1. Human Resource Services 2007-08 Update

2. 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

3. Forms and Document Page

4. HRS Organization Chart

5. Department of Employee Relations Employee Handbook Receipt Form Stipends Acceptable Use for Technology Schedule 707 Contractual Difficulty Timeline

6. Employee Receipt Forms All Employees acknowledge and sign form Please return in alpha order to HRS by September 4 File Name: Handbook Receipt Form

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Salary Schedule 707 Temporary 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

10. 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

11. KRONOS All New Employees must be in the database at least 3 days prior to 1 st day of work New Employee Orientation Mtgs will increase to 2 a month on 1 st & 3 rd Wednesdays from 3 – 5:30

12. Staffing Department Job Fair 2008 PDAS Criminal History Checks Substitutes Cooperating Teachers

13. LISD 2006 JOB FAIR The 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.

14. Candidate Screening/Interview Process All references and interview information is confidential Principals/APs required to use Region X Database No sharing of confidential information

15. 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 2 nd appraisers

16. Criminal History Checks Just Follow Instructions Lezley Lewis coordinates all criminal records checks for applicants, substitutes and volunteers

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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)

20. Employee Health & Benefits Department Leaves of Absence— Hardship Days Workers’ Comp.

21. Change in Leaves and Absences: Hardship Days Number of Hardship Days available as of 8/1/07 is 20 down from 25

22. 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!!

23. Staff Development Department New Developments

24. No Summer Fees Effective Summer 2007 Materials fees may still apply and some fees may necessitate payment to department holding the workshop

25. 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

26. 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

27. District-wide Calendar All Staff Events Submitted as a GroupWise appointment Check calendar before planning an event Calendar available at WEBSITE ADDRESS

28. Staff Development Menu of Services

29. 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?

30. 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