Title IX Training will be offered in room 809 on August 27th from 10-11:30 and again on September 17th from 9-10:30. Both sessions will be the same. Anyone who is going to potentially be part of the Title IX Process when there is a potential sexual harassment situation involving students (for example, administrators, social workers, and school counselors) is encouraged to attend. This is the same training that has been offered in previous years, but if you have attended before but have not yet dealt with a former Title IX Complaint, you may find that a refresher is helpful.

The 23-24 school year is quickly coming to a close and summer break is just around the corner. Thank you again for all your hard work and many contributions to make this year a success. Just a few reminders as you begin to close out the school year:

1. May 23rd is the last day of school.
   
2. May 24th is a Non-Teaching Duty Day:
   
3. May 24th will be a normal checkout day for staff.
   
4. If teachers have grades completed and recorded before Thursday, May 23rd then the reporting requirements for May 24th will only be for building checkout procedures (“end of year checkout process”) with no specified time requirement. (Talk to your building administrator for your specific checkout procedures and times)
   
5. Permanent benefitted Paras, Asst Paras, Library Clerks and Library Paras will clock 3.5 hours or (half their scheduled hours if less than 7 hours a day) and may leave after working 3.5 hours and will only be paid for the half day. The other half of the day was paid already to cover a half day of pay on December 18, 2023 per the MOU with the SEIU.
   
6. Substitutes and temporary staff do not report since school is not in session on May 24th.
   
7. School based Nutrition Services work through Thursday, May 23rd.
   
8. All other benefitted staff will work the full day on May 24th.
   

Summer Hours:

For those who work year-round (260-day calendar), we will begin our 4 day – 10 hour per day work weeks beginning June 3rd through July 18th. Office hours will be 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch.

During that time frame, administrators working a 260-day calendar are allowed to take vacation in 1-hour increments. The district will resume a regular 5-day work week with standard office hours beginning July 22nd (therefore, Friday the 25th of July is a regular workday).

Compensation/Benefits Reminder:

In summary, the 24-25 school year is the second year of our two-year negotiated agreements with our labor unions. As a result, the wage package increases will take affect over the summer and upon return for the 24-25 school term. The compensation team will be reaching out to provide you more information as we get closer to those increases taking effect to advise you of your overall compensation plan which also includes no additional cost to your employee health benefits for another school year.

Have a Safe and Relaxing Summer!

Guest Staff Services continues our work to improve our Guest Staff program. Your input is valuable as we all work together to build up our community of guest teachers to positively impact our students. Please take a moment to complete the survey through the following link. This survey will be open through the end of April; however, your feedback is appreciated at anytime.

https://bit.ly/subneeds2024

Please contact Stacie Denison with any questions at 973-4792 or sdenison@usd259.net.

Power BI and Marzano are not communicating correctly. We have been trying to fix this problem all year. Please have your principals do the following to get the most accurate account of their observations:

-Go to iObservation.

-Across the top, go to Observation.

-Go to Observation Progress.

Call Vicky Manning if you have any issues

Friday, March 8th is a Non-Teaching Duty Day and the end of the 3rd nine-week grading period.

• Teachers who have grades completed and confirmed by the principal on Thursday, March 7th do not have to report on Friday 3/8/2024.
  
• Teachers who do NOT have grades completed and confirmed by the principal WILL report on Friday, March 8th to complete their grades and have them confirmed by their principal.
  
• Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but who have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed by Thursday, March 7th do not have to report on Friday, 3/8/2024.
  
• Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but do NOT have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed, must report on Friday, March 8th to complete required paperwork and assignments.
  
• Permanent Benefitted Paras, Assistant Paras, and Library Clerks will clock 3.5 hours or (½ their scheduled hours if less than 7 hours a day) and may leave after working 3.5 hours and will be paid for the remainder of the day per the MOU with SEIU.
  
• Temporary employees and substitutes (guest staff) DO NOT report for work since school is not in session.
  
• All other permanent classified and administrative staff work the full day per the appropriate work calendar.
  

Thank you for all you continue to do for WPS students!

Students and all staff will return on Monday, March 18th.

I wish everyone a safe and relaxing spring break!

Friday, March 8th is a Non-Teaching Duty Day and the end of the 3rd nine-week grading period.

• Teachers who have grades completed and confirmed by the principal on Thursday, March 7th do not have to report on Friday 3/8/2024.
  
• Teachers who do NOT have grades completed and confirmed by the principal WILL report on Friday, March 8th to complete their grades and have them confirmed by their principal.
  
• Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but who have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed by Thursday, March 7th do not have to report on Friday, 3/8/2024.
  
• Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but do NOT have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed, must report on Friday, March 8th to complete required paperwork and assignments.
  
• Permanent Benefitted Paras, Assistant Paras, and Library Clerks will clock 3.5 hours or (½ their scheduled hours if less than 7 hours a day) and may leave after working 3.5 hours and will be paid for the remainder of the day per the MOU with SEIU.
  
• Temporary employees and substitutes (guest staff) DO NOT report for work since school is not in session.
  
• All other permanent classified and administrative staff work the full day per the appropriate work calendar.
  

Thank you for all you continue to do for WPS students!

Students and all staff will return on Monday, March 18th.

I wish everyone a safe and relaxing spring break!

Please approve your employees’ time for the weeks of 2/26 – 3/3 and 3/4 – 3/10 by the end of the day on Friday, March 8th. Hours worked over the weekend will be approved by payroll. We will be unable to process late corrections, so any corrections received after Friday will be added to the employee’s April 5th check.

Classified absences for 3/4 – 3/8 will be loaded from Absence Management at the end of the day on Thursday, March 7th. All employee absences must be entered by the end of the day Thursday, March 7th. Employees who are scheduled to work on March 8th and choose to take the day off need to enter their absence ahead of time, and employees who call in on the 8th need to be reported directly to payroll.

Certified absences for the month of February will be loaded from Absence Management the morning of February 29th. Any absences that need to be reported after this date need to be sent directly to payroll.

Thank you and have a wonderful break!

As we focus our hiring efforts on internal staff impacted by building closure and budget reduction, we request that all administrators that have vacancies (certified and/or classified) attend an interview fair hosted on Friday, March 8th at AMAC. Please note, we will not be hosting an interview fair this semester for external hiring.

If you do not have a vacancy on March 8th, you will not be required to attend. We will host another fair in April for those that have vacancies that arise between March and early April to include staff impacted by potential phase three cuts.

This is a great chance to show staff what amazing opportunities lie ahead at Wichita Public Schools! We look forward to seeing you there.

District Council previously scheduled for February 21st is canceled, so our next District Council will be on April 24th.

Drone use on or over USD 259 property is authorized under BOE policy 7090 for district approved education, business, and JROTC practices. Any other use is not allowed. Drone operators must have their operations filed-with and approved by their assigned designee before conducting flights. The Superintendent’s Designees will be responsible for assuring the drone operations under their control are compliant with district insurance, BOE policy, and all federal, state, and local laws or regulations.

All instructors or main controllers, outside of JROTC, must be licensed under FAA regulations in Title 14, Part 107, prior to operations. Students should be certified under the FAA TRUST course.

JROTC instructors and students must be certified in the FAA TRUST course and must have it available if asked by law enforcement. This is required under FAA Title 49, Part 44809, prior to operations.

Superintendent’s Designees:

Elementary Schools – Assistant Superintendent, Michele Ingenthron

Secondary Schools – Director of Career and Technical Education, Timothy Hamblin

Strategic Communications – Director of Strategic Communications, Wendy Johnson

Athletics – Director of Athletics, Christopher Asmussen

School Service Center – Director of Facilities, Luke Newman

JROTC – Director of JROTC & Leadership, Shannon Pool

All drones that are active, disabled, or acquired must be registered with their Designee. Designees are responsible for organizing and sharing these changes with the EBIM department for insurance related requirements.

Reporting injuries or property damages will follow normal procedure using the standardized forms. However, drone incidences involving serious injury, loss of consciousness, or damages (aside from drone) that result in $500 or more in expenses, must be reported directly to the FAA in addition to USD 259 internal reporting procedure.

Reporting methods include but are not limited to the following forms: 1. Security Incident Report

2. Student Accident Report

3. Employee Report of Incident

4. Incident Involving a Member of Public.

Please replace your 7350e form for the revised version HERE.

Attachment: Reference Questionnaire

Effective immediately, Wichita Public Schools will no longer be requiring the completion of references as part of the application process. This means that we will discontinue the use of Harver for confidential reference checking surveys and applicants will no longer need to create an account through Harver to provide references for the application process. Instead, applicants will be required to provide the names and contact information of their professional references in a new section of the Taleo application, titled “References.” You will begin to see this change for anyone who has applied after today. Applicants who have applied prior to this change are being notified.

With this new change, application visibility will no longer be reliant on completion of confidential reference surveys. Instead, applications will be released to Hiring Managers upon completion of the application and if their answers to the requisition’s Pre-Screening Questions indicate they meet minimum qualifications. While reference check surveys will no longer be required for the completion and automation of the application process, Human Resources does still highly recommend that Hiring Managers check references prior to sending their offer recommendations to their designated Talent Acquisition Specialist.

A list of Human Resources approved questions are attached to this e-mail for Hiring Manager use. If you choose to check references, you do not have to ask all questions listed on the questionnaire. You may select which questions to utilize; however, it is important to note that the same questions must be used consistently for all applicants you choose to reference check on a job. In addition, reference questionnaires need to be kept confidential.

For applicants that have applied prior to the change, Human Resources will manually move their application to “Hiring Manager Review” for you, if they meet minimum qualifications.

As with any change, there will be a transition period, and we ask for your patience as we work through this modification together. We are hopeful this change will result in ease of use for applicants and quicker application processing times for Hiring Managers.

If you have questions regarding applications or specific applicants, please continue to reach out to your designated Talent Acquisition Specialist. If you have questions or concerns with regard to the application or hiring process, please feel free to reach out to Jenna Shaban at jshaban@usd259.net.

If you have Para’s that work the OPEN DOOR Duty when students pass through the security screeners, please know that these classified staff are set up with a job for TEMP AIDE – SUPPLEMENTAL in the time clock and they should be clocking into this job duty separately from their regular Classified Para role. They should NOT be clocking their para job when performing these duties. Please be mindful that these jobs have different pay rates and funding strings that are used. We appreciate you double checking to make sure all is good and enforcing this in your buildings.

Attachment: HRGenInfoMemo_Spring_2024.PDF

Attached is the Spring 2024 General Info Memo that outlines may important upcoming dates and deadlines related to non-renewal, Marzano evals, etc.

Please include this in your Thursday newsletter to your respective buildings. I will most likely include this as a separate e-mail to them as well due to the important elements of this.

Thank you all for your assistance in getting this message out.

WINTER BREAK 2023

Friday, December 15th is a Non-Teaching Duty Day

Ø Teachers who have grades completed and confirmed by the principal on Thursday, December 14th do not have to report on Friday.

o Teachers who do not have grades completed and confirmed by the principal will report Friday, December 15th to complete grades and have them confirmed by the principal.

Ø Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but who have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed by Thursday, December 14th do not have to report on Friday 12/15/2023,

o Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but do not have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed, must report on Friday, December 15th to complete required paperwork and assignments.

Ø Permanent benefitted Para’s, Assistant Para’s, and Library Clerks will clock 3.5 hours or (1/2 their scheduled hours if less than 7 hours a day) and may leave after working 3.5 hours and will be paid for the remainder of the day per the MOU. The non-teaching duty day for October 13, 2023, and December 15, 2023, will be paid on Monday, December 18, 2023. The non-teaching duty day pay for March 8, 2024, and May 24, 2024, will be paid on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Ø School based Nutrition Services work through Thursday, December 14thonly.

Ø 196 Day SSC based Nutrition Services work through Thursday, December 14th.

Ø All other permanent benefitted classified and administrative staff not listed above work through Thursday, December 21st.

Ø Temporary employees and substitutes do not report for work December 15, 2023 through January 2, 2024 since school is not in session.

Ø Administrator’s levels 2E, 3 & 4 will not report December 21, 2023 - January 1, 2024.

Ø Administrator’s levels 5, 6, 7, & 8 level calendars will not report December 22 - January 1, 2024.

Ø Tuesday, January 2nd is a District In-Service Day

Ø Staff should report to the in-service as directed by their building administrator or manager.

Ø Substitutes and temporary staff do not report for District In-Service

Ø Students will report on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

Have a safe and relaxing winter break!

Due date: December 15th

The payroll department will be closed for Winter Break and before we leave, paychecks must be confirmed for the December 29th payday. Payroll will load absences for 12/11-12/15 from Absence Management at noon on Thursday, December 14th. Please approve employee time for weeks worked 12/4 – 12/10 and 12/11 – 12/17 by end of day Friday, December 15th. Payroll will approve any hours worked over the weekend on Monday, December 18th. Any late corrections received after Friday will be added to the employee’s January 12th check. Thank you for your assistance and have a wonderful break!

HERE is a quick survey for the Marzano Teacher Workgroup about this years MOU.

Please take by December 8, 2023

Leaders,

The Human Resources team asks that you remind your employees of USD 259’s Employee Referral Bonus Program! This employee incentive program is a great way for our current staff to achieve cash bonuses by referring qualified staff for the district’s hard to fill positions. For details regarding this program, please refer your staff to the Employee Referral Bonus webpage at https://www.usd259.org/Page/14676. This page contains a video they can watch and also written guidelines for the program.

For any additional questions, your staff may contact Sarah Castleman at scastleman@usd259.net.

Effective immediately, please use the attached transportation and field trip consent forms due to updates to BOE policy 7350. These forms can also be found in the principal and assistant principal teams.

• P7350
  
• 7350a-Local trip- Less than 60 miles
• 7350b- 60+Miles or Overnight Trip
• 7350c- Parent Guardian School Trip Consent
• 7350d- Parent Guardian Athletic Trip Consent
• 7350e- Driver Varification- NON EMPLOYEE
• 7350f-Driver Varification - EMPLOYEES (done online)
• Got to USD259.org in your browser.
  
• Option 1: Assure the staff member is using their own computer before going to form.
  
• Option 2: Assure that the computer being used does not have anyone signed into their account on any application or district-ran webpages.
  
• This first option will automatically insert the staff members name into the form.
  
• The second option, if done correctly, will prompt the staff member to sign in to complete the form. This is very important as it is how we verify the staff member themselves are agreeing to the form.
  
• Click “Departments” near the top of the webpage.
  
• Click “Employee Benefits”.
  
• Click “Driver Verification for School Trip” on the left side of the webpage.
  
• Option 1: Click “Start Now”.
  
• Option 2: Click the blue link underneath the Microsoft Form logo. The blue can be difficult to see with the background color but it is there!
  

Important Date: November 20, 2023

Due to Fall Recess, we will be loading absences the morning of November 20th asking for employee time to be approved for the weeks of 11/6–11/12 and 11/13–11/19 by End of Day Monday, November 20th. Thank you for your assistance and have a wonderful break!

District Council which had been scheduled for December 11th is cancelled. The next District Council will be on February 21st from 8-11 am.

Attachment: Instructions

Just a quick reminder to have employee’s update their emergency contact in PeopleSoft.

HR would like to offer all of our buildings the opportunity for the career ladder representative to come out and present to Paras, Health Room Assistants and Clerical staff to go over the guidelines of their career ladder and how to complete career ladder credits.

If you are interested in scheduling a time for us to come out and present to your staff please use the link below. Please allow up to 1 hour for the presentation.

Click Here to Schedule

Please bring a charged laptop/table to District Council this month, October 17th.

Your October Employee Benefits Newsletter is best read by clicking on this direct link to go into the online version where all your website links will work: Direct Link to October 2023 Employee Benefits Newsletter

Your highlights this month include:

• Benefits Open Enrollment October 20, 2023 – November 3, 2023
  
• Link to Benefit Guidebooks (English & Spanish), QR codes for flipbooks (English & Spanish) & Audio-Narrated Brainsharks
  
• Surest Health Plan Resource Videos
  
• ComPsych Testimonial from WPS Teacher: Finding Daycare
  
• Voluntary Survey Highlights & Winners!
  
• Help Us Continue the Dialogue Around Mental Health
  

CLICK HERE FOR THE NEWSLETTER!

Click HERE for the Human Resources & Employee Benefits/Insurance Management document.

Friday, October 13th is a Non-Teaching Duty Day and the end of the 1st-Nine Week Grading Period.

• Teachers who have grades completed and confirmed by the principal on Thursday, October 12th do not have to report on Friday 10/13/2023.
  
• Teachers who do NOT have grades completed and confirmed by the principal WILL report on Friday, October 13th to complete their grades and have them confirmed by their principal.
  
• Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but who have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed by Thursday, October 12th do not have to report on Friday, 10/13/2023.
  
• Certified staff working on a teaching contract who do not submit grades but do NOT have all IEP paperwork or training materials completed, must report on Friday, October 13th to complete required paperwork and assignments.
  
• Permanent Benefitted Paras, Assistant Paras, and Library Clerks will clock 3.5 hours or (½ their scheduled hours if less than 7 hours a day) and may leave after working 3.5 hours and will be paid for the remainder of the day per the MOU with SEIU. The non-teaching duty day for October 13, 2023 and December 15, 2023 will be paid on Monday, December 18, 2023. The non-teaching duty day pay for March 8, 2024 and May 24, 2024 will be paid on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
  
• Temporary employees and substitutes (guest staff) DO NOT report for work since school is not in session.
  

All other permanent classified and administrative staff work the full day per the appropriate work calendar

Thank you for all you continue to do for WPS students!

Marzano and PowerBI are currently not speaking to each other and we are working on a solution. In the meantime, if you’d like to see your observation progress please go to Marzano(iObservation) – Observation – Observation Progress. Please contact Vicky Manning with any questions.

Because Title IX Delegates may not have Manager’s One Note access, there is now a new Team called Title IX Delegates that contains all of the documents that the person or persons at your building in this role will need. Additionally, they can use the chat function within that Team for any questions, if they wish. The Team is public, so please make sure that any Delegates at your building join. Also, just a friendly reminder that if you or anyone at your building needs to be trained on the Title IX process, there will be a training at AMAC room 809 on October 10th from 9-11 am.

Deadline: October 2

Message: All principals (not APs) must create a growth plan in Marzano. If you are a first year principal, you must select Domain 2 Element 2 and Domain 5 Element 3 as your growth elements. If you are not a first year principal, you may choose any two elements. If you need any support in getting this completed by the deadline, please contact Vicky Manning

CLICK HERE FOR THE NEWSLETTER!

Attachment: https://www.usd259.org/Page/17447

Are you aware that Wichita Public Schools offers multiple retirement plan options for eligible employees? To help promote financial wellbeing and to meet compliance standards for universal availability of retirement plan options, we would like to offer you information about your choices as a district employee. You can find information about how to begin participating in the 403(b) and 457(b) plans, as well as information regarding annual contribution limits and approved vendors, in our Retirement Plan Options notice.

We have recently welcomed Emily Widrig to the role of Talent Acquisition Specialist. Emily’s areas of responsibility include extending job offers and posting vacant positions for the following:

• Non-Attendance Centers
  
• Special Schools/ Special Program Locations
  
• Centrally Hired Roles at All Schools:
  
• Instructional Coach
  
• School Nurse + Health Room Assistant
  
• School Psychologist + Psych Practicum
  
• School Social Worker
  
• School Counselor
  
• Certified BHSL + Classified Intervention Specialist – BHSL
  
• Gifted Teacher
  
• Visually Impaired Teacher + Paraeducator
  
• Occupational Therapist + OTA
  
• Physical Therapist + PTA
  
• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) + SLPA
  

Phone: (316) 973-4752

Email: ewidrig@usd259.net

Additionally, Yadid Perez has recently been promoted to Talent Acquisition Specialist. Her areas of responsibility include extending job offers and posting vacant positions for the following:

• School Based Food Service — All Schools
  
• K-8 Schools
  
• Temp Aides (Co-ops, Lunch Aides, Coaches, Tutors, Latchkey, etc.) — All Schools
  
• Summer School Programs/ Positions — All Schools
  

Phone: (316) 973-4493

Email: yperez1@usd259.net

I have included a quick reference guide for the Talent Acquisition team for those that may find it helpful! CLICK HERE.

The labor law posters have been shipped to all buildings and should arrive soon if you have not yet received one already. Per federal and state requirements, please post the posters in a central location visible to staff no later than August 31st. I’d recommend the teacher’s lounge or your break room. Please confirm that the new poster has been put up by taking a photograph of it and sending it to Julie Young, jyoung5@usd259.net. Additionally, unannounced visits to see if posters are posted will occur throughout the school year. If for any reason the poster gets lost or damaged and you need another one, you can order one through the print shop.

The Marzano elements for the 2023-2024 evaluation year have been updated to reflect this years MOU. The correct elements will be on your dashboard starting tomorrow.

Title IX Training will be offered at AMAC, Room 809, on October 10th from 9-11. This training is open to administrators as well as anyone in your building who may be tasked with explaining the Title IX process or assisting with Title IX investigations. This training has now been added to Frontline, so please have any attendees sign up! Questions? Contact Sharon Rye, 973-4616/srye@usd259.net.

To ensure we are capturing all student teachers, please take a moment to complete this Cognito survey by Friday, September 1st. This way we will be able to schedule a time to meet with and recruit the best and brightest for the 2024-2025 school year by making each of our student teacher’s feel:

All locations should have “Now Hiring Substitutes” yard signs posted outside of their buildings. Order new yard signs through this link through September 15. Email Stacie Denison for more information.

Mark your calendars to join us at the Custodial Interview Fair at the School Service Center (SSC) Training Room on Wednesday, September 13, from 4pm – 7pm. This is an amazing opportunity to interview for your open custodial positions and make an offer to qualified candidates at the event. Go here to reserve your spot. Email Penny McNeill for more information.

Registration Form Link: https://forms.gle/58hXXubiyumVrKUX8

Just a reminder to all administration as you begin to plan your events throughout the year and those plans include evening requirements. Per the Negotiated Agreement/Teacher Contract, ARTICLE IV (A)(11) states the following:

• Teachers shall attend up to three (3) evening events designated as mandatory and published with at least two (2) weeks’ notice by the base school principal. Such events shall be beneficial to the school community
  
• teachers shall not be required to attend longer than two (2) hours per event.
  

This does not include evenings where the teachers stay late for Parent-Teacher conferences as that time carries over to their conference release days. These three evening items would include for example “Meet-the-teacher evening, Back to school BBQ, Fun night, A vocal music program, etc.”

We have a brand new anti-bullying videos for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers featuring some of our very own students for you to use in reviewing our anti-bullying policy! Additionally, please find attached our tri-fold brochure (in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese) on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment. Each school will be responsible for printing off their own brochures. After you have discussed these issues with your students, please complete the form located HERE. to confirm that your students understand the District policies (P1116 and P1119) on Sexual Harassment of Students and Harassment of Students and understand the consequence of violating those policies. Please do this no later than September 22, 2023.

Attachments:

1. https://usd259net-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/dcadenawright_usd259_net/EfVPJ2kvUCBGkY16t57_fUYBS2zn8E_0Ei5m6Ad2QUtBYA?e=grqtsK
   
2. https://usd259net-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/dcadenawright_usd259_net/EUabbdGEsXVBkw34KhRe-GkBIPrupo-7PGKszsqWgJfN9w?e=z4zUKg
3. https://usd259net-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/dcadenawright_usd259_net/EfVPJ2kvUCBGkY16t57_fUYBS2zn8E_0Ei5m6Ad2QUtBYA?e=vd9D26

Middle School Video HERE.

HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO HERE.

All the following can be found on Class Link

Where to go to find out who I need to observe:

• Marzano/iObservation – Observations – Observation Progress or
• Power BI – iObservation (this won’t be available until after 8/15)

Where to go to find out (classroom teachers) who did or did not do their growth plan:

• Marzano/iObservation – Reports – Plans – Plan Status – Choose building – Choose start date (Aug. 3rd ) – Choose end date (Oct. 2nd – Action step details (select all)- Create.
• You will get an email that will give you a link to the report. The report is in excel.
  
• Individual Growth Plan – Marzano/iObservation – Growth – Plans – If they are completed: click view- scroll down to Element Questions – Show More

Where to go to find out non-classroom teacher who did not do their growth plan:

1. Frontline – (left side menu) Reports – My Reports – Building – Personal Goals – Shared ReportsFor further questions contact Susan Adams sadams3@usd259.net
   

Pre/Post Conference reflection questions/documents :

• Marzano/iObservation – Observations – Pre/Post Cconference – Questionnaire (choose questions from drop down).
• Participant then receives and email with the questions to fill out. This can be done prior to the meetings.
  

Mid-Point/Final sign offs:

• Marzano/iObservation – Evaluations – Evaluate- View (this is where you can show that teacher their accumulated score) – sign and finish (this must be done for both mid-point and final for new teachers, only Final for category B-D teachers)
• A1 & A2 teachers – 1st semester formal and Mid-Point due November 13, 2023
• B-D2 teachers – 1 Formal for the year due by February 15, 2024.
  
• Non-renewals are due March 8, 2024 (Sean Hudspeth will send an email with instructions)
  
• ALL (A-D2) Finals are due by April 9, 2024. (Can do the final with the formal if all elements are applying or above and no additional walkthroughs are required)
  

Does your building still have para vacancies?

Click HERE to find a list of candidates who are eager to work as a para in the district. If you have questions, please contact Allyson Brooks at abrooks2@usd259.net

Use these attachments for how to help your certified staff complete their growth plans. Marzano for classroom teachers and Frontline for non-classroom certified staff. They are still working on movements. If by August 15, the list of people to evaluate is still incorrect, please email Vicky Manning.

ATTACHMENT:

• Non-Classroom Teachers - Creating a Growth Plan in Frontline (2)
  
• Creating a Growth Plan_ Teachers

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE FILE WITHApproved Recommendation for standardized parent-teacher conferences dates for 23-24.

Last year we saw an update the 7350e form for staff to transport students in private vehicles. This year we have gone digital! Please have staff click the following link to access the Form 7350e – Driver Verification for School Trip. Please note, in order to complete the form you will need to have the following information accessible:

• Driver’s License
  
• Vehicle Make and Model
  
• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
  
• Insurance Card
  

Please feel free to contact Kaitlyn Rawcliffe with any questions at krawcliffe1@usd259.net.

• The last day for building-based classified lateral transfers & demotions is August 3, 2023.
  
• No mid-year transfers or demotions are going to be permitted, as it is disruptive to the learning environment of students. Any questions can be directed to Jenna Shaban at jshaban@usd259.net.
  
• Long Term Guest Staff requests need to be sent to Stacie Denison at sdenison@usd259.net as soon as possible. Any questions regarding Guest Staff can be directed to Stacie Denison.
  

The Financial Services OneNote is a resource for managers, administrators, and clerical staff to access information pertaining to Financial Services. Click here to open the notebook in OneNote. Helpful documents in OneNote include Payroll Contacts, Payday Calendar 2023-2024, and Time Clock Enrollment. If there is an issue with access, please contact payrolldept@usd259.net.

If you are new to the role of timekeeper, time approver, or would like a refresher, please email your assigned payroll contact to schedule a time for training.

Growth Plans for all teachers and paras are due October 2, 2023. Follow the steps below to find out who has completed it and who has not.

Where to go to find out (classroom teachers) who did or did not do their growth plan:

Marzano/iObservation – Reports – Plans – Plan Status – Choose building – Choose start date (Aug. 5th) – Choose end date (Oct. 3rd) – Action step details (select all)- Create.

You will get an email that will give you a link to the report. The report is in excel.

Individual Growth Plan – Marzano/iObservation – Growth – Plans – If they are completed: click view- scroll down to Element Questions – Show More

Where to go to find out non-classroom teacher who did not do their growth plan:

Frontline – (left side menu) Reports – My Reports – Building – Personal Goals – Shared Reports

• For further questions contact Susan Adams sadams3@usd259.net