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How do I update my bank details for my check?

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IMPORTANT

Your Payment Information area must be completed in order to receive pay from SFUSD. It cannot be left blank or incomplete. If this is your first time, please follow the instructions below to fill out your MAIN BANK information. Be sure to maintain Payment Information on your Primary Assignment, as this is what will be used for payroll processing. Your Primary Assignment is marked with a yellow star. Please note that if this information is not completed, the Payroll department will default to MANUAL CHECK, and then request for you to complete your form for a Direct Deposit account.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE ON DIRECT DEPOSIT

Direct Deposit process and validation will take about 1-2 bi-weekly pay cycles if you are a classified employee, or 1 monthly pay cycle to complete if you are a certificated employee. While validation is taking place, your pay will be issued as a paper check. Please confirm your home address is correct as these will be mailed via USPS.

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Instructions for first time setup:

To update your bank details in EMPowerSF, access the EMPowerSF system using your SFUSD login credentials. Once you are logged in, the home screen landing page will populate. 

 

  1. Be sure to maintain Payment Information on your Primary Assignment. Your Primary Assignment is marked with a yellow star. If you have multiple active assignments, select the Primary one in the upper right: primary.PNG
  2. Select My Employee File from the homepage dropdown menu:

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  3. Select the Payment Information tab from the header and then scroll down to the Payment Information section:

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  4. Click on the pencil icon to update the bank details:
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    Continue updating the fields below:
    • Bank country/Region 
    • Bank
    • Name of the account holder
    • Account type
    • Routing number
    • Account number 
    • Click the SAVE button
  5. Pay Type =  “Main Bank” (this is your primary account and will be used to process your pay from SFUSD)

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  6. To select direct deposit as a payment method, update the relevant fields:
    • Effective date of the change
    • Pay type
    • Payment Method: Direct Deposit

IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIRECT DEPOSIT

The "Effective Date" must be the start of the next pay period. If you are on a monthly pay frequency, this means that the Effective Date needs to be on 7 /21/22, 8/21/22 9/21/22, etc. If you are on a biweekly pay frequency, this means the Effective Date must be the first day of the next pay period. For example, on 6/24/22, the next biweekly pay period starts on 7/6/22.

 

Direct Deposit process and validation will take about 1-2 bi-weekly pay cycles if you are a classified employee, or 1 monthly pay cycle to complete if you are certificated employee. While validation is taking place, your pay will be issued as a paper check. Please confirm your home address is correct as these will be mailed via USPS.

 

Paper Checks:

To select the Paper Check Payment method, update the relevant fields:

  • Effective date of the change
  • Payment Method: Check 
  • Click the SAVE button

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Pay Card Services:

If you are unable to have a personal direct deposit account, SFUSD provides a Pay Card option where an account is set up for you with U.S. Bank and a debit card is provided to you by the institution. You will not be able to access your funds until you receive your bank debit card and are provided with a PIN and other bank related information.

 

Please do the following:

  1. Please set up your payment information to Manual Check (follow steps above).

Please email payroll@sfusd.edu and indicate your interest in receiving Pay Card services. Please include your Employee ID and Name. Please use your SFUSD email address to request.

 

Instructions for changing / updating information that was set up previously:

  1. In the Pay Information tab, click on the clock icon:

 

  1. On the Change History / Payment Information panel, click on the Insert New Record link on the lower left corner.

 

  1. Enter the date for the change to take effect. It should be the 1st day of a pay period :
  • 21st for Monthly
  • Every other Wednesday for BW

 

  1. Enter the Bank Routing Number, Name, and Bank Account Number and click Save.

 

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