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Human Resources Contacts
Director of 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
Administrative Assistant (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) - Robin Halliwell
- General information for Sumner County Schools
- 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 Sumner County Schools
- Tracks and compiles data regarding positions
- Assistance for principals with posting positions
HR Specialist, Certified (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.)