Contents
New Items
ESOL Information/Follow Up??- for All Administrators
Kids Voting??- for All Administrators
Media Request – Zoned Playgrounds??- for Elementary Principals
Previous Items
Business Plus Administrative Software??- for All Administrators
iPads and ChromeBooks Frequently Asked Questions??- for All Administrators
Releasing Special Education Records??- for Principals, Attendance Clerks, Registrars, Secretaries, Counselors, Special Education Staff
Special Education Kick-Off??- for Principals and Special Education Staff
Attendance Clerks Meetings??- for All Administrators
New Items
ESOL Information/Follow Up
From Kristen K. Scott
Administrators,
Please read the two attached documents. Any questions please feel free to email me.
Professional Learning PDF
ESOL Information PDF
Kids Voting
From Teri Fulton
It???s a Presidential Election Year!
Voting will take place on November 8, 2016
Again, USD500 is partnering with Kids Voting USA and using their online voting system for each student to cast his vote in the upcoming Presidential Election. To prepare our EC-12 students for this process, Kids Voting provides lesson plans and additional information that you can access, for free, after registering as an educator at www.kidsvotingusa.org
To register: go to the login link on the tab across the top of the page, scroll to the bottom to create an account, click ???remember me???, and login
To access resources: go to the Educator link on the tab across the top of the page, click on ???Resources???, go to the Curricula folder and select the grade level tab that is appropriate, choose from a variety of categories for lesson plans.
The actual voting code for each school will be sent in the next few weeks to your building Leadership Team in order for your school to register. After registering and voting, each site will be able to access their school???s results on voting day.
Secondary Sites: please contact Brenda Burney with the name of your building contact person for the Kids Voting process. Brenda.burney@kckps.org
Early Childhood and Elementary Sites: please contact Teri Fulton with the name of your building contact person for the Kids Voting process. Teri.fulton@kckps.org
Media Request – Zoned Playgrounds
From David Smith
Previous Items
Business Plus Administrative Software
From Robert Young
Every administrator using the Business Plus Financial software in some capacity needs to have a back-up administrator named that can perform administrative duties in your absence. These back-ups need to be identified to the TIS Department so that User IDs and passwords can be assigned. At this time, only thirteen administrators have named backups set up in the system. Should you be absent unexpectedly throughout the school year, actions such as expenditures and budget transfers will no longer be able to take place. Please send an email to support@kckps.org to assign or verify your secondary approver for financial transactions. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
iPads and ChromeBooks Frequently Asked Questions
From Joe Fives
A list of frequently asked questions regarding the iPad and ChromeBook Deployment.
http://tinyurl.com/kcktechfaq
Releasing Special Education Records
From Michelle Colvin
The Special Education Cooperative is required by state reporting requirements to provide documentation when students with exceptionalities move or leave the district. This includes early childhood special education, gifted, and speech only students. Please forward a copy of all requests for records for students with exceptionalities to Jennifer Prock (jennifer.prock@kckps.org) in the Special Education Department. The fax number is 913-627-5688.
Schools should not release special education records.
The special education department maintains students??? ???official??? records. The records used by building-based special education staff are working files and do not necessarily include all required documents. The Special Education Department is required to authenticate all releases and requests for special education records and maintain a record of such requests.
Do not assume that if a request is placed in the 304 record that it will be forwarded to the Special Education. Department.
If you are contacted by a Special Education staff member regarding the disposition of student records, please make every effort to assist. In addition, be sure the leave code in SILK accurately states the school district and/or city and state to which the student has moved.
Please follow these guidelines throughout the school year.
If you have any questions about special education records or the process for releasing records, contact Jennifer Prock in the Special Education Records Department at 627-5674.
Special Education Kick-Off
From Michelle Colvin
On Thursday, August 11, Special Education will host professional learning for all Special Education Staff in Rooms 131, 132, and 133 at Central Office according to the following schedule:
8:00 to 11:30 – Related Service Providers (APE, MTs, OTs, PTs, School Psychologists, Social Workers, SLPs) and Paraprofessionals
12:30 to 4:00 – All Special Education Teachers
Please email Michelle Colvin should you have any questions.
Attendance Clerks Meetings
From Rosie Rodriguez
| August 17 |
Secondary Attendance Clerks 1:30-3:30
Agenda:
- Truancy Reporting
- Silk/Websilk Reports
- Meeting Diploma + expectations
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| August 24 |
Elementary Attendance Clerks 2:00-4:00pm
Agenda:
- Truancy Reporting
- Silk/Websilk Reports
- Meeting Diploma + expectations
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