Employment in Osawatomie Unified Schools

Teacher Application and Interview Procedure

This process consists of five steps:

1. Submit a completed application file to the Superintendent's Office. Applicant files must be complete before a screening interview will be arranged. A completed file consists of:
   1. a completed application
   2. college transcripts
   3. a photocopy of teaching certificate or letter explaining status of the teaching certificate
   4. credentials with four (4) letters of reference
2. The Superintendent's Office will contact selected applicants to schedule a screening interview. Screening interviews will begin in February of each year and continue until the start of the school year.
3. When a vacancy is announced, candidates will be selected and scheduled for additional interviewing. Building level administrators choose candidates for final interviews.
4. The names of candidates recommended for employment will be placed before the Board of Education for final approval. The first hiring for a school year is scheduled for March of each year. Interviews and recommendations will continue throughout the spring and summer as positions become available.
5. Applicants should contact the Superintendent's Office starting January 1 to reactivate their files for the upcoming year.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at (913) 755-4172 with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your interest in investing in the children and community of Osawatomie.

Download employment forms

You can download the Osawatomie Schools Staff Employment Application and the Authorization for Release of Information forms by selecting the appropriate links below. In order to view and print these forms, you must first download and install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader onto your computer. You can view easy-to-follow instructions for downloading and installing the Acrobat Reader by clicking on the "Get Acrobat Reader" button below.

Certified Staff Employment Application Non-Certified Staff Employment Application

Teacher certification

All teachers in the Osawatomie School District are required to be certified teachers of the State of Kansas. Information regarding certification may be obtained from the Kansas State Department of Education in Topeka, Kansas at (785) 296-2288. The address for the State Department of Education is 120 S.E. 10th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66612. To be connected to their web site, please go to http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us/cert/cert.html.

Osawatomie USD 367 allows for all educational experience and years taught.

Osawatomie is looking for the best match of a teaching applicant to the available opening. We hire people with many years of teaching experience, as well as first year teachers. Likewise, we hire teachers with bachelor's degrees as well as candidates with doctorates.

Osawatomie USD 367 Salary Schedule - coming soon

Teacher Fringe Benefits

Osawatomie offers a comprehensive employee benefits plan. The plan designs and rates compare favorably to other local employers and surrounding school districts. The following is a general list of the benefits:

• Eligibility to enroll children in district schools
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Term Life Insurance
• Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
• Tax Sheltered Annuities
• Flexible Spending Accounts

Medical Insurance

The Board will pay, in addition to salary, a fringe benefit for full-time certified teachers.  As long as the Board of Education elects to be a member of KEIT (Kansas Educational Insurance Trust) the Board will pay for a full single low option plan and a equal amount toward all other single plans. A Teacher selecting a family health insurance plan will receive $415.00 on the fringe benefit.  A Teacher selecting a employee/children or employee/spouse health insurance plan will receive $370.00 on the fringe benefit.   All Board paid fringe benefit will be applied to the cost of the district’s group health insurance plan.  The benefit amount shall be applied to the group health benefit and carrier as selected by the Board.  The fringe benefit amount shall be applied to the purchase of the Board’s group health plan and may not be taken as cash or any other benefit.  Part-time certified teachers shall receive a pro-rated portion of the  full single low option plan, $370.00 or $415.00 per month.  When two Teachers enroll in one health plan, one employee shall receive a single fringe benefit of the full single low option plan while the other receives a family fringe benefit of $415.00 or $370.00 depending on plan selected.  The total amount of the fringe benefit shall not exceed the cost of the plan selected. Upon termination or nonrenewal of the Teacher’s contract of employment for any reason, all Board payments of fringe benefits shall terminate on the date employment with the district ceases.  The Board will pay in addition to salary and health care fringe benefit, Group Term Life Insurance coverage for full time employees working more than 20 hours per week.

 
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

All public employees are members of the Kansas Public Retirement System (KPERS). The state retirement system provides retirement benefits, disability benefits and life insurance. Additional information about KPERS may be found at http://www.kpers.org/.

Certified Staff Application (pdf file - 97 KB)
Non-Certifed Staff (pdf file - 71 KB)

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