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Reminder: No School November 19-23
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In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no school from Monday, November 19, through Friday, November 23. All campuses and district offices will be closed. Enjoy your Thanksgiving break with your family and friends!
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Coming Soon!
Employee Engagement Survey
Each year, we ask all employees to participate in our annual Employee Engagement Survey. The survey asks for feedback about the district, your school, leadership, employee recognition, professional development, and more. Please check your district email for an invitation and survey link from K12 Insights on November 27.
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November Payroll and W-2s
The November 16 payroll has been processed for November 15 to give monthly employees the opportunity to view their pay stub in Skyward Employee Access before the Thanksgiving holidays to ensure proper payment. If there are questions, please fill out the Compensation Concern Worksheet Form. Also, if not already completed, please answer the 2018 W-2 disclosure that will appear when viewing pay information in Employee Access.
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The latest #EMSISDITs Tech Talk Newsletter is hot off the presses! (Digital presses, of course!) and it's packed with information!
This week's Trending Topics include information about the Microsoft Innovative Educator Community, the "Breakout" movement in classrooms, and important information about email scams.
This week's Tech Tips include a couple of quick Windows 10 tricks - using keyboard shortcuts to access applications on your taskbar and a "Shake it up" trick.
And, we have another crop of exciting EMS Shout-Outs, featuring students and teachers from Bryson, Boswell, Ed Willkie, Parkview, and Saginaw Elementary! Click here for the Tech Talk Newsletter.
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Employee Child Care
Celebrates Thanksgiving
Children in the district's Employee Child Care program celebrated and learned about the first Thanksgiving by coming together as Indians and Pilgrims while discussing the true meaning of the holiday and enjoying a pie feast.
The program provides child care for EMS ISD employees as a way to recruit and retain high quality employees and teachers in the district. It prides itself in providing a stable and nurturing early childhood environment that promotes developmentally appropriate practice and positive learning experiences.
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You are invited to our annual EMS ISD Holiday Open House on December 19. The annual event will be from 9 am-3 pm at the district administrative offices located at 1200 Old Decatur Road in Fort Worth. The event is come-and-go, with student fine arts performances scheduled throughout the day. Holiday refreshments will be provided by EMS district administration employees for your enjoyment. Please make plans to join us for this festive day!
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Submit Your STEM Showcase Entries!
Entries for EMS ISD's Districtwide STEM Showcase are now being accepted. The Showcase will be at the Hollenstein Career and Technology Center on January 24 from 6-7:30 pm. Please submit your entries through
this form by Tuesday, December 4. For questions, contact the following Curriculum Coordinators:
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Employee Perks of the Week
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$3 off adult tickets, $2 off children tickets
EMS ISD employees receive $3 off adult tickets and $2 off student tickets to the Fort Worth Zoo.
To set up an account for the first time and to purchase tickets, please visit the zoo's website at
https://tickets.fortworthzoo.org/WebStore/landingPage?cg=GRS&c=GRSTkt
and follow these steps:
1. Click on "Corporate/Group Tickets" under the Plan a Visit tab.
2. Click on "Click here for more information".
3. Choose "Click here to enter your company code" to finish set-up.
The Company Code is EMS201811 and the Username is your work email address. You will then need to create and confirm a password and complete the rest of the required information.
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Staff Spotlight:
Carol Hatten
Chisholm Trail HS AVID Teacher
Selected as November's Excellent Educator by NBC 5 and SMU
Chisholm Trail High School AVID teacher Carol Hatten was selected as the November Excellent Educator by NBC 5 and Southern Methodist University.
Through the Excellent Educator Series, SMU and NBC 5 honor education professionals in North Texas who go above and beyond. Hatten was nominated by a 2016 Chisholm Trail HS graduate and former AVID student, Nadia Estrada, and was awarded with
a $1,000 check for the school.
NBC 5 aired the filmed check presentation, along with a story about what makes Hatten an Excellent Educator, on Wednesday, November 14, during the 6 am and 11 am broadcasts. To watch the video, click here.
Congratulations, Carol! You make us #emsproud!
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