Administrative Guide: PayrollPayroll Section
Vacation and Sick Time 13
Short Term Leave of Absence 13
Extended Leave of Absence 16
Direct Deposit 16
Payroll Deductions 17
Payment Vouchers 18
Contact Information 19
PAYROLL
The Payroll Department is responsible for processing the weekly
and semimonthly payroll for all
Cambridge Public School employees.
There are many variables involved in issuing paychecks.
Each
position has certain CPS payroll requirements that are determined by CPS position qualifications,
requirements, and control and, if
applicable, union and/or employee
contractual obligations. Though there are many
variables to how an
individual employee may be paid, one thing remains
constant among all employees All employees MUST accurately document and report their time to
their principal/administrator. The
principal/administrator is responsible for
approving and ensuring that all employee
attendance reports and timesheets are
submitted to the Payroll Department in
a timely manner. Below is
information that will assist you
in the employee time
reporting process.
ATTENDANCE REPORTING
Most employees are paid
semimonthly and
receive 24 paychecks a year.
The hourly employees
receive 20 paychecks.
The pay periods are the 1st to the
15th of each month and the 16th to last day
of the month. The pay date is
the 15th and the last day of
the month. If these dates fall
on the
weekend, the pay date is the Friday prior to the weekend.
Custodians, clerical staff, cafeteria workers, and security personnel are paid weekly.
The following is a list of
employee time reporting forms and
requirements. Each of the following
forms is available online at www.cpsd.us.
Navigate to the Staff Tab and click on: Online Forms
and Services/Finance Department Forms.
Hard copies of the forms are also available through the
Payroll Department.
TEACHERS
SemiMonthly Teacher Attendance Reports
CPS teachers
are paid on a semimonthly basis, with pay dates of the 15th and last day of the month.
The Payroll Department does NOT
require most CPS teachers to complete
individual timesheets
each pay period. The individual school, however, should maintain a daily attendance log, which is
usually located in the
school’s main office or other
centrally designated location. When teachers
arrive at school, they should
routinely signin, and when they
leave the school for the day,
they should routinely signout as well.
Please note that these timesheets are
the official teacher
employee time records. It is
important that teachers report their
time accurately and in a timely
manner.
The principal/administrator should review these attendance sheets and retain them for
the school’s records.
Though the
principal/administrator does not need to provide the Payroll Department with the daily
attendance sheets, he/she MUST
provide the Payroll Department with
an attendance exception report. This
report should include those teachers
who did not work a regular schedule
and were
absent from work either
full or part of the day for personal, sick, or other reasons during a single
pay period.
The exception report should alphabetically
list each teacher who was absent and the
reason. Teacher exceptions should be
reported on a Teacher Attendance
Report. A sample report follows.
This report should be
submitted to the Payroll Department NO
LATER than two days after
the semimonthly pay period closes.
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SemiMonthly Substitute Teacher Attendance
Report
If an individual serves as a substitute
teacher for an absent teacher, the principal/administrator will
need to follow specific attendance
reporting requirements and will need
to submit a separate attendance
report or a SemiMonthly Substitute Teacher Attendance
Report to the Payroll Department.
This report includes the name of
the
individual who served as a substitute
teacher, the dates worked, and
the name of the absent
teacher/professional activity covered.
This report should be submitted to
the Payroll Department NO LATER than
two days after the semimonthly
pay period closes. A sample attendance report follows.
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PARAPROFESSIONALS (PERMANENT HOURLY SCHOOL
AIDES WHO WORK 6 HOURS OR
MORE PER DAY)
SemiMonthly Paraprofessional Attendance Reports
CPS paraprofessionals, permanent hourly school aides who work 6 hours or more per day, are paid
on a semimonthly basis, with pay dates of
the 15th and last day of
the month. Like teachers, the Payroll
Department does NOT require most
CPS paraprofessionals to complete
individual timesheets each pay period.
The individual school, however,
should maintain a daily attendance
log, which is usually located in the
school’s main office or other centrally designated location. When
paraprofessionals arrive at school, they should routinely signin, and when
they leave the school for
the day, they should routinely signout as well.
Please note that these
timesheets are the official
paraprofessional employee time records.
It is important that
paraprofessionals report their time
accurately and in a timely manner.
The principal/administrator should review these attendance
sheets and retain them for the school’s records.
Though the
principal/administrator does not need to provide the Payroll Department with the daily
attendance sheets, he/she MUST
provide the Payroll Department with
an attendance exception report. This
report should include those
paraprofessionals who did not work
a regular schedule
and were absent from work either
full or part of the day for personal, sick, or other reasons during
a single pay
period. The exception report should alphabetically list each paraprofessional who was
absent and the reason. Paraprofessional
exceptions should be reported on a
SemiMonthly Paraprofessional Attendance
Report. A samples report follows.
This report should be submitted
to the Payroll Department NO LATER than two days after the
pay period closes.
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Paraprofessional Substitute Attendance Form
If a
paraprofessional or permanent hourly school aide who works 6 or more hours per
day serves as a substitute teacher for
an absent teacher, the
principal/administrator will need to follow
specific attendance reporting requirements and will need to submit a separate attendance report or
a Paraprofessional Substitute Attendance Form
to the Payroll Department.
This report includes
the name of the paraprofessional employee who served as a substitute teacher and lists the name of
the absent teacher and the
reason for coverage. This report
should be submitted to the Payroll
Department on a monthly basis. A sample attendance report follows.
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HOURLY AIDES (PERMANANT HOURLY AIDES
WHO WORK LESS THAN 6 HOURS
PER DAY) SemiMonthly Report
of Attendance for Permanent 2,
3 and 4 Hour Aides
Permanent school aides
who work less than 6 hours per day
are also paid on a semimonthly basis
like the permanent paraprofessionals, and they MUST complete a
semimonthly attendance report, detailing
his/her hourly attendance. The
hourly school aide staff submit
a different report, however, than the
paraprofessionals. This report, the
SemiMonthly Report of Attendance for Permanent 2, 3 and 4 Hour
Aides, should be completed and
submitted to the principal/administrator
for his/her approval. All approved
attendance reports should be
forwarded to the Payroll Department NO LATER
than two days after the semimonthly pay period
closes.
A sample attendance report follows.
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Attendance Form for Hourly Aides:
Additional Work Hours
In addition to his/her regular working hours,
if a permanent hourly school aide works additional
hours on a project or
to assist a
teacher or administrator, he/she will need
to complete a report
separate from his/her SemiMonthly Hourly Aide Attendance
Report. The principal/administrator MUST
approve these hours and the
funding source prior to the
start of the additional working
hours. The aide will need
to complete an Attendance Form for Hourly Aides:
Additional Work Hours and report his/her
additional hours. This report
should be submitted to the
principal/administrator for his/her approval.
The principal/administrator
will need to provide the
proper budget codes for these additional work hours and the related salary expense.
All approved
attendance reports should be forwarded to the Payroll Department NO LATER than two days after
the semimonthly pay period closes. A sample attendance report follows.
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TEMPORARY HOURLY AIDES (TEMPORARY
HOURLY AIDES WHO WORK LESS
THAN 6 HOURS PER DAY)
SemiMonthly Hourly Aide Attendance Report
Often times, a
school will hire an hourly aide on a temporary basis to work less than
6 hours per day in the
classroom or lunchroom. These hourly
school aides will NOT have
a position control
number assigned to them (see the Position
Control section of this manual), and he/she will be paid
using
funds from the school’s temporary salary budget. Hourly
school aides who work less than 6
hours per day and are hired on a temporary basis are paid on
a semimonthly basis. These school
aides MUST complete a semimonthly attendance report, detailing
his/her hourly attendance. The temporary
hourly aides should submit the
completed SemiMonthly Hourly Aide Attendance Report to
the principal/administrator for his/her
approval. All approved attendance reports
should be
forwarded to the Payroll Department NO LATER than two
days after the semimonthly
pay period closes. A sample attendance report follows.
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SemiMonthly Administration Attendance Report
Principals, Assistant Principals, and administrative staff are paid on a semimonthly basis, with pay
dates of the 15th and last day of the month. Principals, Assistant Principals, and administrative staff
MUST complete a semimonthly attendance
report, detailing his/her daily
attendance. The assistant principals
and administrative staff should
submit the completed SemiMonthly Administration
Attendance Report to the principal/administrator
for his/her approval. All
approved attendance reports should be forwarded to the Payroll Department NO LATER than two
days after the pay period
closes. A sample attendance report follows.
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Weekly Clerical Attendance Report
Clerical staff are paid on
a weekly basis and MUST complete a
weekly attendance report, detailing
his/her hourly attendance. The clerical
staff should submit the completed
Weekly Clerical Attendance Report
to the principal/administrator for his/her approval.
All approved attendance
reports should be forwarded to the Payroll Department NO LATER than two days after the weekly
pay period closes. A sample attendance report follows.
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Temporary Clerical Timesheet
If a permanent clerical
employee will be absent from work
for an extended period of
time, often
times the principal/administrator will decide to hire an individual to temporarily fill the position.
The principal/administrator will need
to follow specific attendance reporting
requirements for temporary clerical staff
and will need to submit a
separate attendance report or a Temporary
Clerical Timesheet to the Payroll
Department. This report includes the
name of the temporary clerical
employee and the daily hours
he/she worked. This report should
be submitted to the Payroll
Department NO LATER than two
days after the weekly pay period
closes. A sample
attendance report follows.
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CUSTODIANS, CAFETERIA WORKERS AND SECURITY
PERSONNEL
Custodians, cafeteria workers, and
security personnel are paid on
a weekly basis. Similar to the
clerical staff,
these employees complete a Weekly Attendance
Report, which is submitted to and
approved by a senior department member
such as a senior custodian, the
Food Services Department
administrator, or the Safety & Security Department administrator.
These reports are then submitted directly
to the Payroll Department. The school
principal/administrator is NOT
responsible for these attendance reports.
VACATION AND SICK TIME
All absences from work MUST be reported to the principal/administrator.
An employee that would like to use
vacation MUST obtain
the principal/administrator’s approval prior
to taking the time.
An employee that would like to use sick time MUST notify the principal/administrator as soon as
he/she is able. When vacation or
sick time is used, the
employee MUST accurately report it
on
his/her attendance report for that particular pay period.
The Payroll Department maintains all employee vacation and sick
time records. When the Payroll
Department receives the attendance report with vacation, personal, or sick time reported, they will
update the employee’s record and
balance accordingly. For balance inquiries
and/or questions
regarding an employee’s vacation and
sick time, please
contact the Payroll Department.
SHORT TERM LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Employees who would like to request
a shortterm leave of absence
such as a personal day, a
bereavement day, jury
duty, or personal legal days (CTA Units
A & B only)
should complete a Short Term Leave of
Absence form. The employee
should then submit this form to
his/her principal/administrator for approval. A
sample of this form follows.
This form is available online at
www.cpsd.us. Navigate to the
Staff Tab and click on: Online
Forms and Services/Finance Department Forms.
Hard copies of this form are
also available through the Human Resources
Department.
The principal/administrator will approve
or disapprove the request, based
on the chart of
authorized days for various employee groups (see below), and retain a copy of the
approved form with the school attendance
records. A copy need NOT
be forwarded to Human Resources or
Payroll. The approved days and reason
for the individual’s short term leave is to
be recorded, however, on the
attendance forms for the relevant
pay period for the school,
department, or
individual, and submitted to the Payroll Department.
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This chart is available
online as well, or can be obtained from the Human Resources Department.
The principal/administrator will be responsible for obtaining substitutes, if necessary.
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If the principal/administrator is
unsure whether the employee has
exceeded the authorized
number of days, and/or if he/she has questions regarding Short
Term Leave, he/she should check
with the Payroll Department.
EXTENDED TERM LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Employees who would like to
request an extended leave of absence such as medical leave, military
leave, parenthood leave, etc. should contact the
Human Resources Department.
DIRECT DEPOSIT
The Cambridge Public Schools offers
direct deposit to its employees.
When an employee signs up for
direct deposit, rather than receiving
a physical check, his/her pay
will be electronically
transferred into his/her personal bank account.
A copy of the
direct deposit advice will be mailed
to the employee for his/her
records.
The Cambridge Public Schools encourages all
employees to
signup for direct deposit.
To determine if you are eligible, please contact the Payroll Department.
To signup for direct deposit,
the employee must complete a Direct Deposit
Form. This form is available
online at www.cpsd.us. Navigate to
the Staff Tab and click on:
Online Forms and Services/Finance
Department Forms. Hard copies
of this form are also available
through the Payroll Department.
A sample form follows.
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
The Payroll Department maintains all
the payroll deductions for an
employee. For questions and/or changes
to an employee’s tax, pension
and 403(B) plan deductions, please
contact the Payroll Department.
For health benefit and life insurance deductions, please contact the Human Resources
Department.
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Professional development workshop compensation
Curriculum development.
project work, meeting time and other additional compensation
specified in the collective bargaining contract.
Service Agreement compensation
Refer to the Service Agreements
section of this manual for further details.
A payment voucher form is available
online at www.cpsd.us. Navigate
to the Staff Tab and click on:
Online Forms and Services/Finance Department
Forms. Hard copies of the form are also available
through the Payroll Department. (See Payroll
Appendix for sample form.)
Teachers Payroll and Payroll Operations Pat Amenkowicz
Manager of Payroll
[email protected]
(617) 3496464
Custodians and Cafeteria Workers Kathy Esquivel
[email protected]
(617) 3496463
Clerical, Security, and Substitute Teachers
Jackie DeAngelo
[email protected]
(617) 3496461
Paraprofessional, Family Liaisons, and Support Staff Kathy Clover
[email protected] (617) 3496462
Hourly Aides Who Work Less Than 6 Hours Per Day, Interns, and
Temporary Hourly Employees Rayanne Santosuosso
[email protected] (617) 3496465
Teacher Attendance and Service Agreements Marie Crowley
[email protected] (617) 3496465
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS STANDARD PAYMENT VOUCHER
This form is used to authorize payment for completed services (i.e.
service agreements, meetings, workshops, translations, projects,
curriculum development) and for the reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenses. All information requested must be provided to ensure
payment. Please submit completed signed voucher to 159 Thorndike
Street.
Budget Codes
Year Purchase Order #
Is the individual a current school department employee? YES
NO
Dates Hours Description of Services Rate Total Cost
Total
I certify that the hours, rates and services detailed above are
true and accruate record of authorized service.
Submitted By: Service Provider Signature (Date) For Payroll Dept
Use Only
Approved By: Payroll
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