Human Resources

Human Resources Staff

Kingsley Botchway II - Director of Human Resources and Equity Kingsley Botchway II
Chief Officer for Human Resources and Equity
Email [email protected]
Phone (319)433-1808

  • Leads, directs, and manages personnel, equity, and affirmative action programs
  • Approves hires, assignments, transfers, and disciplines staff
  • Supervises and evaluates staff
  • Chairs negotiations process/bargaining units
  • Supports performance management processes for all employee groups
  • Places student teachers (except UNI and Wartburg)
  • Facilitates labor-management meetings with all employee groups
  • Hearing officer for complaints and grievances
  • Reviews, updates and develops (if necessary) HR and Equity policies
  • Serves as District Title IX Coordinator and Equity
  • EEOC Compliance
  • Approves extended leaves and contract language exceptions
  • Administer bargained agreements
  • Co-facilitates district administrator mentoring program
  • Facilitates onboarding efforts for all employee groups
  • Determines findings of complaint investigations
Administrative Assistant to Chief Office: Lorene Dehl Lorene Dehl
Administrative Assistant for Kingsley Botchway II
Email [email protected]
Phone (319)433-1818

  • Provides clerical support for the Chief Officer for Human Resources/Equity
  • Supports special projects, committee groups, staffing
  • Manages district and non-district athletic coaching files, information, and hiring process
  • Gathers materials and supports the recruitment program
  • Editor of The Source—Human Resources Newsletter
  • Organizes meetings
  • Creates/updates HR manuals and guides
  • Assists with the development of the district Affirmative Action Plan
  • Prepare contracts for Administrators, Administrative Support and Athletic Coaches
  • Conducts orientation meetings with new employees
  • Supports the compilation of HR metrics
  • Creates date reports
  • Facilitates District Years of Service Awards Program
  • Conducts background checks for new employees and those on cycle as required
Benefits and Training Coordinator: Erica Hopper Erica Hopper
Benefits and Training Coordinator
Email  [email protected]
Phone (319)433-1855

  • Administers Insurance Program
  • Coordinates and manages employee benefits, including enrollment
  • Assists and maintains Workman’s Compensation
  • Maintains Student/Employee Accident Reports
  • Maintains Tax Sheltered Annuity (403b), 125c Program, and AFLAC Policies
  • Conducts orientation meetings with all new employees
  • Creates and maintains HR Website
  • Plans,  develops and maintains a comprehensive training program for non-certified staff
  • Supports the compilation of HR metrics
  • Creates data reports
  • Participates on District Insurance Committee
Contracts and Reporting Secretary: Evan Gratteau-Zinnel Evan Gratteau-Zinnel
Equity and Inclusion Data Analyst
Email [email protected]
Phone (319)433-1870

  • Gathers, researches, and analyzes data for use in statistical calculations and reporting in accordance with federal and state requirements and managing data collection and creation of the District Affirmative Action Plan.
  • Primary liaison with the Equity Implemented Partnership at the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa or other research practice partnerships. 
  • Assists in the coordination of meetings and communication between contracted service providers for the purposes of program evaluation.
  • Uses personnel database to advise the District’s Human Resources office regarding issues of equity and inclusion in the hiring process.
  • Creates visualizations to clearly communicate analytics and integrating them into presentations delivered to key stakeholders.
  • Assists board of education members, district level and building level administrators, staff, parents, and community members in:
    • Understanding the data and its implications at the district, building, classroom, staff and/or student level.
    • Developing data-informed action plans to ensure educational equity for all students and staff
  • Committed to the principles of diversity, inclusion, and equity and willingness to continually promote and practice those principles.
Human Resources Specialist: Mickaela Waschkat Mickey Waschkat
Human Resources Specialist
Email [email protected]
Phone (319)433-1847

  • Facilitates Employee Wellness committee and program
  • Manages Return to Work Program
  • Develops and revises job descriptions
  • Conducts initial employee investigations
  • Facilitates Sick Leave Bank
  • Manages unemployment procedures
  • Develops and manages Workmen’s Compensation program
  • Analyzes compensation data and makes recommendation as appropriate
  • Facilitates insurance committee and work with insurance brokers/reps on plan design
  • Facilitates ACA compliance
  • Facilitates Employee Assistance Program
  • Serves as recorder on Negotiations Team
  • Creates data reports
Receptionist and Confidential Secretary: Tacquin T Cribbs Tacquin “T” Cribbs
Receptionist/Confidential Secretary
Email [email protected]
Phone (319)433-1800

  • Operates ESC switchboard and the Raptor System
  • Provides information to process background checks for new district employees
  • Manages licensure issues and assists teachers with updates
  • Maintains licensure database and notifies employees of licensure status
  • Completes written documentation to verify employment
  • Processes job bids, transfers and applications for food service and custodial maintenance
  • Updates district website with job postings and run classified ads in the newspaper
  • Assists employees with Applicant Tracking System
  • Assists employees with Aesop in the absence of other HR staff
  • Issues Senior Citizen passes
  • Prepares Board Exhibit
  • Manages ESC hospitality program
  • Maintains lobby (arranges schedule for ESC art displays, meeting room display board, etc.)
Employee Attendance Secretary: Korey Minard Korey Minard
Confidential Secretary/Employee Attendance Center
Email [email protected]
Phone (319)433-1825

  • Operates Attendance Center (AESOP)
  • Covers switchboard as needed
  • Creates employee, sub, and non-district badges
  • Manages all employment records
  • Completes Employee folders
  • Assists with payroll records
  • Verifies absences
  • Recruits substitutes
  • Provides clerical support as needed
  • Support compilation of HR metrics
  • Implements substitute evaluation process
  • Processes employee temporary leaves
  • Creates attendance reports
  • Assists with sub training sessions
  • Maintains updated substitute manual
Photo of Jessica Heckenlively, Confidential Secretary Human Resources Jessica Heckenlively
Human Resources Confidential Secretary
Email [email protected]
Phone (319) 433-1834

  • Creates employee and non-district badges
  • Prepares WEA contracts, WESP letters of assignments, and AFSCME letters of assignments
  • Creates seniority lists for WEA, WESP, and AFSCME
  • Completes BEDS report
  • Maintains record of evaluations for all employee groups
  • Processes lane changes
  • Conducts orientation meetings with new employees as requested
  • Provides clerical support as needed
  • Creates reports as requested
  • Covers switchboard as needed
  • Maintains absence balances for ALIO/AESOP
  • Manages sick bank balances
  • Maintain leave records for all employee groups
  • Schedules and administers writing portion of NCLB testing
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