Madison Consolidated Schools is an equal opportunity employer. Upon employment, Madison Consolidated Schools offers employees:

• Access to competitive rates for medical insurance, including access to an Employee Wellness Clinic where all services and medications provided are at no extra cost to the employee.
• Contributions to an eligible and enrolled employee’s Health Savings Account (HSA), dependent upon annual board approval.
• Life insurance and long-term disability coverage at a cost to the eligible employee (working 25+ hours/week) only $2.00 annually.
• Group plans for vision and dental insurance are also available for eligible employees (working 25+ hours/week).

Madison Consolidated Schools also provides:

• Payment of state-mandated employee’s portion to Teacher Retirement Fund or Public Employees Retirement Fund (INPRS) by the corporation (3% of the employee’s salary each payroll).
• Payment of state-mandated employer’s portion to Teacher Retirement Fund (7.5% of the teacher’s salary each payroll) or Public Employees Retirement Fund (11.2% of the employee’s salary each payroll).
• Paid bereavement leave days, paid sick and personal leave days, and paid vacation days for year-round employees.

It is the policy of Madison Consolidated Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or age, in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 1971, 22-9-1); Public Law 218 (I.C. 1971, Title 20); Titles VI and VII (Civil Rights Act 1964); the Equal Pay Act of 1973; Title IX (1972 Education Amendments): Public Law 94-142; and Public Law 93-112, Section 504. 

The Business Office team is available Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to answer any questions. In an effort to help guide you on who to speak with, here is a quick reference guide for our team members and their areas of district-wide, high level responsibilities.

• Bonnie Hensler, Director of Finance and Human Resources, oversees the daily operations of Finance and Human Resources throughout our district. In addition, she is responsible for the annual budget preparation, oversight of the asset and liability portfolio management, adherence to all state and federal reporting guidelines, and is the district Public Records Officer.
• Danica Houze, Treasurer, is responsible for salary and payroll questions, grant management, accounts receivable, extra-curricular accounting, and deductions (other than insurance).
• Amanda Conover, Deputy Treasurer, is responsible for accounts payable, reimbursements and professional development, requisitions and purchase orders, and grant management.
• Bridget Leach, Accounting and Food Service Clerk, is responsible for data entry and support services within our accounting and food service areas.  
• Meghan Welty, Human Resources and Benefits Specialist, is responsible for oversight of the medical, dental, vision, and life insurance deductions and inquiries, FMLA and maternity leave requests, and work-related Injuries or Worker’s Compensation. Other responsibilities include new-hire orientation and training.
• Katie O'Brien Receptionist/Human Resources Assistant, is responsible for all background checks, schedule of substitutes, verification of employment and/or education, new hire processing, personnel file maintenance (including certifications and licensure), student transcripts, and employee recognition.

Madison Consolidated Schools is governed by an elected Board of School Trustees responsible for financial oversight and policies in accordance with applicable Indiana laws. School administrators report at least monthly to the Board of School Trustees operating and financial information. In addition, as a political subdivision, the school must report financial and operating information to several oversight agencies on a timely and frequent basis. These agencies include but are not limited to the Indiana Department of Education, Indiana State Board of Accounts, Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, and Indiana Education Employment Relations Board.

You might think of the finance and human resources department like you would any other business. Our purpose is the support of our employees and our core business objective, in this case, educating students!  Madison Consolidated Schools is one of Jefferson County’s largest employers employing approximately 400 individuals, plus approximately 50 substitutes and summer student maintenance workers with expenses totaling nearly $32M in 2015.

Our department is responsible for new-hire onboarding, payroll processes, benefits, insurance claims, vendor payments, payroll tax information, preparing W-2 tax forms and much more. While these are the duties of many businesses, public schools are also heavily regulated and are required to adhere to stringent rules and subject to vast amounts of external reporting. Some examples are listed below:

• Indiana Gateway https://gateway.ifionline.org/ is a site where a consolidation of multiple agency reports is accessible for viewing. Items include:
  • annual financial report, budgets, collective bargaining, debt management, public employee’s compensation, property taxes, Extra-Curricular accounting, etc.
• Indiana Department Education-Finance http://www.doe.in.gov/finance
  • school financial reports and other employee personnel reports (including duties, education, certifications, etc), and student data
• Indiana State Board of Accounts
  • perform financial audits, provide oversight
• Indiana Education Employment Relations Board http://www.in.gov/ieerb/
  • report to regularly regarding compliance with laws governing schools and certified employees, compensation and benefits of certified staff
• Department of Local Government and Finance
  • responsible for the approval of budgets, must submit financial data to periodically

Public Records Request
In order to be transparent and make documents more readily available to the public, many documents may be obtained online at the various links referenced.  

However, should you wish to request records in accordance with Indiana Code 5-14-3, please complete the Public Records Request Form and submit to the administration office.  For more information on public records and open door laws, please visit this link.