Services:

Shasta County Personnel Management Assistance Team (PMAT)

SB 1209 has provided funding for six County Offices of Education in the state to establish Personnel Management Assistance Teams (PMATs). These PMATs will provide technical assistance to county offices and school districts within their respective regions.

Vicki Ledford
PMAT Director
vledford@shastacoe.org
1644 Magnolia Avenue
Redding, CA 96001

Phone: (530) 225-0110
Fax: (530) 229-8588

Purpose of PMAT

To provide technical assistance to school districts in establishing and maintaining effective personnel management, recruitment, selection, hiring, and retention practices.
To review the personnel practices of a school district and recommend practices or organizational functions to facilitate the timely hiring and placement of qualified teachers consistent with the personnel policies established by agreement with the exclusive representatives of employee organizations.
To coordinate/complement services with the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) technical assistance centers serving QEIA schools and with the local county superintendent within the geographic region of service.
To work in conjunction with the local county superintendents in providing assistance.

Services Of PMAT

Personnel Management Evaluation/Analysis of practices and procedures
Customized Needs Assessment
Assistance in Developing Plans for an Effective Personnel Department
Assistance with Best Practices for Recruitment, Selection, and Retention
Specialized Human Resource Trainings
Effective Ways to Build Positive Relations with Bargaining Units

Benefits for Districts

Assistance developing a multi-year plan for Personnel Management in the District
Increase the number of highly qualified teachers in high-priority schools
Increase the retention of teachers in high-priority schools

Costs

School Districts will not be expected to expend District funds for PMAT services. The funds provided in SB 1209 cover the costs of technical Personnel Management assistance to county offices and the school districts within their region. For specialized trainings requiring purchase of materials, there will be a cost-recovery-only fee for the purchase of such materials.

Consultants

The consultants are experienced professionals who have worked extensively in the area of Human Resources Management. They bring years of experience from their work in Northern California to the Districts requesting assistance.

Bob Hodge	Associate Superintendent, Shasta Union High School District (retired)
Dennis Boyle	Superintendent, Anderson Union High School District (retired)
Dianna Wooten	Human Resource Administrative Assistant, Enterprise Elementary School District (retired)

To Get Started

Call or email the PMAT Director, Vicki Ledford (see contact information). Complete the HR Self Assessment Form to help identify issues to be reviewed or addressed. In addition, specify if there are particular areas of concern to be reviewed.

Links

Self-Assessment Form

PMAT Brochure

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Shasta County Office of Education
1644 Magnolia Avenue
Redding, California 96001-1513
Phone: (530) 225-0200

Fax: (530) 225-0329