Monday, October 24, 2016

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Morgan Hunter and Aesop Updates??- for Administrators
Outside Hearing Officers for Building Level Hearings??- for All Administrators

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Family Advocacy Logs??- for Administrators and Counselors

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Morgan Hunter and Aesop Updates

From Amy Jo Troyer
Morgan Hunter:
Thank you for your work with the team at Morgan Hunter as we strive to ensure that your classrooms and positions have adequate coverage during absences! There is a quick update we???d like to share as we begin to see a trend in absences for a longer duration of time than the typical one to three days of disability leave use for short term concerns (i.e. ??? strep throat, common cold, child illness, etc). For long-term absences outside of the scope of what would be considered a ???traditional??? disability or sick day (i.e. ??????long-term??? meaning FMLA, maternity leave, emergency extended health leave, etc.), teachers and/or principals should speak with their respective representative at Morgan Hunter Education directly to coordinate coverage for that position after informing HR of the situation. Morgan Hunter will enter this leave for you, using specific coding to denote the nature of the absence, and can share that information with the substitute assigned. As a reminder, the initial contacts for MHED are:
Early Childhood/Elementary ??? Nicki Thompson: nthompson@mhedteach.com
Secondary ??? Megan Boone: mboone@mhedteach.com
BY PHONE: You can reach Nicki, Megan or another member of the MHED Team at 866-923-6433

Aesop:
We???ve seen a trend in mid-day absences and the reporting times not being accurate, particularly for individuals who require a substitute. Please call HR at 913-279-2262 should you find that your school or department mid-day split is inaccurately reflected in the system so that we can immediately update that for you. While employees can edit their times on each individual absence, and may be doing so, we would like to ensure that each half day increment is properly denoted in Aesop as the appropriate default for your specific building or department.

Outside Hearing Officers for Building Level Hearings

From Octavio Estrella
This is a reminder to all Building Administrators to please contact Octavio Estrella, Assistant Director of Student Services, in the event you need an outside hearing officer for a building level hearing. As the district hearing officer, Mr. Estrella is available serve as an outside hearing officer or will identify another administrator in the event he is not available. In addition, please find the attached building level guidelines and procedures. Thank you.

Hearing Level Process PDF

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Family Advocacy Logs

From Lisa Garcia
Family Advocacy/conferences is one indication for building strong relationships that focuses on supporting the conditions of learning in creating a caring and safe school environment.

Attached you will find a link to the form to track student/parent engagement that will ensure every child, every grown up is a partner in preparing students to be college and career ready.

The forms should be completed by Friday, October 28th.

Family Advocacy Logs Excel Spreadsheet

Friday, October 21, 2016

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Family Advocacy Logs??- for Administrators and Counselors

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STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation??- for Elementary Administrators & ICs

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Family Advocacy Logs

From Lisa Garcia
Family Advocacy/conferences is one indication for building strong relationships that focuses on supporting the conditions of learning in creating a caring and safe school environment.

Attached you will find a link to the form to track student/parent engagement that will ensure every child, every grown up is a partner in preparing students to be college and career ready.

The forms should be completed by Friday, October 28th.

Family Advocacy Logs Excel Spreadsheet

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STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation

From David Rand
his is a friendly reminder that the Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation scores are to be entered into STS each quarter within 5 days of the end of the grading period. Please make sure your Kindergarten teachers are aware that 1st quarter scores are due this Friday, October 21st. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much!!!!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

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Benefits Enrollment??- for All Administrators

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STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation??- for Elementary Administrators & ICs
Special Education Special Day??- for Administrators & Special Education Staff

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Benefits Enrollment

From Ja’Nice Mitchell
Please communicate the following information about Insurance Enrollment to your staff:

The 2017 Benefits information is now available at www.kckps.org/benefits.

Mark your calendars!!! Open Enrollment will be held October 24th through November 11th.

Enrollment assistance will be available by appointment only the week of November 7th through November 11th.

Make your appointment by calling the Benefits Office at 913-279-2274/2200.

Benefits Enrollment Flyer PDF

Product Choice Flyer PDF

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STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation

From David Rand
his is a friendly reminder that the Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation scores are to be entered into STS each quarter within 5 days of the end of the grading period. Please make sure your Kindergarten teachers are aware that 1st quarter scores are due this Friday, October 21st. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much!!!!

Special Education Special Day

From Michelle Colvin
As a reminder, Special Education Special Day is Wednesday, October 19. All special education staff will participate in professional learning provided by Special Education Administrators and Special Education Teacher Leaders on that day.

High School Special Education Teachers, OTs, PTs, MTs, Adaptive PE Teachers, Teachers of the Visually Impaired, and the Audiologist will attend PL at South Branch Library at 3104 Strong Avenue from 1:00 to 3:00.

Middle School Special Education Teachers, Bridges, New Directions, and KVC Teachers, Secondary SLPs, Secondary School Psychs, and Secondary Teachers of the Gifted will attend PL in Rooms 132 and 133 at Central Office from 1:30 to 3:30.

Special Education Teachers at Early Elementary Schools, Elementary School Psychologists, Elementary Gifted Teachers, and Elementary SLPs will attend PL in the East Wing on 3rd floor of Central Office from 2:00 to 4:00.

Special Education Teachers at Late Elementary Schools will attend PL in Room 131 at Central Office from 2:30 to 4:30.

Early Childhood Teachers will attend PL at KCK ECC from 1:30 to 3:30.

All Special Education Paras will receive PL at Harmon Gym during their regular two-hour PL time (some time between 1:00 and 4:30 depending upon the para???s schedule).

Please contact Michelle Colvin at michelle.colvin@kckps.org or 627-2614 if you have any questions.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Contents

New Items

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STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation??- for Elementary Administrators & ICs
Special Education Special Day??- for Administrators & Special Education Staff

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STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation

From David Rand
his is a friendly reminder that the Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation scores are to be entered into STS each quarter within 5 days of the end of the grading period. Please make sure your Kindergarten teachers are aware that 1st quarter scores are due this Friday, October 21st. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much!!!!

Special Education Special Day

From Michelle Colvin
As a reminder, Special Education Special Day is Wednesday, October 19. All special education staff will participate in professional learning provided by Special Education Administrators and Special Education Teacher Leaders on that day.

High School Special Education Teachers, OTs, PTs, MTs, Adaptive PE Teachers, Teachers of the Visually Impaired, and the Audiologist will attend PL at South Branch Library at 3104 Strong Avenue from 1:00 to 3:00.

Middle School Special Education Teachers, Bridges, New Directions, and KVC Teachers, Secondary SLPs, Secondary School Psychs, and Secondary Teachers of the Gifted will attend PL in Rooms 132 and 133 at Central Office from 1:30 to 3:30.

Special Education Teachers at Early Elementary Schools, Elementary School Psychologists, Elementary Gifted Teachers, and Elementary SLPs will attend PL in the East Wing on 3rd floor of Central Office from 2:00 to 4:00.

Special Education Teachers at Late Elementary Schools will attend PL in Room 131 at Central Office from 2:30 to 4:30.

Early Childhood Teachers will attend PL at KCK ECC from 1:30 to 3:30.

All Special Education Paras will receive PL at Harmon Gym during their regular two-hour PL time (some time between 1:00 and 4:30 depending upon the para???s schedule).

Please contact Michelle Colvin at michelle.colvin@kckps.org or 627-2614 if you have any questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Contents

New Items

STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation??- for Elementary Administrators & ICs

Previous Items

Special Education Special Day??- for Administrators & Special Education Staff

New Items

STS Entry of Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation

From David Rand
his is a friendly reminder that the Kindergarten Letter ID and Sentence Dictation scores are to be entered into STS each quarter within 5 days of the end of the grading period. Please make sure your Kindergarten teachers are aware that 1st quarter scores are due this Friday, October 21st. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much!!!!

Previous Items

Special Education Special Day

From Michelle Colvin
As a reminder, Special Education Special Day is Wednesday, October 19. All special education staff will participate in professional learning provided by Special Education Administrators and Special Education Teacher Leaders on that day.

High School Special Education Teachers, OTs, PTs, MTs, Adaptive PE Teachers, Teachers of the Visually Impaired, and the Audiologist will attend PL at South Branch Library at 3104 Strong Avenue from 1:00 to 3:00.

Middle School Special Education Teachers, Bridges, New Directions, and KVC Teachers, Secondary SLPs, Secondary School Psychs, and Secondary Teachers of the Gifted will attend PL in Rooms 132 and 133 at Central Office from 1:30 to 3:30.

Special Education Teachers at Early Elementary Schools, Elementary School Psychologists, Elementary Gifted Teachers, and Elementary SLPs will attend PL in the East Wing on 3rd floor of Central Office from 2:00 to 4:00.

Special Education Teachers at Late Elementary Schools will attend PL in Room 131 at Central Office from 2:30 to 4:30.

Early Childhood Teachers will attend PL at KCK ECC from 1:30 to 3:30.

All Special Education Paras will receive PL at Harmon Gym during their regular two-hour PL time (some time between 1:00 and 4:30 depending upon the para???s schedule).

Please contact Michelle Colvin at michelle.colvin@kckps.org or 627-2614 if you have any questions.