Required Action: Read 2019-20 Staff Handbook & Sign Read Receipt; Disclose to HR If You Are Related to Agency or District Staff

You received an email earlier today with a request to read the updated Staff Handbook. This article serves as a reminder of that request.  

The Heartland AEA Staff Handbook has been updated as of July 1, 2019, and is now available for all staff to read and become familiar with. Changes to the 2019-20 Handbook to be aware of include the following: 

• Lunch Periods (Section 3:4) 
• Transfer and Seniority Procedures (Section 4:7, no changes, moved from bargaining agreements) 
• Certified Staff Salary Placement (Section 5:10, moved from bargaining agreement) 
• Certified Staff Salary Reclassification and Course Approval (Section 5:11, moved from bargaining agreement) 
• Physical Fitness for Duty (Section 11:10, moved from bargaining agreements) 

All previous versions of the Staff Handbook should be discarded or archived. The Handbook also contains a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Notice for staff to read. After you understand where to find the Staff Handbook and are able to review it along with the HIPAA notice, you are required to complete a web-based read receipt form that confirms you have reviewed both of these documents. Please DO NOT print and send this form to Human Resources. 



Once you click on the link to the web form, you will need to enter the username and password you use to login to the Employee Dashboard. You will then be prompted to complete the read receipt form. If you do not fill out the form in a timely manner, you will receive a friendly email reminder to do so.  



Please note: In addition, all staff is asked to certify that they are not currently related to any employee or board member within Heartland AEA or anyone within their district assignment. If such a relationship exists, please disclose the relationship to Human Resources using this form. Only relationships within your immediate family (spouse/partner, child, sibling, step-child, in-law) need to be disclosed.



For future reference, the Staff Handbook is located on the Intranet tab of the Employee Dashboard. Look under Human Resources and click on the 'Staff Handbook' link.