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Teacher Transfer – for All Administrators
Grant Opportunity – Science – for Secondary Principals
Expenditure Deadline – for All Administrators
Policy Changes – for All Administrators
Taste of 500 Announcement – for All Staff
Board Items (Corrected) – for All Administrators
2016 Math Relays – for Secondary Administrators
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Teacher Transfer
From Lisa Wilson
The window for certified voluntary transfer requests will be open from March 1, 2016 through April 15, 2016.
To access the request form teachers can log in to the employee portal and see the link on the left.
The window to request a transfer closes on April 15, 2016 and requests submitted after this date will not be accepted.
Teachers who wish to be considered for a transfer, even if a vacancy does not currently exist, must submit a request to be considered.
All voluntary transfers will be completed by the last working day for elementary principals. If you do not receive notice of a transfer you will remain at your same site unless notified otherwise by Human Resources.
Grant Opportunity – Science
From Amanda Chavez
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is awarding eight $1,000 grants to 7-12 grade schools, one submission per school. Grants will be awarded to help bring new science projects, experiments, and equipment to classrooms. The one page application is here. Completed applications, along with an itemized budget for the project, can be emailed to tamoore@wcnoc.com. Please also send a completed copy to Amanda.Chavez@kckps.org after you have submitted. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Expenditure Deadline
From Bob Young
As a reminder, all requisitions for expenditures of non-salary accounts must be entered into the District’s financial software and approved by the budget manager not later than 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
Policy Changes
From Dr. Kelli Mather
Attached is a list of Board Policies that have been updated/added/changed. Please be sure to check the Board Policies frequently for updates.
Taste of 500 Announcement
From Josh Mathiasmeier and Miguel Martin
The annual “Taste of 500” has been scheduled for March 31, 2016 at F.L. Schlagle High School from 12:00-1:45. As a service to the district, Nutritional Services will be paying for transportation for up to 20 students and staff from each school to attend. In preparation for this, please make transportation arrangements with Miguel Martin and Josh Mathiasmeier to ensure that you students and staff have a voice in next years Nutritional Services Programs and Operations. We look forward to another successful Taste of 500 and hope that everyone will take the opportunity to attend and provide important feedback!
Board Items
From Lisa Wilson
Correction – All board agenda items must be turned in to Lisa Wilson the Tuesday before the board for the regular agenda and the Thursday before the Board for the addendum. In the case of an emergency add, please let Lisa Wilson or Dr. Kelli Mather know, but understand these will be exceptions.
2016 Math Relays
From John Scanlan
It is time to start planning for 2016 Math Relays. This year???s relays will be held on Saturday, March 5th at Wyandotte High School.
Important Dates:
Monday, Feb. 8th through Friday, Feb. 26th – Individual events conducted at the building level using STS.
By February 10th – Individuals interested in serving as a coach, proctor or judge need to submit their name using this link. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dw0SrA-bfuhe0JLucaEtp_uUxDuGOq6iGCvfJWzaeI0/viewform
FYI: Coach compensation is covered by the district budget based on a 25:1 student to coach ratio. Additional coaches need to be paid for by the building budget.
By February 19th – Coaches should arrange for transportation.
Contact Debbie Baker in Transportation, 627-3100, to make arrangements. Let her know that the trip is for math relays so she can charge it to the district budget.
By February 26th – Names of the students who will attend the Relays need to be provided using the links below. Each school can sent up to 98 participants.
Middle School Registration https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FhdnE6eA_vzSnYn_SsiMV0HVwWCA-hD449fJZfyUHbY/edit#gid=1
High School (and Sumner 8th grade) Registration https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bro_c1SWU3_2-CgD-_AfGctlK_D4BlxxNeeMBaBcOVo/edit#gid=1
Note: The registration deadline exists to help us plan for support staff and lunches. After the registration deadline, students can be substituted, but not added.
Detailed Information regarding the Math Relays. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0iU28ZeSkPFfmhrSmw3OXktVmVyTXgyNTNrNHhpMGtrcm81QlVHakJWQU1GUHNEZnZHUXM
I have reached out to your math aligned teacher leader to assist with communication and coordination at your building.