19 | May 2020
How is Your District Preparing?
Frenship ISD’s Plan to Return to Work
Frenship ISD identified essential staff during the “stay at home” Governor’s executive order. This allowed the district to continue to serve and support our employees and the community. Hourly employees that worked on the premises were paid a “premium pay” until May 1 when the “stay at home” order was lifted. The custodial, maintenance, and grounds crew returned to work on May 11. The Frenship Central office staff will return to the work environment on May 18. This will allow Central Office staff to serve our students, staff, and community as we prepare for the summer break and the upcoming school year. Campus staff were assigned a day to go to the campus and gather student belongings. The belongings are being distributed to the students / parents on 3 scheduled days as a drive thru pickup. Frenship ISD set limits on how may staff are present on each campus and a strategic plan with all safety measures will be followed. Rhonda Dillard, Assistant Superintendent of HR
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ll Frenship employees that are being asked to return to the workplace are practicing safety measures such as: social distancing, wearing gloves when necessary, masks are recommended, temperature screenings as needed and frequent disinfecting and sanitization protocols are in place. Every return is strategically planned to ensure that we can support the staff in a safe manner. Frenship employees that are being asked to return to the workplace are practicing safety measures such as: social distancing, wearing gloves when necessary, masks are recommended, temperature screenings as needed and frequent disinfecting and sanitization protocols are in place. Every return is strategically planned to ensure that we can support the staff in a safe manner. If an employee qualifies under one of the emergency FMLA criteria, we are designating the leave as EFMLA and completing the necessary paperwork for the employee to be off of work. The employee receives 10 days of paid Emergency Sick Paid Leave (ESPL) upon approval of their requests for leave.
Staff were assigned a day to go to the campus to prepare their classrooms for summer break. Frenship ISD set limits on how may staff are present on each campus and a strategic plan with all safety measures will be followed. Campus Administration are making online recommendations for 2020-2021 new hires. The new hires complete online preemployment forms. Once the online forms are completed, the Employee Specialist will schedule one to one meetings or small groups of 4 or less to complete the onboarding process. However, if a new hire does not feel comfortable we will process virtually. The safety of each person is a priority and we will continue to be aware and practice all safety precautions. TASPA would love to hear your district’s plan for returning to work. Email ideas to ccrane@taspa.org.
