Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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Licensed Employee Notice??- for All Administrators

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Licensed Employee Notice

From Sherry Samples
A HUGE thank you to all of you who forwarded this previous message to your employees as requested. On Friday, September 16th some of the automated notices will start going out to employees whose licenses are expiring. To assist us in ensuring that the records are accurate, please forward the message below, one last time, in case someone missed it the first time around. In the past there were some issues with dates not showing up in Employee Online but that now appears to be resolved. All changes received as of Wednesday have been made and the employees should now be able to see them.

PRIOR MESSAGE:
Supervisors and principals, please forward this information to each of your employees. It is very important the credential information be correct. Failure to maintain a valid license for the position, according to the credential record, may impact the employment and benefit status.
We have moved all licenses and credentials from the old HR system (GEMS) to the new Business Plus system. In doing so, like with any large transfer of data, things do not always translate correctly. As a result, we are asking that each employee with a license through KSDE (teachers, administrators, counselors, etc..) and those with licenses through other agencies such as nurses, verify the accuracy of the information on Employee Online. The information will appear under Job Information, Credentials, just below the paycheck stub section. If the information as it appears is NOT correct, send a copy of your license through either intradistrict mail or as an email attachment. It may be sent to Kathryn Zahn or me. Upon receipt the information will be updated and be viewable within two weeks. If the information as it appears is duplicated, please email us that information also and indicate what is duplicated.

Monday, September 12, 2016

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Licensed Employee Notice??- for All Administrators

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Licensed Employee Notice

From Sherry Samples
A HUGE thank you to all of you who forwarded this previous message to your employees as requested. On Friday, September 16th some of the automated notices will start going out to employees whose licenses are expiring. To assist us in ensuring that the records are accurate, please forward the message below, one last time, in case someone missed it the first time around. In the past there were some issues with dates not showing up in Employee Online but that now appears to be resolved. All changes received as of Wednesday have been made and the employees should now be able to see them.

PRIOR MESSAGE:
Supervisors and principals, please forward this information to each of your employees. It is very important the credential information be correct. Failure to maintain a valid license for the position, according to the credential record, may impact the employment and benefit status.
We have moved all licenses and credentials from the old HR system (GEMS) to the new Business Plus system. In doing so, like with any large transfer of data, things do not always translate correctly. As a result, we are asking that each employee with a license through KSDE (teachers, administrators, counselors, etc..) and those with licenses through other agencies such as nurses, verify the accuracy of the information on Employee Online. The information will appear under Job Information, Credentials, just below the paycheck stub section. If the information as it appears is NOT correct, send a copy of your license through either intradistrict mail or as an email attachment. It may be sent to Kathryn Zahn or me. Upon receipt the information will be updated and be viewable within two weeks. If the information as it appears is duplicated, please email us that information also and indicate what is duplicated.

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Friday, September 9, 2016

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Investigations Training Dates??- for All Administrators

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iObservation Training Opportunities??- for All Administrators

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Investigations Training Dates

From Shelly Beech
Attached is the assignments and dates for the Investigations training required for all administrators. Please review the list and note your assigned time. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Shelly Beech.
Investigations Training Admin List (Excel Spreadsheet)

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iObservation Training Opportunities for All Administrators

From Shelly Beech
Based on expressed interest from the Administrators, the Professional Workforce Development Office will be hosting an iObservation (www.effectiveeducators.com) training. This training will include an overview of iObservation, support for navigating the program and support for conducting formal and informal observations, including walk through observations. Please be advised, this training is NOT mandatory, but if you are needing support around the system, this would be a great opportunity to gain knowledge on the functionality of the system. Select the date/time you would like to attend in this link
below and submit the form.
https://goo.gl/forms/XWZxX6jEmX4WfMDJ3

If you have any questions, please contact Taneka Brown.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

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iObservation Training Opportunities??- for All Administrators

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iObservation Training Opportunities for All Administrators

From Shelly Beech
Based on expressed interest from the Administrators, the Professional Workforce Development Office will be hosting an iObservation (www.effectiveeducators.com) training. This training will include an overview of iObservation, support for navigating the program and support for conducting formal and informal observations, including walk through observations. Please be advised, this training is NOT mandatory, but if you are needing support around the system, this would be a great opportunity to gain knowledge on the functionality of the system. Select the date/time you would like to attend in this link
below and submit the form.
https://goo.gl/forms/XWZxX6jEmX4WfMDJ3

If you have any questions, please contact Taneka Brown.

Investigations Training Admin List (Excel Spreadsheet)

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

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Counting Kids Webinar – MANDATORY??- for All Principals

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Instructional Logs??- for All Principals
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Counting Kids Webinar – MANDATORY

From Bridgette DeSmet
The annual Counting Kids workshop is being replaced by a Counting Kids webinar. The webinar is scheduled for:

09/08/19 Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

I will have the log in details tomorrow and will send them out.

In the meantime, please check to see if your computer is set up for Skype for Business. Please check the attached instructions on the website link below

http://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Auditing/Setting%20Up%20Your%20Computer%20for%20Skype%20for%20Business%20for%20External%20Users%20and%20A….pdf?ver=2016-06-30-091729-123

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Instructional Logs

From Bridgette DeSmet
Please remember the completed Instructional Logs are due to me by the 5th of each month. The logs were sent out several weeks ago. We are using the State’s calculator this year which is different than what we have used the past. If there are questions or concerns, please encourage your staff to call me (279-2232). Thank you.

iObservation Training Opportunities for All Administrators

From Shelly Beech
Based on expressed interest from the Administrators, the Professional Workforce Development Office will be hosting an iObservation (www.effectiveeducators.com) training. This training will include an overview of iObservation, support for navigating the program and support for conducting formal and informal observations, including walk through observations. Please be advised, this training is NOT mandatory, but if you are needing support around the system, this would be a great opportunity to gain knowledge on the functionality of the system. Select the date/time you would like to attend in this link
below and submit the form.
https://goo.gl/forms/XWZxX6jEmX4WfMDJ3

If you have any questions, please contact Taneka Brown.