District News:
KPERS Optional Life Insurance:
KPERS Optional Life Insurance open enrollment is September 1-30. As part of your KPERS benefits, you have the opportunity to purchase additional coverage beyond KPERS basic life insurance. You can decide how much you need and pay your premiums through payroll deduction. For additional information please review the KPERS handout Open Enrollment Handout and KPERS optional life insurance website
United Way Campaign:
Be watching for more information regarding the United Way of the Flint Hills 2020 Campaign, details will be available beginning September 7th.
Personal Illness Pool:
The deadline to start your involvement in the Personal Illness Pool is Thursday, October 1. All employees on contract or work agreement are eligible to participate. Please take a minute to check your status in Skyward. If you are already participating in the pool, it will remain in effect as long as you are with USD 253, unless you inform the Payroll Office that you no longer wish to participate. New staff for the 2020-21 school year had the opportunity to enroll in the Personal Illness Pool as part of their new employee paperwork. If you did so, you will not yet be able to see the Personal Illness Pool box displaying "yes" in your Skyward Employee Access.
Anyone not participating and wanting to join should notify Payroll before October 1.
Click here for a tutorial that shows you how to go onto Employee Access and see if you are currently enrolled in the Personal Illness Pool. If you have questions, email Amy Larson at [email protected], Stephanie Morgan at [email protected], or Erica Markley at
[email protected]
Back to School 2020:
If you have questions regarding returning to school, please look at all of the resources available on the district website.
Enrollment:
Appointments to enroll are available at the Mary Herbert Education Center please call 620-341-2396 to schedule an appointment.
Salary Movement:
September 1st is the deadline to submit paperwork for salary movement and new endorsements for the 2020-21 school year. If you have any questions please call Kathy Dreier at 341-2329.
Earn $250 by referring a new bus driver:
Emporia Public Schools is in need of bus drivers for the 20-21 school year. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who may be retired, want flexibility in their schedule, or who has school days off. USD 253 employees can earn a $250 referral bonus when new bus drivers include the district employee's name on their employment application. The $250 referral bonus will arrive after the driver has been on the job for six months. Additionally, new drivers will receive a $250 bonus on their first paycheck and another $250 bonus once training and CDL endorsement are complete. For more information contact Amy Larson at 620-341- 2330. Click here to apply!
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Appointments:
Megan King
Bus driver, Transportation
Destiny Brown
Bus paraeducator, Transportation
Kelby Harrell
Paraeducator/Teacher Aide, Logan Avenue
Alyssa Howard
Rule 10 coach - Volleyball and Girls' Basketball
Viridiana Arias
paraeducator/teacher aide, Timmerman Elementary
Kristyn Krause
Paraeducator, Timmerman Elementary
Koey Keough
Teacher aide, Emporia Middle School
Taylor Tillman
Paraeducator, Emporia Middle School
Michelle Hines
Flex worker, Food Service
Rachael Urban
Paraeducator, Emporia Middle School
Perla Ramirez-Hernandez
Teacher aide/office assistant, Village Elementary
Tate Petrie
Rule 10 coach - football, Emporia High School
Resignation:
Anna Marie Turner
Paraeducator, Maynard Early Childhood Center
Retirements:
Robert Phillips
Bus Driver, Transportation
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Last week students and staff handed out school supplies to Emporia High School and Emporia Middle School students.
- minutes from August 12, 2020
- minutes from August 24, 2020
- treasurer's report for July 2020
- Memorandum of Understanding between USD 253 and CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness Center for case management and therapeutic services
- donation of $17,460 from the Lifetime Foundation and the riders in the Dirty Kanza gravel race for the Food Service department to eliminate the "Harmful 7"
- donation of $878.84 from donorschoose.org for the student's in Ashley Mawdsley's classroom
- bid from Kaw Valley Engineering for construction materials testing and inspection services for the Walnut Elementary renovation
- start school with the current plans that were adopted on July 29th and August 5th and implement the gating criteria three weeks into the school year on September 23
- form a COVID-19 advisory committee
Board Discussion:
Reopening Plans and Gating Criteria:
The Board of Education voted to continue with the operation reopening plan that was voted on July 29, 2020. At this time, there are no changes to the reopening or learning plans and the district will move forward as scheduled. Students will begin classes on September 2nd with the majority of pk-5 grade participating in a parent choice onsight or remote learning model and 6-12 grade students attending in a hybrid or remote learning model. This vote also allows for all school activities to continue according to KSHSAA guidelines. Additionally, the board voted to adopt the gating criteria as presented and will begin the implementation of that criteria starting on Wednesday, September 23. They also voted to establish a COVID-19 Advisory Committee, this advisory group will provide guidance to the superintendent regarding decisions to move or shift between more and less restricted environments. This group will meet on a regular basis to keep apprised of the data trends relating to COVID-19 in our school and community.
Future Board Calendar Dates:
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
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Members of The Emporia Board of Education
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Emporia Public Schools
1700 W 7th Ave
Emporia, Kansas 66801
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