Merit System:
The merit system is a method of
personnel management which is designed to promote the efficiency and
economy of the workforce and the good of the public by providing for the
selection and retention of employees, promotional opportunities,
in-service training, and other related matters on the basis of merit,
fitness, and the principle of "like pay for like work."
History of the Merit System:
In the early 1930's, political corruption was rampant throughout the City
of Los Angeles. Cronyism and patronage were prevalent at all levels of
local government. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, the
situation resulted in the replacement of over 700 District employees by
"friends" and supporters of local politicians. As a result, there was a
reaction by concerned citizens who petitioned the State legislature for
the establishment of an independent civil service commission for the
District. The Personnel Commission came into existence on June 15, 1936,
as the first legally sanctioned Personnel Commission in the country to
administer a personnel program under a merit system for non-certificated
employees of a school system. Its primary purposes were to ensure that
employees are selected for employment and promotion solely on the basis
of merit and removed for just cause. It also provided for an impartial
body to adjudicate employee appeals of discipline, medical
disqualification and examinations. Both employees and administrative
representatives sponsored the merit system law when it was under
consideration by the State Legislature and the Board of Education in a
spirit of reform, formally adopted it.
San Bernardino City School Personnel Commission:
The Personnel Commission of the San Bernardino City Unified School
District, established in 1978, operates in cooperation with, but not
under the jurisdiction of, the Board of Education. The office of the
Personnel Commission administers the Merit System of equal opportunity
employment as prescribed by statutes of the California Education Code.
The core functions of the Personnel Commission are to establish
policies, practices, and procedures serving and affecting classified
employees in the areas of personnel both directly and indirectly related
to recruitment, assessment, retention, training, evaluation,
professional development, classification, and compensation.
The San Bernardino City Unified School Personnel Commission is dedicated to
the establishment and execution of fair and equitable employment
practices in the effort to hire the most qualified classified support
staff assisting in the education of the District's students.
The Commission consists of three members whose terms of office are three
staggering years. One member is appointed by the Board of Education, one
member is appointed by the Board of Education upon the recommendation
of the classified employee organization which represents the largest
number of the District's classified employees (CSEA), and the third
member is appointed by the other two members of the Commission.
Reference: California School Personnel Commissioners Association
Commissioners :
Valeria Dixon - Chairperson (term will end 12/1/2022)
Michael Salazar - Vice Chairperson (term will end 12/1/2024)
George Bohn - Member (term will end 12/1/2023)
Personnel Commission Staff:
Irma Garcia - Personnel Director
Nersidalia Garcia - Secretary III
Tamara Booker - Personnel Analyst
Berenice Flores - Associate Personnel Analyst
Leslie Holmes - Associate Personnel Analyst
Priscilla Marabel - Bilingual Clerk II
Esmeralda Moreno- Associate Personnel Analyst
Personnel Commission Office (909) 381-1280