FINGERPRINTING AND CORI

All staff members, substitutes, student teachers, coaches, and subcontractors who are employed by the Ludlow Public Schools must have a current CORI application on file at the Central Office. According to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 71, Section 38R, “Such school committee, superintendent or principal shall periodically, but not less than 3 years, obtain all available criminal offender record information from the criminal history systems board on all such employees and volunteers during their term of employment or volunteer service.”

•   DO NOT SIGN THE CORI APPLICATION until you bring it to the Personnel Office and a copy of your identification has been made .All CORI applications must be signed by you in person and witnessed by the Personnel Coordinator or designated Central Administration staff member.
  
  

• For parents/guardians who volunteer in their child’s classroom, chaperone a field trip, or volunteer for school events, a CORI authorization is required prior to the volunteer/chaperone being in the classroom or at the event.  You can obtain a CORI application in the Superintendent’s office, or the link below.  

•   DO NOT SIGN THE CORI APPLICATION until you bring it to the Personnel Office and a copy of your identification has been made .All CORI applications must be signed by you in person and witnessed by the Personnel Coordinator or designated Central Administration staff member.

Click here for CORI Form

On January 10, 2013, Governor Patrick signed into law G.L. Chapter 459 of the Acts of the 2012, An Act Relative to Background Checks. The law requires all school employees in Massachusetts to submit to national fingerprint-based criminal background checks in addition to state CORI checks.
The Ludlow Public Schools requires the following categories to conduct discretionary fingerprints-based background checks:

• 1. Employees (new, current, transportation drivers, monitors, and all substitutes). These employees are non-negotiable and they must have their fingerprinting done per this act.

  2. Field Trip Volunteers (overnight)

  3. Field Trip Volunteers/Chaperones (one day)

  4. Subcontractors: Construction/Maintenance/Services

  5. Student Teachers/Observers/(Pre) Practicum Students

• The Statewide Applicant Fingerprint Identification Services (SAFIS) Morpho Trust USA IndentGo registration website is available for applicants to schedule fingerprinting appointments. 

        CLICK HERE for district registration information to complete the fingerprint process.
        CLICK HERE  to register for an appointment: