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New Employee Orientation

Human Resources

New Employee Orientation

Bring to Your Orientation

  • All completed forms
  • Original I-9 documents (no photocopies)
  • Signed HR worksheets
  • Paraeducators: proof of minimum requirements

District Office

Complete your I-9 here before your first day.

8489 Madison Avenue North
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 (map opens in a new tab)

206-842-4714

Fingerprinting

Bainbridge Island Police Department, by appointment:
206-842-5211

Questions?

Contact your HR Specialist or the Human Resources Department.

Welcome to BISD!

We’re so excited to welcome you as a new employee of the Bainbridge Island School District.

An HR Specialist will reach out to schedule your new hire orientation meeting. Please complete the documents below in their entirety and bring them with you to that meeting. They must be returned to Human Resources before your first day of work.

New Hire Document Checklist →

Forms to Complete

Select each form for instructions and a link.

1New Employee Information Form

Fill out the demographic form and bring it to your new hire orientation meeting with HR.

New or Returning Employee and Substitute Form →

2Fingerprinting

All new employees must complete a fingerprint check with the Washington State Patrol and the FBI. Employment is temporary and conditional until a satisfactory background check is received.

Fingerprinting on Bainbridge Island

LiveScan fingerprinting at the Bainbridge Island Police Department (BIPD) is available by appointment only and takes about 15–20 minutes. You’ll be asked to complete an OSPI form (available at BIPD), show photo identification and pay the fingerprinting fee. To schedule, call BIPD at 206-842-5211.

Can’t get fingerprinted locally?

Review the other acceptable fingerprint service providers on the OSPI website.

3Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

Federal law requires every new employee to complete Form I-9 to verify eligibility to work in the United States. All new employees must come to the District Office to complete the I-9 before starting work. There are two ways to complete it:

Option 1: Complete it online

Your HR Specialist will email you a link from E-Verify+. Use it to answer the Department of Homeland Security’s questions and upload your supporting documents. Bring the same documents with you when you meet with your HR Specialist.

Option 2: Complete it on paper

Fill out the I-9 and bring it, along with your supporting documents from the I-9 List of Acceptable Documents, to your onboarding meeting. On the paper form:

  • Complete Section 1 with your personal information.
  • Check the box for your citizenship or immigration status.
  • Sign and date the form.
  • Leave the rest of the form blank for HR to complete.
Original documents are required. Photocopies will not be accepted, and we can’t enter you into the HR system until your documents are presented. Can’t find your Social Security card? Order a replacement online.

Form I-9 →

4Form W-4

Complete the federal Employee’s Withholding Certificate so the correct amount of income tax is withheld from your paycheck.

Form W-4: Employee’s Withholding Certificate →

5Direct Deposit Form

BISD pays employees by direct deposit. To complete the form:

  1. Enter your full legal name as it appears on your Social Security card.
  2. Enter your bank’s name.
  3. Enter the routing and transit number and your full account number.
  4. Mark whether it’s a checking or savings account.
  5. Print, sign and date the form.

Direct Deposit Form →

6Retirement Status Form

This form is required by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems. To complete it:

  1. Enter your full legal name.
  2. Enter your Social Security number.
  3. Answer questions 1–3.
  4. Sign and date the form.

Retirement Status Form →

7Washington State Sexual Misconduct Disclosure Release

Complete one form for each school district or private school where you have worked in a paid position, whether in Washington, another state or another country.

  1. In the top section, enter the name and address of the previous school district.
  2. In the second section, enter your personal information and your approximate dates of employment there.
  3. Sign and date the form.
Never worked in a school district? Mark an “X” in the box in the upper right corner, add your Social Security number, and sign and date the form.

Sexual Misconduct Disclosure Release Form →

8Acknowledgment of District Policies and Procedures

All BISD employees are required to follow the district’s policies and procedures. Please review BISD’s policies and procedures, then sign the acknowledgment form.

Policies and Procedures Acknowledgment Form →

9Verification of Prior Employment

Complete a Verification of Experience (VOE) form for each prior employer. After you complete and sign it, send it to that employer’s Human Resources department and copy your BISD HR contact.

Certificated Verification of Employment Form →   Classified Verification of Employment Form →

Worksheets From HR

Your HR Specialist will send you these. Print, sign and bring them to your orientation meeting.

Retirement Eligibility Worksheet

This worksheet evaluates your position to determine whether you’re eligible to participate in the state retirement plan.

SEBB Eligibility Worksheet

This worksheet evaluates your position to determine whether you’re eligible for medical benefits through the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB).

For Specific Positions

Additional requirements for paraeducators and substitutes.

Information for Paraeducators

Effective September 1, 2019, the following minimum employment requirements, as written into law by HB 1115, went into effect. Each paraeducator must:

Be at least 18 years of age and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent; and

  • Have received a passing grade on the Education Testing Service paraeducator assessment; or
  • Hold an associate of arts degree; or
  • Have earned seventy-two quarter credits or forty-eight semester credits at an institution of higher education; or
  • Have completed a registered apprenticeship program.

Acceptable forms of documentation are listed on the Paraeducator Minimum Employment Requirements website.

Please present acceptable documents at or before your orientation meeting with HR.
Substitute Handbook

This handbook is for new substitutes in the Bainbridge Island School District.

Substitute Handbook →