Beech Grove City Schools in Indiana chose Bchex on recommendations from other organizations. Brian Garman, Director of Personnel and Grants, says the program is user friendly, the support team is very responsive, and everyone goes through the same process. He gives Bchex a strong recommendation.
The challenge
State law to meet, little time, and a need to treat everyone the same way.
The result
One process for everyone who works with students, and support that responds right away.
About Beech Grove City Schools
Beech Grove City Schools is a public school district in Beech Grove, Indiana. Brian Garman is its Director of Personnel and Grants.
Success story snapshot
- Everyone who works with students checked against board policy and state law
- Support that solves a problem or routes it instantly
- User friendly for district administrators
- A strong recommendation from the district’s personnel director
A lot to cover, little time
Everything the law requires. The district wanted “a comprehensive service that really provided everything we needed to comply with Indiana state law,” Brian says.
No time to chase answers. “Time is important and I don’t have a lot of it.” When a background check has an issue, he needs help quickly.
Fair for everyone. The district wanted every person checked the same way, with no special checks for some people over others.
They’re very responsive. And I think that’s really important.
Responsive people, one fair process
Help that routes itself. If the person Brian reaches can’t solve a problem, they instantly refer him to someone who can. “They’re very responsive,” he says.
Easy to navigate. “It’s really user friendly. It’s a really easy program to navigate.”
The same process for everyone. “Everybody gets the same process, which provides us with that equality that we’re looking for.”
It’s an equal opportunity kind of thing for everybody. Everybody goes through it.
Confidence about who works with students
Recommendations from other organizations brought the district to Bchex. What keeps it there is the help. “They’re extremely responsive and helpful when you do have an issue,” Brian says.
The outcome he cares about most is that everyone working with students meets the criteria in the district’s board policy and state law, “so that we are sure that there’s nobody that engages with our kids that shouldn’t be.” In his words, “That’s the power of the process and the partnership.”
His verdict for anyone who asks: “I would give a strong recommendation.”
I would give a strong recommendation.
What other schools can take from this
- Check everyone the same way. No special process for some people, which keeps screening fair.
- Screen against policy and law. Measure every adult against both board policy and state requirements.
- Test the support line. Look for a team that solves the problem or routes you to someone who can, right away.
* Some numbers come from customer quotes given in 2023. Today, about 85% of eligible Bchex searches come back within 24 hours.
Beech Grove City Schools and Bchex: quick answers
- How can a school district keep background checks fair?
- At Beech Grove City Schools, by running everyone through the same process. Brian Garman says there is no special check for some people over others, and that equal treatment is what the district wants.
- What should a school district expect from background check support?
- Fast routing to the right person. Brian Garman of Beech Grove City Schools says that if the person he reaches can’t solve a problem, they instantly refer him to someone who can. “Time is important and I don’t have a lot of it.”
- Why did Beech Grove City Schools choose Bchex?
- Recommendations from other organizations led the district to Bchex. Director of Personnel and Grants Brian Garman says it stays for a user-friendly program and a support team that is “extremely responsive and helpful when you do have an issue.”
- What does an Indiana school district need from a background check provider?
- Beech Grove City Schools wanted “a comprehensive service that really provided everything we needed to comply with Indiana state law,” says Brian Garman. Bchex supports that work; each district sets its own criteria with its board policy and counsel.
- Is Bchex easy for school administrators to use?
- Brian Garman of Beech Grove City Schools calls it “really user friendly” and “a really easy program to navigate,” and says it’s “very user friendly from my side of it, from the administrative side of it.”
- Would Beech Grove City Schools recommend Bchex?
- Yes. “I would give anybody that was asking me a strong recommendation,” says Brian Garman, Director of Personnel and Grants.
About Bchex
Bchex, formerly known as Background Investigation Bureau (BIB), is a PBSA-accredited, SOC 2 Type 2 certified background screening and workforce safety company founded in 1995 and based in Huntersville, North Carolina. It has run more than 40 million checks for 2,000+ organizations, including school districts, churches, nonprofits, staffing firms, and employers. The Bchex Safety Ecosystem covers background checks, volunteer screening with SecureVolunteer, ongoing monitoring with Chex365, and visitor check-in with Chexpass.
