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Alternative High School Centralized Intake & Enrollment – for Administrators, High School Principals, High School Counselors, High School Social Workers
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Late Start CIS Procedure – for All Administrators
STAR Teacher Nominations Open! – for Building Administrators
KPERS Pre-Retirement Webinars – for All Administrators
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Alternative High School Centralized Intake & Enrollment
from Donna Devine
Notice Regarding Alternative High School Centralized Enrollment – January 15, 2019 (if canceled due to inclement weather, the event will be held on January 22, 2019)
This event is an opportunity for students, parents, and guardians to learn about the KCKPS Alternative High School and Community GED/Technical Certificates, and Work programs. Students will complete a reading assessment, participate in academic advisement, visit with program representatives and when appropriate, enroll and attend orientation.
Centralized Enrollment for Alternative High School Education and Community GED Programs
January 15, 2019 Tuesday, 9 am – 3 pm).
KCKPS Central Office, 2010 N 59th St., KCK 66104
First Floor, Rooms 131, 132, 133, 135 and Lobby
Sessions are held:
9:00 am to 11:30 am
11:00 am to 1:30 pm
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Students/Parents/Guardians must arrive when their session begins and be present for the entire 2.5 hour session. Late arrivals may need to stay for a second session to complete the intake/advisement/enrollment/orientation process.
Appointments are required. No Walk-ins. The next opportunity to attend a Centralized Alternative High School Enrollment is March 26, 2019.
Appointments may be scheduled through the Student Services Support Desk at 913 279-2249.
School administrators, counselors, SPED staff, please support students and families to connect with Noemi to schedule an appointment and follow up to encourage their attendance.
Participating Schools and Community Programs include:
500 Reach
Gateway to College
Fairfax Learning Center
KCKCC GED
YouthBuild
Job Corps
Workforce Partnership
Made Men
Heartland 180
Please note, Fairfax Learning Center continues to have a wait list, however, students will be screened for eligibility and participate in academic advising.
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Late Start CIS Procedure
from Brad Isnard
As you know, all staff were allowed a two-hour late start on Tuesday due to inclement weather. Please do not approve time adjustments in CIS to add hours that were not worked. A credit of 2 hours will be added programmatically to the week for each eligible employee. It is important that CIS punches accurately reflect the time worked by employees or they could be overpaid. If you believe you may have already approved such a time edit, please review and undo any changes. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Payroll Department.
Star Teacher Nominations Open!
from Amy Jo Troyer
Good Morning! The Star Teacher nomination process is a wonderful opportunity to recognize our best teachers who ???Inspire Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Everyday!??? As principals, we are asking that you solicit feedback from your staff on who they feel exemplifies the necessary traits of a STAR Teacher and then engage your building leadership team to establish a nomination and election process. Once your leadership team has elected a representative as the nominee for your building, please submit your nominee???s name only via email to ariel.kittling@kckps.org no later than Friday, December 14, 2018 at 4.00 PM.
Similar to the criteria for the Kansas Teacher of the Year, your selection should represent the teacher who best exemplifies excellence in student learning and your school community. Specifically, your nominee should be:
??? An educator with strong pedagogy
??? An educator who is innovative, creative and has a growth mindset
??? An educator who is a positive influence on students and staff
??? An educator who is engaged in the community and professional affiliations
??? An educator who will be entering into year 5 or greater of teaching in the 2019-20 school year
For this year, you will see a revised application process for the district. We will formally provide the nominee with the District application packet the week of December 17th. Their district application packet will be due back to HR by Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. You will be copied on the email providing them with the nomination packet so that you can support in that process as well.
The individual selected from your building will be recognized at the district???s STAR Teacher Award Ceremony on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Central Office and Training Center. An EC-5 and a Secondary Star Teacher will advance as nominees for the State of Kansas Teacher of the Year Award.
If you have any questions regarding the Star Teacher nomination process, please contact Ariel Kittling, HR Advisor, or Michelle Lynn, Director???s Secretary, at 913-279-2262.
Similar to the criteria for the Kansas Teacher of the Year, your selection should represent the teacher who best exemplifies excellence in student learning and your school community. Specifically, your nominee should be:
??? An educator with strong pedagogy
??? An educator who is innovative, creative and has a growth mindset
??? An educator who is a positive influence on students and staff
??? An educator who is engaged in the community and professional affiliations
??? An educator who will be entering into year 5 or greater of teaching in the 2019-20 school year
For this year, you will see a revised application process for the district. We will formally provide the nominee with the District application packet the week of December 17th. Their district application packet will be due back to HR by Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. You will be copied on the email providing them with the nomination packet so that you can support in that process as well.
The individual selected from your building will be recognized at the district???s STAR Teacher Award Ceremony on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Central Office and Training Center. An EC-5 and a Secondary Star Teacher will advance as nominees for the State of Kansas Teacher of the Year Award.
If you have any questions regarding the Star Teacher nomination process, please contact Ariel Kittling, HR Advisor, or Michelle Lynn, Director???s Secretary, at 913-279-2262.
KPERS Pre-Retirement Webinars
from Kristen Woodbury
Please share the following information with your staff; this same information can be found on the Payroll, Benefits, and Accounting page of the Staff Intranet.
Getting Ready to Retire?
Are you within five years of retirement? Not sure when and how to take that first step? You???re invited to our winter pre-retirement webinars. Register today to secure a spot!
What We???ll Cover
- Choosing a date
- How to calculate your benefit
- Steps in the process
- Payment options
- Taxes
- Life insurance
- Working after you retire
About Webinars
- Hosted quarterly
- Day & evening times for convenience
- Require computer or tablet and internet connection
- See the Retirement Information Center for dates, times and to register
- Webinar recording available online 1-2 weeks after webinar
To Register
Register Here for KPERS 1 and 2 members (4 webinars)
Use pull-down menu to pick date/time you want
Tuesday, Dec 4 (10 a.m. or 6 p.m.)
Thursday, Dec 6 (2 p.m. or 6 p.m.)
Register Here for KP&F members (1 webinar)
Wednesday, Dec 5 @ 2 p.m.
Questions?
- kpers@kpers.org
- Toll-free, 1-888-275-5737
- In Topeka, 296-6166