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Native American Dance Ensemble – FREE – JCCC – for All Principals
Important – Action needed to renew your Health, Dental and Vision Benefits for 2016 – for All Administrators
Star Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators
Native American Dance Ensemble – FREE – JCCC
From Jodie Lin
FREE tickets and bus reimbursement
Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble: Drum is the Thunder, Flute is the Wind | 9:45 a.m. and noon | Nov. 20 | (all ages)
Take a journey through the colorful Lakota Sioux Indian culture with Kevin Locke and his Native Dance Ensemble. Traditional arts forms handed down through generations are presented on the flute, drums, in song and through visually compelling ritual dances.
To reserve tickets, call the Yardley Hall box office at JCCC (913-469-4445). Use the “AECOMP” code to reserve free tickets.
Email Angel Mercier, Program Director, for direction to receive transportation reimbursement.
amercier@jccc.edu
Schools are responsible to pay for substitutes.
For more information about the program: http://www.jccc.edu/performing-arts-series/events/current/kevin-locke.html
Important – Action needed to renew your Health, Dental and Vision Benefits for 2016
From Ja’Nice Mitchell
There is only one more week for Benefits open enrollment.
All benefits eligible employees must renew their benefits coverage or choose to waive benefits coverage for 2016.
Benefits enrollment is done online at: www.cbizesc.com/kckps
Employee ID: enter your employee ID number
PIN: enter your date of birth MMDDYYYY (ex. If your birthday is 10/28/1978 your PIN is 10281978).
All plan details and costs are available for reference on the enrollment site in the enrollment toolkit. Or you can watch a short video that walks you through the benefits options at (sound needed): https://www.brainshark.com/cbizillinois/KCKSD/zHvzdhN6jzNoBiz0?intk=310110785
Enrollment is open through November 13 and must be completed online.
If you need assistance or if you do not have regular access to a computer to complete your enrollment, appointments are available in the benefits office November 2 ??? 13 from 9 AM ??? 4 PM Monday through Friday. Please call (913) 279-2274 or email Ja???Nice.Mitchell@kckps.org to schedule your appointment.
If you do not enroll by November 13 you will NOT have insurance coverage in 2016. If you plan on waiving benefits in 2016 you must still go into the enrollment site and choose to waive your benefits coverage. Please contact the benefits office if you have any questions (913) 279-2274.
Star Teacher Nominations
From Gail Taylor
STAR Teacher Timeline for announcements and events coming up:
November 10th ??? Email sent to principals soliciting names of nominees and suggesting a voting process
December 10th ??? Deadline for principals to submit the name of their selected building nominee
December 14th ??? Notification email will be sent to the selected nominees to provide the application materials and timeline
January 4th ??? Email reminder sent to nominees reminding them of the Nomination Packet submission deadline
January 14th ??? Completed Nomination packet due by 4:00 p.m.
January 21st ??? Selection Committee Meeting
Mid to Late January ??? Photo schedule email will be sent out to candidates once arranged with Tammy/David in Communications
March 30 ??? STAR Teacher Award Ceremony