Spring-Ford Area School District

199 Bechtel Rd. Collegeville, PA 19426
610-705-6000

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Employment Applications

 

Substitute Teaching Application

(Use this form ONLY for substitute teaching)
 

School Personnel Health Record

 

Required Clearances and History

 

FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Required April 1, 2007

Effective April 1, 2007.  All student teachers (participating in classroom teaching, internships, clinical or field experience) and prospective employees (including but not limited to administrators, teachers, substitutes, janitors, cafeteria workers, office employees) of public and private schools, Intermediate Units and area vocational-technical schools, including independent contractors and their employees and bus drivers, who have direct contact with children, must provide to their employer a copy of their Federal Criminal History Record that cannot be more than one (1) year old.  This only applies to employees hired on or after April 1, 2007.  Employees hired prior to April 1, 2007, are only required to provide the Federal Criminal History record if they have lived outside of the state for at least two years immediately preceding their application for employment.  Registration is completed online or over the phone.  Registration is available online 24 hours/day, seven days per week at www.pa.cogentid.com.  

 

For additional information about required clearances, click the links below:

 

FBI Fingerprint Criminal History

 

ACT 34 Clearance Information;

and/or

On-line Patch Link: https://epatch.state.pa.us

 

ACT 151 Clearance Information

General Employment Information

The Spring-Ford Area School District employs over 900 people, including teachers and support staff.  Some statistics of interest are:

Teaching Staff:

Average Years of Experience: 9.78

Advanced Degrees: 62%

Spring-Ford is a district that is growing rapidly.  The district receives 3000 applications for teaching positions each year, and has a very comprehensive screening and hiring program that enables us to hire the best candidates to teach our children.  Spring-Ford has excellent, dedicated teachers in the classrooms, supported by administrators, secretaries, and instructional and non-instructional assistants, as well as food service, custodial and maintenance employees who are very committed to seeing that all students receive the quality education they deserve.

Additionally, Spring-Ford has a very aggressive staff development program, as well as ongoing training programs for our professional staff.  The district has instituted in-service programs for all support staff groups to assist them in being the best they can be in their positions.  Spring-Ford is very proud of its District and its employees, and their commitment to education.  We welcome involvement and input into our programs from parents, educators, students, and the public we serve.

 

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Last updated December 02, 2007
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