Human Resource Services2007-08 Update

Information Dissemination

• All information presented today is located on the Intranet.

• We will email the link to you August 1

• http://flash.lisd.net/hrs/Forms/forms.htm

Forms and Document Page

HRS Organization Chart

Department of Employee Relations

Employee Handbook

Receipt FormStipendsAcceptable Use

for TechnologySchedule 707Contractual

Difficulty Timeline

Employee Receipt Forms

• All Employees acknowledge and sign form

• Please return in alpha order to HRS by September 4

• File Name: Handbook Receipt Form

Stipends: Changes

• Jane will email you stipend documents after today’s meeting. These are due back no later than August 7.

• Any exceptions to this date have already received notice from Jane.

• Please check documents for stipend amount increases which are highlighted in green to indicate the change.

ALERT…ALERT…ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

• Software audits the entire network and all district connected computers for inappropriate content

• Computer usage on district desktop and laptop computers is for work related activities only

• Visit with staff about technology usage with students—particularly texting students and the use of camera phones

• File Name: Superintendent Technology Letter

Salary Schedule 707Temporary Employees

• Some Changes• Same Forms• Everything on Line• When assigning extra duty use this

schedule to determine pay rates. If the duty is a frequent activity on your campus or in the District we will have an assigned rate. If you cannot find it, please call Sam or Buddy.

• File Name: 707 Extra Duty Pay Schedule

Contractual Difficulty Timeline 2007-08

• Target Dates for at-risk employees

Meet with teachers on TINAs

*October *November *December• Send List of Potential at

risk teachers to Buddy by November 5.

• File Names:– Contractual Difficulties Calendar– Teacher Appraisal Calendar– Counselor Appraisal Calendar– Administrator Appraisal Calendar

KRONOS

• All New Employees must be in the database at least 3 days prior to 1st day of work

• New Employee Orientation Mtgs will increase to 2 a month on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays from 3 – 5:30

Staffing Department

• Job Fair 2008• PDAS• Criminal History

Checks• Substitutes• Cooperating

Teachers

LISD 2006 JOB FAIRThe Super Teacher Job Fair 6 will be

held on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at FMHS

• When in doubt “don’t hire.”• When you know you need to make a

people change, act.• Get the right people on your campus bus.

Candidate Screening/Interview Process

• All references and interview information is confidential

• Principals/APs required to use Region X Database

• No sharing of confidential information

PDAS for 2007-08

• PDAS Manual on Intranet

• PDAS Training for New Teachers and Teachers Who Have Not Had PDAS Training (out of state, etc) will be provided through Staff

Development Office• Rhonda Godbey

assigns 2nd appraisers

Criminal History Checks

• Just Follow Instructions

• Lezley Lewis coordinates all criminal records checks for applicants, substitutes and volunteers

Substitutes for Classrooms

• Blocking of Subs • Sub Evaluations• Work with our office on

any release of subs• Sub rates have

increased an average of 20% across the board

• Contact David Orr, Ila Whitaker or Gail Prince with questions

Cooperating Teachers

• Cooperating Teachers receive a personal day for having a student teacher

• Log in absence as no sub needed/school business

• Pat Barges is the contact person for student teachers

No Child Left Behind Update• 99.4% HQ compliance

• Please continue to work with staffing administrators on hiring HQ staff and moving staff to comply with HQ requirements.

• Please send Non-Certification letters to parents whose students are in a class with a teacher without proper credentials.

• File Names: – Non Certification Letter (English)– Non Certification Letter (Spanish)

Employee Health & Benefits Department

• Leaves of Absence—Hardship Days

• Workers’ Comp.

Change in Leaves and Absences: Hardship Days

• Number of Hardship Days available as of 8/1/07 is 20 down from 25

Worker’s Compensation:Procedures to Follow

• Designate one or two staff members

nurse/secretary to assist employees

• Contact Benefits Office to report employee injury-even if employee

does not go to doctor

• Read and Follow Worker’s Compensation Procedures

• When in doubt, call Benefits Office!!

Staff Development Department

New Developments

No Summer Fees

• Effective Summer 2007

• Materials fees may still apply and some fees may necessitate payment to department holding the workshop

All CPE Activities on CourseWhere

• Includes inservice

• Elimination of Non-CourseWhere documentation

• Continued assistance with the CourseWhere software

• Please contact Carol Francis or Lita Karjanis at 972.350.1897 for CourseWhere needs

Online Certificates

• No packets• Instructors/facilitators print sign-in

sheets– More convenient– More up-to-date

• Online evaluation• Attendance marked from sign-in sheets • Certificates available to attendee only

after evaluation

District-wide Calendar

• All Staff Events

• Submitted as a GroupWise appointment

• Check calendar before planning an event

• Calendar available at WEBSITE ADDRESS

Staff Development Menu of Services

Did You Know…

• 59 of 177 campus administrators are new to the position, campus and/or District.

• What employee concerns might evolve from having 33% of our campus administrators in new positions?

Did You Know…

• How can we diminish or eliminate those concerns?– Communicate, communicate, communicate – Listen to people– Be visible and available– Smile and exhibit a calm demeanor– Use common sense– Exhibit empathy– Allow for participation and input