Human Resources - providing staff support and quality employees

David Rilley - Executive Director of Human Resources
Michael Sturm - Director of Human Resources

Welcome! The Human Resources Department of Utica Community Schools provides comprehensive staffing services for all of the district’s programs and services. We also provide training programs to the staff who serve the children of this district. In addition, the department provides retirement and career counseling to employees and assists with work performance standards. We have three management team members and nine support team members who serve nearly 5,000 employees and several thousand applicants who apply for positions each year.

The Human Resource Department bargains contracts with the district's nine unions. We also manage the district's unemployment compensation, worker's compensation, employee benefits and teacher induction and mentor programs. We oversee compliance with state and federal employment law and safety legislation. We pride ourselves on being an innovative department, utilizing technology and creative human resource applications to meet the needs of the district.

We pride ourselves on the positive employee relations we have in the Utica Community Schools. We believe the people of the organization are its most important asset. Our purpose is to hire the best employees possible and to support their efforts as they work in the best interest of children.