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Human Resources

A classroom, a school, a district can only be as good as its teacher, its staff, its bus drivers and coaches, aids and assistants, groundskeepers, principals and librarians. Our HR team are the ones who make it all possible: finding our people and facilitating their ongoing great work.

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General human resources Email: hr@sccs.net

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Personnel Commission

Personnel Commission

See more info on the Personnel Commission here.
For information regarding complaints, please click this link.
For current job openings, click here to visit EdJoin.

Our District

Santa Cruz City Schools is composed of an elementary and a high school district governed by a common Board of Education and a general administrative staff. There are six schools serving nearly 2,220 students in the elementary district, including a Dual Immersion Program.The secondary district includes two middle schools, three comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, an independent studies program and a home school program with a combined population of approximately 4,540 students. One of our district goals is to recruit, select, and retain outstanding employees to educate and serve the students of Santa Cruz City Schools. As an employee of Santa Cruz City Schools, you will be joining an outstanding team of dedicated professionals who continue to strive to meet the needs of all of our students.
 

Santa Cruz is located on northern California's world famous Monterey Bay. The temperate climate draws people from all over. A small city with a population of approximately 63,364, Santa Cruz offers countless attractions to the resident or visitor including beaches,wooded hills, beautiful parks, fine restaurants and clubs, a wide variety of local events, music, theater and other entertainment, a flourishing cultural scene featuring art galleries, craft shops, diverse print media and more. The local economy is based primarily on tourism,serving community needs, and non-polluting small industries. We have a strong community that supports public education. We invite you to join our Santa Cruz community!

Employment Verification
Employment verification or income verification forms can be faxed to 831-429-3433 or emailed to Kari Johnsen at hr@sccs.net. 
 
Note: A written authorization from the employee is required for income verifications.

Resources

Certificated

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GSCFT - Certificated Union

 

Jody Kropholler & Matt Bruner – GSCFT Co-Presidents

Classified

For Current Employment Opportunities Visit:  Ed-Join or visit our Employment Opportunities page.

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Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Evaluation

 

SCCCE - Classified Union: Santa Cruz Council of Classified Employees (SCCCE) 

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Substitute

Substitute Teaching

Thank you for your interest in Substitute Teaching at Santa Cruz City Schools District. We have many opportunities for you to share your passion by supporting our students and schools, and helping where you’re needed most. 


Information and Recruitment Process:

In order to become a substitute teacher for Santa Cruz City Schools district, you must first register through the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. Please visit the link for more information:

Santa Cruz County - Office of Education - Substitute Teacher Information

Complaints

District Employment At-A-Glance
Certificated (Teachers): 462
All Employee: 817

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Uniform/Williams Complaint

 

From the California Department of Education: "A complaint is a written statement alleging discrimination, harassment, or a violation of a federal or state law or regulation. Acomplaint must be filed by way of the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP)as written in the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, sections4600-4687. Issues that may involve filing a complaint using the UCP areunder various state and federal programs that use categorical funds such as Adult Education, Career Technical Education, Child Development,Consolidated Categorical Programs, Indian Education, Migrant Education, Nutrition Education, and Special Education. " Click here for more information regarding policies and procedures.

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Title IX Regulations

 

Every school district that receives federal funding is required to designate and/or adequately train at least one employee to coordinate the recipient's Title IX responsibilities. Title IX regulations also require that the names and contact information of each Title IX Coordinator be made public by the educational institution.

Santa Cruz City Schools prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This applies to all acts related to school activity or school attendance within a school under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the school district. School personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

(EC §§ 200, 220, 221.5, 234.1, 260; GC §11135; PC §422.55; 5 CCR §§ 4900, 4902, 4960)

Complaints alleging noncompliance with this policy of discrimination should be directed to the Title IX Coordinators:

Dorothy Coito
Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
Telephone: (831) 429-3410 Ext. 48249
Email: dcoito@sccs.net

Molly Parks
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
Telephone: (831) 429-3410 Ext. 48235
Email: mparks@sccs.net
 


Most recent Training:


More Information Regarding Rights and Responsibilities:

 

How to File a Complaint with OCR:

 

US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
San Francisco Office Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education 50 United Nations Plaza Mail Box 1200, Room 1545 San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 486-5555
Fax: (415) 486-5570
TDD: (800) 877-8339
Email: ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov

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