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September 15, 2021
Teachers are required to complete 64 professional learning hours by the end of SY21-22. Accountability for completing the hours will live in the professionalism category of the TEM rubric. Hours will be tracked using PLZ transcripts. Click here for the outline of hours.
Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month with SCS! Join us for Pink Friday on Oct. 1, 2-5 p.m. @ the BOE for FREE blood pressure screenings, flu shots, health and wellness info, giveaways, and food! Please wear pink. Sign up here!
Beginning Monday, SCS Nutrition Services will distribute daily meals for students who are isolated due to a COVID-19 diagnosis or quarantined following a close contact. Learn more here.
Fall Break Academy positions are OPEN until Oct. 1. Interested applicants can apply on the SCS Careers website! Jobs will be available at 20 locations throughout the district.
Memphis Virtual School is hiring part-time dynamic, certified teachers for all subjects. Earn a $10K stipend while working remotely! View the immediate openings here.
SCS is considering a revision to our current grading scale to align with other school districts that recently made a change. What do you think? Give us your feedback here!
Breast Cancer Survivors, keep reading to learn what we have in store for YOU this year! (NEW)
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we want to honor ALL survivors who are part of the SCS family. We are creating a video montage to salute our SCS survivors and thank them for their courage, commitment and inspiration.
Survival Wall submissions will be accepted through October 8. View the flyer to learn more!
Middle and High School Teachers! Know any young women interested in pursuing a career in science and medicine? Check this out! (NEW)
Baptist’s SHE (Science, Health, Empowerment) Leads the Way is designed to introduce middle school, high school, and college-aged young women to the world of science and health care through empowerment. Baptist will host a special cityCURRENT session Friday, September 24, 10-10:45 a.m. via Zoom.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from and connect with guest speaker Nina Tandon, who has three patents and is CEO and co-founder of EpiBone, the world’s first company to grow living human bones for skeletal reconstruction.
The first five teachers to register their class will receive a SHE Leads the Way gift! Register TODAY!
Do you need extra support to pass your praxis? Read on to learn about this perfect opportunity!(NEW)
Praxis Tutoring sessions will occur via Microsoft TEAMS every Monday-Thursday until November 18. Each session will be from
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Attention 6-12 ELA Teachers! Check out these fall professional learning opportunities.
Are you looking for opportunities to engage in vendor-led professional development around the Savvas myPerspectives ELA curriculum?Click hereto access the information needed to register for fall professional learning opportunities.
Hey, 3rd-5th Grade ELA Teachers! Here are some helpful tips to impact your classrooms! (NEW)
Do you want tips on how to align your Wonders digital resources with the Reading Prescription plan? Check out this flyer with links to step-by-step videos that will support you with aligning and managing the Wonders dashboard during your ELA Reading Prescription implementation.
Join the Redbirds for Heroes Night THIS Friday! (NEW)
The Redbirds will be providing a specialty ticket for $10 Friday, September 17. Use the promo code: HEROESNIGHT. The ticket includes a hotdog, soda, and a Redbirds hat. Get your tickets TODAY!
Fall edition of Fitness in the Park is coming September 20!
Coordinated School Health and Human Resources are partnering to help SCS employees stay active and healthy this spring. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, employees can sign up for various FREE group fitness classes, like yoga, Zumba, and Bootcamp/full-body workouts. All workouts are held at Shelby Farms!
All first time attendees will win a Fitness in the Park goodie bag the week of September 20. Register here!
Sign up for the VIRTUAL St. Jude Walk/Run!
The St. Jude Walk/Run is an inspiring, family-friendly event that unites people across the nation behind the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.
How to join the movement:
Start a team, join a team, or participate as an individual.
Download the St. Jude Walk/Run app from Apple or Google Play.
Use fundraising tips and tools to reach your goal and fundraise for the kids of St. Jude while earning cool St. Jude gear.
