Month: January 2017

Contents

New Items

Mileage Forms – for All Administrators
Upcoming CIS training – for All Administrators
KITE Informational Session – for All Administrators

Previous Items

ESOL Aide PL on January 18 – for All Administrators
K-ELPA Information – for All Administrators

New Items

Mileage Forms

From Robert Young
When reporting mileage after January 1, 2017, please use the newly revised “In-District Mileage Reimbursement Log” on the District’s Website. The mileage reimbursement rate has been revised to reflect the new reimbursement amount of $.535 per mile. This is the approved reimbursement rate in Kansas as of January 1, 2017. The newly revised form will reflect this amount in the automated calculation. Using any form other than this form will result in a disapproved submission. Only records submitted on the new form will be processed for payment. Thank you for you attention to this matter.

Upcoming CIS training

From Jody Mitchell
Beginning February 1, 2017, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools will be transitioning all Classified employees (Non-Certified employees eligible for overtime) to an electronic system to record time worked. The Clock In System – known as CIS ??? is currently in use for several departments in the District and has proven successful in bridging the gap to ensure accurate overtime pay and comp time tracking.

To prepare you for this transition, we have scheduled training sessions on the following days:
??? Thursday, January 26, 2017 ??? 9am-11:30am
??? Thursday, January 26, 2017 ??? 1pm-3:30pm
??? Friday, January 27, 2017 ??? 9am-11:30am

Principals and Department Managers have received a calendar invitation for all available sessions, however, you are only required to attend one session. Please accept the date and time that works best with your schedule and feel free to bring another representative with you.

Thanks!

KITE Informational Session

From Kristen Scott
Administrators,
Please find the attached 2 power points developed by David Rand. We are providing an informational session on the KITE testing platform for those ESL staff not familiar with the system:
January 19th from 3:30-4:30 for EC5 ESL staff
January 23rd from 3:00-4:00 for Secondary ESL staff
These trainings are voluntary, but it is recommended that your K-ELPA test coordinator attend.

Spring 2017 Educator Guide to KITE Educator Portal PowerPoint

Spring 2017 Educator Guide to KITE Student Experience PowerPoint

 

Previous Items

ESOL Aide PL on January 18

From Kristen Scott
There will be professional learning for all ESOL instructional aides next Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 at Northwest Middle.
If you aide’s duty day ends before 4:00 please work out a flex time schedule for them in order to attend from 2:00 to 4:00.

K-ELPA Information

From Kristen Scott
Please read the attached documents. Your ESL staff have received them in an email as well.

K-ELPA Information (Word document)

K-ELPA Examiners Manual PDF

Accessing KITE Demos Instructions PDF

Contents

New Items

Previous Items

ESOL Aide PL on January 18 – for All Administrators
K-ELPA Information – for All Administrators
2017 STAR Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators
Co-Teaching Training – for All Administrators
Re-Enrollment Training – for All Administrators

New Items

ESOL Aide PL on January 18

From Kristen Scott
There will be professional learning for all ESOL instructional aides next Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 at Northwest Middle.
If you aide’s duty day ends before 4:00 please work out a flex time schedule for them in order to attend from 2:00 to 4:00.

Previous Items

K-ELPA Information

From Kristen Scott
Please read the attached documents. Your ESL staff have received them in an email as well.

K-ELPA Information (Word document)

K-ELPA Examiners Manual PDF

Accessing KITE Demos Instructions PDF

2017 STAR Teacher Nominations

From Amy Jo Troyer
The Star Teacher nomination process is a wonderful opportunity to recognize KCKPS teachers who ???Inspire Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Everyday!??? As principals, we are asking that you solicit feedback from your staff on who they feel best exemplifies the traits of a STAR Teacher and then engage your building leadership team to establish a nomination and selection process. Once your leadership team has elected a representative as the nominee for your building, please submit your nominee???s name via email to andrea.ramirez@kckps.org, no later than Thursday, January 19th at 4.00 PM.

Similar to the criteria for the Kansas Teacher of the Year, your selection should represent the teacher who best exemplifies excellence in student learning and your school community. Specifically, your nominee should be:

??? An educator with strong pedagogy
??? An educator who is innovative, creative and has a growth mindset
??? An educator who is a positive influence on students and staff
??? An educator who is engaged in the community and professional affiliations

Co-Teaching Training

From Jennifer Martin
The final opportunity for co-teaching training this year has been scheduled! It will take place on January 31st from 8:00 ??? 3:00 at Central Office room 131. The training is appropriate for teams of teachers who have not been to a prior training. It???s designed for co-teaching pairs. If you have a team where one has been trained and the other has not, then one person can attend.

The training is designed as an overview of the four approaches to co-teaching with an emphasis on scheduling, role clarification, lesson planning, and other logistical issues.

Please register using the following link:

https://ksdetasn.org/events/ClU7-Q

Email Danita Long if you would like more information about the training.

Re-Enrollment Training

From Lisa Garcia
All students will be asked to pre-enroll for the upcoming (2017-2018) school year. This process will allow the district to begin to gather in accurate count of how many students will be enrolled in the district next year, and which schools they will be attending. Parents will be asked to review the information electronically, make any necessary corrections, and submit the updated information.

It is the expectation key staff (Counselors, Registrars and Principal Secretary???s) are trained, informed and provided the necessary information to be prepared for re-enrollment. Please note the time and date for the training below:

Schlagle Cluster (k-12)
January 12 from 8:30a.m. until 11:30 p.m.

Washington Cluster (k-12)
January12 from 12:00a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Harmon Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 8:30a.m. unitl 11:30a.m.

Wyandotte Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 12:00p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Please confirm attendance

Contents

New Items

ESOL Aide PL on January 18 – for All Administrators

Previous Items

K-ELPA Information – for All Administrators
2017 STAR Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators
Co-Teaching Training – for All Administrators
Re-Enrollment Training – for All Administrators

New Items

ESOL Aide PL on January 18

From Kristen Scott
There will be professional learning for all ESOL instructional aides next Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 at Northwest Middle.
If you aide’s duty day ends before 4:00 please work out a flex time schedule for them in order to attend from 2:00 to 4:00.

Previous Items

K-ELPA Information

From Kristen Scott
Please read the attached documents. Your ESL staff have received them in an email as well.

K-ELPA Information (Word document)

K-ELPA Examiners Manual PDF

Accessing KITE Demos Instructions PDF

2017 STAR Teacher Nominations

From Amy Jo Troyer
The Star Teacher nomination process is a wonderful opportunity to recognize KCKPS teachers who ???Inspire Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Everyday!??? As principals, we are asking that you solicit feedback from your staff on who they feel best exemplifies the traits of a STAR Teacher and then engage your building leadership team to establish a nomination and selection process. Once your leadership team has elected a representative as the nominee for your building, please submit your nominee???s name via email to andrea.ramirez@kckps.org, no later than Thursday, January 19th at 4.00 PM.

Similar to the criteria for the Kansas Teacher of the Year, your selection should represent the teacher who best exemplifies excellence in student learning and your school community. Specifically, your nominee should be:

??? An educator with strong pedagogy
??? An educator who is innovative, creative and has a growth mindset
??? An educator who is a positive influence on students and staff
??? An educator who is engaged in the community and professional affiliations

Co-Teaching Training

From Jennifer Martin
The final opportunity for co-teaching training this year has been scheduled! It will take place on January 31st from 8:00 ??? 3:00 at Central Office room 131. The training is appropriate for teams of teachers who have not been to a prior training. It???s designed for co-teaching pairs. If you have a team where one has been trained and the other has not, then one person can attend.

The training is designed as an overview of the four approaches to co-teaching with an emphasis on scheduling, role clarification, lesson planning, and other logistical issues.

Please register using the following link:

https://ksdetasn.org/events/ClU7-Q

Email Danita Long if you would like more information about the training.

Re-Enrollment Training

From Lisa Garcia
All students will be asked to pre-enroll for the upcoming (2017-2018) school year. This process will allow the district to begin to gather in accurate count of how many students will be enrolled in the district next year, and which schools they will be attending. Parents will be asked to review the information electronically, make any necessary corrections, and submit the updated information.

It is the expectation key staff (Counselors, Registrars and Principal Secretary???s) are trained, informed and provided the necessary information to be prepared for re-enrollment. Please note the time and date for the training below:

Schlagle Cluster (k-12)
January 12 from 8:30a.m. until 11:30 p.m.

Washington Cluster (k-12)
January12 from 12:00a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Harmon Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 8:30a.m. unitl 11:30a.m.

Wyandotte Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 12:00p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Please confirm attendance

Contents

New Items

K-ELPA Information – for All Administrators

Previous Items

2017 STAR Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators
Co-Teaching Training – for All Administrators
Re-Enrollment Training – for All Administrators

New Items

K-ELPA Information

From Kristen Scott
Please read the attached documents. Your ESL staff have received them in an email as well.

K-ELPA Information (Word document)

K-ELPA Examiners Manual PDF

Accessing KITE Demos Instructions PDF

Previous Items

2017 STAR Teacher Nominations

From Amy Jo Troyer
The Star Teacher nomination process is a wonderful opportunity to recognize KCKPS teachers who ???Inspire Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Everyday!??? As principals, we are asking that you solicit feedback from your staff on who they feel best exemplifies the traits of a STAR Teacher and then engage your building leadership team to establish a nomination and selection process. Once your leadership team has elected a representative as the nominee for your building, please submit your nominee???s name via email to andrea.ramirez@kckps.org, no later than Thursday, January 19th at 4.00 PM.

Similar to the criteria for the Kansas Teacher of the Year, your selection should represent the teacher who best exemplifies excellence in student learning and your school community. Specifically, your nominee should be:

??? An educator with strong pedagogy
??? An educator who is innovative, creative and has a growth mindset
??? An educator who is a positive influence on students and staff
??? An educator who is engaged in the community and professional affiliations

Co-Teaching Training

From Jennifer Martin
The final opportunity for co-teaching training this year has been scheduled! It will take place on January 31st from 8:00 ??? 3:00 at Central Office room 131. The training is appropriate for teams of teachers who have not been to a prior training. It???s designed for co-teaching pairs. If you have a team where one has been trained and the other has not, then one person can attend.

The training is designed as an overview of the four approaches to co-teaching with an emphasis on scheduling, role clarification, lesson planning, and other logistical issues.

Please register using the following link:

https://ksdetasn.org/events/ClU7-Q

Email Danita Long if you would like more information about the training.

Re-Enrollment Training

From Lisa Garcia
All students will be asked to pre-enroll for the upcoming (2017-2018) school year. This process will allow the district to begin to gather in accurate count of how many students will be enrolled in the district next year, and which schools they will be attending. Parents will be asked to review the information electronically, make any necessary corrections, and submit the updated information.

It is the expectation key staff (Counselors, Registrars and Principal Secretary???s) are trained, informed and provided the necessary information to be prepared for re-enrollment. Please note the time and date for the training below:

Schlagle Cluster (k-12)
January 12 from 8:30a.m. until 11:30 p.m.

Washington Cluster (k-12)
January12 from 12:00a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Harmon Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 8:30a.m. unitl 11:30a.m.

Wyandotte Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 12:00p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Please confirm attendance

Contents

New Items

2017 STAR Teacher Nominations – for All Administrators
Evaluation Deadline Approaching – for All Administrators
Co-Teaching Training – for All Administrators

Previous Items

Re-Enrollment Training – for All Administrators

New Items

2017 STAR Teacher Nominations

From Amy Jo Troyer
The Star Teacher nomination process is a wonderful opportunity to recognize KCKPS teachers who ???Inspire Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Everyday!??? As principals, we are asking that you solicit feedback from your staff on who they feel best exemplifies the traits of a STAR Teacher and then engage your building leadership team to establish a nomination and selection process. Once your leadership team has elected a representative as the nominee for your building, please submit your nominee???s name via email to andrea.ramirez@kckps.org, no later than Thursday, January 19th at 4.00 PM.

Similar to the criteria for the Kansas Teacher of the Year, your selection should represent the teacher who best exemplifies excellence in student learning and your school community. Specifically, your nominee should be:

??? An educator with strong pedagogy
??? An educator who is innovative, creative and has a growth mindset
??? An educator who is a positive influence on students and staff
??? An educator who is engaged in the community and professional affiliations

Evaluation Deadline Approaching

From Sherry Samples
All third year and beyond teachers and administrators on schedule for evaluation this year are to have an evaluation completed by February 15. The names are in Talent Ed Perform.

An evaluation is only considered complete by the deadline if all documents are complete or attached, you have met with the employee, the employee has signed off on the evaluation, and you have marked the process complete in Talent Ed Perform.

If there is someone whose evaluation you cannot complete on time, I need to know ahead of time the name and the reason so that it can be submitted along with the incomplete evaluations list.

Co-Teaching Training

From Jennifer Martin
The final opportunity for co-teaching training this year has been scheduled! It will take place on January 31st from 8:00 ??? 3:00 at Central Office room 131. The training is appropriate for teams of teachers who have not been to a prior training. It???s designed for co-teaching pairs. If you have a team where one has been trained and the other has not, then one person can attend.

The training is designed as an overview of the four approaches to co-teaching with an emphasis on scheduling, role clarification, lesson planning, and other logistical issues.

Please register using the following link:

https://ksdetasn.org/events/ClU7-Q

Email Danita Long if you would like more information about the training.

Previous Items

Re-Enrollment Training

From Lisa Garcia
All students will be asked to pre-enroll for the upcoming (2017-2018) school year. This process will allow the district to begin to gather in accurate count of how many students will be enrolled in the district next year, and which schools they will be attending. Parents will be asked to review the information electronically, make any necessary corrections, and submit the updated information.

It is the expectation key staff (Counselors, Registrars and Principal Secretary???s) are trained, informed and provided the necessary information to be prepared for re-enrollment. Please note the time and date for the training below:

Schlagle Cluster (k-12)
January 12 from 8:30a.m. until 11:30 p.m.

Washington Cluster (k-12)
January12 from 12:00a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Harmon Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 8:30a.m. unitl 11:30a.m.

Wyandotte Cluster (k-12)
January13 from 12:00p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Please confirm attendance