Korean Early Literacy program instructors and instructional assistants got together during their end of the school year celebration.
The School
Board is scheduled to vote on FCPS’ FY 2019 Advertised Budget on Thursday, May
24, at its regularly scheduled meeting. Redesigned pay scales for the remaining
unified scale positions will be implemented upon the budget’s adoption. The
proposed pay scales are part of an ongoing effort to provide market competitive
employee compensation. (Redesigned pay scales were put in place for teachers,
classroom instructional support positions, and hourly contracted positions in
Food Services and Transportation at the start of FY 2018.) Visit
Human Resources’ Compensation Study page for more details and to view the
redesigned unified scales.
Congratulations to the FCPS Cares of the Month
recipients for April:
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Central
Office: Lisa Mikhalevsky, Instructional Services, Plum Center
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Region 1: Hilorie Malmberg, Navy ES
- Region 2: Lawrence Cooper, Annandale HS
- Region 3: Cyril Murray, Hayfield ES
- Region 4: Walter Bagwell, South County HS
- Region 5: Robin Mathews, Beth McCrodden, and Mia Leone, Daniels Run ES
See what makes
the winners special. Acknowledge the
great work of an FCPS employee.
Employees who are currently paid September
through June will be paid August through June, effective July 1.* If you are
currently paid August through June, you will be paid July through June,
effective July 1.** For details on how this will impact you, please visit the Payroll
Office’s webpage. Email questions to Payroll.Help@fcps.edu.
* 180-day personnel will not have a change.
**209-day personnel will not have a change.
Photo of the Week
Who doesn't love a sunny selfie? Thanks to Hybla Valley ES staff for sharing this one! (Photo: @Hybla6th via Twitter)
Effective July 1, 2018, CareerQuest, FCPS'
weekly job opportunities publication, will be discontinued. The last
publication date will be June 27. Human Resources' Talent and Acquisition
Management (TAM) team is committed to providing the highest level of customer
service to all employees. With that in mind, TAM recognizes that shifting
resources away from the manual, time intensive process of producing CareerQuest
each week will allow them to reinvest resources in a more meaningful way.
Information about available jobs within FCPS will still be available to all
staff. Visit TAM’s webpage for details.
All FCPS
employees have free access to online training and skills development via
eLearnIT. The
eLearnIT website contains thousands of online courses, professional books,
videos, and other resources that are available to all staff 24/7. Topics include Business Skills, Google Apps, IT Skills, Productivity and Collaboration Tools, Well Being, and much more. Take
advantage of the many resources eLearnIT
has to offer! If you have questions, please contact ITServiceDesk@fcps.edu or
703-503-1600.
Bill Brady and his wife at the beach in Long Island, NY.
Bill Brady began teaching physical education at Great Falls ES in
1991. A few years later, he helped open Buzz Aldrin ES. Bill
says, “I had an amazing principal who encouraged and mentored me to get my
master’s degree in education administration from George Mason University. But, while at Aldrin, I worked with students with physical disabilities
and really fell in love with advocating for their educational experiences. So, I
started as an adapted physical education itinerant, working
with teachers and students with various disabilities to participate in general
physical education and in self-contained, adapted physical education classes.” Bill later graduated with a doctorate of education in special education from the University of Virginia. He continued working in the adapted PE itinerant program until 2009, when he moved to Laurel Hill ES.
Bill sees his primary responsibility as creating an optimal
educational experience for Laurel Hill students and challenging
their skills in a growth mindset environment. One of his favorite aspects of teaching is coming up with multiple ways for students to explore movement and experience different
activities to instill a lifelong journey of learning and appreciation of fitness
and wellness. Fellow teacher, Marissa Williamson, describes Bill as “an amazing
listener, problem-solver, positive person, and overall great teammate.” Principal
Janice Dalton agrees, “He is truly an amazing person! Simply
outstanding.”
Although Bill doesn’t have much free time, he likes to start his day with
a quick workout. He also loves doing yard
work and building things around his house. Thanks, Bill, for helping to build our students, too!
You are still eligible for your $100 wellness
incentive! Employees participating in an FCPS health plan as the primary
cardholder may earn a $100 wellness incentive when they complete their online
health assessment (HA) by September 30. The HA is an online questionnaire
related to your general health and well-being that takes about 15-20 minutes to
complete. It is confidential–only you and your health plan will receive
the individual information. In compliance with state and federal privacy laws,
your information is never shared with FCPS. Visit the Employee Wellness
website or email questions to HRWellness@fcps.edu.
View the Academy Course
Catalog
The Summer 2018 Academy Course Catalog is now available for
viewing on MyPLT. To access the catalog:
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Log into MyPLT.
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Click the “Course Offerings” tab, located on the upper left.
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On the left sidebar, scroll down to "Course Catalogs"
and select “Academy Catalog.”
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Users may use the filter function to
refine search by audience, content, or tags.
Registration will open on June 5, at 5 p.m. (At
that time, the registration button will become active.) You
may need to refresh your search window if you logged in prior to that time. Please contact Ji
Ahn, jyahn1@fcps.edu, with questions.
Take
your audit knowledge to the next level by reading the Office of Auditor
General’s (OAG) Audit Buzz! The latest issue offers information on recently
completed audits including Private
Transportation;
and Contracting and Procurement
Oversight and Process.
It also provides updates regarding the Risk Assessment Process and new team
members in OAG. View Audit Buzz now.
Staff Staples
Note: Intranet access is required to open some of the links in this email. If you're using a mobile device or working remotely, you can connect to the intranet via the Pulse Secure VPN (Virtual Private Network). Email RequestIT@fcps.edu with questions.
Employee News is sent to all FCPS employees every Tuesday. Please email EmployeeNews@fcps.edu with potential submissions or questions. Submissions are due by 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Thank you!
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