HR Manual

• 1. Ramapo Indian Hills RegionalHigh School DistrictHuman Resources Manual(An Excerpt)

2. Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School DistrictHuman Resources 3. About the DistrictThe Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District serves students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff in a comprehensive, two-campus setting. Students from the three communities may choose to attend either Indian Hills High School or Ramapo High School for their four-year high school experience. The district offers opportunities to support academic, social, and emotional growth through a wide array of course offerings in the core content areas as well as diverse electives. The instructional staff demonstrates ongoing dedication and competence as they deliver a high quality, differentiated program to address the needs of all learners. As a district, we have identified the need to address the skills students will need as they move through the 21st century. Targeted areas include creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration, and information, media and technology. The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District believes in the necessity for preparing students to compete in a global world where a keen awareness has been developed in the areas of economic and business literacy, healthy living, civics, scientific and mathematical thinking, and language arts literacy. 4. Mission StatementThe mission of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District is: to establish and maintain educational programs that supporteffective teaching and meaningful learning; to provide a caring and nurturing environment thatencourages all students to achieve the New Jersey CoreCurriculum Content Standards at their maximum potential;and to efficiently promote this mission within the resourcesavailable to the District. 5. Human Resources Department StaffC. Lauren Schoen, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools Frank C. Ceurvels BusinessAdministrator/Board Julie BrowneSecretaryExecutive Assistant to theSuperintendent Nancy Marshall Payroll Coordinator/Confidential Lisa Hogan Madeline SmithPersonnel Confidential SecretarySecretary/Confidential IIII 6. Human Resources Department Staff Roles and Responsibilities Julie Browne Processes Recommendations for New Hires Certificated Non-certificated Ensures candidates have appropriate NJ Certification Assists in the Application Process for NJ Certification Ensures proper placements on salary guides Processes Employment Contracts for CertificatedStaff Processes Requests for Salary Guide Movement Processes Requests for Professional Leave of 7. Human Resources Department Staff Roles and Responsibilities Madeline Smith Enrolls District Staff in Health Benefits Plans Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield Prescription Plan Delta Dental Processes Employment Applications for: Substitute Teachers Athletic Coaches Special School Advisors Processes the Criminal History Review Processes Applications for Tuition Reimbursement/Salary Credit Maintains the Professional Development Hours for Staff 8. Human Resources Department Staff Roles and Responsibilities Lisa Hogan Processes Employment Applications for New Hires Certificated Staff I-9 Oath of Allegiance Non-Certificated Staff Enrolls First-Year Teachers in the Professional Teacher Program Maintains Attendance for District Staff Posts and advertises employment vacancies Calculates Sick Day Payouts for Retirees 9. Human Resources Department Staff Roles and Responsibilities Nancy Marshall Processes Payroll for District Staff W-4 NJW-4 Enrolls new staff in NJ Pension Program Enrolls new staff in Direct Deposit Program Enrolls new staff in 403b Program Processes Extra Pay Vouchers for District Staff 10. Human Resources Department District Policy ManualThe Human Resources Department maintains a comprehensive Policy Manual that is in compliance with all State statutes and regulations. All district policies and regulations are reviewed and updated on regular basis and are available online at http://www.rih.org. 11. Human Resources Department Staff DirectoryThe Human Resources Staff is available at: Dr. C. Lauren Schoen Extension 3801 Julie Browne Extension 3802 Madeline Smith Extension 3806 Lisa Hogan Extension 3807 Nancy Marshall Extension 3810 12. Human Resources Manual The Human Resources Manual should be completed some time during the 2009-10 school year and will be available to all staff. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact any member of the Human Resources Department.