EdgeJodiArias

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Saturday, 29 June 2013

The Handwriting is on the Wall

Posted on 18:39 by Unknown
It appears that among the countless new make-work jobs at Washoe County School District open for bid is something called an "employee management relations coordinator" which is supposed to assist the apparently newly-titled Director of Labor Relations to go after more employees, especially teachers, and railroad them out when the test scores aren't good enough. Then the district can call these teachers "incompetent" or accuse them of "inefficiency," to quote the language of NRS 391 and destroy their careers forever. (This link will last only until July 5.)

Translation: It's when the teachers are making "too much money."

It is even possible Martinez and company are expecting a whole rash of principal firings or forced resignations, and he wants to be prepared by hiring additional staff.

Here are the "duties" of this hatchet person, who will presumably be working under the corrupt former WEA official who knifed me in the back five years ago to take a job working directly under the person who spearheaded the destruction of my career:

The list of Essential Duties and Responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented.

Counsel staff on matters of management and employee rights, progressive discipline and appropriate courses of action, in accordance with contract provisions and good employer/employee relations practices. Mediate informal disputes between management and employees and provide counsel to management on appropriate course of action, in an attempt to resolve differences at the lowest possible level.

Consult with the Legal Office in the implementation of contract management and legal matters, as they pertain to staff.

Develops and maintains a collaborative relationship with bargaining unit and other group representatives.

Compiles and analyzes proposals, makes recommendations to Director of Labor Relations, the Chief Human Resource Officer and the District;

Develops bargain strategies and prepares proposals; analyzes impact of proposals and develops alternative proposals; analyzes impact of proposals and develops established parameters and prepares agreements for Board approval.

Provides for on-going labor contract administration; explains and interprets agreements; Ensures compliance terms and conditions of agreements

Provides leadership on labor committees formed to address labor relations and related employee issues;

Works with various parties to resolve misunderstandings and conflicts arising from applications of agreements; advises supervisors on preparing and responding to informal complaint meetings and on processing and responding to grievances; oversees grievance process and ensures coordination and facilitation of all grievance work.

Conducts or assists supervisors in conducting investigations into employee misconduct; determines facts and appropriate corrective action, ensuring that the action taken is consistent, appropriate, and defensible; drafts discipline and discharge letters.
Negotiates employee separation and settlement agreements; facilitates the negotiation and execution of settlement agreement with the various employee organizations and private attorneys.

Advises supervisors and administrators in Employee/Relations areas of human resources management, including wage and hour laws, disability law, District policy and procedures, contract interpretation, organization development, labor and employee law, sexual harassment and other laws that re applicable; prepares District response to equal employment opportunity or other employ-related complaints and assist with the defense of employment litigation matters.

Counsels employees and supervisors on a wide range of issues affecting employee performance; assists supervisors with the resolution of employees performance concerns; coordinates the distribution and collection of performance evaluations forms

Advises supervisors on the drafting of employee performance improvement plans; provides guidance during employee probationary periods, and assists with the development of new evaluation forms and instructions.

Investigates misconduct, complaints, violations of human resource-related laws and regulations; conducts employee interviews and meetings to gather or provide information; provides written reports of transactions and makes recommendations based on analysis of the information past practices and applicable laws, regulations, contract language and District procedures.

Provides Human Resources Department and district representation regarding human resources related issues on various committees and before special interest groups, citizens groups, and other public meetings.

Prepares and maintains appropriate reports and records of activities.

Presides at grievance meetings, investigative due process meetings, and suspension/dismissal appeal meetings, as assigned.

Assist in the enforcement of settlement agreement provisions, as they relate to employee discipline, employee pay issues, and other personnel matters.

Facilitate the implementation of employee discipline related to licensure matters.

Provide administrative support with seniority issues, overages, reduction in force and transfers and reassignments. Responsible for overage placement of ESPS and hourly employees.

Reviews investigations of employee applications and, in consultation with the legal office, determines the appropriate disciplinary action, if any.

Assist with District representation at review appeals and facilitate the preparation and organization of all supporting documentation for presentation at appeal meetings.

Represent the District in administrative hearings (grievances, suspension, licensure, dismissals, etc.).

Assist the Director of Labor Relations in all non-dismissal arbitrations.

Assist in the training of employee groups in supervisory, performance evaluation, disciplinary procedures, HR laws, procedures, processes and other areas, as assigned.

Coordinates with assigned staff to assist with the administration of performance evaluation systems for employee groups; works as a team and/or leads research projects to respond to inquiries; counsels employees and supervisors on processes, time lines, and preparation of evaluation forms; tracks receipt of performance improvement report forms, reviews forms for completeness and ensures that supervisors are informed.

Receives and processes production of document requests and subpoenas received regarding employee matters.

Perform other duties related to the position, as assigned.

It's a hatchet person.

Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Posted in education | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Obituaries
    Time to round up a few that I haven't previously noted: Former congresswoman Lindy Boggs, also known as the mother of what's-her-fac...
  • This Isn't "Free Speech"
    The harassment of Arias trial defense witness Alyce LaViolette by a gang of thugs and dolts, aided and abetted by the likes of propaganda ...
  • THIS Tony Bennett Never Had a Heart to Leave in San Francicso
    He also doesn't have any kind of conscience when it comes to helping big donors. A big-time scandal is a-brewing in Indiana, where the ...
  • Obituaries
    Obituary: Famed British horse trainer Henry Cecil, 70, has died following a long battle against stomach cancer : In 1985, Cecil's Oh So...
  • Obituaries
    You might say this is a case of poetic justice : infamous bone snatcher Michael Mastromarino has ironically died of bone cancer. He was 49...
  • This Can't Be Real
    I thought this may have come out of the Onion, but unfortunately this is a real standard and being discussed at the Facebook BAT board. Fir...
  • This Blackballing Goes on in Every School District in the U.S.
    At least at Denver Public Schools, teachers are not sitting back and taking it . The only time a "do not rehire" should occur is i...
  • Obituaries
    Actress Katherine Woodville, 74, died about a month ago, but there hasn't been a whole lot out there regarding her death . She acted qui...
  • Etc.
    There was just one jackpot winner in last night's $590 million Powerball jackpot, so this person, who bought the winning ticket in Flori...
  • Obituaries
    Audio technology founder Amar Bose, 83, has died. His death was announced Friday . Bose founded the company, based in Framingham, just outs...

Categories

  • 1973 Belmont Stakes (1)
  • 401(k)s (1)
  • 48 Hours (1)
  • abortion (1)
  • age discrimination (2)
  • ALEC (2)
  • Alyce LaViolette (5)
  • Amanda Knox (1)
  • Amazon.com (2)
  • American Legislative Exchange Council (2)
  • American politics (1)
  • Angel Cordero (1)
  • Annette Funicello (1)
  • Arne Duncan (5)
  • Atlanta Test Cheating Scandal (2)
  • austerity (4)
  • Austrian school of economics (1)
  • Ayn Rand (1)
  • Barack Obama (25)
  • Barbara Vucanovich (1)
  • Belmont Stakes (2)
  • Betsy DeVos (1)
  • Beverly Hall (2)
  • Bill Gates (2)
  • billionaires (2)
  • blogging (1)
  • blogs (3)
  • bloopers (1)
  • Boston Marathon (1)
  • Boston Marathon bombing (3)
  • Braulio Baeza (1)
  • Brian Banks (1)
  • British royals (1)
  • Bush v. Gore (1)
  • cartoons (7)
  • cell phones (1)
  • charities (1)
  • Charles Koch (1)
  • charter schools (1)
  • Chic Anderson (1)
  • chicken and waffles Lays potato chips (1)
  • Chris Broussard (1)
  • Chris Hayes (1)
  • Chris Hedges (1)
  • Chrissy Mazzeo (1)
  • Christopher Martin (2)
  • cicadas (1)
  • Claire Conner (1)
  • class warfare (1)
  • Cleveland kidnapping case (2)
  • common core standards (8)
  • Cory Booker (5)
  • crime (70)
  • cyberstalking (1)
  • D. Wayne Lukas (1)
  • D.C. cheating scandal (2)
  • D.C. Public Schools (1)
  • Dale Erquiaga (2)
  • David Koch (1)
  • David Viens (1)
  • Deacon Jones (1)
  • Deanna Durbin (1)
  • death penalty (1)
  • Detroit bankruptcy (1)
  • Diane Ravitch (1)
  • dogs (1)
  • domestic discipline (1)
  • domestic violence (2)
  • Dr. Joyce Brothers (1)
  • Dust Commander (1)
  • Ecnomy (1)
  • Economics (1)
  • Economy (25)
  • education (179)
  • El Paso teaching scandal (1)
  • Elizabeth Warren (1)
  • employment (1)
  • entertainment (1)
  • entitlement reform (1)
  • entitlements (1)
  • Esther Williams (1)
  • Everyday Mathematics (1)
  • extreme poverty (1)
  • extremism (1)
  • Fairness Doctrine (1)
  • family life (1)
  • farm subsidies (1)
  • fashion (1)
  • feminism (1)
  • FERPA (1)
  • financial planning (1)
  • food (1)
  • food stamps (3)
  • Frank Bank (1)
  • Frank Lautenberg (1)
  • Friedrich von Hayek (1)
  • frivolous lawsuits (2)
  • gaffes (1)
  • Gary Stevens (1)
  • Gates Foundation (2)
  • George Beverly Shea (1)
  • George Jones (1)
  • George Zimmerman (14)
  • George Zimmernan (1)
  • Glass-Steagall (1)
  • government pension offset (1)
  • Great Cross Alliance (1)
  • Harry Reid (1)
  • health care (3)
  • Heath Morrison (2)
  • Helen Thomas (1)
  • Henry Cecil (1)
  • high heels (1)
  • Hillary Clinton (1)
  • horse racing (7)
  • Jacksonville Woodlands Trail (1)
  • James Gandolfini (1)
  • James W. Guthrie (2)
  • Jean Stapleton (1)
  • Jeff Bezos (1)
  • Jessica Stroble (2)
  • Jim Gibbons (1)
  • joblessness (19)
  • jobs (2)
  • Jodi Arias (49)
  • John Birch Society (1)
  • John Merrow (3)
  • Jonathan Winters (1)
  • journalism (1)
  • Juan Martinez (3)
  • Julie Harris (1)
  • Kate Middleton (1)
  • Kentucky Derby (2)
  • Koch brothers (2)
  • Kongar-ol Ondar (1)
  • labor (3)
  • Laffit Pincay (1)
  • Lance Armstrong (3)
  • LGBT (1)
  • Liberace (2)
  • libertarianism (1)
  • Long Beach Unified School District (1)
  • lotteries (2)
  • Margaret Thatcher (3)
  • marriage (1)
  • Maureen Dowd (1)
  • Maxine Stuart (1)
  • McDonald's (1)
  • media (2)
  • medical care (1)
  • Medicare (2)
  • Medicare and Medicaid cuts (1)
  • menopause (1)
  • Michael Lind (2)
  • Michael Mastromarino (1)
  • MIchelle Rhee (7)
  • Miley Cyrus (1)
  • minimum wage (1)
  • Miranda rights (1)
  • Nanook of the North (1)
  • National Council on Teacher Quality (2)
  • National Poverty Law Center (1)
  • Nevada politics (1)
  • New Deal (1)
  • Nik Wallenda (1)
  • Noam Chomsky (1)
  • North Korea (1)
  • O.J. Simpson (5)
  • O.J. Simpson robbery case (2)
  • Obituaries (45)
  • Oibtuaries (1)
  • Omaima Nelson (1)
  • On the Edge (2)
  • Oprah Winfrey (1)
  • Orb (3)
  • Oxbow (2)
  • Palace Malice (1)
  • part-time jobs (2)
  • Pat Robertson (1)
  • Pat Summerall (1)
  • Paul Krugman (1)
  • Paul Street (1)
  • Pedro Martinez (1)
  • Penny Chenery (1)
  • Penny Pritzker (2)
  • pensions (1)
  • Phil Donahue (1)
  • philanthropy (1)
  • photography (1)
  • political cartoons (4)
  • politics (2)
  • poverty (8)
  • Powerball (3)
  • Preakness Stakes (1)
  • Prince William (1)
  • public school tenure (1)
  • public transportation (1)
  • Raffaele Sollecito (1)
  • Randi Weingarten (3)
  • Ray Harryhausen (1)
  • religion (1)
  • retirement (3)
  • rich (1)
  • rich people (3)
  • Richard Matheson (1)
  • Rick Snyder (1)
  • Robert Geffner (1)
  • Robert Reich (5)
  • Roger Ailes (1)
  • Roger Ebert (1)
  • Ron Turcotte (2)
  • Ronald Reagan (1)
  • Rupert Murdoch (1)
  • same-sex marriage (1)
  • Sandra Day O'Connor (1)
  • school vouchers (1)
  • Scott Thorson (2)
  • Secretariat (2)
  • sexism (1)
  • sick leave (1)
  • Slim Whitman (1)
  • Social Security (6)
  • student loan debt (2)
  • stupidity (2)
  • suspects rights (1)
  • Teach for America (5)
  • teacher abuse (1)
  • teacher morale (1)
  • teaching (2)
  • technology (1)
  • television (1)
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
  • tenure (1)
  • test cheating (1)
  • texting (1)
  • Tony Bennett (3)
  • transfer of wealth (1)
  • transgendered (1)
  • Travers Stakes (1)
  • Travis Alexander (42)
  • Trayvon Martin (15)
  • triangulation (1)
  • Ttravis Alexander (1)
  • Unbridled's Song (1)
  • unemployment (1)
  • United States Supreme Court (2)
  • Virginia Johnson (1)
  • Washoe Country School District (5)
  • Washoe County School Disrict (4)
  • Washoe County School District (17)
  • welfare reform (1)
  • WEP/GPO (1)
  • wildfires (2)
  • William Blakely (1)
  • William Masters (1)
  • windfall elimination provision (1)
  • wiretapping (1)
  • women (1)
  • women's rights (1)
  • women's roles (1)
  • worst governors (1)
  • Wrapped in the Flag (1)
  • writing (1)

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2013 (500)
    • ►  August (85)
    • ►  July (113)
    • ▼  June (89)
      • It's Called "Culling the Herd"
      • It's All About Not Being Closely Supervised
      • Edcetera
      • NCTQ is Getting a Lot of Unwarranted Publicity
      • A Ghost of the Past Returns
      • The Handwriting is on the Wall
      • Just When You Think You've Seen It All
      • More WCSD Gossip
      • Etc.
      • Etc.
      • Washoe County School District is a Law Unto Itself
      • Etc.
      • LOL About WCSD
      • Score One for the LGBT Community
      • Cartoon of the Day
      • Washoe County School District Gossip
      • Etc.
      • It's Always at the End of the Contract Year,
      • Bullying in the School Workplace
      • Obituary: Richard Matheson
      • Some People Are Simply Slow Learners
      • Things That Go Splat in the Night
      • WEP/GPO: Get Rid of Them--NOW!!!!
      • Time for a Class-Action Lawsuit in Tennessee
      • One Reason Not to Be a Fan of Private Schools
      • Culture of Apprehension
      • Etc. for the Day
      • Staff Morale is in the Toilet
      • The NCTQ is B.S. and Needs to Be Ignored
      • "Only Suckers Play By the Rules"
      • "Do Not Rehire" is the Scarlet Letter
      • Etc.
      • Etc.
      • CYA @ WCSD
      • Obituary: Slim Whitman
      • The Numbers Racket
      • Trash on the Feet.
      • Blackballing Teachers Needs to Be Outlawed
      • Stupidity Being Passed Off as "Science"
      • Etc.
      • It's the Lack of Demand,
      • Ed Etc.
      • Charity Ripoffs
      • The Real Story
      • Etc.
      • Etc.
      • Nothing But a Publicity Stunt
      • Ed World
      • More Washoe County School District Shenanigans
      • The Blame Rests Squarely on Washington,
      • Etc.
      • Goodbye and Good Riddance
      • Cory! Cory! Cory!
      • Obituaries
      • More WCSD Stuff
      • More Washoe County School District Gossip
      • Ed Etc.
      • Obituary: Barbara Vucanovich
      • The Answer?
      • Rise of the Next Manchurian Candidate
      • More on Secretariat's Belmont
      • 40 Years Ago Today
      • Belmont Stakes 2013
      • Nothing to Brag About
      • Another Teacher Bites the Dust
      • Etc.
      • Obituary: Esther Williams
      • It Really IS an Assault on Democracy
      • Arias Trial Transcripts Revealed
      • Etc.
      • If Somebody Was Going to Win the Powerball Lottery...
      • Cyberstalking is a Crime
      • More Posturing
      • Teachers Aren't the Problem
      • Jodi Arias Case
      • Of Course School "Reform" is a Load of B.S.
      • Temp for America Didn't Win This Time
      • Apathy is the Ruination of the United States of Am...
      • Obituaries
      • Marriage in "Decline"? I Don't Believe So.
      • Neoliberal Paradise
      • WCSD Gossip
      • Etc.
      • Obituaries
      • Etc.
      • Sure It's "For the Kids"
      • Obituary: Jean Stapleton
      • The US Health Care System is a Mess
      • Etc.
    • ►  May (76)
    • ►  April (107)
    • ►  March (30)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile