Personnel Commission Mission StatementIt is the mission of the Personnel Commission to provide a Merit System for the employees of the Alameda County Office of Education—a system based on the principle of employment and promotion on the basis of merit for the purpose of obtaining the highest efficiency and assuring the selection and retention of the best qualified persons in the service of the Office of the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools.

Our Personnel CommissionThe Alameda County Office of Education Personnel Com-mission was established on July 1, 1976, and is composed of three persons appointed for three-year staggered terms. One member of the Commission is appointed by the Alameda County Board of Education and one member is appointed by the California School Employees Association (CSEA). These two members appoint the third member.

The Personnel Commission meets on the third Thursday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at the Alameda County Office of Education, 313 West Winton Avenue, Hayward, unless otherwise posted. Classified employees and members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings.

Deborah McHenry Commissioners AppointeeDeborah McHenry currently works as a Human Resources Management Consultant and is a retired Human Resources Director for the City of Antioch. Her previous experience includes being a CSEA labor representative and a city Personnel Board member.

1998-2013

Marsha Lang-Collins Board of Education AppointeeMarsha Lang-Collins is a retired HR Adminis-trator with 30 years experience including 24 years in the public sector. She has served as an adjunct psychology instructor for the Peralta Community College District. In her career she managed areas of recruitment and exams, labor and employee relations, as well as affirmative action.

Cindy Ornellas CSEA AppointeeCindy Ornellas is a 19 year employee of the San Lorenzo Unified School District. She is an active member of the California School Employees Association (CSEA), elected as Chapter President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and currently serves as Chief Job Steward for San Lorenzo Unified.

Recruitment and Testing Services

2012-13New or Updated Examinations 13County Wide Instructional Assistant/NCLB 304Positions/Vacancies Announced 30Applications Received 857Applicants Tested 409Candidates Interviewed 137Office Proficiency Assessment & Cert. 77Exam Segments Administered 28

Eligibility Lists Established 20

Employment Services

Appointments 2012-13Probationary Promotions Ressignments ReemploymentsTransfers

213001

Temporary Assignments

Limited TermsOut-of-Class StipendsProvisionalsRetiree AssistanceStudent AssistanceSubstitutesSummer School Assignments

185021

1424

Other Actions and Services

Personnel Authorization RequestsNew Classifications CreatedExisting Classifications RevisedReclassifications ApprovedCareer Ladder AdvancementsLeaves of AbsenceDemotionsFingerprinting ServicesAccelerated Step Placement

2534100

180

2,1034

Resignations and Terminations

RetirementsResignedProbationary ReleaseLayoffTerminations

16150

ANNUAL REPORT

PERSONNELCOMMISSION

2012 - 2013

Alam

eda C

ounty O

ffice of Ed

ucation313 W

est Win

ton • H

ayward

, CA

94544-1136

2003-2015

2009-2014

ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONSHEILA JORDAN, SUPERINTENDENT

Provide, promote, and support leadership and service to

ensure the success of Every Child . . . in Every School . . . Every Day!

A Word of ThanksThe Personnel Commission and the Human Resources Division staff give a special thanks to the following individuals, departments, and agencies for serving as subject matter experts and panelists on our oral board examinations:

Alameda County Office of Education

Jason ArenasJoshua BennettCori BernalForrest BloxhamAnnette BrownAlma CarinoEmma ChanRamona ConferCharles ConlinMonica CorbettMichael EvansBeatriz GonzalezJenaver GoodmanPhil GrassoDaisy GuzmanCarol HoupsJeremy HowellDebbie JelinicTeresa JimenezBeatriz LarroudeGalina ManirkoTiffany McintireSpencer MeadAdriene Metoyer-LeonardShirene MoreiraMichael MurteySean ParkerDonna RoseShamia SandlesJanine SaundersNinette SernaIvan SilvaDina StewartDanny TjoeKristen YasukawaAdriel YeeNora Zamora

Berkeley USD Mark Copland

Collaborative Solutions for Charter Authorizers (CSCA)

Stephanie FarlandContra Costa Couty Office of Education

Laura GrifenDulci Jubilo Inc.

Queen GrahamPacific Research Associates

Debby PearsonPleasanton USD

Myla GrassoBarbara Kassan

Emery USDRyan Choate

Newark USDTonay ConnollyShelly Arthur

City of OaklandStepehn Curiel

24 ACOE Employees Hired in 2012-13

2010 Alameda County Census

192 Total ACOE Classified Employees as of 6/30/13

1,007 Classified Applicants in 2012-13What is a “Merit System”?

Personnel Commissioners are a part of a system of personnel administration termed the “Merit System.” Legal guidelines for the merit system in California school districts are based upon the following general principles:

♦ Employment and promotion on the basis of merit as shown by competitive examination

Employees for positions in the classified service are chosen by impartial selection methods to ensure that merit is the prime factor in employment.

♦ Career serviceEmployees are encouraged to remain with and promote within the organization; thus the County Office has the benefit of retaining the services of the qualified persons it has selected and trained.

♦ Like pay for like servicePositions in the public service are carefully delineated according to type and level so that all employees performing similar tasks at the same level of difficulty and responsibility are compensated equally.

♦ Impartial hearing of appeals from disciplinary actionsA permanent employee may appeal a disciplinary action (such as a suspension, demotion, or dismissal) and is entitled to request a hearing by the Personnel Commission to ensure that due process has been observed.

♦ Prohibition against discriminationNo person can be denied a job or promotion because of political affiliation, religious belief, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.

Personnel Commission Responsibilities

The Personnel Commission has a threefold responsibility:

♦ To cooperate with the superintendent, board, and administrators in the quest for competent employees and good personnel administration

♦ To represent the interests of the general public by providing a personnel system dedicated to hiring and keeping good workers in the service of the jurisdiction

♦ To see that classified employees receive fair and equitable treatment.

Personnel Commission Staff

Movetia Salter, Chief Human Resources Officer Alicia Reyes, Senior Human Resources Specialist Kyla Sinegal, Human Resources Specialist Jackie Simmerson, Human Resources Specialist Mary Dunn, Human Resources Specialist

Special Projects, Programs, and Services

♦ The Human Resources department tested a total of 304 Instructional Aide applicants for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year.

♦ The ACOE 3rd Annual Countywide Job Fair was held on 4/24/2013; over 400 participants attended!

♦ ACOE provided training at the 3rd Annual Job Fair: The Art of Leadership; Psychology in the Workplace; The Art & Science of Managing Your Career; Achieving “Work-Life” Balance; Effective Interview Techniques.

♦ 55 Office Proficiency Assessment & Certification (OPAC) testing certificates were issued; 77 OPAC test were administered during the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year.

♦ CPR and First Aid trainings were held for our Infant and Family Support Program.

♦ Personnel Commissioner Ornellas, CHRO Salter and HR Specialist Sinegal attended the 2012-2013 California School Personnel Commissioners Association (CSPCA) Merit System Academy.

♦ Personnel Commissioner Ornellas was elected to the CSPCA State Board, as the Liaison Director.

♦ Personnel Commission staff attended the 2013 EDJOIN conference.

♦ ACOE Hosted Countywide trainings & presentations: CODESP, OSHA, Sexual Harassment, Workers Compensation & Disability, FRISK, and a Financial workshop.

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ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONSHEILA JORDAN, SUPERINTENDENT313 WEST WINTON AVE. • HAYWARD, CA 94544-1136www.acoe.org

ACOE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

JANET HUGHES