Human Resources
The Human Resources department serves more than 4,000 District 196 employees, substitute teachers and individuals working on behalf of our students. The department works to support the mission of helping students reach their full potential by recruiting, hiring, retaining and promoting a world-class workforce. The department oversees the areas of talent management, benefits, pension, compensation and employee wellness.
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining high-quality educators and staff who are dedicated to helping learners explore the outer limits of their vast potential.
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Human Resources administration and contacts
Specialties
- Teacher tenure
- Teacher and clerical seniority list
- Teacher discretionary and extended leaves of absence
- All contracts/job share/sabbatical
- Staffing
- Employee discipline
- Q Comp
Specialties
- Insurance/Flex Spending/Long Term Disability
- Security system/Badges
- Employee discipline
- Applicant Tracking system administration
- MyView and Skyward Employee Access
- Contract questions
Specialties
- Contracts
- Student Teachers
- Part-time Teacher Program (TRA)
- Applicant Tracking system administration
- Absence Management backup
- Staffing
- MyView and Skyward Employee Access
- New Employee Orientations (walk-ins, etc.)
Specialties
- Substitute Teachers and Clerical
- Clerical Personal Leave
- Teacher and Clerical Application Help
- Applicant Tracking System Questions (Backup)
- Absence Management system administration
- Substitute Orientations (teacher, short-call sub, clerical)
- New Employee Orientations (walk-ins, teacher subs and clerical subs)
Specialties
- Vacations
- Teacher Personal Leave/Teacher Personal Leave Carryover
- Background Checks
- Employee Physicals
- Lane Changes
- New Employee Orientations (walk-ins, clerical, custodial)
- MyView and Skyward Employee Access
Specialties
- Contract Signing
- Change Notices
- Teacher Licensing
- HOUSSE applications
- STAR Reporting
- New Employee Orientations (walk-ins, teachers)
Specialties
- Job Postings
- Frontline Recruiting and Hiring System Admininstration
- Applicant tracking system questions
- New employee orientations (walk-ins, food service, transportation)
- MyView and Skyward Employee Access
- Absence management system administration (backup)
Specialties
- Health/Dental/Life/LTS Insurance
- Employee Badges
- Flex Spending
Specialties
- Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Benefit-related leave of absence questions and administration
Specialties
- Human Resources Skyward implementation
- MyView and Skyward Employee Access
Specialties
- Worker’s compensation/First report of injury
- Written employment verifications that do not require wage information (For VOE requests that do include wage information, please contact Cindy Stiles in the Payroll Department at cindy.stiles@district196.org or (p) 651-423-7750 or (f) 651-423-7787.)
- Loan forgiveness forms
- Unemployment
- Most leave of absence requests including:
- medical,
- family care,
- FMLA,
- worker’s compensation, military,
- personal, etc.
Specialties
- Teacher license renewal
- Clock hour questions
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Emotional health is just one example. Your EAP can help with almost anything you can think of.
- Call 866-326-7194
- Log on to hpeap.com (password ISD196)
- Download the iConnectYou mobile app (Contact your HR department or contact the EAP to get your registration passcode) to text or video chat with us
EAP services are confidential and available 24/7. There is no cost to you, your dependents, or people in your household.