This recommendation can be accomplished with existing resources. However, the vendor has fixed the Y2K difficulties, and installation was begun while TSPR conducted this review. Currently, the district is using a paper system for time reporting that only report absences from work, which means that when an employee is absent, a paper form is sent to a supervisor for approval. Then, the approval form is keyed into the computer. The paper approval form must then be sent from the school or department to the central office for filing.
Most large corporations use an automated time-keeping system to facilitate payroll processing.
Automated systems are more accurate than paper records and can generate management reports for monitoring employee time and attendance. Manual processes increase the potential for errors and require more labor hours to reconcile paper to the data that are entered by hand. Magnetically encoded identification cards also can be used as building keys, locker keys, and as credit cards. September 2000 2. The superintendent directs the associate superintendent for Financial Services to investigate implementation of an automated timekeeping system that may be used for other purposes as well.