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From Director Madden:
During our next Perspectives Series event at noon Wednesday, we’ll focus on Ohio’s commitment to literacy and the success of our children and youth. In recognition of National Family Literacy Month, we will be joined by Kara Wente, Director of the Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) created by Governor DeWine in his biennial budget.
A strong start in reading is so important and early literacy is a priority for the DeWine administration. Governor DeWine signed the Governor’s Literacy Challenge Executive Order earlier this year and First Lady Fran DeWine is also a strong proponent of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
DAS has had an important role in supporting the work of DCY and I’ve really been looking forward to this conversation with Director Wente.
Please join the discussion Wednesday in the Rhodes Tower lobby hearing room!
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State Government News
Leave conversion deadline: 4 p.m. today
Eligible employees who want to convert eligible sick, personal, and vacation leave time to cash or personal leave to sick leave can access the Leave Conversion application via myOhio.gov to make elections before 4 p.m. today.
Get all the details and instructions for how to convert leave to cash on myOhio.
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Find funds to beat Michigan
 Throughout November, the Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Unclaimed Funds is challenging the State of Michigan Unclaimed Property program to see which state's residents can find and claim the most forgotten funds.
Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine have a special message on how you can help beat that state up north.
Visit the Ohio Department of Commerce for the three easy steps to claim your funds.
2023 Holiday Meals Campaign kicks off Wednesday
The State of Ohio Holiday Meals Campaign gives state employees the opportunity to donate collectively to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. Every $1 donated provides $4.89 in groceries.
The Mid-Ohio Food Collective aims to close the 144 million meal-gap in the region by providing over 170,000 meals a day for our neighbors in central and eastern Ohio, which encompasses 20 counties and 10,000 square miles.
Donate here to the State of Ohio’s Holiday Meals Campaign. When asked to “Please select your team,” scroll to “Ohio Dept. of Administrative Services.”
The campaign runs Nov. 15 through Dec. 16.
Thank you for helping Team Ohio raise critically needed funds to help feed those in need this holiday season!
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DAS Spotlight
988 promotion
The Fulfillment Services team of our General Services Division’s Office of State Printing and Mail Services recently partnered with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to include the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline logo on outgoing envelopes. The team continues working on mailings for customer agencies using the envelopes and has processed more than 622,000 mailings for the Ohio Department of Medicaid using the envelopes, and more than 4,000 for the Ohio Industrial Commission.
 Pictured with a banner created by their Copy Center colleagues are (holding the banner, from left) Tom Carroll, Jessica Duffee, Samantha Salmons; (middle row) Anthony Dempsey, Brittany Mead, Cedric Osborne, Sheryl Brown, Sharon Drakes, Amy Davis, Eli Lamp; (back row) Trisha Stephens, Joe Williams, Garth Fisher, Dale Wippel, Rusty Varney, Angelo Cole, Ed Bain, and Dennis Blair.
1967 dredge collects top dollar for FY24
A 1967 Conventional Dragon 400 Ellicott dredge is now the most expensive item our State Surplus Services program has sold this fiscal year. The dredge, which belonged to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR), sold via online auction to a Nelsonville paving company on Oct. 31 for $61,000. After fees, DNR will receive a $51,850 refund.
The previous title of most expensive item sold this fiscal year belonged to a DNR fish hatchery, which sold for $35,500.
The dredge was used at Hueston Woods State Park to move materials and restore habitats.
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StateAlert testing Wednesday
DAS is conducting an exercise of our electronic employee emergency notification system, StateAlert, on Wednesday evening.
If needed, please update the contact information in your profile by going to: myOhio.gov>My Workspace>myInfo by close of business today. For questions or assistance, contact StateAlert@das.ohio.gov or Melinda Craig, State Business Continuity Manager, at 614-728-2884.
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Training Corner
2024 LeanOhio Boot Camp training dates are here
Four sessions of the popular LeanOhio Boot Camp will be held during 2024.
LeanOhio Boot Camp is an intensive in-person four-day training. During the training, participants learn and use Lean methods and tools.
The entire program is tailored to the public-sector workplace and public-sector processes. This is practical training aimed at generating results.
2024 In-person boot camp sessions:
Rhodes Tower (Room 1845)
- Feb. 5-8, 2024
- May 13-16, 2024
- Nov. 18-21, 2024
4200 Surface Road (Walnut/Willow Room)
All classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration for all sessions opens at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1. The LeanOhio Online White Belt training is a prerequisite for enrolling. To access LeanOhio's White Belt training, go to Ohio Learn on myOhio.gov>My Workspace>Quick Access and search “lean” in the statewide catalog.
The Office of LeanOhio is part of our State Human Resources Division. The team is comprised of Lean Six Sigma experts who serve as internal systems improvement consultants to state agencies, boards, commissions, and elected offices.
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Recent Media Highlights
Appeared @OhioDAS
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Employee Recognition
On the move
Administrative Support Division
- Congratulations to Jane Kuzma, a Records Officer who is retiring at the end of November after 44.5 years of state service. Jane began her career in the 1970s in The Ohio State University’s Admissions and Records Office. In 1981, Jane transferred to the Student Loan Commission’s Records Office where she worked until the commission closed in June 1997. She has worked in her current role with DAS ever since.
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DAS Office of Communications at DASCommunications@das.ohio.gov.
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