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HR report shows continued hiring and rising leave use; district previews interactive data dashboard
Summary
The district HR director reported 226 job-log entries year-to-date (117 new hires), 74 PFML applications (seven denied) and 41 ongoing leaves as of March 31; staff also previewed a Tableau-based data dashboard that will publish strategic-plan metrics and student survey results after validation with state sources.
Dr. Porter delivered the human-resources update to the Snoqualmie Valley School District board, summarizing recruitment, leaves, benefits administration and bargaining activity.
She said the district has recorded 226 job-log entries year-to-date, of which 117 represent new employees, and that total staff including substitutes is roughly 1,000 people. Dr. Porter said the district has handled 137 leaves so far in the school year and had 41 open, ongoing leave cases as of March 31.
On state leave programs and benefits, Dr. Porter said Washington States paid family and medical leave (PFML) produced 74 applications from district employees so far, with seven denials. She described operational challenges tied to SEBB (state employee benefits), including the programs $1,300-per-month charge the state bills districts per covered employee and occasional retroactive billing errors that have led to difficult one-time paycheck deductions for employees.
Dr. Porter also said bargaining with the Snoqualmie Valley Education Association (SVEA) is underway and that two other bargaining units (PSE and SEIU 925) will be negotiated next year. She noted that certificated staff renewals are on track: staff whose certificates expire June 30, 2026 have already completed renewal.
Separately, Executive Director Zier and the districts data team previewed a Tableau Public dashboard designed to bring strategic-plan metrics, evidence-based assessment results (WaKIDS, WIDA, SBA) and a new student-survey data set into a single interactive tool for parents, staff and the public. Presenters emphasized the importance of aligning published dashboard data with state-validated sources to avoid confusing mismatches and said formative data may be updated more frequently than statewide summative data.
Board members discussed interactivity, timeliness and the trade-offs of publishing more real-time classroom-level data versus waiting for state validation; presenters said they will incorporate board feedback before wider public rollout and will add the fourth- and fifth-grade survey results once collected.
