Bucknell ES staff wear pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Photo: Bucknell ES)
Open Enrollment began yesterday and will continue through Friday, November 8. This is your annual opportunity to enroll and/or make changes to your medical, dental, and/or flexible spending account (FSA) benefits for the upcoming year. If you would like help figuring out which benefits plans will best serve your needs, talk to ALEX®, the virtual benefits counselor! ALEX provides personalized, confidential benefits guidance on any computer, tablet, or smartphone. Connect with ALEX and find detailed benefits information on FCPS' Open Enrollment webpage.
As a reminder, MyPLT and eLearnIT systems will go offline on Thursday, October 17, at the end of the day. MyPLT historical employee performance evaluations, courses, and course completions will be accessible within MyPDE (My Professional Development and Evaluation) on Monday, October 28, at the start of the business day.
Employees requiring access to professional development transcripts during the transition period (Friday, October 18-Sunday, October 27) should print their transcript before October 17.
Employees using eLearnIT who have courses in progress need to complete their courses before the close of business on October 17. If the course is not completed by that time, employees will need to restart the course once MyPDE becomes available on October 28.
Highlights of the new system include online access to employee performance evaluations for operational employees, increased search functionality to easily locate learning opportunities, and a more engaging and functional user interface. Take a sneak peek at the new system.
Photo of the Week
More than 1,000 South County MS staff and students put their hearts into showing support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the school's annual Pink Out. (Photo: South County MS)
Let your voice be heard! On Monday, October 21, employees will receive an email from K12 Insight with a link to FCPS’ Employee Engagement Survey. Your feedback will help ensure that FCPS is a great place for all staff to work and grow professionally. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. All responses are strictly confidential. Visit the Employee Engagement Survey page for more information.
#OurFCPS Faces: Angela Aldave
One of Angela Aldave’s favorite quotes is from Dr. Mariam Stoppard: “Happy, healthy parents make happy, healthy children.” As the parent liaison at Annandale Terrace ES and Frost MS, Angela seeks out the opportunity to do just that–create an environment for happy parents to cultivate happy students. She says, “My primary responsibility is ensuring parents are informed of the wealth of resources available to them within FCPS to help their kids be successful. I also maintain and run the Parent Center at Annandale Terrace ES, always ensuring it provides a welcoming and inclusive environment, and is a safe place where families can get information and be involved in their kids’ academics day to day."
Angela has put together a calendar of parent coffees that will empower parents and, in turn, help their children. She adds, "I concentrate on personal development, so I partner with Britepaths for the financial classes. [...] The other coffee, in partnership with Edufuturo, is a resume-building workshop for parents. One of our success stories was one of our ATES parents becoming an IA [instructional assistant] for FCPS due to the partnership. Really amazing!”
What does Angela like most about her job? She exclaims, “I love the fact that in a way I’m helping make the difference in our community one family at a time and this is extremely rewarding.”
Principal Lisa Pilson says, “Mrs. Aldave is an incredible member of the Annandale Terrace school community. […] She’s striving to not only empower parents with information about what to do, but also how to apply new information learned during parent coffees to action. This energy elevates a caring culture while promoting parent involvement, engagement, empowerment and home school partnerships which extends the work of equity beyond the school day.”
Frost MS Principal Anthony Harris reiterates, “Ms. Aldave is an active and positive member of our school community. […] She advocates for the needs of the parents and is currently collaboratively planning with the me the first event of a parent learning series at Frost MS this year!"
Outside of FCPS, Angela loves "creating good memories" with her two children and husband. Angela also enjoys baking, practicing her graphics design skills, and discovering holistic ways to balance and improve her family's life. Angela is improving the lives of FCPS families, too!
Every Tuesday, we highlight one of FCPS' awesome teachers on Instagram as part of our #TeacherTuesday series. Please stop by FCPS' Instagram page and check out today's #TeacherTuesday profile. And, remember to follow @fairfaxcountypublicschools!
Helping students develop technology habits that take their health and well-being into consideration is an important part of being a good digital citizen. That’s why the theme for this year’s Digital Citizenship Week is Media Balance and Well-Being: Developing a Healthy Relationship with Your Technology.
This school implementation package has materials to support everyone with healthy technology use, and the materials can be customized to meet your school's needs. By the way, don't forget to use "#FCPSDigCit" on social media!
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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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