Friday, September 20, 2019

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New Items

Science Curriculum Cadre – for All Principals

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Spelling Bee in KCKPS – for All Principals
Master’s Programs for Teachers – for All Principals
FAFSA Training – for All HS Counselors, Lead College and Career Counselors, College and Career Facilitators, and College Advisors
Girls Who Code Clubs – for 3rd-12th Grade Principals

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Science Curriculum Cadre

from Cheryl Beyer
The Curriculum Department is seeking a variety of classroom, sped, and ESL teachers to engage in a cadre that will come together to learn about how to assess all three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards in order to review new resources that could help support the NGSS. Please forward this link to teachers who might be interested.

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Spelling Bee in KCKPS

from Tracy Cooper
The 2020 Wyandotte County Spelling Bee will be hosted by KCKPS and held at Wyandotte High School on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9:30. Building spelling bee sponsors will organize a process at the building level (elementary & middle schools, grades 3-8) to determine a student to represent each building at the county spelling bee. Chosen sponsors in each building must complete the form at here by September 21. Each building/sponsor will then be registered with Scripps to support preparation for the building and county bees. A sponsor meeting will be scheduled in October. One building sponsor per building will be compensated for 10 extra duty hours.

Master’s Programs for Teachers

from Ana Perez-Sievert
Principals, please share the attached document with your building. Park University would like to invite teachers to information meetings.

Park University PDF

FAFSA Training

from LaShonda Bilbo-Ervin
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application opens on Oct 1 and this is key to getting our students access to the funding they will need to attend college. All staff assisting with FAFSA applications for our seniors need to be trained. As a support, Mary Dorr, from KCKCC, will be available to train staff on Wednesday, Sept 18 at Wyandotte High School, in the auditorium, from 1:00-3:00.

All Diploma+ staff in your school will be supporting students and their families in completing the FASFA. The following people will need to be trained:
??? Lead CCC
??? All Counselors
??? Facilitator
??? K-State College Adviser

If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey Schneider by email at lindsey.schneider@kckps.org

Girls Who Code Clubs

from Julie Leach
Kansas Department of Education has partnered with Girls Who Code (GWC) once again this year to bring free computer science learning opportunities to our state. Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE after-school programs for 3rd-12th grade girls to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models and use computer science to change the world. Participants not only learn hard coding skills and computational thinking, but they???ll also learn project management skills, collaboration, bravery, resilience, how to positively impact their community, and so much more.

When you start a GWC Club, you???ll gain access to free resources, flexible plug and play curriculum, funding opportunities, ongoing support, alumni opportunities for your young learners, and more! There???s no computer science experience needed to get started since GWC is there for you every step of the way. Apply now with the quick 15 min Clubs Application?? through our partnership or learn more about how to get started by joining the next live 30 min webinar!

-Contact: Stephen King

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Contents

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Girls Who Code Clubs – for 3rd-12th Grade Principals

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Spelling Bee in KCKPS – for All Principals
Master’s Programs for Teachers – for All Principals
FAFSA Training – for All HS Counselors, Lead College and Career Counselors, College and Career Facilitators, and College Advisors

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Girls Who Code Clubs

from Julie Leach
Kansas Department of Education has partnered with Girls Who Code (GWC) once again this year to bring free computer science learning opportunities to our state. Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE after-school programs for 3rd-12th grade girls to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models and use computer science to change the world. Participants not only learn hard coding skills and computational thinking, but they???ll also learn project management skills, collaboration, bravery, resilience, how to positively impact their community, and so much more.

When you start a GWC Club, you???ll gain access to free resources, flexible plug and play curriculum, funding opportunities, ongoing support, alumni opportunities for your young learners, and more! There???s no computer science experience needed to get started since GWC is there for you every step of the way. Apply now with the quick 15 min Clubs Application?? through our partnership or learn more about how to get started by joining the next live 30 min webinar!

-Contact: Stephen King

Previous Items

Spelling Bee in KCKPS

from Tracy Cooper
The 2020 Wyandotte County Spelling Bee will be hosted by KCKPS and held at Wyandotte High School on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9:30. Building spelling bee sponsors will organize a process at the building level (elementary & middle schools, grades 3-8) to determine a student to represent each building at the county spelling bee. Chosen sponsors in each building must complete the form at here by September 21. Each building/sponsor will then be registered with Scripps to support preparation for the building and county bees. A sponsor meeting will be scheduled in October. One building sponsor per building will be compensated for 10 extra duty hours.

Master’s Programs for Teachers

from Ana Perez-Sievert
Principals, please share the attached document with your building. Park University would like to invite teachers to information meetings.

Park University PDF

FAFSA Training

from LaShonda Bilbo-Ervin
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application opens on Oct 1 and this is key to getting our students access to the funding they will need to attend college. All staff assisting with FAFSA applications for our seniors need to be trained. As a support, Mary Dorr, from KCKCC, will be available to train staff on Wednesday, Sept 18 at Wyandotte High School, in the auditorium, from 1:00-3:00.

All Diploma+ staff in your school will be supporting students and their families in completing the FASFA. The following people will need to be trained:
??? Lead CCC
??? All Counselors
??? Facilitator
??? K-State College Adviser

If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey Schneider by email at lindsey.schneider@kckps.org

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Contents

New Items

Previous Items

Spelling Bee in KCKPS – for All Principals
Master’s Programs for Teachers – for All Principals
FAFSA Training – for All HS Counselors, Lead College and Career Counselors, College and Career Facilitators, and College Advisors

New Items

Previous Items

Spelling Bee in KCKPS

from Tracy Cooper
The 2020 Wyandotte County Spelling Bee will be hosted by KCKPS and held at Wyandotte High School on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9:30. Building spelling bee sponsors will organize a process at the building level (elementary & middle schools, grades 3-8) to determine a student to represent each building at the county spelling bee. Chosen sponsors in each building must complete the form at here by September 21. Each building/sponsor will then be registered with Scripps to support preparation for the building and county bees. A sponsor meeting will be scheduled in October. One building sponsor per building will be compensated for 10 extra duty hours.

Master’s Programs for Teachers

from Ana Perez-Sievert
Principals, please share the attached document with your building. Park University would like to invite teachers to information meetings.

Park University PDF

FAFSA Training

from LaShonda Bilbo-Ervin
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application opens on Oct 1 and this is key to getting our students access to the funding they will need to attend college. All staff assisting with FAFSA applications for our seniors need to be trained. As a support, Mary Dorr, from KCKCC, will be available to train staff on Wednesday, Sept 18 at Wyandotte High School, in the auditorium, from 1:00-3:00.

All Diploma+ staff in your school will be supporting students and their families in completing the FASFA. The following people will need to be trained:
??? Lead CCC
??? All Counselors
??? Facilitator
??? K-State College Adviser

If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey Schneider by email at lindsey.schneider@kckps.org

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Contents

New Items

FAFSA Training – for All HS Counselors, Lead College and Career Counselors, College and Career Facilitators, and College Advisors

Previous Items

Spelling Bee in KCKPS – for All Principals
Master’s Programs for Teachers – for All Principals

New Items

FAFSA Training

from LaShonda Bilbo-Ervin
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application opens on Oct 1 and this is key to getting our students access to the funding they will need to attend college. All staff assisting with FAFSA applications for our seniors need to be trained. As a support, Mary Dorr, from KCKCC, will be available to train staff on Wednesday, Sept 18 at Wyandotte High School, in the auditorium, from 1:00-3:00.

All Diploma+ staff in your school will be supporting students and their families in completing the FASFA. The following people will need to be trained:
??? Lead CCC
??? All Counselors
??? Facilitator
??? K-State College Adviser

If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey Schneider by email at lindsey.schneider@kckps.org

Previous Items

Spelling Bee in KCKPS

from Tracy Cooper
The 2020 Wyandotte County Spelling Bee will be hosted by KCKPS and held at Wyandotte High School on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9:30. Building spelling bee sponsors will organize a process at the building level (elementary & middle schools, grades 3-8) to determine a student to represent each building at the county spelling bee. Chosen sponsors in each building must complete the form at here by September 21. Each building/sponsor will then be registered with Scripps to support preparation for the building and county bees. A sponsor meeting will be scheduled in October. One building sponsor per building will be compensated for 10 extra duty hours.

Master’s Programs for Teachers

from Ana Perez-Sievert
Principals, please share the attached document with your building. Park University would like to invite teachers to information meetings.

Park University PDF

Monday, September 16, 2019

Contents

New Items

Spelling Bee in KCKPS – for All Principals
Master’s Programs for Teachers – for All Principals

Previous Items

Returning to Work Following a Leave of Absence – for All Administrators
2020 Horizon Award Application Now Available – for All Administrators
2020 Employee Benefits Open Enrollment: October 7 – November 8 – for All Administrators

New Items

Spelling Bee in KCKPS

from Tracy Cooper
The 2020 Wyandotte County Spelling Bee will be hosted by KCKPS and held at Wyandotte High School on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9:30. Building spelling bee sponsors will organize a process at the building level (elementary & middle schools, grades 3-8) to determine a student to represent each building at the county spelling bee. Chosen sponsors in each building must complete the form at here by September 21. Each building/sponsor will then be registered with Scripps to support preparation for the building and county bees. A sponsor meeting will be scheduled in October. One building sponsor per building will be compensated for 10 extra duty hours.

Master’s Programs for Teachers

from Ana Perez-Sievert
Principals, please share the attached document with your building. Park University would like to invite teachers to information meetings.

Park University PDF

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Returning to Work Following a Leave of Absence

from Jody Mitchell
As a reminder, if an employee is absent for 5 consecutive days or greater the employee is required to submit a medical release from a health care provider stating that the employee has been medically cleared to duty. The medical release must be submitted at least one day prior to the employee???s return to work in order for HR to close out the information. Employees will receive a series of letters explaining the process, but can also contact the Leave team at 913-551-3219 with questions. Please note, failure to submit a medical release may result in a dock in pay or required use of additional leave time. Please see Board Policy GARH for more information.

2020 Horizon Award Application Now Available

from Ariel Kittling
The Horizon Award Application is now available to view and print from the KSDE website. As a reminder, the award is intended to recognize exemplary first year teachers who perform in a way that distinguishes them as outstanding. In order to be eligible, the nominee will need to be a full-time teacher who completed their first full year of teaching in the 2018-19 school year. The nomination packet is lengthy and detailed, please ensure that the nominee receives this packet as soon as possible to begin the process. The deadline to complete and submit the nomination packet to Ariel Kittling is October 3, 2019.

2020 Employee Benefits Open Enrollment: October 7 – November 8

from Crystal Primers
It’s almost time to review your plan options and enroll in benefits for the year 2020! Employees will have the following options to enroll for their benefits:

1. Enroll independently online from October 7, 2019 through November 8, 2019. A link will be provided at the beginning of October.

2. Schedule an appointment to sit with a Benefits Specialist to review, discuss and elect benefits. The Benefits Specialists will be available from October 7, 2019 through November 1, 2019 to enroll employees. The Employee Appointment Scheduler is an online system that will be live September 16, 2019 for employees to begin scheduling appointments. See the attached list of dates and locations where Benefit Specialists will be available to assist employees with enrollment. The Benefit Specialists will be available during each building???s hours of operation.

As a reminder, all employees currently enrolled in benefits with the district will have to re-enroll in order to continue receiving benefits beginning January 1, 2020.

If you miss open enrollment, your benefits will end on December 31, 2019.

Please contact Senior Benefits Clerk Crystal A. Primers at 913.279.2200 or Benefits Clerk Carmen Lee at 913.279.2274 if you have questions.

Enrollment PDF