HR UPDATE

A Few Things to Remember:

- If you do not already have a digital for to log your advancement, please reach out to me and I will send you one.

- Only credits from an approved/accredited instituation will be accepted for advancement.

- Credits to move beyond MA must be earned AFTER the completion of a Masters. (If you earned your Master's in the Summer of 25, you can't sumbit classes that also indicate Summer 25 for Advancement)

- Beginning next school year, self-paced courses will not longer be accepted.

- Official transcripts must be to Dr. Herrmann by Sept 1st, 2025 to advance for the 25-26 school yeaer.

- New hires can take courses this summer to advance.

Instructions for the advancement form and processed are linked HERE.

As a reminder, all PTO days will roll over into your bank.

Once your bank reaches 50, you will automatically be paid out for any additional days.

If you do NOT want your days to roll into your bank and would rather be paid out, please email myself AND Dellene so that we can indicate that on our records.

If you were approved for summer hours, don't forget to submit your timesheet by August 5th. If we don't have them by then we will not be able to issue you compensation out of the next fiscal year.

1. Extra Duty Stipends - Dr. Loofe and Mrs. Kershner (Director of Finance) sent communication out a month ago indicating some changes to extra duty compensation. Extra duty stipend amounts will no longer have the option to be spread out over 12 months, but instead will need to be dispersed according to the months worked in the position. These changes must be made in order to meet compliance expectations of NPERS. If you have more questions, please see the previous email sent from Dr. Loofe and Mrs. Kershner or the document linked HERE.

2. NPERS Contributions - If you followed the legislative session, LB645 created a new funding threshold for NPERS. Beginning on July 1, 2025 there will be a reduction in both the employee and district contribution to NPERS. The state felt that the fund was healthy enough that they are able to reduce the contribution amount. Moving forward, the contribution rate will be calculated annually and therefore, you may see your retirement contribution rate fluxuate. Once NPERS has updated their new guidance documents, I will send those out. For now, be aware that you will see a slight increase in your paycheck in July and this is due to a small percentage taken out by NPERS.

1. I will be sending out information in early July with more details about meeting dates and new staff

2. Please mark August 6th and 7th from 11-4 on your calendar as designated time to meet with new teachers.

3. We are looking for people in the following content areas, who would be willing to join our team for this year:

• 1st Grade
• 6th Grade ELA
• 7th Grade ELA
• 8th Grade Science
• FCS
• Elementary Music
• Preschool
• High School SPED

Please reach out to me if you are interested.

NDE has made significant changes to the certification process. One of the most recent changes is how they recognize endorsement areas. If you already hold a current teaching certificate, all you need to do is pass the PRAXIS test, have the results sent to NDE, and apply to add an endorsement in the TEACH system.

Let us know if you have additional questions or are interested in exploring other endorsement areas.

Praxis and Endorsement List from NDE website

The next HR Update will be sent out in early August.