Jt. Jerome School District No. 261

PERSONNEL 5100F1

Jerome Jt. School District No. 261

District Office

125 4^th Avenue West

Jerome, Idaho 83338

Telephone (208) 324-2392 • FAX (208) 324-7609

AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION 

ON PAST EMPLOYMENT WITH SCHOOL EMPLOYERS

FOR APPLICANTS or NEW HIRED STAFF

IDAHO CODE 33-1210

Idaho Law requires Applicants for any position at any Idaho Public School to allow the hiring School District Employer to obtain a copy of past public school employer personnel file materials and other documentation relating to the performance of the Applicant when such Applicant was employed by any other public school, whether in Idaho or any other state. 

Full Name:_____________________________________________________________

I am an applicant or new hired staff for a position with the Jerome Jt. School District #261 request that _______________________School District at Address:___________________________________________

provide a copy of the documents relating to my job performance or job-related conduct in my personnel file to the Jerome School District within 20 business days of the date of this request.

Specifically, the following documents are requested to be released:

• All annual evaluations; 

• Letters of reprimand or direction;

• Letters of commendation or award;

• Disciplinary actions and documentation of disciplinary investigations;

• Recommendations for probation, notices of probation, and notices of removal from probation; 

• Recommendations for termination or nonrenewal; 

• Notices of termination or nonrenewal;

• Notices from the Idaho professional standards commission or other similar state agency of actions taken against an individual’s certificate; and

• Any rebuttal documentation filed by the employee relative to any of the above documents.

This Release and Authorization further authorizes _________________________________ (Prior District) to discuss my job performance with any identified representative for the Jerome School District (New District) where I am an applicant or new hired staff for a position.

I understand that by signing this release, I am waiving any right to keep this information confidential. I certify that my consent for the release of this information is entirely voluntary. I release my current and past employers, and employees acting on behalf of that employer, from any liability for providing the information set forth, above, or for discussing my job performance with representatives of the Jerome School District. I certify that I understand this consent to release can be revoked by me at any time in writing but will not be effective for materials already released under it.

Applicant/New Hire Signature ________________________________________ Date ________________

Policy History:

Adopted on: 07/26/2011

Revised on: 10/23/2012

Revised on: 09/23/2025