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Department Overview

The primary mission of the Human Resources Office is to direct and manage the district human resource functions to ensure legally sound and effective management practices. The responsibilities of the Human Resources Office include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Wage and Salary Administration
  • Substitute Orientation and Scheduling
  • Certified Employee Recruitment and Orientation
  • School Staffing
  • Personnel Policies and Regulations
  • Certification Issues
  • Employee Appraisals
  • Alternative Certification Teaching Program Inquiries
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Contracts
  • Non-Certified Employee Handbook
  • Personnel Data/Records Management
  • Criminal History Checks
  • Personnel Directory
  • Employment and Wage Verification
  • Posting of Staff Vacancies
  • Administrator Interview Process

Fingerprinting Requirements

Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 22, Subchapter C requires the following to be fingerprinted prior to employment:

  • All certified educators (those holding an educator certification or Emergency Teaching Permit issued by the State Board for Educator Certification [SBEC])
  • All classroom substitute teachers and educational aides, whether certified or not
  • Non-certified employees hired by a district or charter school on or after 1/1/08 (including applicants for a School District Teaching Permit)
  • Charter school employees, whether certified or not, working in a teaching or professional position
  • Contracted employees hired on or after 1/1/08 who have direct contact with students
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: If an employee is not already fingerprinted and subscribed to TEA, the required cost of fingerprinting will have to be paid  for by the candidate.
 

Name-Based Background Check Requirements

The following are subject to a name-based background check per Texas Education Code (TEC) § 22.0835:

  • Non-certified employees hired before 1/1/08
  • Contracted employees hired before 1/1/08 who have direct contact with students
  • Student teachers
  • Volunteers, unless they are a parent, grandparent, or guardian of a student; a person accompanied on campus by a district employee; or a person volunteering for a single event