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Human Resources Contacts

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Assistant Director of Schools for Human Resources - Craig Ott

  • District employee initiatives, leadership development, strategy, staffing, compliance and training
  • Grievances from principals, employees, and parents with issues involving staff
  • Investigations, counseling, disciplinary actions including separations
  • Board policy, procedure, and employee handbooks
  • Employee compensation, job descriptions, departmental organizational charts

 

Secretary to Department Head (Ext: 71207) - Jennifer Runion

  • Requests for information from principals, employees, and public
  • Schedule and coordinate meetings for HR Director and staff
  • Handles Information Change Forms for address and name changes
  • New employee badge requests

 

HR Supervisor of Compliance and Risk Management (Ext: 71029) - Catrina Curd

  • Risk Management
  • Worker’s compensation workplace injury reports
  • Worker’s compensation liaison for employees and Key Risk
  • OSHA reports
  • Insurance Liabilities
  • Supervisor over Leave Coordinator and Substitutes/Non-Faculty Specialist

HR Leave of Absence (FMLA) Coordinator (Ext: 71220) - Kelly Vigil

  • Extended leave of absence for all employees
  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Short term/long term disability claims
  • Return to work documentation
  • Non-FMLA leave of absences
  • Educational extended leave
  • Non-FMLA qualifying absences
  • Sick leave bank administrator
  • Paid parental leave

HR Specialist for Substitutes/Non-Faculty/Frontline (Ext: 71535) - Patricia Crandall

  • All aspects of hiring both substitute teachers and non-faculty
  • Management of Frontline
  • New hire orientation for substitute teachers and non-faculty
  • Ending of employments (voluntary/involuntary) for substitutes and non-faculty

 

HR Supervisor for Classified Staff (Ext: 71539) - Robyn Brewer

  • All aspects of hiring/terminating classified staff including job openings, ending of employments, transfers, offers, and additional positions. (Does not include coaches, non-faculty, or nurses)
  • Salary information/questions
  • Years of experience information/questions
  • ATS assistance for principals, employees, and potential employees
  • Employee issues/grievances
  • Discipline issues
  • Unemployment Claims

HR Specialist for Classified Staff (Ext: 71538) - Syble McGee

  • All aspects of hiring/transferring classified staff including new hires, rehires, transfers, offers, and additional positions
  • Completes onboarding paperwork with each new hire/rehire
  • Salary information/questions
  • Years of experience information/questions
  • ATS assistance for principals, employees, and potential employees

HR Coordinator for Background Checks (Ext: 71229) - Debbie Knowlton

  • Completes fingerprinting for all new hires, rehires, and current employees
  • Receives, reviews, and vets background check results
  • Performs background check audits
  • DCS and sex offender checks
  • Private duty nurses

HR Technician for Classified Staff (Ext: 71005) - Brenda Ann Jenkins

  • Verification of employment for all employees
  • Background check assistance

Central Office Receptionist (Ext: 71200) - Jessica Ward

  • General information for ¸Û²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û
  • Assistance reaching a specific individual
  • Mail for all of central office

 

HR Supervisor for Certified Staff (Ext: 71208) - Marla Pike

  • All aspects of hiring/terminating certified staff including job openings, ending of employments, transfers, offers, and additional positions. (Includes nurses)
  • Teacher licensure information/questions
  • Salary information/questions
  • Experience verification
  • Tenure information/questions
  • Teacher discipline reporting
  • ATS assistance for principals, employees, and potential employees
  • Employee issues/grievances
  • Discipline issues
  • Public School Works

HR Specialist for Certified Staff (Ext: 71052) - Geneva Weatherford

  • All aspects of hiring/transferring certified staff including new hires, rehires, transfers, offers, and additional positions
  • Pre-screening of candidates for licensure/endorsement
  • Experience verification forms
  • Loan forgiveness form
  • Salary information/questions
  • Tenure information/questions
  • ATS assistance for principals, employees, and potential employees

Position Control Specialist (Ext: 71082) - James "Adam" McMurtry

  • Vets, prepares, and posts all jobs for ¸Û²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û
  • Tracks and compiles data regarding positions
  • Assistance for principals with posting positions

HR Technician for Certified Staff (Ext: 71427) - Anna "Faye" Schardt

  • Completes onboarding paperwork with each new hire/rehire
  • Experience verification forms
  • Loan forgiveness forms

Recruiting and Training Coordinator (Ext: 71575) - OPEN

  • Post certified job openings
  • College EPP and Recruiting
  • ATS Assistance
  • Recruiting responsibilities: universities, job fairs, social media platforms

Issues that Human Resources does not handle:

  • Benefits/Insurance (Medical, Dental, etc.)
  • Questions about check amounts, withholdings, check stubs, whether or not a check was deposited, paycards, etc. should be directed towards payroll. (We can, however; tell you salary information.)

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