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Board reviews human resources report; resignation of Joshua Jones noted and retired employee rehired on temporary contract
Summary
The board discussed personnel changes in the district's human resources report, including the resignation of Joshua Jones, the temporary rehiring of retired employee Troy Logan, and an upcoming HR audit with on-site interviews scheduled.
The Blount County Board of Education reviewed its human resources report and asked staff for clarifications about several personnel matters, including resignations, rehiring and an upcoming HR audit.
A board member asked whether the resignation of Joshua Jones meant the position had been eliminated. Staff said the district would check personnel files and report back. "I will have to I will ask doctor Whitehead to come to the podium. So the positions actually from 913 to September 13th. The resignation of Joshua Jones," a staff member said during the discussion; staff later offered to pull the personnel file and provide follow-up on whether the role would be refilled.
Board members also noted that Troy Logan, a recently retired employee, had been rehired on a temporary contract to cover a medical absence in another position. Courtney, a district HR staff member, said the rehiring was temporary and subject to retirement-work restrictions. "Once an employee retires and comes back, there there are restrictions around how much they can work to not interfere with their retirement," Courtney said.
The board also discussed an HR audit to be conducted by an external reviewer. Courtney said the auditor, Miss Captane, will be on site “Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week” and that the audit will include individual and group interviews and time in schools. "It'll take 3 full days, 10 and 12 hours a day to get everything completed that she wants to. There'll be individual interviews, group interviews. She'll be out in some schools," Courtney said.
Board members asked whether exit interviews are standard when staff leave. Courtney described the district's resignation form and said departures are categorized at year-end to identify trends: "On their resignation form, they have several reasons that they can check, and there's a box that says other, and they can write that in there as well. And then at the end of the year, I categorize that to see if we have any trends across the district or just in certain positions." The board asked staff to follow up with specific personnel-file details for Joshua Jones and to report back to the board.
