San Diego County

Santee School District 9625 Cuyamaca Street Santee, California 92071-2674 (619) 258-2308 FAX: (619) 258-2305

HUMAN RESOURCES MEMORANDUM Date: December 4, 2014 To: All Employees

Re: 2014 SDCOE Classified Employee-of-the-Year Program

The employee selected will represent ALL classified non-management employees of the Santee School District in the San Diego County competition. If you would like to nominate a classified employee, please see the selection criteria below and complete a nomination form describing this employee’s outstanding service and commitment to students and other employees. Nomination forms are available at your site / department office or in the Human Resources department. Minimum Qualifications – 1) Current classified employee (preschool through grade twelve) 2) Minimum of five (5) years of service in nomination category

Nomination Categories – Nominations will be accepted for staff in the following six categories: Child Nutrition: work must be directly related to food handling and/or preparation. Examples: cook, cafeteria worker. Maintenance, Operations, and Facilities: work must be directly related to maintenance or operations services. Examples: technology support, custodian, electrician, carpenter, groundskeeper, mechanic. Office and Technical: work must be directly related to clerical, secretarial, or technological duties. Examples: accountant, network engineer, programmer, secretary, attendance clerk. Para-Educator and Instructional Assistance: work must provide direct instructional services to students. Examples: classroom assistant, instructional aide, library assistant. Support Services and Security: work must be directly related to security of students and/or property or work which has duties that are not covered under any of the other categories. Examples: campus security monitor, health aide. Transportation: work must be directly related to student transportation. Examples: bus driver, dispatcher, mechanic.

Selection Criteria –

Work Performance  Is motivated and interested in the job Leadership and Commitment  Demonstrates high skills and knowledge on the  Promotes equity between/among work groups job  Steps up to cooperatively work through problems  Willingly supports / cooperates with others  Promotes open communication among work  Promotes collaboration within the work unit groups  Is committed to high standards of performance  Exemplifies professionalism at all times Above and Beyond  Willingness to take the extra step (identify) School/Community Involvement  Acts of service above and beyond the call of  Is involved in school activities apart from work duty (identify)  Is involved in community volunteerism / activities  Organizes others within the work environment  Organizes others within the community Nomination forms must be received in Human Resources by Friday, January 17, 2014. SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION 2014 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE-OF-THE-YEAR

The selected employee will represent all classified non-management employees of the Santee School District in the San Diego County area.

NOMINATION FORM (Please print or type)

Name of Candidate

Work Site

Job Title

Submitted by

Special qualities: Please describe this employee’s outstanding service and commitment to students and other employees. Nominations should be based on such criteria as motivation on the job, cooperation with others, knowledge of job, school/community service, willingness to take the extra step, and other pertinent attributes (add up to two additional pages if needed).

Please send nomination forms to Human Resources by Friday, January 17, 2014.