Employee Resources and Links

PAETEP (Teacher Observation & Evaluation System)

Employee Travel Resources

Expense and Mileage Reimbursement Form

Conference & Travel Request Form

Employee Payroll Resources

View my Pay Stubs and W-2: CSIU Link

W-4 Form: Change my W-4 withholding: Frontline electronic form

Direct Deposit: Change my direct deposit banking information: Fronline electronic form

AESOP: Frontline Absence Managment & Time Management

Tuition and Credit Reimbursement Requests

Use the link below to submit for preapproval and reimbursement upon course completion.

Tuition and Credit College Course Approval: Frontline electronic form.

Employee Professional Development Training and Assistance

Professional Staff: Act 48 Activity Approval: Frontline electronic form 

Act 48 Note: A new and separate form must be submitted for each individual activity, i.e. a full 7 hour in-service day with three different sessions requires 3 individual form submissions describing each activity separately.

WASD is only authorized to approve and submit activities directly sponsored or supported by the district.  Activities outside our district such as graduate courses will be submitted by your college/university, Professional Development activities occurring at the IU will be submitted by BLaST IU 17, etc.

Support Staff: Paraprofessional Continuing Professional Education Frontline Form

Note: Paraprofessionals are required to obtain 20 hours each of professional education.  A new and separate form must be submitted for each individual activity, i.e. a full 7 hour in-service day with three different sessions requires 3 individual form submissions describing each activity separately.

Vector Training, K-12 Edition (Safe Schools Required Online Training)

Family Medical Leave Act

FMLA Request Form

FMLA Employee Rights

Workers Compensation

Process for Filing Workers Compensation

Provider Panel (Approved List of Providers)

Reportable Accident Form

Employee Navigator:

Employees can use this link to login to the employee benefits portal during the annual open enrollment window. Additionally, current benefit coverage can be viewed year round.

Highmark Healthcare Medical Insurance

Highmark BlueCross/Blue Shield Login

Summary of Benefits & Coverage for July 2023 to June 2024

WASD Employee Benefit Guide 23-24

Health Reimbursement Account Information (HRA)

HRA and Benefit Guide Powerpoint

Directions to Review and Pay HRA Claims

Pay HRA Claims Here

Highmark BlueCross/Blue Shield Login

Dental Insurance

Delta Dental Insurance Login

Vison Insurance

National Vision Administration, LLC

Wellness Information

Northern Tier Wellness Website: Miranda Kelley, Wellness Coordinator

NTIC Wellness Incentive Information 

NTIC 2024-2025 Health Advocate Program Guide

Notice Regarding Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program

EAP Informational Brochure

More Information and Contacting PSERS

Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act

Important Notice About Your Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare

Fair Labor Standards Act

PA Minimum Wage

Rights and Duties Under the PA Workers’ Compensation Act

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Teacher Tenure:  PA School Code- Tenure

Tenure is a status for “professional employees” of public school entities in Pennsylvania that allows for greater protections from termination and layoffs. To gain tenure, an employee must serve three years in a school district or intermediate unit as a “temporary professional employee”, have a satisfactory rating during the last four months of the third year, and maintain appropriate certification.

When these requirements are met, the employee’s status is changed from “temporary professional employee” to “professional employee” and is entitled to a professional contract. 

Gaining Tenure In Pennsylvania:

• Must have 3 years of continuous service
• Satisfactory rating during the last four months prior to obtaining tenure
• Time counted toward tenure MUST be at the same institution
• Can be granted for part-time or full-time employees
• Must be working during the entire duration of the three year probationary period to be granted tenure
• Substitute teaching (in any capacity) does not count toward tenure
• Tenure is granted automatically once requirements have been met but is officially acknowledged by the WASD School Board at the next regulary scheduled meeting

Wyalusing Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Title IX Procedure at  Wyalusing Area School District.

This policy is designed to ensure a safe and non-discriminatory educational and work environment and to meet legal requirements, including: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex within education programs or activities; the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act a reauthorization of the Clery Act requiring all colleges to keep and disclose information about crime on campus; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in employment in federally funded schools; and Pennsylvania laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Wyalusing Area School District protects students, employees, applicants for admission and employment and other persons in all aspects of a recipient’s educational programs and activities from:

All forms of sex discrimination including discrimination based on Sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Sex-based harassment:

Quid pro quo harassment defined as a school employee conditioning an educational benefit or service upon a person’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct

Specific offenses (e.g., sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking (as those offenses are defined in the Clery Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f), and the Violence Against Women Act, 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)). and/or

Hostile environment harassment defined as unwelcome sex-based conduct that based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the recipient’s educational program or activity.

WASD will promptly and equitably respond to all reports of sexual misconduct in order to eliminate the misconduct, prevent its recurrence, and redress its effects on any individual or the community.

Title IX Complaint Form

Contact WASD's Title IX Coordinator

A student should contact the Title IX Coordinator in order to:

• Seek information or training about students' rights and courses of action available to resolve reports or complaints that involve potential sex discrimination, including sexual offense;
• File a complaint or make a report of sex discrimination, including sexual offense;
• Notify Wyalusing Area School District of an incident or policy or procedure that may raise potential Title IX concerns;
• Get information about available resources (including confidential resources) and support services relating to sex discrimination, including sexual offense; and
• Ask questions about WASD's policies and procedures related to sex discrimination, including sexual offense.

Laura Carr, Director of Human Resources & Facilities

11451 Wyalusing New Albany Road

District Business Office

Wyalusing, PA  18853

lcarr@wyalusingrams.com

570-746-1600 x3007

Title IX Coordinator Responsibilities

1. Training for Students and Staff
2. Investigations
3. Remedies, Including Interim Measures
4. Monitoring and Advising

Training 

The Title IX Coordinator provides or facilitates ongoing training, consultation, and technical assistance on Title IX for all students and staff, including:

• Regular training for staff outlining their rights and obligations under Title IX, including the appropriate response to reports of sexual offense, the obligation to report sexual offense to appropriate WASD officials, and the extent to which counselors and advocates may keep a report confidential; and
• Regular training for students outlining their rights under Title IX; with regard to sexual offense, this training will include what constitutes a sexual offense and when it creates a hostile environment, the definition of consent, reporting options (including reports to responsible employees, campus and local law enforcement, and confidential reporting to counselors or advocates), the grievance procedures used to process complaints, applicable disciplinary code provisions relating to sexual offense and the consequences of violating those provisions, the role of alcohol and drugs in sexual offense, the effects of trauma, strategies and skills for bystander intervention, the offices or individuals with whom students can speak confidentially, the offices or individuals who can provide support services, the employees who must report incidents to the Title IX coordinator, and Title IX's protections against retaliation.

Investigations

WASD is responsible for conducting adequate, reliable, and impartial investigations of reports and complaints of sexual offense. The Title IX Coordinator oversees many aspects of this response, including:

• Determining whether the report or complaint alleges conduct that may, upon investigation, constitute prohibited sexual offense;
• Appointing an investigative team upon such determination;
• Making certain that individual reports and complaints are handled properly and in a prompt and timely manner;
• Informing all parties regarding the grievance process,
• Confirming that all parties have been notified of grievance decisions and of the right to, and procedures for, appeal, if applicable;
• Maintaining information and documentation related to the investigation in a secure manner;
• Monitoring compliance with timeframes specified in the grievance procedure; and
• Providing written notice to the complainant and alleged perpetrator of the outcome of the complaint. 

The Title IX Coordinator evaluates requests for confidentiality by those who report or complain about sexual offense in the context of the Center's responsibility to provide a safe and nondiscriminatory environment for all students.

Remedies 

• Upon learning of a report or complaint of a sexual offense, the Title IX Coordinator promptly takes steps to ensure the complainant's equal access to the Center's programs and activities and protect the complainant as necessary. Such steps include taking interim measures before the final outcome of any investigation, providing remedial measures after the final outcome of investigation, and making the complainant aware of all available resources.
• Upon a finding of prohibited sexual offense, the Title IX Coordinator determines whether campus-wide remedies should be adopted in response, including review and revision of the WASD's sexual offense policies, increased monitoring, supervision or security at locations where sexual offense are reported to occur, and increased education and prevention efforts, including to targeted populations.

Monitoring/Advising 

In order to address sexual offense on campus and ensure ongoing compliance with Title IX, the Title IX Coordinator:

• Reviews regularly all reports and complaints raising potential Title IX issues throughout WASD to ensure that the District has responded consistent with its Title IX obligations, even if the report or complaint was initially filed or raised with another individual;
• Reviews regularly all reports and complaints raising potential Title IX issues throughout WASD to identify and address any patterns;
• Reviews policies and procedures to ensure that they comply with the requirements of Title IX;
• Organizes and maintains files related to grievances, reports, complaints, and other records of potential sex discrimination, including sexual offense, in a secure manner;
• Assesses regularly compliance with, and the effectiveness of, policies and procedures related to sex discrimination, including sexual offense, and recommends modifications where appropriate;
• Coordinates with the Safety Committee on Safety and Security Compliance with respect to overlapping obligations related to sexual offense against students, including prevention, education, and training;
• Consults regularly with WASD administration and campus stakeholders to promote campus-wide awareness and discussion of Title IX-related issues, and develop and implement any modifications of policies and procedures to prevent and eliminate sex discrimination, including sexual offense; and
• Ensures that appropriate policies and procedures are in place for working with local law enforcement and coordinating with local victim advocacy organizations and service providers, including rape crisis centers.

Complaint procedure

If a student or employee believes they have experienced unlawful sex discrimination in any aspect of their education or employment experience at WASD, they may file a complaint through the following grievance procedure:

• The employee or student should contact the Title IX Coordinotor or complete a Title IX Complaint form and submit to the Title IX Coordinator(s), in person; or by email, to report the discriminatory behavior.

Retaliation Notice

Retaliation against an individual, including a Title IX coordinator, for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX is prohibited. Retaliation against an individual because the individual filed a complaint alleging a violation of Title IX; participated in a Title IX investigation, or advocated for others' Title IX rights is also prohibited. The recipient should ensure that individuals are not intimidated, threatened, coerced, or discriminated against for engaging in such activity.

Professional Teaching Staff CBA, Expires June 30, 2025

Support Staff CBA, Expires June 30, 2027

Act 93- Leadership Team Compensation Plan, Expires June 30, 2029

Act 93- Non-Supervisory Compensation Plan, Expires June 30, 2029