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Title IX Process Reminders – for All Principals
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2020 STAR Teacher Announcement-Nomination Information – for All Administrators
ESL Aide PL on November 12th – for Principals
4/5 Elementary ELA Cadre – for Elementary Principals
ESL Coursework Toward Endorsement – for Administrators
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Title IX Process Reminders
from Lisa Walker
Thanks for your engagement at last week’s professional learning around Title IX and the School Improvement Process.
As Title IX incidents (based on conduct of a sexual/gender bias nature) occur, please remember to take the following steps:
1. After taking the initial incident report and conducting a preliminary assessment to understand what level of seriousness you’re dealing with, complete the Title IX Incident Report form.
2. Email the form to titleix@kckps.org and COPY your IIO and building principal (if assistant principal is completing the form). NOTE CHANGE IN EMAIL ADDRESS from directions shared at last week’s meeting.
3. If initial assessment indicates a little “i”, start your investigation and proceed as usual. Bridgette or I will check in with you regarding your process and strategize to make sure we’ve got everything covered and you have the support you need.
Forms are in the shared drive and the Reporting and Investigation Procedures document has been updated to include the titleix@kckps.org email address, as well as Lisa’s MOBILE number.
The shared drive also includes a PDF of the Prezi used at last week’s sessions. (Reporting and Investigation Procedures document, as well as the Title IX Incident Report Form are attached for easy access.)
Please look for the Flowchart and Investigation Template to follow soon.
We appreciate YOU and call if you have any questions.
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2020 STAR Teacher Announcement-Nomination Information
from Ariel Kittling
The Star Teacher nomination process is a wonderful opportunity to recognize our best teachers who raise the standard of our belief that ???Excellence is Required???. 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 ana.perez-sievert@kckps.org no later than Friday, November 22, 2019 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 6 or greater of teaching in the 2020-21 school year
We will formally provide the nominee with the District application packet the week of November 25. Their district application packet will be due back to HR by Friday, January 10, 2020 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 Thursday, April 2, 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 Ana Perez-Sievert, Senior Office Administrator at 913-279-2314.
ESL Aide PL on November 12th
from Kristen Scott
As part of the Step Up grant, our ESL Aides receive their own professional learning. Their next session will be on Tuesday, November 12th from 9:00-3:00 here at the Central Office.
Aides have been informed to adjust their schedule with you the building principal to ensure they are here for their session.
If you have any questions please reach out to me. Thank you.
4/5 Elementary ELA Cadre
from Cheryl Beyer
The Curriculum and Instruction Department is seeking 4th and 5th grade classroom teachers to represent these grade levels in work around reviewing ELA resources. We will engage in a cadre that will come together to examine and review materials to support standards based ELA instruction for 4th and 5th grade. Please share this link with teachers that might be interested.
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2020 STAR Teacher Announcement-Nomination Information
from Ariel Kittling
The Star Teacher nomination process is a wonderful opportunity to recognize our best teachers who raise the standard of our belief that ???Excellence is Required???. 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 ana.perez-sievert@kckps.org no later than Friday, November 22, 2019 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 6 or greater of teaching in the 2020-21 school year
We will formally provide the nominee with the District application packet the week of November 25. Their district application packet will be due back to HR by Friday, January 10, 2020 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 Thursday, April 2, 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 Ana Perez-Sievert, Senior Office Administrator at 913-279-2314.
ESL Coursework Toward Endorsement
from Kristen Scott
Principals,Please pass this information along to your teachers. They can apply to be part of the last cohort of teachers to earn 15 graduate credit hours for free towards their ESL endorsement. Attached is a flyer that can be shared which also has the address of where they can apply if interested. We can accept up to 25 teachers for this last cohort!
If they have any questions they can email me. Thank you.
