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Financing College Nights – for All Administrators
10 Ways to Help Reduce Bullying – for All Administrators
Bullying -Site/ Suicide Prevention Plan Deadline 10-31-17 – for All Administrators
ESOL Grant with KU and KSU – Opportunities for Staff – for All Administrators
Reminder-Monthly Board Policy Review – for All Administrators
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Financing College Nights
From Edward Marquez
KCKPS Seniors and their families have an opportunity to work 1:1 with a financial aid expert on completing the FAFSA and then receiving “Next Step” Advising.
This is an excellent opportunity for students and their families to get timely advice in completing one of the most important steps in planning, deciding, applying and ultimately enrolling in college.
Whether you are eligible or not eligible to complete the FAFSA there are resources and benefits for you and your family to attend one of the financing college night events.
These events are sponsored by KCKPS and the KCK Network for College Opportunity – a collaboration of KCKPS * College Access Partners * Community and Business Organizations * Post-secondary Institutions.
If you have any questions please contact Edward M??rquez at 279-2263.
The KCKPS Financing College Night schedule:
Schlagle/Washington Financing College Event??at KCKPS Central Office
4:30 pm-6:30 pm
Thursday, October 26
Sumner Financing College Event
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Monday, November 6
JC Harmon Financing College Event
4:30pm-6:30pm
Tuesday, November 7
Wyandotte Financing College Event
4:30 pm-6: 30 pm
Thursday, November 9
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.
ESOL Grant with KU and KSU – Opportunities for Staff
From Kristen Scott
The Step-Up Grant Provides Learning Opportunities for Educators, Students and Community
The school district???s English as a Second Language (ESL) Department is pleased to announce they are the recipient of the Step-Up Grant to provide continuing education for ESL instructional aides, early literacy intervention programs, graduate coursework for teachers and a language academy for those who would like to learn English. The grant will be administered in partnership with staff from Kansas State University and the University of Kansas. This is a five-year grant, which started in fall 2017.
There are four components of the grant:
Early literacy intervention for EL students
Imagine Learning software will be purchased for Pre-K to 2nd graders at targeted elementary schools and one Pre-K site in the school district, beginning in the fall 2017.
Professional learning
Kansas State University staff will provide continuing education to the school district???s ESL instructional aides once a semester, beginning in the fall 2017.
Graduate coursework for certified teacher toward earning an ESL endorsement
The school district???s teachers can apply to become accepted into one of three cohorts, with a maximum of 20 teachers per cohort. Teachers will earn 15 graduate credit hours toward their ESL endorsement FREE of charge. The application process will begin soon; please watch for a link to the application in the October 27 edition of the Staff eNotebook. Those teachers who do NOT currently have an ESL endorsement can apply. Those accepted into the program would begin classes in January 2018.
Saturday Family Language Academy
Those individuals, from preschoolers to adults, who would like to learn English in an informal setting, will be able to come to Hazel Grove Elementary School for this purpose, beginning on Saturdays in January, 2018. Those participating in the program will have transportation provided to them as well as a meal provided to them while participating in the academy. There will also be student activity time during the sessions.
There is an opportunity for certified teachers, with an ESL endorsement, to apply to work at the Saturday Family Language Academy. Applications will be available soon; please watch for the application in the October 27 edition of the Staff eNotebook.
Please share this information with your staff.
For more information about the Step-Up Grant, please contact Director of ESOL and Migrant Programs Kristen Scott at Kristen.Scott@kckps.org.
Reminder-Monthly Board Policy Review
From Jody Mitchell
Provided to you at the start of the school year, the HR Monthly Policy Review listing is attached. As a reminder, please be sure to review the selected Board Policies monthly with your staff. Through December 2017, please continue to review the information as you have in the past and keep record of the training in your buildings. Beginning in January 2018, the remaining Board Policies will be sent to staff via Talent Ed Records, requiring a digital signature for tracking purposes (replacing our current method). Please contact Jody Mitchell or Amy Jo Troyer with questions or concerns.