Badges and fingerprints are to be completed only after a conditional offer of employment has been made and prior to reporting to a new position. There is no cost for an employee identification badge; however, there is a required $50.25 fee for fingerprinting. Payment may be made by check or through a payroll deduction. If the conditional hire has been fingerprinted before they will only need to be reprinted if they have not been printed within the last calendar year.
Badge/Fingerprint Schedule
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
What is Live Scan?
Live scan technology takes high-quality prints by scanning the fingers of both hands and creating a digital image. The electronic scanner is easy to use and eliminates the need to ink your fingerprints onto a special card. The addition of digital technology to the fingerprint process means no mail, no extra trips, and no waits. Digital fingerprinting streamlines a key step in the background check process, and with a machine located in each ESC, we anticipate that our customers will find the fingerprint experience simpler, faster, and more convenient.
Badges FAQ:
Do I need to wear my identification badge on all campuses?
Yes, if you are on district property acting within the scope of your employment with the Bethel School District, your badge is required. For example, if you are a teacher at Camas Prairie and have a meeting at the ESC, you would need to bring your badge or wear a visitors’ badge at the ESC.
Do I need a new badge when I change locations/positions?
No. All employee identification badges are the same. Only your name appears on the badge - so changes in location or position are not relevant. If your name changes, a new badge can be printed for you with your existing picture. Simply email us and request a new badge.
I don’t like my picture - what do I do?
Badge pictures are for identification and/or security purposes only and are not intended for any other purpose. Our technicians will make an attempt to take a quality picture, but are not to go to superfluous lengths to take “glamour” shots or do retakes.
I go by a name different from that of my legal name - what do I do?
Inasmuch as the identification badge is just that - identification - your legal name is required. Badges will reflect the full legal name given in the personnel/payroll system. Our technicians do not have the authority to use salutations, short names or other nicknames.
I lost my identification badge, what do I need to do?
Simply email us and let us know that you have lost/misplaced your badge. We do ask that you include your employee identification number in the subject line or body of your email message. Should you find the misplaced badge, send it to us at the ESC - please do not keep it as a reserve. You do not need to visit our office or take a new picture.
The schedule doesn’t work for me, now what?
Appointments for badges can be made outside of our regular schedule for cases of hardship only. If hardship exists, appointment must be scheduled ahead of time.
Fingerprints FAQ:
Why do we require fingerprint record checks?
Fingerprint-based background checks help to safeguard our children and strengthen public confidence in the integrity of education. Fingerprint record checks are just one part of the rigorous process by which we select teaching, administrative, support and technical staff.
Who do we fingerprint?
Any individual who will have regular, unsupervised access to children. Anyone seeking certified or classified employment in Bethel School District No. 403. Anyone working as a contractual employee for employers listed in one of the above.
What is digital fingerprinting?
Digital fingerprints look like a picture of all ten fingers, palm down. The technology we use is called live scan; these machines take high-quality prints by scanning the applicant’s fingers electronically to create a digital image. Once scanned, the live scan system submits fingerprint image automatically to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). The electronic scanner is clean, easy to use, and eliminates the need to ink-and-roll fingerprints manually onto a special card.
What does a fingerprint record check cost? Do I pay? And, how do I pay?
There is a $46.25 fee due at the time and place of service. Fees are payable by check, money order or through payroll deduction - payment cannot be made in cash.
Why does it take so long?
The WSP and FBI process ALL fingerprints, including cards submitted by law enforcement agencies for criminal investigations. Neither BSD nor OSPI have any control over the length of time it takes to process fingerprints, as the Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation are separate agencies.
How long are my fingerprint records valid?
Two years from the clearance date we receive from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). You will not need to be reprinted unless there is break in employment.
Will I have to get new fingerprints every two years?
By law, if you have completed a fingerprint record check through WSP and the FBI within the previous two years, the school employer may waive the requirement. If you change school district employers, and if your previous record check is more than one year old, you must provide a new fingerprint record check.
Can I provide fingerprint record check results I had done for another government agency, the military, or for a gun permit, (or other) as a substitute for BSD’s fingerprint check?
No. Washington State law does not allow substitute versions of any fingerprint record checks. The law is detailed here, WAC 392.300 and RCW 28A.400.
Who receives my fingerprint results?
WSP/FBI send the results of fingerprint record checks to OSPI. The results reside in a secure database that designated staff from public schools, colleges, and universities, Washington’s school for the deaf and school for the blind, as well as certification programs, can access online. We send the results of fingerprint record checks to private schools by letter.
What happens if my fingerprint record check results show a Record of Arrest/Prosecution (RAP)?
OSPI will send you a copy of the record that they receive from the WSP/FBI. We receive a letter - that contains only information about any convictions on the RAP. We do not share RAP information. We may share fingerprint record check results with contracted employers.
Can the FBI reject my fingerprints because of poor print quality?
Yes. If the FBI notifies us that they cannot accept your first fingerprint record, you must submit a new set of fingerprints. If the FBI rejects your fingerprint record a second time we will ask them for a Name and Date of Birth Clearance.
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