Principles of Good Practice on Hiring Faculty and Staff

AISGW expects that school communities will espouse a spirit of respect and professionalism in all hiring and related situations. While many individuals in an AISGW school may participate in the employment process, the Head of School is responsible for ensuring that the following standards are met:

1. A school will not take any action intended to encourage an employee of another school, whether a member of AISGW or not, to break a contract.
2. A school will ascertain whether the candidate is under contract at another school.
3. A school will recognize the right of an employee to visit and consider employment in another school without notifying the employee’s present school. A school will also recognize and respect the right of another school to hold discussions about the possibilities of employment without notifying the present school. In both cases, it is understood that the period of employment under consideration does not coincide with a period to which the employee is already committed by contract.
4. Promptly upon to entering into an employment contract with an employee of another AISGW school, the school head will notify the head of the employee’s present school and will also direct the employee to do so.
5. A school head will not stand in the way of an employee who wishes to move to another school after the employee has fulfilled all contractual obligations.

Adapted from AIMS “Best Practices” with permission

Adopted by AISGW Board, September 2002

Amended by AISGW Board, January 2004