Action Items
For All Administrators (Action)
Veterans Day Submissions
from Communications and Marketing
Administrators, please share this with your staff:
Next week KCKPS will join people from around the country to pay respect to those that have served or are serving our country currently.
If you are a veteran, or have a loved one that is a veteran or serving, and would like to be a part of our video tribute, we ask you share your photos with us by using this link.
Due to the predicted high volume of photos, we have a strict cut off of next Tuesday, November 9th by noon.
Board Policy Reviews
from Human Resources
Monthly employee Board policy Reviews will begin November 2021. The monthly policies being reviewed will be released via Frontline Professional growth under the Learning Plan Tab. These will be coming out every month through the end of the school year. Please make sure all your staff are aware and complete reviewing the policies before the end of each month. Each month, HR will audit the rate of completion by department and send it to administration.
Instructions on how to view the Policies are below:
Login to Frontline Professional Growth
Click on the Learning Plan Tab
Click “Manage” Next to the November – Board Policy Reviews 2021
Click on “Launch Activity”
If this does not pop up try using google chrome and disable Ad-blocker
Click Launch next to one of the policies you would like to review first
Repeat step 5 until all policies are reviewed
Frontline will then mark you complete within 24 hours of you reviewing all policies listed
Policies being reviewed:
GAM – Professional Appearance
GBU – Ethics
IDACA – Special Education Services
IFCB – Field Trips
If you or your employees have questions with this process please contact your IDP Rep for assistance.
For Building Administrators (Action)
ESOL Endorsement
from ESOL
We are please to share that we will once again be offering ESOL endorsement opportunities to teachers through our KU STEP-UP partnership. Please encourage teachers to take advantage of this opportunity to get a Master’s in TESOL.
Equity Survey
from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Hello Principals! The DEI team would like to thank you for attending our session on Stereotype Threat. There was great conversation and learning and we hope you learned something new about your colleagues, got a little uncomfortable, and can bring tools and strategies back to your building.
We also want to thank you for your time taking the brief survey. In order to better serve and support you we would like to ask if you can take a few minutes to answer a few follow up questions.
If you were unable to attend or did not take the survey in person please take this survey.
The DEI team values your input, your vulnerability, and your openness as we continue to embark on this ever important journey.
We appreciate your time and please do not hesitate to reach out to any of us if you have questions.
Best,
Canise, Linda, and Zak
For EC-5 Administrators (Action)
EC-5 Canvas Site Training Sign Up
from Curriculum and Instruction
This is for EC-5 schools only. Wendy Elkins has provided multiple sign-up opportunities to come to your school for the entire day and collaborate with teachers and administrators on how to use Canvas. Sign-ups begin on Nov. 2 and run until Dec. 17th. Generally, schools have been using PLCs as the time for Canvas training with outliers dropping in when they have availability. However, if you have a different format in mind, please feel free to set up the time that will work best for your building.
Use this link to schedule your site visit. You will schedule a time using Calendly, and the link is provided below. There are two days per week where the time runs from 8:30-3:30 and two days from 9:00 – 4:00. Please include the name of the school and a contact person. If you have any questions, please email Wendy Elkins.
Informational Items
For All Administrators (Informational Item)
Health Services Update
from Health Services
Tiffany Lewis is the new KCKPS Director of Health Services. As the Director of Health Services, she will be responsible for supervising the Health Services team. Tiffany has begun touring schools and looks forward to meeting you all soon! Please reach out to her with any staff or student related health concerns, emergencies, or questions. Tiffany’s cell number is (913) 485-3308 and her email address is Tiffany.Lewis@kckps.org.
HR FAQ is Live
from Human Resources
Please use our HR FAQ to assist in answering your HR related questions for you and your staff. This is located on the KCKPS webpage.
Admin Guide
from Human Resources
Hello All,
We have had some instances where Administrators are not able to get into the Admin Guide. The admin guide should be a first point of Reference for Human Resource related questions. The Admin Guide can be found under “Staff Links” from the kckps.org Home Page. Click here to fill out the form for access.
Thanks.
Need Inventory Tagging? Contact Dennis Martine
from Risk Assessment
Do you have untagged items in your building or department ?
Contact Inventory Assistant: Dennis Martine at dennisd.martine@kckps.org or call: 913-279-2281.
When submitting your request, please be sure to include the PO Number, description and quanity of items to be tagged.
Recruiting for 2022/2023 Fellows and Para-to-Teachers Has Begun!
from Human Resources
I am excited to announce that the recruitment of our newest cohorts of KCKPS Teaching Fellows and KCKPS Para-to-Teachers has begun! Please direct folks to our improved page on the KCKPS webpage.
Everybody who enters either of these Alternative Certification Pathways must have a Bachelor’s degree, and there are other required qualifications depending on the role they are interested in. I am always happy to visit with anybody who is interested, so please spread the word and invite people to reach out to me!
Electronic Reporting Forms for Injuries and Incidents
From Communications & Marketing
Just a quick reminder that many of the forms you need when it comes to incidents are now electronic.
Student injury forms have now been included to the list.
To find the reporting form for students go to this link: https://form.jotform.com/212366215525047
To make the reporting of workman’s compensation accidents less time consuming, the Supervisors Accident Report is now an electronic form.
Regardless of severity, immediate supervisors & directors are required to report all work-related injuries within 48 hours to Risk Management.
To do so, please use the following link: https://form.jotform.com/212304621025035
The Incident Report helps document any incident involving non employees.
This includes our students, visitors, parents and guardians.
The incident form is to be filled out for a number of situations including: a child is missing, if a student is injured in a way that could require medical attention in the future, police have to be called during an incident, there is a fight, or even to report property damage.
An example of a fight that needs to be recorded- a fight that breaks out that others are around and it may have been recorded. A fight that someone may not realize they are injured immediately but could later on in the day. Fights that do NOT need to be recorded: two kids on the playground hit each other in the arm over a ball.
There may be other incidents that could also require use of this form.
If you have questions about whether an incident falls into this category, please reach out to your IIO.
Here is a link to the Incident Report form: https://kckps.org/incident-report/
For Secondary Administrators (Informational)
Edgenuity Update
from Curriculum & Instruction
The Edgenuity Credit Recovery handbook has recently been updated. The new material has been flagged in the Table of Contents of the handbook. You can also see this updated information by accessing the google document link below. Please take a few minutes to look this document over as this pertains to some processes that need to be considered when doing your account clean-up as well as information on student transfer within the district. The topics for the updates are:
*Viewing student progress in a course if they were enrolled initially at another KCKPS school.
*How to change a student’s homeschool
*Gear-up Support Staff
*Edgenuity Contact list
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Suzie Legg or Wendy Elkins.
Alternative Service Flow Chart
from Student Services
Please see Alternative Services Flow Chart. This chart outlines the process for referring students to alternative services.
