Burke County Public Schools
Helpful Resources from Human Resources - April 2021
Plan on retiring this school year? Please contact Rocky Epley at 439-4301 to set up an appointment.
Click here to learn about upcoming retirement meetings sponsored by Prudential Retirement.
After opening the link, you will need to download the document in order to register.
NEW Candidate Resources - They’re finally here! The Support for Candidates page has been reorganized and updated with three new candidate resources.
National Board Certification: Overview and Quick Start Guide – This guide is for educators interested in learning more about National Board Certification.
National Board Certification: Candidate Resource – This guide for candidates includes the key certification documents, planning guides and graphic organizers for each component, resources for Component 1, webinar recordings and information on the free Canvas course.
Understanding Scores and Feedback Statements – This document offers supplemental resources for candidates who need support working with their scores and feedback statements.
People who have received the COVID-19 vaccine do not need to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria:
- Are fully vaccinated (i.e., at least 2 weeks after getting their second dose in a 2-dose series or one-dose of a single-dose series)
- Have had no symptoms from when they were exposed to someone with COVID-19
Employees need to notify their school nurse and provide documentation of vaccination in order to be cleared for quarantine exemption if they have been identified as a close contact exposure.
McLaughlin Young, our Employee Assistance Program has a free app. Download the MYgroup App for easier access to your EAP services.
Any employee that misses or anticipates missing three or more days of work due to a serious health condition (including surgeries and maternity leaves) should contact Tammy Huffman at 439-4322 about completing FMLA paperwork.
An employee returning to work from FMLA must provide their immediate supervisor and the HR Department with a Return to Work note from their healthcare provider before resuming job duties and responsibilities.
Teachers can check their CEU's by logging into their TimeKeeper account.
Attached below are the CEU requirements for the 2020-2021 school year.
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Do you have a certificate that needs to be added to your CEU report? Click here for the step by step directions on how to submit your certificate.
When entering information in TimeKeeper, if the professional development activity was in the area of technology, please make sure you choose "Digital Learning". Technology is no longer required. The new term DPI uses for this credit is "Digital Learning".
Have you entered a professional development activity into TimeKeeper and it was rejected? If so, you can click on the activity and find out the reason it was rejected.
An appointment is required for any employee that needs to change their legal name. After an employee receives their new driver's license and social security card, they can contact Tammy Huffman at 439-4322 to schedule an appointment to officially change their name with Burke County Public Schools.
Human Resources Directory
439-4325
Rocky Epley - Licensure, Retirement, and NCEES
439-4301
Tammy Huffman - Benefits (State Health Plan and Pierce Group Flexible Benefits), Substitutes, Frontline (AESOP), and FMLA (includes maternity leave)
439-4322
Debbie Story - Transcripts, Volunteers, and CEU's
439-4323
Department of Human Resources
Website: www.burke.k12.nc.us
Location: 700 East Parker Road, Morganton, NC, USA
Phone: 828-439-4323
Twitter: @BCPS_HR