1. Educational Excellence…the Right of Every Student
Welcome to La Joya ISD
Educational Excellence…the Right of Every Student

2. Office of Human Resources
The following documents will be required from all new hires:
TB Skin Test (current)
Official Transcript/High School Diploma/GED
Original Service Record (if previous experience with another district)
Identification Information as required by the Department of Homeland Security – Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9 form)

3. Office of Human Resources
Teachers employed under an Alternative program must bring:
Letter from ACP Program
Statement of Eligibility for Internship
Elementary Teachers that are being hired from another district must provide a copy of:
Oral and Written Fluency Verification Letter required by Title III Part A

4. Human Resources
Once you visit with Human Resources, you will leave with the following information:
Letter of Reasonable Assurance or Contract
Job Description
Salary
Employee ID # & district address
Start Date

5. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DEPARTMENT
Upon arrival at the Employee Benefits Department:
Employees receive a Welcome Letter and Informational Packet
Mandatory Meeting with agent is scheduled
If unable to keep appointment, please contact us at (956) to reschedule
All employees have the option to select from the various plans offered
All employees must complete the enrollment process within 30 days of employment
Information regarding all current benefits is available on the district website:
Search by Department

6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DEPARTMENT
Required Information needed for enrollment
Dependent Information
Name
Social Security Number
Date of Birth
Beneficiary Information
Address
Phone Number

7. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DEPARTMENT
Upon completion of the enrollment process, employees would have made selections on the following products:
Medical (automatically enrolled in Prescription Plan also)
Dental
Voluntary- Cancer
Voluntary- Critical Illness
Voluntary- Heart & Stroke
Voluntary- Vision
Voluntary- Disability
Voluntary- Term Life
Voluntary- Permanent Life
Voluntary- S.H.O.P.
Please note that the district also provides a basic life insurance plan at zero cost to employee

8. Staff Development
When you visit the Staff Development Department you will leave with:
ERO (Electronic Registrar On-line) Account
Overview of how to use ERO
TEP (Time Equivalency Program) information

9. Welcome to Payroll Department
The following will take place when you come to our department:
You will fill out a 403b Salary Reduction Agreement (SRA) form for either to participate or not participate.
La Joya ISD uses the KRONOS Timekeeping System. We will assist you in creating your user ID in KRONOS.
We will take you through the process of setting up your access on the Employee Service Portal where you will have access to your payroll information such as paycheck stub, W-2’s, leave available and other important District information.

10. Payroll Department (CONTINUED
Requirements for setting up the portal:
You will need employee ID. ID will be provided to you during your visit to the Human Resource Department.
You will need to bring your bank information, routing and account number.
You will be needing exemption status to fill out W-4 form.

11. Payroll Department
After visiting the Payroll Department, you will have established access to the following:
Employee Service Portal
KRONOS Timekeeping System
Have filled out and completed the Salary Reduction Agreement (SRA) form. The SRA form can be updated at any time during your employment.

12. Office of Human Resources
Please call the Office of Human Resources at (956) to schedule an appointment or if you have any questions.