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Required for all teachers: Remember to make your Growth & Achievement selections in PLZ by November 3!
Help us make the best decisions for our students. Share your ideas at the Academic Plan input sessions !
Open Enrollment has begun! Be sure to make your selections and changes by November 17 !
New updates are available for SPED teachers who still need i-Ready access.
Take the Tech & Learning Survey by November 14 for a chance to win a FREE pizza party for your entire school!

Insight is live! Take the survey for a chance to win big!
Teachers, you should have recently received an email to take the Insight Instructional Culture Survey. Through Insight, you can share your thoughts on the leadership practices and conditions that support teaching and learning at your school. To show our appreciation for your time, every teacher who fills out the survey by Friday, November 10, will be entered into a drawing to win one of 12 $25 Amazon gift cards. If you complete it by November 6, you'll be entered twice! Your voice is critical in making decisions to improve schools. We look forward to your feedback!
Need help with evaluations? We've got you covered!
Are you interested in a live demonstration of what the formal observation process looks like for teachers? We have PD for that! Check it out PLZ (#19851): Formal Evaluations for Teachers (open to ALL teachers!)
In the meantime, be sure to check out this presentation, FAQs and Growth & Achievement Protocols to help you identify your selections in PLZ before the November 3 deadline!
We're going on a listening tour! Come share your ideas on academic strategies for a #GreaterSCS!
It's time to update the District's strategies to ensure we continue on the right track to meet our Destination 2025 goals. In the coming weeks, Dr. Griffin and the Academics team will make stops around town to get teacher, parent and community input to help shape our Academic plan. We're inviting employees to participate in one of three staff-only input sessions on November 6 at the TLA. If you can't make to the staff sessions, join us at one of our five community sessions, beginning November 7.
Winner, winner chicken dinner... uh... lunch!
Thanks for sharing all of your creative Think Pink Week ideas! We saw lots of fun pink outfits, fundraisers, decorations and more from schools and departments throughout Think Pink Week. However, there can only be one winner. Congratulations to the staff at Cherokee Elementary for their " Knock out breast cancer " entry! This creative breast cancer-fighting crew earned a FREE lunch for the entire school staff at Cherokee!
Do you have a raise on the way? Check out these important benefits updates for the latest info!

The Benefits team is working hard provide the best for our employees. Check out some important updates the team has that may affect you:

  • Get paid for teacher referrals!
  • Performance-based raises, stipends and advanced degree pay will be on your November 3 paycheck. Click here for more info.
  • We're hosting a benefits fair on November 2 in the BOE auditorium from 4-6 p.m. to answer all of your questions about SCS benefits.
Now that you've got the 411 on benefits, get the latest details on Achieve3000!

If your students use Achieve3000, check out these helpful tips and updates to improve your students' Achieve3000 use at school and home!

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