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Torrance board accepts HR review, asks staff for implementation plan and tables hiring of new HR director
Summary
After a third-party review identified staffing gaps and antiquated HR procedures, the Torrance Unified School District board accepted the report and asked staff to return with an implementation plan; trustees agreed to table a proposed certificated HR director job description for further study.
The Torrance Unified School District Board of Education voted to accept an independent organizational review of the district—s human-resources department and directed staff to draft an implementation plan before pursuing a major leadership hire.
Danielle Conley of School Services of California presented the report and repeatedly cautioned that the study "is not an audit, nor is it a performance review of employees," but that it did find persistent operational challenges including a split personnel-commission (PC) / HR structure, leadership vacancies and largely paper-driven procedures that increase staff workload. "If the district were to move forward and implement 3 to 4 recommendations in this report within 1 year, I'd say you're winning," Conley…
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