Human Resources

The Human Resources division is responsible for providing consistent, accurate, and excellent human resource services to the Indiana School for the Deaf. Functions of ISD's Human Resources Department include:

  • Ensuring compliance with federal affirmative action and equal employment laws by establishing affirmative action goals and objectives.

  • Providing ISD employees and their families quality medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, while promoting preventative care and other tools to ensure that employees can be a productive part of the ISD workforce.

  • Working closely with employees regarding Family Medical Leave, the State Disability Program, job-related injuries and Worker's Compensation, COBRA information and retirement issues.

  • Maintaining an equitable and effective compensation system to attract and retain ISD employees.

  • Developing and ensuring a qualified and diverse pool of applicants to obtain an optimal staffing level and appropriate allocation of positions at ISD.

  • Maintaining complete information on ISD employees in a manner that is easy to retrieve, protects the confidentiality concerns of ISD employees, and is consistent with the State Personnel Act.

  • Promoting positive, cooperative labor-management relationships, through training; labor-management communication; adjustment of grievances; and interpretations of clauses in state/union settlements, personnel policies, and merit rules.

  • Providing timely, inexpensive, high-quality professional training and consulting services for ISD employees to enhance their development and increase their knowledge, skills, and abilities for future advancement.

We are happy to assist you at the Indiana School for the Deaf. If you have any questions or concerns on the above mentioned topics, please contact

Missy Betzold, Human Resources Director, at (317) 920-6340 TTY/Voice.