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The Payroll Department is dedicated to providing accurate
and timely paychecks and other comprehensive payroll-related
services to all Bellingham School District employees.
Payroll is a service-oriented department whose goal
is to assist employees and administrative departments
to process payroll information, answer inquiries, and
resolve problems.
Besides
issuing monthly payroll checks, the payroll department performs
the following functions:
Calculate
monthly compensation in accordance with Federal, State, District
and Unions regulations. We currently have six distinct employee
groups as well as hourly employees such as substitutes.
Process and maintain detailed records on various types of employees.
In many cases, this involves multiple rates of compensation and
financial accounts.
Reporting
of wages/hours to various state and federal agencies such as the
Department of Retirement Systems.
Calculate
and withhold payments for over 80 different types of voluntary
and mandatory deductions from employee paychecks.
The
following are answers to frequently asked questions:
Q:
How do I change my withholding?
A: You can change your withholding by filling out
a new W-4 form. These forms are available from your school secretary
or from the payroll department.
Q:How
do I sign up for direct deposit?
A: You can print a direct
deposit form from this link, or you can obtain a
form from your school secretary or the payroll department.
Q:Where
do I report name/address changes?
A:
Please contact the payroll department to change your name/address.
In order to make name changes, we will need to see your new Social
Security card.
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