Monday, October 16, 2017

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10 Ways to Help Reduce Bullying – for All Administrators
Bullying -Site/ Suicide Prevention Plan Deadline 10-31-17 – for All Administrators

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VALIC Seminar Coming Soon: Your Retirement Plan at Work – for All Administrators
October is Bullying Prevention Month – Join Our Discussion – for All Administrators
Locations for the October 13 District Professional Learning – for All Administrators
Classified Rate Confirmation Letters – for All Administrators
Legal Services – for All Administrators

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10 Ways to Help Reduce Bullying

From Tina Richardson
10 Ways to Help Reduce Bullying Flyer PDF

Bullying -Site/ Suicide Prevention Plan Deadline 10-31-17

From Tina Richardson
The deadline to submit all Bully-Site Actions /Suicide Prevention Plans is October 31, 2017 via email or fax to Tina Richardson in Student Services at tina.richardson@kckps.org or fax 913-279-2353.

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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

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

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.

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