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Director: old People Services Building will be renovated into expanded testing center to speed hiring
Summary
Director Mister Ortiz told the commission that the cabinet approved using the old People Services Building as a testing center to expand capacity beyond the current 13 stations by using 40 district-purchased laptops; renovations are underway and the director estimated about a two-month timeline.
Director Mister Ortiz reported an operational change intended to speed hiring and testing: cabinet gave the green light to convert the old People Services Building (a trailer) into an expanded testing center.
"So we are gonna be able to use that building," Mister Ortiz said, adding that work is already underway: "they're knocking down a wall, they're painting, they're gonna put some carpeting in there. They had to fix the roof." He said the district purchased 40 laptops that will be used for testing; the current adult education testing center is limited to 13 hardwired stations.
Ortiz said the remodel will include hardwiring stations for testing, and that furniture (desks and chairs) was added to the budget to support the center. He estimated a timeline of about two months for the renovations to reach usable capacity.
In the same directors report, Ortiz summarized recruitment activity: he said there are "397 total classified employees" and described several recruitment stages (two recruitments currently in testing, others closed). The transcript contains a readout of a staff-hour breakdown that is garbled in places; the report also noted two campus safety vacancies at the high school and ongoing custodial onboarding.
The commission asked follow-up questions about applicant numbers and testing schedules; Ortiz answered that group interviews had been held and that 23 candidates were selected by hiring managers from the most recent round. Campus safety trainings are planned for June and will cover CPR, first aid, de-escalation and critical incident management; Ortiz also referenced a required training item in the transcript as "s v 16 26." The commission requested that staff pass along any confirmed negotiation dates with CSEA and the district and agendize further updates if needed.
Provenance: Director remarks announcing the People Services Building plan and describing renovations and equipment are in the transcript starting at SEG 253 and continuing through SEG 332 (topicintro: SEG 253; topfinish: SEG 332). Recruitment counts and applicant-discussion provenance appear across the directors report (topicintro: SEG 040; topfinish: SEG 121).
