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District clarifies background-check policy; uses Trusted Employers vendor and MSBA-aligned language
Summary
HR presented annual updates to policy #404 aligning local standards with MSBA model language, clarifying student-volunteer exemptions and noting the district uses Trusted Employers (including BCA checks) for criminal-history screening.
Joel Milteer, Human Resource Director, presented updates to policy #404 to align the district’s background-check rules with MSBA model language and to clarify local screening standards. Milteer explained that student volunteers (for example, student teachers who have completed background checks through their learning institutions) are exempt from the district’s background-check requirement. The policy text retains additional local screening standards at the end.
Milteer told the committee the district uses a third-party vendor called Trusted Employers to run background checks; the MSBA wording refers to a BCA background check, which is part of the Trusted Employers process. The committee recommended the updated policy language for committee approval.
