Building an Building an Electronic Electronic ApplicationApplication

Kim PeacockKim Peacock

Why Districts Are Doing Why Districts Are Doing ItIt

The challenge of distance to most school The challenge of distance to most school districts means it is often challenging for districts means it is often challenging for administrators to visit central office.administrators to visit central office.

A database of applications at a central A database of applications at a central location allows remote viewing from a location allows remote viewing from a distance.distance.

Electronic applications save physical Electronic applications save physical space.space.

Applications are always available (i.e. a Applications are always available (i.e. a principal or HR person can’t take it home principal or HR person can’t take it home so that it is unavailable to someone else).so that it is unavailable to someone else).

Some Examples of Districts Some Examples of Districts Using Electronic Using Electronic

ApplicationsApplications Buffalo Trail Public Schools Buffalo Trail Public Schools Clearview SD No. 71 Clearview SD No. 71 Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division # 2 Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division # 2 Foothills SD No. 38 Foothills SD No. 38 Grande Yellowhead RD No. 35 Grande Yellowhead RD No. 35 Grande Prairie Public No 2357Grande Prairie Public No 2357 Greater St Albert Catholic Schools Greater St Albert Catholic Schools Northern Gateway Regional Division No. 10 Northern Gateway Regional Division No. 10 Parkland School Division No. 70 Parkland School Division No. 70 Pembina Hills Regional School Division No. 7 Pembina Hills Regional School Division No. 7 Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39 Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39 St. Albert Protestant Schools St. Albert Protestant Schools St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools Sturgeon School Division No. 24 Sturgeon School Division No. 24 Westwind School Division No. 74Westwind School Division No. 74

Note, this list is not extensive Note, this list is not extensive Many of these districts won’t accept paper applications anymore.Many of these districts won’t accept paper applications anymore.

Which Districts Are NOT Which Districts Are NOT Doing ItDoing It

Edmonton PublicEdmonton Public Edmonton CatholicEdmonton Catholic Calgary Board of EducationCalgary Board of Education Calgary CatholicCalgary Catholic Red Deer Public SchoolsRed Deer Public Schools Elk Island Public SchoolsElk Island Public Schools

This makes sense in light of the fact that This makes sense in light of the fact that it is still easy for most teachers to access it is still easy for most teachers to access central office at these districts.central office at these districts.

The Big SitesThe Big Sites

District Office Online and Education Canada District Office Online and Education Canada are the two big job sites for teachers in are the two big job sites for teachers in Canada.Canada.

Education Canada is nation wide.Education Canada is nation wide. District Office Online is Alberta based.District Office Online is Alberta based. Even by visiting both of these sites, you are Even by visiting both of these sites, you are

still not covering all of the districts in the still not covering all of the districts in the province. Some districts do not post positions province. Some districts do not post positions at all (i.e. Edmonton Public), while others only at all (i.e. Edmonton Public), while others only do it on their district web site (i.e. Elk Island do it on their district web site (i.e. Elk Island Public Schools).Public Schools).

In the ATEP Area…In the ATEP Area…

District Office OnlineDistrict Office Online http://www.stpauleducation.ab.ca/empl

oy.html http://www.btps.ca/index.php?option=c

om_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=39

Education CanadaEducation Canada http://www.nlsd.ab.ca/jobs.phphttp://www.nlsd.ab.ca/jobs.php

In the ATEP Area…In the ATEP Area…

Paper or EmailPaper or Email http://www.aspenview.org/http://www.aspenview.org/ http://ecacs16.ab.ca/news_employ.htmhttp://ecacs16.ab.ca/news_employ.htm http://www.elkislandcatholic.com/http://www.elkislandcatholic.com/

htm/main.cfm?content=1252htm/main.cfm?content=1252 http://www.eips.ca/http://www.eips.ca/

job_information.php?id=9232job_information.php?id=9232

Education CanadaEducation Canada

http://www.educationcanada.comhttp://www.educationcanada.com Canada wide.Canada wide. Allows you to browse jobs and post a Allows you to browse jobs and post a

resume and cover letter (does not allow resume and cover letter (does not allow you to send more than that to a district).you to send more than that to a district).

More listings than District Office Online.More listings than District Office Online. More applicants are seeing it than on More applicants are seeing it than on

District Office Online.District Office Online.

District Office OnlineDistrict Office Online

http://www.districtofficeonline.comhttp://www.districtofficeonline.com Alberta wideAlberta wide Smaller pool of people seeing the job Smaller pool of people seeing the job

postings.postings. Allows you to post a resume, cover Allows you to post a resume, cover

letter, references, transcripts, letter, references, transcripts, teaching certificate and more.teaching certificate and more.

Allows you to apply directly to the Allows you to apply directly to the “member” districts.“member” districts.

Standard Documents to Standard Documents to UploadUpload

You must set up an account first. This is a You must set up an account first. This is a very easy step-by-step process.very easy step-by-step process.

Standard documents include:Standard documents include: ResumeResume Cover LetterCover Letter Teaching CertificatesTeaching Certificates Teaching EvaluationsTeaching Evaluations Reference LettersReference Letters Pastoral LetterPastoral Letter TranscriptsTranscripts

Scanning Scanning

Scanning Documents in the 155 A and Scanning Documents in the 155 A and B Labs:B Labs:http://www.ualberta.ca/~edtechpd/dohttp://www.ualberta.ca/~edtechpd/documents/tutorial_scanner_scanningdocuments/tutorial_scanner_scanningdocsineds155_peacock_v1.pdfcsineds155_peacock_v1.pdf

Inserting Images into Microsoft Word:Inserting Images into Microsoft Word:http://www.ualberta.ca/~edtechpd/dohttp://www.ualberta.ca/~edtechpd/documents/tutorial_scanner_scanningintcuments/tutorial_scanner_scanningintomswordineds115_peacock_v1.pdfomswordineds115_peacock_v1.pdf

Uploading Files to District Uploading Files to District Office OnlineOffice Online

Select “Teachers” from the main Select “Teachers” from the main menu and log on to District Office menu and log on to District Office Online.Online.

Click on “Upload Documents”.Click on “Upload Documents”. Click on the item you wish to upload.Click on the item you wish to upload. Browse to find it on your computer.Browse to find it on your computer. Click “Upload”.Click “Upload”.