Policy 420 Recruitment and Selection
Policy Statement
The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) recognizes the importance of attracting, recruiting, and retaining a diverse group of quality candidates that can support the board in creating unparalleled, agile, and inclusive learning experiences for all. The UGDSB is committed to:
- Recruiting and selecting qualified staff who have demonstrated experience and a commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, equitable, accessible, and high-quality learning environment
- Setting clear recruitment and selection criteria
- Actively seeking diverse candidates, including those from under-represented groups, to reflect the diversity of our student population
- Providing a bias-free, equitable, fair, and transparent recruitment and selection process for all employment opportunities
- Ensuring that no candidate receives preferential treatment during the recruitment and selection process as a result of nepotism or other conflicts of interest
- Promoting diversity among the recruitment and selection panels where possible that draw on different educational and professional backgrounds, experiences and skill sets
- Upholding the requirements in Regulation 298, Operation of Schools – General, the Ontario Human Rights Code and/or any other applicable legislation
- Honouring the recruitment and selection criteria found within collective agreements, terms and conditions of employment, and other legislation, as applicable
- Providing and maintaining a safe and secure learning and working environment for students and employees.
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First adopted: June 2024
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