being hired.
NOTE: School Psychologists, SLP’s and other Special Education applicants must have the “Support Staff Reference
Forms” completed. These
forms must be printed and sent to the individuals you want to complete them;
they are not currently accessible by the on-line application system to be
e-mailed to the individuals.
- General Cover Letter. Prepare a general cover letter stating the
position(s) in which you are interested, your qualifications for the
position(s), and why you would like to work for
- Current Resumé. A resumé of your work
experience, education, certifications and special skills should be
included. This will help to “fill in the gaps” left by the
District application.
- Letters of Recommendation or College Placement
File. A placement file from
your college or university OR a minimum of three (3) letters of
teaching-related recommendations are required. It is suggested that if your placement
file is more than three (3) years old, that you obtain three (3) current
letters of recommendation. These
may be submitted in conjunction with your placement file or instead of
your placement file. Your application is considered incomplete without
it/them. Request your college placement service send the file directly to
the Human Resources Office.
- Copies of College Transcripts. Transcripts are helpful in the screening
process and are not normally included in your placement file. (Official
transcripts will be required upon employment.)
- Copy of State Teaching or Specialist Certificate.
If you have not received your certificate, indicate when you expect to
receive it and submit a copy immediately upon receipt.
Upon
completion of your application, you can click on Summary and review and print a copy
of your application. When you are ready to submit your application, click on Submit Application. You will then need to complete the Disclosure
Form and type YES in all caps. Then
click on Confirm Disclosure Statement.
You will then need to read the Certification, Authorization and Release and
type YES in caps if you agree. Then
click Submit
Application and your application will be submitted. If you have
further questions, please call our office at (360) 501-1917. The mailing
address for the submission of supplemental application documents is:
Human
Resources
