- 6. After completing the interview process, the Selection Committee will discuss and evaluate the qualifications of each candidate. The Selection Committee will consider interview responses, experience, writing samples, and references.
- 7. When the President is not an applicant for the Executive Director position, the President will be responsible for ensuring that references are thoroughly checked prior to any offer of employment. When the President is an applicant for the Executive Director position, the Vice President will be responsible for ensuring that references are thoroughly checked prior to any offer of employment.
- 8. When the President is not an applicant for the Executive Director position and whenever possible, the President may engage all current MAPE staff (managers and non-managerial staff) in an opportunity to meet the finalist(s) and offer feedback. When the President is an applicant for the Executive Director position, this responsibility will fall to the Vice President. It will be made clear to staff that they are participating in order to provide thoughts and not deciding, though staff feedback will be considered in the selection process.
- 9. The Selection Committee shall select and recommend at least one candidate to the Board of Directors for consideration. If two or more candidates are equal in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities, as determined by the Selection Committee, and one or more candidates are MAPE members, a MAPE member shall be forwarded to the Board of Directors with a recommendation to hire.
- 10. At an Executive session of the Board of Directors, the candidate(s) will be invited for a discussion with the Board of Directors. Once the candidate(s) has(ve) left the meeting, the Board will discuss the Recommendation of the Selection Committee. The Board of Directors will make its decision on the candidate and the Executive Director contract.
- 11. When the President is not an applicant for the Executive Director position, the President will make the offer of employment to the selected candidate. When the President is an applicant for the Executive Director position, the Vice President will make the offer of employment to the selected candidate.
- 12. All interviewed applicants not selected will be notified in writing within one (1) week of the acceptance of the position by the successful candidate.
- 13. All applications become the property of MAPE and will be kept on file for six (6) months. If a new vacancy occurs, the top applicant(s) on file may be notified of the vacancy and given a chance to update their application.

#### Managerial Staff Hiring Process:

The Executive Director will inform the Board of Directors of vacancies in managerial staff with a recommendation to fill the position. All positions to be filled by the Executive Director need to meet all constraints within the Board of Directors-approved budget and financial policies. If it is necessary to make a hire outside of the Board of Directors- approved budget, the Executive Director will make a request to the Board of Directors to revise the budget to incorporate the staff position. All positions supervised directly by the Executive Director will be filled by the Executive Director who will report the results to