HR News
January 2015
Greetings from HR and Student Services
On behalf of our department I want to first thank each of you for not only the work you do each day to make our district a special place for the children we serve, but also for making EM-S ISD a special place in which each of us can fulfill the high calling of our daily life we call “work.”
Over the fourteen years of my career in EM-S ISD, I have seen our district grow from approximately 8,000 students to now over 18,000 students. As a result our EM-S ISD family has grown to almost 2200 employees. However one constant that has not changed is the feel of a small town family working and supporting each other. I am thankful that as we have grown over the years the small town feel that was evident when I arrived still exists today.
In an effort to foster that small town feeling of genuine support for each other, HR and Student Services has recently developed and adopted Customer Service Expectations. It is expressed in the phrase HR CARES. We found that the letters in the word CARES expressed our beliefs well. The C stands for Commitment, A for Assistance, R for Relationships, E for Exceeds and S for Solve. In addition we have revised our mission statement to better express our desire to serve each one of you. Our goal is that you not only find our Customer Service Expectations to be pleasing to you conceptually, but that each of you, through your interaction with our department will find that these expectations are lived out each time we have the privilege of serving you. I believe that effective customer service is vital in our effort to continue to maintain our small town family even as we continue to grow rapidly.
I hope each of you has a successful completion to the first semester and a great start to the second half of the year.
Proud to serve you,
Steve Williams
Introducing KeAndra Macklin - Personnel Specialist
My name is KeAndra Macklin and I am excited to be a part of EMS-ISD. I moved from North Carolina to Texas about 8 years ago and quickly found out that everything certainly is BIG in Texas! I am a proud mother of two, one of which graduated from Boswell High School.
I have a background in Psychology with a focus in Managed Behavioral Healthcare. As a Social Worker I had the awesome experience of working with children/adolescents and families within the school system to reach their goals. I have an MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management. I have a passion for helping people reach their goals and so I am truly excited to be in a place where “People Matter.”
Introducing Jennifer Villines- Coordinator of Student & Staff Services
Jennifer Villines has been selected as the Coordinator of Student and Staff Services in the EM-S ISD Human Resources Department this fall. She has 12 years of experience as an educator with seven years in campus administration. She is the former principal at Chisholm Ridge Elementary School and has begun her fourth year within the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD. Mrs. Villines holds a Master of Special Education degree from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Human Relations.
"I'm honored to work with our 25 campus principals and the community as we serve the children of Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD. It's been a joy working within the district as a campus administrator for the past few years and I look forward to continuing our work for children within this new role." - Jennifer Villines
Introducing Jamie Erwin -Personnel Specialist- Substitutes
I grew up in Coleman, Texas where I was very active in 4-H and rodeo. I attended Angelo State University and then moved to Fort Worth to work for the horse industry at APHA for seven years and then went to work for Cowboy Publishing Group with Performance Horse, Quarter Horse News and Barrel Horse News magazines as their Marketing Manager. I enjoyed my time in the horse industry then we decided to move our family back to my hometown to be close to family. I worked for the City of Coleman as the Director of HR/ City Manager’s Secretary for 3 ½ years and was given a wonderful opportunity to work for a Non-Profit Community Action Agency, Central Texas Opportunities, Inc. in Coleman where I was the HR Director/Grant Writer. In this role I was responsible for staffing 11 Head Start Centers and 4 Community Services offices. I grew both professionally and personally in the position more than I ever could have imagined. As a Community Action Agency we helped low-income people in our seven (7) county service area transition out of poverty and helped to educate their children thru Head Start. Although I loved my job and the work that we were able to accomplish my husband and I missed living in Fort Worth. We are very happy to have been blessed to be able to re-locate back to this area and I love working for EMS-ISD. I live in Saginaw with my husband Bryan and we have three children, Tori 17, Emily 14 and Cade 3.
Happy Holidays from Human Resources and Student & Staff Services
We hope each of you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends. Happy New Year!
Leaves and Absences
The district offers employees paid and unpaid leaves of absence in times of personal need. Policies for each type of leave can be found on pages 24 – 33 in the Employee Handbook which can be accessed through the district website. Employees who expect to be absent for an extended period of more than five days should call Kristine Phillips in the Human Resources department at 817-232-0880 ext. 2756 for information about applicable leave benefits, payment of insurance premiums, and requirements for communicating with the district.
Giving Back to the Community
The Human Resources Department had an opportunity to serve the less fortunate during the holiday season for the 4th year in a row. Giving time to the Tarrant Area Food Bank is a great way to serve the community.
Volunteers suited up in protective gear to keep the food sanitary. They learned how to weigh and package noodles for those in need. On average, the food feeds 281,000 different people annually. During their Fiscal Year of 2010 (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010), they distributed an average of almost 2 million pounds per month, or 23 million pounds to Partner Agencies and other regional food banks. That’s enough food to fill 575 or more 18-wheeler trailer trucks to capacity (30,000 to 40,000 pounds per trailer), or 23 million pounds is also enough food for more than 17.8 million meals.
"This was my time to go with my co-workers in HR to volunteer at the Tarrant Area Food Bank. I really enjoyed working alongside my friends to help prepare the food items that would be provided to many people in need. It was a very rewarding and humbling experience that I hope to have the opportunity to do again." - Terry Flory
Volunteers are the heart and soul of Tarrant Area Food Bank. Without volunteers, it would not be possible to respond to hundreds of hungry North Texans every day. Whether you choose to sort, inspect, and repack food items that will be offered to local families, or served as a hot meal at a senior center or as an after-school snack at a Kid’s Café, YOU can make a difference in the lives of those in need in our community.
Student Services Department Information
Here's who to contact in Student Services depending on your need:
Bobby Jester
Director of Student & Staff Services
817-232-0880 ext. 2762
Secondary Transfers
Secondary Concerns
Mandatory ADC Placements
Emergency Situations
Student Handbook & Code of Conduct
Policy
Expulsions - JJAEP
Employee Handbook
Grievances
SROs
Jennifer Villines
Coordinator of Student & Staff Services
817-232-0880 ext. 2753
Elementary Transfers
Elementary Concerns
Discretionary ADC Placements
Truancy Program
Drug Testing Program
PBIS (K-12)
Coordinate District Character Education Program
Independent Contractors
Bullying Incident Reports
Volunteers
Human Resources
Email: stevew@ems-isd.net
Website: http://www.emsisd.com/Page/188
Location: 1200 Old Decatur Road, Saginaw, TX, United States
Phone: 817-232-0880
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emsisdhumanresources?fref=nf