A model job description for the personnel administrator position in North Carolina public school systems

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requirements and recent court decisions mandate that all selection, promotion, and compensation decisions be based on job-related criteria, not on subjective standards. This means that organizations must be able to verify the job-relatedness of all personnel methods. Thus, organizations need accurate job descriptions to legally defend their actions in a variety of areas. Even though all school systems face personnel problems, the designated position that has responsibilities for these concerns varies among the individual school systems. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to describe and assess the status of North Carolina public school personnel administration and 2) to prescribe a model job description for the personnel administrator position in North Carolina public schools. The model was based on a review of business and school personnel administration literature as well as survey information from three groups: 1) 27 North Carolina school personnel administrators; 2) 27 North Carolina hospital personnel administrators; and 3) 50 state educational agencies