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3rd Grade PLC ELA Cadre – for Elementary Principals and Instructional Coaches
American Education Week- Next Week – for All Administrators
Previous Items
ESL Aide PL on November 13 – for All Administrators
FMLA Process for Administrators – for All Administrators
GCU Open House from 3:30-5:30pm on 11/8 at Central Office! – for All Administrators
Impact 360 – November Issue – for All Principals
CPI Calendar and Sign Up Link – for All Principals
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3rd Grade PLC ELA Cadre
From Jasmine Shimerda
The Curriculum and Instruction Department is seeking 3rd grade PLCs to apply for the ELA cadre. This cadre will implement the new Fountas and Pinnell Resources. Also included in the work will be the development of reading and writing GVCs. See attachment and link for application.
3rd Grade?? PLC ELA??Cadre PDF
American Education Week- Next Week
From Melissa Fears
Good Afternoon Staff,
The week of November 12-16, 2018 is American Education Week (history). Each year, during this week, we take the opportunity to share messages about the importance of education with our community, highlighting the many different actors who contribute to strong public schools. The NEA has developed a list of suggested activities, and we invite staff and sites to participate in any or all of the activities listed below.
Monday: Kick-off event
Tuesday: Recognize your parents
Wednesday: Recognize your Education Support Professionals
Thursday: Invite members of the community (or Central Office staff) to be an “Educator for a Day”
Friday: Recognize your substitutes
Additional fliers and activities that you might find useful can be found at http://www.nea.org/grants/19823.htm. As you participate in American Education Week activities, please let Jen Holt and Melissa Bedford Fears know what you’re doing, so we can share some of them on our social media channels. As you share on your channels, please use any or all of the following hashtags: #WeAreKCKPS, #AmericanEducationWeek, #AEW2018. In addition, if you have special guests in your building for Educator for A Day, please send pictures!
Sincerely,
Dr. Charles Foust
Superintendent
KCKPS
Jen Holt
President
NEA-KCK
Previous Items
ESL Aide PL on November 13
From Kristen Scott
All ESL Aides will have a professional learning session on November 13th from 9:00-3:00 at the Central Office.
FMLA Process for Administrators
From Jody Mitchell
The following flowchart outlines the FMLA process from an Administrator’s perspective. Effective immediately, all employees returning from a continuous FMLA will be required to hand deliver their doctor’s release to HR before returning to work. Employees will be notified of this direction during the FMLA communication process. Please direct any employee attempting to provide a release to HR.
GCU Open House from 3:30-5:30pm on 11/8 at Central Office!
From Kim Smith
You???re invited to a Higher Education Advising Open House at KCKPS Central Office on Thursday, 11/08 from 3:30-5:30pm.
Stop by and learn more about the more than 200 fully online degree programs, scholarships, grants and other financial options, application process, and more!
As a KCKPS employee, you are eligible for the following benefits:
???10% scholarship for all KCKPS employees
???5% scholarship for spouses KCKPS employees
???5% scholarship for parents of students
???200+ Fully Online Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Programs in Education, Health Care, IT, Business, Behavioral Heath, School Counseling and Professional Counseling
???On Site Advising at Your School and Central Office
???New Start Dates Every Month
???Additional Scholarships (up to $6,000) Available
???TEACH Grant Available (up to $8,000 off Masters and $16,000 off Bachelors)
*RSVP at www.gcu.edu/kckps , via email Micki.Reed@gcu.edu or via text 816-491-4533.
Flyer PDF
Impact 360 – November Issue
From Sean DeMaree
Attached is the newest edition of Impact 360! This month???s edition is centered on the idea of creating a caring community. While bully-awareness month has officially ended, I encourage all of you to continue the work of creating a community that is not only bully-free, but also promotes the growth of students connectedness and relationships.
Starting in December, Impact 360 will begin to highlight one counselor and one teacher as Impact Leaders. If you have a counselor or a teacher who are creating a social-emotional impact in your building, send a short summary of their work to sean.demaree@kckps.org, and they may end up in the next edition of Impact 360!
CPI Calendar and Sign Up Link
From Melanie French
Please use the sign up link on the bottom right of the calendar to sign up your staff for CPI training. You will also need to request a professional day and sub if needed.
CPI Calendar Sign Up Link PDF