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Application Procedures
CERTIFIED
All applications for certified and non-certified positions must be completed on-line. Electronic application files must be complete in order to be considered for positions in the City Schools of Decatur. In addition to submitting a completed application, the following items should be mailed to the Human Resources Department.
Click here to apply on-line.
- Transcripts * of all colleges/universities attended
- Two completed City Schools of Decatur Reference Forms (Download the reference form)
- Copies of current Georgia or out of state Teaching Certificate(s) or PRAXIS II scores if applicable.
Application
- Incomplete application files will be active for 90 days
- Complete application files will be active for 2 years unless you email us and ask us to inactivate your file.
Transcripts
- Unofficial transcripts may be sent for employment consideration. If a job is offered, official transcripts must be requested by the new employee for your permanent record.
References
- Send references to immediate past supervisors, if possible.
- While you may provide additional reference forms, letters, or a placement file with your application, these alone will not satisfy the requirement of having at least two of the City Schools of Decatur forms returned directly from the reference sources.
Certification
- Substitute teachers are not required to be certified but please complete the on-line certified application.
- As of 2005, paraprofessionals must be certified to work in the City Schools of Decatur.
- For certification questions, please contact the following: Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Certification Section
Two Peachtree Street
Suite 6000
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404)232-2500
(800)869-7775
Status Line: (404) 232-2510
CLASSIFIED
All applications for classified positions must be completed on-line. Please click the link on the left to access the on-line application.
SECURITY CLEARANCE
At the time of hiring, the City Schools of Decatur requires a criminal background check and fingerprinting on all new employees, including classified personnel and other designated employees. Effective July 1, 1994, an acceptable fingerprint record is required by law in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia, Code Section 20-2-11. This Code states that no certified professional personnel shall be issued a contract of employment for the first time by a local unit unless such person has been fingerprinted and a national record check has been made. You will be responsible to schedule a fingerprinting appointment with the City of Decatur Department of Public Safety.
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