October is Bullying Prevention Month – Join Our Discussion

From Tina Richardson

October Is Bullying Prevention Month

In support of Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, Insights to Behavior is providing resources and an informative webinar for educators titled ???Bullying and Youth with Disabilities: Understanding Risks and Examining Intersectionality. We recognize that bullying can be a form of traumatic stress that can result in significant harm to a youth???s social, emotional, and physical well-being and can affect how they function at school, at home, and in the community. Join us to discuss this problem and the prevention efforts for reduction.

When: October 19th at 1pm CST

Legal Services

From Bridgette DeSmet
Legal Services must be requested in advance and approved through Dr. Mather’s office. Attached is the Legal Services Request form to be used. Please complete the Requestor portion of the form and send to Raquel Ayala in the Business Office. Once the request is approved, it will be assigned to an attorney who will contact you to address the services needed.

Legal Services Request Form Word Document

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VALIC Seminar Coming Soon: Your Retirement Plan at Work

From Kristen Woodbury
We have an opportunity for staff to attend a free educational workshop from VALIC about planning for their future.
Spouses are welcome to attend as well.

Please click on the link below and input the following registration code to register to attend the November 1st seminar ??? Your Retirement Plan at Work, part of our Financial Literacy Series.

https://my.valic.com/SeminarRegistration/Index.aspx
Registration Code: KCUKAN11AB

Kansas City, KS Public Schools Central Office
Room 133
5:15pm ??? 6:15pm

Here are some things that might be on your to-do list that we can assist with:
Get enrolled in your Traditional or ROTH 403(b) plan, or 457(b) plan
Answer questions about your KPERS pension benefit
Review your account portfolio
Are you on pace?

VALIC Seminar Flyer PDF

PTA Play

From Stephanie Dickson
PTA Play is once again around the corner. This years??? performance by Theatre for Young America is a brand-new musical based on Doreen Cronin???s latest book in the wildly popular series that began with Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (performed by TYA last season). It???s Halloween time at Farmer Brown???s farm and the literate farm animals want an old fashioned Holiday Celebration. One problem: Farmer Brown does not like scary things???no haunted house or creepy ghosts for him. But the clever, well-read cows, poultry and pigs create a party more fun than fright with apple-bobbing, costume parades and hilarious musical performances. This performance is suitable for all K-5th graders.
Curriculum Connections: Musical theatre adaptation of award-winning literature, farm life, personification of animals, holiday customs, humor.
Dates are Tuesday, Nov. 14th 9:45 showing will only be for early schools and 11:15 open to all.
Wednesday, Nov. 15th one showing at 9:45 open to all schools.
The show will run about an hour. The cost will be $2.50 per student.
Please contact Teresa Kloiber at IARC 627-6850 or Teresa.kloiber@kckps.org to schedule your school.
Any questions call or email Stephanie.dickson@kckps.org 913-627-6862.

Volunteer Training

From Tina Richardson
Volunteer Training will be held October 12,2017 2:00-3:00 Central Office 2010 N. 59th Street in room 273. Please contact Tina Richardson at 923-627-2682 for more information.

Locations for the October 13 District Professional Learning

From Alan King
The information for the October 13 District professional learning can be found the district curriculum page monthly.

To access the page:
>District Home page (kckps.org)
>Staff link
>Curriculum & Instruction link (in the blue set of links on the lower right)
>Monthly District PL Locations link (in the red set of links on the right)

Classified Rate Confirmation Letters

From Jody Mitchell
On Tuesday, 10/10/17 Classified employees will receive an email with detailed instructions on how to obtain their annual rate confirmation letter. Letters will be generated and sent to each employee through Talent Ed Records. Below is an example of the email they will receive (without the attachment):

Good Afternoon Staff!
Annually, the school district distributes a rate confirmation letter to Classified employees in order to share current payroll information specific to each individual employee. I am pleased to share that your 2017-18 rate confirmation letter will be available in the coming days through Talent Ed Records for your review and electronic signature. Attached are instructions to guide you through logging into Talent Ed Records for the first time. Once your rate confirmation letter is ready, you will receive an email (to your district email) from Talent Ed Records with a clickable link to your personalized letter. Please review and sign your letter by October 31, 2017.
As you work through this process, I understand you may have questions. In order to best serve you, please utilize the contacts below for assistance:
??? Technical questions regarding logging into the system or a username/password combination that is not working, please contact Andrea Ramirez at 913-279-2257 or andrea.ramirez@kckps.org (Please note: Andrea will not be able to assist you with position/pay questions.)
??? Position/pay-related questions regarding your class, step or hourly rate/annual salary, please contact Angela Monroe at 913-627-2421 or angela.monroe@kckps.org (Please note: Angela will not be able to assist you with technical issues.)
If Ms. Ramirez and Ms. Monroe are unavailable to assist you, please feel free to contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-279-2262 and a member of our team will be happy to help you.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

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