Talent Management (Staffing)

• Interim Senior DirectorTalent Management:
• Dana Berlin
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• Phone: 414-475-8224
•  Fax: 414-475-8722

• Email: 565@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Location: Central Services

The Department of Talent Management is the focal point for the delivery of high quality personnel through targeted recruitment where procedures are designed to attract, select and retain staff.

Work at MPS:

Employee Rights Administration

• Employee Rights Interim Manager II:
• Jamie Bergener
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• Phone: 414-475-8993
•  Fax: 414-777-7857

• Email:bergenj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Location: Central Services

The Employee Rights Administration Department (ERAD) provides support services and leadership in the areas of: leaves of absence; job accommodations/fitness for duty; unemployment benefits; and ensuring a work environment free from discrimination, harassment and bullying.

Employment Relations

• Director:Larry R. Coté, Jr
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• Phone: 414-475-8280
•  Fax: 414-475-8470

• Email: cotelr@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Location: Central Services

The Employment Relations Department provides strategic direction in the area of employment law and general employment matters. As a department, we maintain and administer the MPS Employee Handbook including facilitating the grievance and complaint process. Employment Relations provides consultation and training to administrators on employee discipline and general employment matters. We maintain effective communication with existing bargaining groups and are responsible for annual bargaining. Additionally, criminal background checks are cleared through our department.

Benefits, Pension & Compensation

• Senior Director:
• Carol Eady

• Benefits:
• Phone: 414-475-8554
•  Fax:414-475-8562
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• Compensation:
• Phone: 414-475-8644
•  Fax:414-475-8562
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• Pension:
• Phone: 414-475-8730
•  Fax:414-773-9925
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• Benefits Email:    
• MPSEmployeeBenefits@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Location: Central Services
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• Compensation Email:
• MPSCompensation@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Location: Central Services
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• Pension Email: 
• MPSPension@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Location: Central Services
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The Department of Benefits, Pension & Compensation provides strategic direction in the design and administration of employee benefit, pension, 403(b), 457  and compensation plans.   Additionally, this department oversees all employee wellness programs.

Benefits

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) offers health, dental, life insurance, pension and other fringe benefits to benefit-eligible employees and retirees of MPS. These benefits are listed in general terms only as of the publication date indicated and are not intended to be a complete description of coverage.

Compensation

Salary and compensation are established annually by the Board of School Directors, except Prevailing Wages (Building Trades Council). Established salary rates will not be subject to change during the fiscal year, with the exception of changes arising out of base-wage negotiations, promotion, reduction in rank, or other disciplinary action. The District will negotiate base wages as required by state law. Salary will be communicated to the prospective or promoted employee in an official offer of employment.

Employee Wellness

At Milwaukee Public Schools, we know our employees work hard. Each day brings new challenges and our employees must be energetic, innovative, and resilient in order to rise to the occasion. That is why MPS is committed to providing employees with a suite of Employee Wellness programming. These programs are designed to keep employees healthy, happy, and engaged with little or no out of pocket cost!

Pension

Eligible MPS employees are enrolled in either the Employees' Retirement System of the City of Milwaukee or the Wisconsin Retirement System. MPS now offers Wisconsin's Deferred Compensation 457 Plan that allows eligible deferrals.  MPS is committed to providing you with a 403(b) Plan that allows you the flexibility necessary to meet your retirement needs. You can find more information about the options that are available to MPS employees who want to save on a tax deferred basis in a 403(b) or Roth 403(b) plan.

Organizational Development and Supports

• Senior Director: Lonnie J. Anderson
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• Phone: 414-475-8213
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• Email: anderslj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Location: Central Services

The Department of Organizational Development and Supports is focused on three major areas of work: educator effectiveness for teachers and principals, induction and support for new educators and pre-service opportunities for students in the field of education, and the district system of professional development.

Educator Effectiveness

The Educator Effectiveness System in MPS includes the system of growth and development, as well as evaluation, for teachers in the district based on the Danielson Framework for Teaching. The system also includes the principal system of growth, development, and evaluation for all principals and assistant principals based on the Wisconsin Framework for Principal Leadership.

Induction and Support

Induction and support programs offer a range of services and supports for educators new to the district, including professional development, mentoring support, and licensure support. In addition, the induction and support office is responsible for over 1,000 pre-service placements in MPS schools for field experience students, student teachers, and clinical placements.

Professional Development

The vision for the professional development office is to provide a high-quality system of professional learning aligned to key district initiatives, designed collaboratively and available in a variety of formats, allowing educators to personalize their learning, accessible anytime, anywhere. Professional learning will be ongoing, job-embedded, supported by coaching, and based on adult learning theory. Successful professional learning will result in highly effective educators and measureable gains in student achievement.

Turnaround Arts

Milwaukee Public Schools is a partner of Turnaround Arts, a national program of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We help leaders to leverage the expressive, collaborative, and joyful aspects of the arts with emergent opportunities and innovations and existing school and district resources to catalyze systemic improvements in school climate and culture, academic engagement, and connection to the broader community.