The Division of Administrative Services provides internal agency management to the NCESD, as well as a comprehensive list of services to assist school district management including:
- Budgeting
- State reporting
- Accounting
- Risk management
- Funding
- Student information
- Personnel management
- Compliance with federal, state and local laws
Local school districts can choose support from a variety of services/cooperatives including:
- Fiscal/student records cooperatives
- Business manager services
- Worker’s compensation cooperative
- Unemployment cooperative
- Labor negotiation services
- Interpretation of RCW’s and WAC’s
- Guidance on personnel issues
- Drug and alcohol testing of commercial drivers’ license employees
For more information on how the Division of Administrative Services can support you, contact:
Trisha Schock, CHC, MBA
Executive Director of Administrative Services/Finance
Phone: 509.667.3632
Suzanne Reister, PHR, ARM-P
Executive Director of Human Resources
Phone: 509.667.7100
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