August 2025 HR/Business Office Update

                                         

August 2025 Updates From 

The Office of Human Resources


Student Enrollment in Hilton: Over the summer, I shared some enrollment data with a staff member who was surprised to hear that we have lost a few hundred students over five years.  This year's Kindergarten enrollment in the District is approximately 240 students, while the current 12th grade Senior class has 345 students. Please know that we continue to closely monitor the recent housing developments for enrollment changes. 



HSA Cards: HSA Bank has switched from Visa to Mastercard, therefore those with an HSA Bank account will receive a new HSA card in the mail (if you have not already). This new card will be effective starting on August 28, 2025. The card has a new account number, so you will need to update the account information with your doctor and/or pharmacy if they have your payment information saved. Should you need additional HSA cards for others on your plan, you can do so in your online account.

If you have any questions, you can contact HSA Bank with questions: 1-866-357-5232



Salary Notices Salary notices for all employees have been sent out Please check SchoolFront to ensure you have signed your Salary Notice, and let us know if you have questions: SchoolFront Login page. Your Salary Notice must be signed before you can receive your first paycheck of the school year!

Classified Staff Evaluations: If you have not already done so, please be sure to sign your 2024-25 evaluation! The form will be sitting on your Home Page in SchoolFront in the "Process Forms" section. Reach out to Brittany Nasradinaj in HR if you have questions (ext. 7023).


               

Frontline Absence Management Accrual Balances: Accruals have been updated for all staff, to include carryover balances as well as newly-credited balances for the 2025-26 school year. Please check your Absence Management account in Frontline to ensure that your balances are accurate. If you believe your balances are not accurate, and/or you have any questions about your balances, please reach out to the Office of Human Resources as soon as possible so we can look into the matter. 

To view balances in Absence Management, ensure you are in your "Employee" role, and navigate to Account, then Absence Reason Balances.

When accessing Frontline, be sure to use the Frontline Single Sign On link. Best practice is to put your absence into Frontline as soon as you know you need the day off. If have an upcoming house closing, doctor's appointment, etc. and need to request a personal or sick day, please do so as early as possible.  We appreciate your efforts to communicate your time off ahead of time.  This allows your supervisor to plan ahead.

Hiring: Rochester Area Teacher Recruitment Day: As many of you may remember, Rochester held an annual "Teacher Recruitment" day that was attended by many and served as a kick-off to the hiring process for the following school year.  Unfortunately, the local area colleges stopped running this event over the past few years and, despite our requests, do not have plans to bring it back to the area. In an effort to increase our opportunities, area school districts will be hosting our own Teacher Recruitment Day event on the March 2026 Superintendent's Conference Day. The event will be held at Gates-Chili CSD, which has plenty of space and is centrally-located. I am pleased to share that Hilton CSD is coordinating this entire event for the region. We felt compelled to coordinate this event without the support of area colleges. A link to the event details can be found using the following link, which we will continue to update as plans progress:  Rochester Area Teacher Recruitment Day 2026


Air Conditioning Plan 
We received a great deal of feedback about the temperatures in June.  Many asked if any planning has taken place to install air conditioning in the buildings. The plan for each school building can be found here: air conditioning plan.  Use the legend on the maps to determine which areas of each building are scheduled for installation of air conditioning.  This plan can also be found on the Hilton CSD Intranet on the Buildings & Grounds page.  

Required Trainings: Self-paced mode is still enabled for GCN courses. You must watch the first slide in its entirety, and then will have the ability to continuously click "Next" at the end of each slide. Employees must pass their trainings with a 70% or higher to submit and earn credit for the course. We hope this adjustment will allow employees to demonstrate their knowledge of these required courses.  



Safe Schools Helpline:  In an effort to expand the reporting opportunities for students, parents, and staff, we had added a service that creates an additional option to report concerns, and will continue to use that platform.  If you are wondering whether you should or should not report something, err on the side of reporting it"SEE SOMETHING AND SAY SOMETHING!" The Safe Schools Helpline allows you to make a report anonymously and at any time, whether school is open or closed! To make an anonymous report, go to Safe Schools Helpline Report.  Reports are communicated 24/7.


Workplace Violence ProgramWe met with union leadership to review our Workplace Violence program.  Incidents are reviewed at each safety meeting throughout the year.  To access the summary of our Workplace Violence Program, you may go to the Human Resources Intranet Page.  The Hilton Staff Injury report form is also there too and available in our nurses' offices.  Please contact Ned Dale or Brittany Nasradinaj if you have questions.



Employee Assistance Program (EAP):  We continue to receive positive feedback about our EAP.  All active employees have access to our EAP to ensure that we have the necessary mental health support.  We know that stress appears in many forms.  Please know that you may call this confidential support at no cost.  

If you are struggling with caring for a parent, relationship issues or anything that is preventing you from being the person you want to be, seek help.  Just call EAP and let them know you are a Hilton employee.  


Additional Resources:

Human Resources Intranet Website: Human Resources Intranet Site Link 

What is on the HR Intranet?
  • Contracts for all bargaining units
  • Frontline Absence Management Support Documents
  • New Employee Information
  • SchoolFront/Evaluation and Personnel File Support Documents
  • Workplace Violence Program and Incident For

Job Opportunities in Hilton:  Please make sure to check out our latest vacancies!

Hilton Central Job Opportunities Page

Who do I call?  Contact Information:

Benefits Specialist:  Wendy Radford, Ext. 7094

HR Assistant for Certified Staff (Teachers and Admins): Debbie Palmieri, Ext. 7015

HR Assistant for Classified Staff (SRP Staff): Mindy Leckinger, Ext 7001

Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations:  Brittany Nasradinaj, Ext. 7023

Asst. Superintendent for Human Resources: Ned Dale, Ext. 7021




August 2025 Business Office Update

Updated Claim Form:  Please take a moment to download the Version 2 of the electronic payroll claim form.  This is the ONLY version of the payroll claim form that will be accepted by the Business Office for payment moving forward.  Click here for Claim Form 2.0



Payroll Tips:  Please continue to check your Bi-weekly payroll advice in MUNIS Selfserve for accuracy.  With a new school year comes a new rate of pay!  Check your paycheck to confirm your hourly rate or salary matches your information.  Teachers, please double check that your biweekly salary is 1/22 or 1/26 of your pay based on your selection.  Also, a reminder that any changes you need to make to banking information for direct deposit need to be submitted in person to Human Resources before they can take effect in your check.  If you need to make any adjustments to your W-4 information, please complete the online form in MUNIS Selfserve.  No changes to your deductions will be made without a document completed and signed by you for auditing purposes.  The 2025 limit for 403B contributions made by the employee is $23,500 for anyone under age 50.  The limit for employees who will be 50 to 59 or 64+ by the end of 2025 is $31,000.  The limit for employees aged 60-63 is $34,750.

Frontline: A quick reminder that all staff are submitting timesheets in Frontline!  The Excel timesheet for hourly staff should be completed as a double check until December 31, 2025, at a minimum.  If you have questions about Frontline and submitting your timesheet, please contact Jim Barrett (7097) or Sherri DaMore (7032).  Thank you.

Who do I call?  Contact Information

Payroll Specialist:  Sherri DaMore, Ext. 7032

Accounts Payable: Lisa Vincelli, Ext. 7096

Accounts Payable/Grant Assistant: Alisa Leach, Ext.7035

Admin. Asst. to the Asst. Supt. for Business/Purchasing: Sarah True, Ext. 7033

Budget Director:  Jim Barrett, Ext. 7097

Assistant Supt. For Business: Adam Geist, Ext. 7034


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