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    The Santee School District Payroll Department is serviced by the team of Karen Lippert, Bridget Claiborne, and Tamara Killpack. Together they provide services, support, and assistance to school sites and departments district-wide. This department processes the payroll for over 1,000 employees and substitutes each month.
     
    The Payroll Services Department serves as the liaison and reporting agent for: Federal and State Taxes Payment/Reporting; SUI (State Unemployment Insurance) Payment/Reporting; Affidavits/Petition for Lost or Overage Payroll Warrants; Wage Garnishments (IRS Levy, Franchise Tax Board, Child Support); Direct Deposit Processing (ACH); Distribution of Payroll Warrants and W2s; and Abatements for Worker's Compensation.
     
    Bridget Claiborne  - General payroll issues and absence balance inquiries                                
    (619) 258-2322 
     
    Tamara Killpack - ESS - Assistance to view paycheck online and absence balance inquiries
    (619) 258-2312
     
    Karen Lippert - Payroll and Retirement issues                               
    (619) 258-2314                                   
     

    Photo of Karen Lippert
    Karen Lippert
    Payroll Specialist 
     
    Business Hours:
    8:00 am - 4:30 pm
     
     
       
       

Important Information

  • Distribution of Non-Direct Deposit Paychecks

    Until further notice all hard copy paychecks will be mailed to employees' home address on the issue date.  If you would like to set up your paycheck for direct deposit please contact the Payroll Department Staff, we would be happy to assist you.

     

    Timesheets

    Your timesheet must incude your employee ID number and your signature.  If you are unable to obtain an approval signature please submit your timesheet with all other information and the Payroll staff will contact the supervisor for approval.  There is a locked box located at the front of the District Office next to the entrance doors for after-hours submission of timesheets and other documents.  There is also a secure box for timesheets inside the Dictrict Office at the entrance to Business Services.  Plesae submit your completed timesheets in either location by the due date.

     

    Timesheet Due Dates 2020-2021

    Timesheet for Substitute Teacher

    Timesheet for Hourly Employee

     

    Verification of Employment Requests

    Effective March 18, 2020, the Payroll Department will not be able to process any documents or requests via fax.  Please submit all Requests for Verification of Employment via email as fill-in forms to all 3 payroll contacts listed above, and do not include any social security numbers on your documents. 

     

    Your form W-2

    All employees can view their W2 documents online beginning with year 2016 using the same log in and navigation used to view paychecks.  For instructions please select the link below. 

    Instructions to view W2 online

     

    Information regarding new 2020 IRS Form W4

    Effective January 1, 2020 there have been major changes to the IRS Form W4 for 2020.  Please be aware that the Payroll Department staff is not able to advise employees on tax related issues or how to complete the new form.  The IRS has published information about developments related to Form W4, and Frequently Asked Questions that you may find helpful; please select the links below to access this information.

    www.irs.gov/FormW4

    https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-on-the-2020-form-w-4

     

    2020 Universal Notification Letter for All Employees

     

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PASSWORD TO VIEW PAYCHECKS

    Log-in passwords automatically expire after one year.  If you have set up your security question/answer in PeopleSoft you can request to reset your password.  If you have not set up your security information, please email Tamara Killpack at tamara.killpack@santeesd.net to have your password reset.  Please set up your security information as this will be needed for future password updates.

     
     
    For clarification regarding how sick leave and personal necessity leave is displayed on paychecks, please select the link below.
     
     
     
     

    CalSTRS Member Education 

    Take advantage of free member events and training to learn about CalSTRS benefits.  Please select the link below to view the list of workshops available by date range and location.

    CalSTRS Workshops

     

    CalPERS Member Education and Annual Statements                                          

    Please be aware that you can access your Annual Member Statements (AMS) are available by logging into your my|CalPERS account at my.calpers.ca.gov. The AMS will include your accumulated service, a breakdown of contributions and interest, name of employer(s), and retirement formula(s) .

    Take advantage of free member events and training to learn about CalPERS benefits.  Please select the link below to view the list of webinar topics available as well as classes offered by CalPERS.

     

     
     
     
     

Payroll Shortcuts

  • DIRECT DEPOSIT INFORMATION
     
    Beginning July 2011 the fee that the District must pay for each payroll warrant printed (non direct deposit) will increase from $.25 to $1.00.  If you are not currently enrolled in direct deposit please sign up today. There are numerous benefits for having Direct Deposit in addition to helping the District reduce expenses. These include:
     
    • Reduction in paper
    • Easy access to all paycheck data on a secure website
    • Quicker access to paycheck funds and data (direct deposits are made the night before paychecks are distributed)
    • Paycheck funds can be automatically deposited to more than one bank account
     
    To enroll, please complete and submit the Direct Deposit Authorization form (located on the right side of this page) to the Payroll Department.  Please contact Karen or Lorie in the Payroll Department if you have any questions or concerns or if you need assistance getting started.
Last Modified on August 31, 2020