Communications
For High School Principals: Senior Shout-Outs
There are only seven more days for parents to send a video shout-out to their graduates – the form closes on May 17. Please send out this link to parents and guardians of graduates.
Re-Enrollment Information
Principals, please share this very important re-enrollment information with parents and students:
Enrollment Flyer – English PDF
Enrollment Flyer – Spanish PDF
Enrollment Flyer – Burmese PDF
Enrollment Flyer – Kinyarwandan PDF
Enrollment Flyer – Swahili PDF
Also – we have video instructions for parents at this public link, which can also be shared.
COVID Guidelines for Gatherings
Hello Everyone,
As we prepare to close out the school year, we know that some of you are planning activities at your school campuses for your students and their families. Many of you may have questions about what are the most updated restrictions and guidelines for planning events.
We have provided a list of guidelines that will need to be followed to help ensure that we mitigate the spread of COVID-19 during these gatherings as much as possible.
Indoor Activities/Events
- Limited to students only
- Masks required
- Social Distancing Required
- Soloists only for choir and woodwind performances
- Can be held during or After school hours
Outdoor Activities/Events
- Can be held during or after school hours
- May include family spectators (Limit 2 per student)
- Masks Required
- Social Distancing Required
- Band and Choir may perform with social distancing
If you have any questions, please contact your Instructional Improvement Officer.
State Treasurer’s Office Recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3-7, with $10,000 Giveaway
Ten Kansas teachers have the opportunity to receive $1,000 each in celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week, which is May 3-7, Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers announced.
People are invited to nominate a Kansas teacher for the $1,000 award by using this online form. Nominations will be accepted until noon Friday, April 30. The State Treasurer’s Office will announce two winners each day beginning Monday, May 3. Winners will be selected at random. Entries are limited to one per person. Duplicate entries will be deleted. No taxpayer dollars are contributing to this award fund, the State Treasurer’s Office said.
The awards will be paid through the State Treasurer’s Office’s partnership with Learning Quest 529 Savings Plans. Winners will have a choice to receive a scholarship or a contribution to a new or existing 529 Savings Plan.
Enough is Enough Sign-Up
Principals, please share this pledge page with your staff – and ask them to share it with students and parents.
Curriculum & Instruction
Elementary Principals
RE: Delivery of Eureka Math and CKLA Consumable Workbooks for 2021-22 School Year
Please expect vendors (Great Minds and Amplify) to contact your school to schedule delivery dates for shipments in the next couple of weeks. Vendors have been provided with school, principal, and head custodian contact information. Deliveries will arrive on box trucks with lift gates to unload the pallets from the truck to the ground. Materials will be brought inside over the first threshold. The carrier will not break down pallets to carry materials inside nor will they bring pallets up steps. Due to COVID-19, some carriers still have stipulations in place limiting inside delivery considering the health and safety of their employees as well as the receiver.
To ensure prompt and accurate reporting of missing or damaged items delivered from vendors, we have established the following procedure to ensure all inventory is received and in good condition.
- The person (Custodian, Admin Support etc.) receiving the items will check to ensure all items being signed for (#of Boxes, packages, or items etc.) are received before signing for the delivery. We cannot dispute receiving a total quantity of boxes/packages with the vendor if the school has signed for the order.
- To ensure all items are received, boxes will need to be opened and verified according to the packing slip(s). If items are missing/damaged, notify Tresia Hassan via email at tresia.hassan@kckps.org within 10 days of delivery. Include a copy of the packing slip and notation of what is missing or damaged.
- Please note that Vendors nor the Curriculum and Instruction Department will be responsible for replacing damaged/missing items when notification is not received in a timely manner.
For reference, this linked google sheet indicates the number of books requested by your site. Please contact Suzie Legg, suzie.legg@kckps.org with any questions.
Federal Programs
AUDIENCE: ALL SCHOOLS
Subject: How to Add/Update Goals & Progress Monitor your SIP in KansaSTAR
Looking to move a few of your School Improvement Plan categories to Approaching or Transforming? Here’s two SUPER quick videos that will show you how!
Contact Lisa Walker or Kacie Olson if you want some 1:1 KansaStar/SIP assistance for you, your team, or your process manager. We’re happy to help!
AUDIENCE: Elementary Principals
SUBJECT: 3-5th Grade Student Survey LAST WEEK!
This is the LAST WEEK for the 3rd-5th grade student survey! Survey will close at the end of day on Friday, 5/14/21.
DATA will be used for KESA, District Strategic Plan, and in your School Improvement Plans. Please work with your teachers to make sure ALL 3rd – 5th grade students have an opportunity to participate in the survey.
English, Spanish, Hakka Chin, Hmong, Kiswahili, Nepali, Somali, Arabic, Burmese Survey Link:
https://kckps.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8k5GFCCmgoooCYC
Karen: https://kckps.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9HO1yaWRHEEnQ4S
Thanks for your help in collecting this important data! For questions, email or call Lisa Walker.
Human Resources
Certified Salary Adjustment Window May 1 – July 31, 2021
This year’s Certified Salary Adjustment window is open from May 1st – July 31st. The electronic form is used to request a salary adjustment based upon the following; completion of additional college hours, a combination of college hours and PD points, and/or add a National Board Certification Stipend. The Certified Staff Salary Adjustment Request form can be found in TalentEd Records under Available Forms. If approved for salary adjustment, a salary increase would go into effect beginning with the August 15, 2021 paycheck and onward.
Official transcripts and/or proof of National Board Certification can be uploaded directly to the submission form or sent to transcripts@kckps.org. All Official documents are due to Human Resources by July 31, 2021. If you or your staff have any questions, encourage them to reach out individually to Shaunteh Jones at shaunteh.jones@kckps.org or Ariel Kittling at ariel.kittling@kckps.org. Please share this information with all of your Certified staff.
Board Policy Review
Message: The board policy review for May is now active on Frontline Professional Growth. Each month you will be assigned a series of board policies through your Frontline Professional Growth account. The activity or activities, depending on your role, will be located under the Approved and/or In-progress section on your Learning Plan.
Please see below for the list of this month’s Board Policy Review. Please reach out to jared.alexander@kckps.org if you have any questions.
As a reminder staff has until May 31st to view the policies that are assigned to them for the month of May.
May Board Policy Review- Certified Staff
May Board Policy Review- Classified
Student Services
Please note that the ESL, TIS and Student Services departments are taking calls and supporting parents. Building registrars, secretaries, principal secretaries, and attendance clerks have been trained are able to also support parent calls and questions. Thank you in advance for your support, cooperation, and collaboration to ensure we have accurate numbers of students enrolled.