Administrators' Notice

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Star Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators

Star Teacher Nominations

From Gail Taylor

Hi All! ~STAR Teacher Nominations~

Please find attached the letter outlining the process for STAR Teacher. (You can download it here.) Please note the letter provides a suggested process to nominate a teacher.

The only thing required on December 10th is the name of the teacher please e-mail the teacher???s name to me.

The packet is attached for your reference, however, it is not due until January 14, 2016.

Requirements for STAR Teacher:

The teacher must have a minimum of five years of teaching experience, strong pedagogy, should have professional affiliations and be involved in the community through service or volunteer programs.

The teacher should be exceptionally skilled, dedicated, and inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.

The candidate should have the respect and admiration of students, parents, and colleagues and should play an active and useful role in the community as well as in the school.

The award carries with it a number of public appearances; therefore, the nominee should be poised, articulate, and possess the energy to with stand a busy schedule.

The nominee must be committed to serving as a leader in efforts to improve schools, student performance, and the teaching profession in Kansas.

The state nominees must be classroom teachers; however, the district STAR teachers can be licensed professionals covered by the teachers bargaining unit (such as librarians, counselors, school nurses, speech language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists, etc.).

 

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Star Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators
Mileage Reimbursement Form – for All Administrators

Star Teacher Nominations

From Gail Taylor

Hi All! ~STAR Teacher Nominations~

Please find attached the letter outlining the process for STAR Teacher. (You can download it here.) Please note the letter provides a suggested process to nominate a teacher.

The only thing required on December 10th is the name of the teacher please e-mail the teacher???s name to me.

The packet is attached for your reference, however, it is not due until January 14, 2016.

Requirements for STAR Teacher:

The teacher must have a minimum of five years of teaching experience, strong pedagogy, should have professional affiliations and be involved in the community through service or volunteer programs.

The teacher should be exceptionally skilled, dedicated, and inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.

The candidate should have the respect and admiration of students, parents, and colleagues and should play an active and useful role in the community as well as in the school.

The award carries with it a number of public appearances; therefore, the nominee should be poised, articulate, and possess the energy to with stand a busy schedule.

The nominee must be committed to serving as a leader in efforts to improve schools, student performance, and the teaching profession in Kansas.

The state nominees must be classroom teachers; however, the district STAR teachers can be licensed professionals covered by the teachers bargaining unit (such as librarians, counselors, school nurses, speech language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists, etc.).

 

Mileage Reimbursement Form

From Bob Young
For those applying for In-District Mileage Reimbursement

If you are using your own vehicle for in-district travel required by your position responsibilities, you will need to use the form provided by the district to report that mileage. This is the required reporting form beginning in October 2015. This form can be found here.

Instructions are provided on the cover of the form, which includes the use of the most recent version of Acrobat Reader. Instructions on how to download this software are on the cover page. This form is self-calculating and allows for multiple pages of reporting.

This should be submitted monthly and be reported by the calendar month. Again, forms must be submitted within 60 calendar days of the oldest date on the report to be considered for reimbursement. Addresses of destinations not on the register of district facilities must be clearly identified.

Please make sure that any employees that are under your direction are aware of this requirement. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

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Star Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators

Star Teacher Nominations

From Gail Taylor

Hi All! ~STAR Teacher Nominations~

Please find attached the letter outlining the process for STAR Teacher. (You can download it here.) Please note the letter provides a suggested process to nominate a teacher.

The only thing required on December 10th is the name of the teacher please e-mail the teacher???s name to me.

The packet is attached for your reference, however, it is not due until January 14, 2016.

Requirements for STAR Teacher:

The teacher must have a minimum of five years of teaching experience, strong pedagogy, should have professional affiliations and be involved in the community through service or volunteer programs.

The teacher should be exceptionally skilled, dedicated, and inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.

The candidate should have the respect and admiration of students, parents, and colleagues and should play an active and useful role in the community as well as in the school.

The award carries with it a number of public appearances; therefore, the nominee should be poised, articulate, and possess the energy to with stand a busy schedule.

The nominee must be committed to serving as a leader in efforts to improve schools, student performance, and the teaching profession in Kansas.

The state nominees must be classroom teachers; however, the district STAR teachers can be licensed professionals covered by the teachers bargaining unit (such as librarians, counselors, school nurses, speech language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists, etc.).

 

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Star Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators

Star Teacher Nominations

From Gail Taylor

Hi All!

We are starting the process to determine who the District would like to nominate as:

Elementary ??? Kansas Teacher of the Year and
Secondary ??? Kansas Teacher of the Year

We will use the STAR teacher process and the timeline listed below:

STAR Teacher Timeline for announcements and events coming up:

November 10th ??? Email sent to principals soliciting names of nominees and suggesting a voting process
December 10th ??? Deadline for principals to submit the name of their selected building nominee
December 14th ??? Notification email will be sent to the selected nominees to provide the application materials and timeline
January 4th ??? Email reminder sent to nominees reminding them of the Nomination Packet submission deadline
January 14th ??? Completed Nomination packet due by 4:00 p.m.
January 21st ??? Selection Committee Meeting
Mid to Late January ??? Photo schedule email will be sent out to candidates once arranged with Tammy/David in Communications
March 30 ??? STAR Teacher Award Ceremony

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Native American Dance Ensemble – FREE – JCCC – for All Principals
Important – Action needed to renew your Health, Dental and Vision Benefits for 2016 – for All Administrators
Star Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators

Native American Dance Ensemble – FREE – JCCC

From Jodie Lin

FREE tickets and bus reimbursement

Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble: Drum is the Thunder, Flute is the Wind | 9:45 a.m. and noon | Nov. 20 | (all ages)

Take a journey through the colorful Lakota Sioux Indian culture with Kevin Locke and his Native Dance Ensemble. Traditional arts forms handed down through generations are presented on the flute, drums, in song and through visually compelling ritual dances.

To reserve tickets, call the Yardley Hall box office at JCCC (913-469-4445). Use the “AECOMP” code to reserve free tickets.

Email Angel Mercier, Program Director, for direction to receive transportation reimbursement.
amercier@jccc.edu

Schools are responsible to pay for substitutes.
For more information about the program: http://www.jccc.edu/performing-arts-series/events/current/kevin-locke.html

Important – Action needed to renew your Health, Dental and Vision Benefits for 2016

From Ja’Nice Mitchell
There is only one more week for Benefits open enrollment.

All benefits eligible employees must renew their benefits coverage or choose to waive benefits coverage for 2016.

Benefits enrollment is done online at: www.cbizesc.com/kckps

Employee ID: enter your employee ID number
PIN: enter your date of birth MMDDYYYY (ex. If your birthday is 10/28/1978 your PIN is 10281978).

All plan details and costs are available for reference on the enrollment site in the enrollment toolkit. Or you can watch a short video that walks you through the benefits options at (sound needed): https://www.brainshark.com/cbizillinois/KCKSD/zHvzdhN6jzNoBiz0?intk=310110785

Enrollment is open through November 13 and must be completed online.

If you need assistance or if you do not have regular access to a computer to complete your enrollment, appointments are available in the benefits office November 2 ??? 13 from 9 AM ??? 4 PM Monday through Friday. Please call (913) 279-2274 or email Ja???Nice.Mitchell@kckps.org to schedule your appointment.

If you do not enroll by November 13 you will NOT have insurance coverage in 2016. If you plan on waiving benefits in 2016 you must still go into the enrollment site and choose to waive your benefits coverage. Please contact the benefits office if you have any questions (913) 279-2274.

Star Teacher Nominations

From Gail Taylor

STAR Teacher Timeline for announcements and events coming up:

November 10th ??? Email sent to principals soliciting names of nominees and suggesting a voting process
December 10th ??? Deadline for principals to submit the name of their selected building nominee
December 14th ??? Notification email will be sent to the selected nominees to provide the application materials and timeline
January 4th ??? Email reminder sent to nominees reminding them of the Nomination Packet submission deadline
January 14th ??? Completed Nomination packet due by 4:00 p.m.
January 21st ??? Selection Committee Meeting
Mid to Late January ??? Photo schedule email will be sent out to candidates once arranged with Tammy/David in Communications
March 30 ??? STAR Teacher Award Ceremony