Human Resources

Our guiding principles
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​Lead with positive intent for equitable outcomes to provide clear direction and communication. ​

• Collaborate optimistically with respect and empathy to develop authentic connections and utilize active listening to enhance unified understanding. ​

Phone: 503-614-1447 
Employment Verification Fax: 503-614-1628       

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Chief Human Resources Officer
Debbie Simons: 503-614-1407

• Board policies
• Contract renewal and extension process
• Grievance hearings officer
• Human resources operations
• Labor management and labor negotiations
• Legal issues
• Licensed and administrator staff liaison
• Licensing
• New position descriptions
• Risk management
• Substitute management
• Title IX coordinator

Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resources Officer
Isabell Gomez-Rios: 503-614-3194

• Chief human resources officer support
• Email support
• Department purchasing
• Meeting scheduling
• Restricted licenses and licensure support
• Substitute registration support

Assistant Director of Human Resources
​Carol Helfer, Ph.D.: 503-614-1658

• ​Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation management*

           *​to request ADA accommodations,                                 email Kathy Fernandez for ADA forms 

• Classified staff liaison
• Labor negotiations and labor management
• Position management:
  • Job description maintenance
  • Reclassification process
  • Work calendars
  • COVID-19 exemption process
• Staff management
  • Leave procedures
  • Progressive discipline
  • Evaluation process and handbooks
  • Employee handbook​ ​

Human Resources Specialist 
​Lynsie Scharpf:  503-614-1482

• Background checks
  • Contractors
  • Volunteers
• Job applicant support
• Job postings
• Outdoor school liaison
• Position requisitions
• Supplemental employee support​​​
• Technical support: 
  • Frontline/Recruiting & Hiring

• Absence Management System

• Benefits
  • Benefits Quick Links
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Glossary of Terms
  • MyOEBB
• Career Opportunities
  • ​Employee Referral Program
• Conference & Tuition Request
• ​​Ergopoint - Online Ergonomic Self Assessment
• ​Hiring and Evaluation Information
• Job Descriptions
• ​Leave Request Forms
• License Renewal
• Professional Development
• Required Postings
• Required Online Training
• ​Retirement
• ​Staff Handbook
• Substitutes
• Wellness​

Collective Bargaining Agreements
Licensed - NWEA
Classified - OSEA
Memorandums of Agreement 
Salary Schedules 

Human Resources Specialist
Michelle Odell: 503-614-1644 

• Classified staff hiring support
• Classified staff liaison
• OSEA bargaining
• Student loan paperwork (public/federal student loan forgiveness)
• ​Verification of Employment

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Human Resources Specialist
​Grace Fasching: 503-614-1425 

• Licensed and administrator staff hiring support
• ​Licensed and administrator staff liaison
  • License renewal/peer Forms
• ​NWEA bargaining
• ​State reporting and data integrity
• Second Language Assessment (Spanish, Chinese, Arabic for the 2022-2023 School Year)
• ​Technical support: 
  • Frontline/Professional Growth
  • Public School Works

Human Resources Specialist​                 
Kathy Fernandez: 503-614-1445

• Benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Leave management
  • FMLA/OFLA all employees
• ​Short and Long-term disability
• Staff separations
  • ​Resignations
  • Retirement
• Technical Support (Ergopoint)
• ​Unemployment
• Workers' Compensation

​Service Center Administrative Assistant
Carolyn Quinn: 503-614-1447

• Conference and tuition reimbursement​

Substitute Services
Melinda Halverson: 503-614-1273

• District calendars
• District reports
• Expedite requests
• Frontline configuration
• Subdocs support
• Substitute management​

Washington Service Center Receptionist
Maria Navarro Ambriz: 503-614-1428

• ​ID Badges
• Initial homeschool contact
• Job alert responses
• Room reservations
• Staff directory 
• Substitute services support
• Visitor management
• Washington Service Center mail

Wellness Coordinator
Bailey Kose: 503-935-9615

• Wellness Program

The next Open Enrollment period is August 15, 2023 - September 15, 2023 for benefits effective October 1, 2023.

​ Employee Assistance Program - EAP (Access Code is:  OEBB)

Uprise Health provides services to employees, their dependents, and household members to help them privately resolve problems that may interfere with work, family, and life.

The EAP can help you get back on top of your world. They provide: counseling; childcare services; adult and eldercare services; health coaching; legal and personal mediation; will preparation; financial services; home ownership program; and identity theft services.

Call or go online to learn more 1-866-750-1327, or visit their website at https://members.uprisehealth.com/ (Access code for registration is "OEBB").

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FMLA/OFLA Leave

For information and paperwork, or if you think you may have an FMLA/OFLA Qualifying Event, please contact
Kathy Fernandez.

FAQ: http://www.mynwresd.org/fmlaofla.html

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Complaints

• Complaint form
• Complaint of harassment form
• Witness statement form
• Working conditions form

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New Employee Forms

Please Note: IRS regulation and the Federal Employers Handbook of 1998, requires that every employee’s payroll name must exactly match their Social Security card to prevent misdirected social security funds. To verify this, HR must see your original Social Security card and make a copy for your file.

• All forms are completed through Frontline Links sent to employee upon hire

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Worker's Compensation Resources

• Workers' Comp

Retirement Information

• Preparing for Retirement:  Your Blueprint for Success: http://www.mynwresd.org/hr-benefits-and-retirement.html
• PERS Retirement Checklist:  https://www.oregon.gov/pers/mem/pages/opsrp-and-iap-steps-to-retire.aspx
• Medicare website: http://medicare.gov/
• Medicare questions and plan selection assistance: www.oregonshiba.org
• PERS Health Insurance Program (PERS offers Retiree and Medicare Plans): https://www.pershealth.com/