The success of this department in the reorganization is credited by the superintendent with greatly influencing the district's ability to reinstate a competitive teacher salary structure. The TISD Employee Handbook was approved by the board in September 1998 and was distributed in October 1998. Each employee will sign for it so the Personnel Department has a record that each person has received their copy. This document will be updated annually and reissued. Information will be entered into a database and tracked on a quarterly and annual basis.
Employee turnover remains minimal.
Only two formal employee grievance have been received since February 1998. The Human Resources Department now maintains all substitute files, interviews all substitutes, and assigns substitutes. The committee will evaluate job fairs, etc. to determine the value they add. A future focus will target areas where TISD has the most chance for success. Another suggestion made by the TSPR staff is that TISD look at some smaller historically minority colleges as potential recruitment sites.