School Membership Preliminary Contract

As agent for the school named above, I enroll the school as a member in The Education Group, and thereby accept the following terms of membership in return for its placement services:

• To remit a membership fee of $800, payable to The Education Group, reflecting membership for September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009.
  
  
• To provide descriptive and contact information for each opening my school wishes to list with The Education Group.
  
  
• To review all submitted candidates in a timely manner and communicate the school's interest or lack thereof.
  
  
• To accept responsibility for verification of candidate credentials, understanding that The Education Group provides no information regarding the qualifications of individual candidates other than that presented or authorized by the candidate.
  
  
• To agree not to distribute the names or files of candidates provided by The Education Group to any other institution or person, either in writing or in conversation.
  
  
• To notify The Education Group immediately upon hiring a candidate first referred to me by this firm, should the candidate be hired during this year or during the subsequent two (2) years.
  
  
• To pay a placement fee, upon hiring, of 8.5% of the candidate's first year contracted salary and an additional 3% of the first year's salary if compensation includes housing. (Please note: the non-member dee is 13.5%)
  
  
• To pay a fee of 8.5%* of the partial year's contract should the candidate be hired after the school year starts, and if the candidate returns for the following school year, to pay 8.5%* on the amount of contract that completes a full school year of employment. (*11.5% if compensation includes housing.)
  
  
• To support The Education Group's practices of non-discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or religious orientation in its recruitment of candidates.