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Fingerprinting

   

It's the law.

All public school workers must complete a criminal background check prior to beginning employment.

Steps to take

  1. Find an IdentoGo location
  2. Schedule an appointment
  3. Read the SAFIS Registration Guide
  4. Sign the Background Checks Acknowledgment form
  5. Gather acceptable forms of identification
  6. Read the legal FAQs on background checks
  7. Change, correct, or update your national criminal history record response
  8. Provide a copy of your fingerprinting receipt to the HR office

Remember

Agency/Sector:  PreK-12th Grade Education (ESE)

Canton Public Schools Provider ID: 00500000

Fees

DESE-licensed employees: $55
All other employees: $35

Done this before?

If you have already been fingerprinted for another Massachusetts school district, ask that district to send Canton a suitability determination letter.

Questions?

Kim Eardley
eardleyk@cantonma.org
781-821-5060  x1153

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