Post on 14-Dec-2015
CRITICAL PROCEDURES ANNUAL UPDATE 2014-2015
PRESENTERS:AURORA ZAMORA, DIRECTORJOHN CAVAZOS, DIRECTORSANDRA L. GOMEZ, HR SPECIALIST
HUMAN RESOURCES
Human Resources StaffChief Human Capital Officer Directors for Human Resources Human Resources Specialist
Dr. Socorro Espinoza
John CavazosMcHigh/Memorial Vertical Team
Aurora ZamoraRowe/Memorial Vertical Team
Sandra L. Gomez
Minnie BarreiroMcHigh Vertical Team
Debbie HarrisRowe Vertical Team
Belinda ZavalaMemorial Vertical Team
Maggie CantuAuxiliary Staff
Administration Clerical
Position Control Clerks
Professional Certification/Sign-up Clerks Paraprofessional / Hourly Sign-Up Clerk
Josie TamezLetters A-L
Aldo MartinezLetters M-Z
Yvonne AlanizHourly Sign-Up
Letters A-L for Substitute/Part TimeBertha Gonzalez
Paraprofessional Sign-upLetters M-Z Substitute/Part Time
Receptionist / HR Clerk
Hilda Perales
Liquid Office
Liquid Office Forms:http://mws.mcallenisd.net/employment/jobopportunities.html
• Recommendation Form• Employee Action Form• Vacancy Requisition • Part Time Positions Posting
Vacancy Postings
All Positions must be posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days.
Recommendation Form
Used for recommending New to the District staff:
• Full time•Part Time
Action Form
Used for recommending staff changes:
• Reassignment - within the campus•Transfer to other campus•Fund changes•Add and/or delete additional duties:
•Extra class•Coaching …..etc
Employee ID
• Effective September 1, 2013: Districts are prohibited from using social security numbers as employee identifiers for any reason other than taxes.
Board Policy DEC (LOCAL) REVISIONS• Request for Personal Leave • Monitor of consecutive absences• Extended Medical Leave: After all available state and local leave days have been
exhausted, a full-time employee shall be granted in a school year a maximum of 30 unpaid leave days of extended sick leave to be used on consecutive workdays and only for the employee’s own personal illness or injury, including pregnancy-related illness or injury.A written request for extended sick leave must be accompanied by a medical certification of the illness or injury.
Board Policy DEC (LOCAL)
Reimbursement of leave upon retirement:• Contract employees must provide written notice of intent to retire at least
60 calendar days before the last day of employment. • Non-contract employees must provide written notice at least 14 calendar
days before the last day of employment. …For each leave day used during the respective 60 or 14 day notice
period before the last day of employment, an employee shall submit medical certification of the need for leave. Each leave day used without medical during this period shall be considered as leave taken for discretionary purposes and the district shall subtract one leave day from the number of unused local leave days eligible for reimbursement, regardless of which type of paid leave the employee uses. The employee shall be reimbursed, at a rate established by the Board, for each eligible day of unused local leave, to a maximum of 75 days.
Retirement FAQ
• I am considering retirement. Where do I start?– MISD Website-MISD Retirement link
– District & TRS specific Steps– http://mws.mcallenisd.net/benefits/retirement.html– Information duplicated on HR and Payroll Department website
– Aida Loya • 618-6042
Board Policy DEC (LOCAL)
NEUTRAL ABSENCE CONTROL• If an employee does not return to work after exhausting all available paid
and unpaid leave, the District shall provide the employee written notice that he or she no longer has leave available for use. The District shall automatically pursue termination of an employee who has exhausted all available leave, regardless of the reason for the absence (see DF series). The employee’s eligibility for reasonable accommodations, as required by the American with Disabilities Act (see DAA(LEGAL), shall be considered before termination. If terminated, the employee may apply for reemployment with the District.
Leaves and Absences
• Return to work after extended absence (FMLA, TDL, WC)– Doctor’s release : submit to HR prior to return
approval– Doctor’s release with restriction: must be
approved by immediate supervisor and submitted to HR prior to return
Resignations
– Notice to immediate supervisor– Approval by supervisor must indicate approved
last working day and noted on resignation letter prior to submitting to HR
Absence Recording
Smart Find Express – SFE• Deadline for absence calling: 3 pm for day staff and 9
pm for night staff.– Submit After the Fact memo to Payroll the next day
• Substitute calling– Cancel job if vacancy hasn’t been filled within a reasonable
time frame– Jobs assigned - sub reports - committed to pay– Substitute for Vacancy requests with a teacher of record– Substitute for Vacancy requests for vacancy *HQ
Substitute for VacancyProcess for Substitutes for Vacancies Vacancies
• The steps for processing payroll for substitutes for vacancies is the same as for regular substitutes with the exception that a Substitute for Vacancy Request Form must be submitted to Human Resources prior to the Substitutes first working day.
• Request for vacancy should be submitted to HR to ensure that substitute is Highly Qualified (HQ) and is cleared to fill in for the vacancy especially in the case of special funding which require further approvals.
• The Payroll Department will not process any payment for Substitutes for Vacancies unless a Substitute for Vacancy Request Form has been submitted to the Human Resource Department and approved.
Substitute for Vacancy
Vacancies Only…..
Absences
Jury Duty and Mandatory Court Appearances– If you have an absence for either, then documentation
must be provided by the employee and the campus/department is responsible for maintaining it
– A copy must be sent to Payroll. Note job # on document.
– Notice must include all days of absences– Campus/department will be required to submit
documentation if it is requested from Auditor– For a Mandatory Court Appearance, a Subpoena is the
only acceptable documentation
Time Clock
Unreported Hours• The FLSA does not permit an employer to
benefit from the work of an employee without compensating them for such work. Therefore, all hours worked must be reported using the Time Clock Plus electronic timekeeping system. Any time spent working while not clocked in (a.k.a. “working off the clock”) is strictly prohibited.
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