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I hope you enjoyed the Monday off and had time in the snow!!! We're doing this as a discussion topic at dinner tonight at Casa Friz--thought I'd share here, too!
Thank you to Cindy Carlino for coordinating the Winter AIMS Sweep Team!
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A huge thank you to the Lotus Staff for warmly welcoming the students back to school after the long break! The students genuinely seemed HAPPY and EXCITED to be back which is attributed to the many connections staff members have made with them.
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A heartfelt thank you to Heather Friziellie, Matt Peters and Lynn Smolen for always providing guidance and support when needed.
-All from Natalie Udstuen
Note--Natalie, you're fabulous and it's great to work with YOU!
-Heather
I would like to send a HUGE Thank You, to Karen, Jo , Yvette and Hilda, for going above and beyond preparing staff and student meals as I was off recovering from knee surgery. So proud to call you my teammates!
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Also, Thank You to Georgette for her support and concern this past week!
-From Chris Katuzny
A huge KUDO to Becky Allard for your expertise, professionalism, and partnership. You are making us better--and more accurate--every day. I am so thankful our paths crossed. Thank you for helping us straighten so many things out for our staff!
-From Heather
-From Heather
When you have a kudo to share for someone, please just email me and I'll include it here! The goal is to create system celebrations--so your input is truly welcome!
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News from the Business Office
Insurance Rates...Again
Please find attached to the blog link email the full details of insurance rates. These will also be printed and posted in both staff lounges.
These errors from multiple layers of errors, but they are now corrected and accurate.
For staff who we owe money back to because of over-payment, we'll process imprest checks as part of the 2/12/18 payroll in order to square everything up. Otherwise, you'll see your deductions change to reflect these adjustments.
If you see your deductions and have any questions, please see Becky or me.
Support Staff Contract Letters
Given the changes in rates, we are still working to ensure that each person's details are correct. I can assure you that we are reviewing every single detail and will meet with anyone for whom there are issues--or to address any questions that exist. I can also promise that, with the appropriate roll over of staff info this spring, we will be able to share this information immediately after open enrollment next year.
STEM Event!
I'm thrilled to share that, in partnership with Grant, Big Hollow, Lake Villa, Gavin, and now Grass Lake, along with our fabulous district will be working with NIU to offer a full day STEM event!!! This will be a full community experience where families can come in and experience hands-on STEM activities....for FREE!!!! It will be very much like STEM Fest, which is offered at NIU.
Here are the details so far:
February 10
Grant High School
Set up 8:30-11
Volunteer training 11-12
Event open 12-5
Demo of super cool activities 2-3 by the NIU team
Speech and Language Tips from Abbey
Check out this week's tips from Abbey! She came up with the fabulous idea of putting each week's ideas on a slide, then adding the slides so all the info is in one place...you can go back and look at any time!
Click here to see her amazing ideas!
FACILITIES UPDATES
Keep watching for news and updates!
Keep watching here for updates!
Education Association of Fox Lake News and Updates
Hope everyone had a great Monday off! Here are last week's updates for you again...
TRS Executive Director's Message:
Summary: While TRS will have enough money to pay obligations for the "foreseeable future," due to a reduction in the State's pension obligation in the new budget, the financial future of TRS remains "guarded."
Region Representative Apprentice Needed! We are still looking for a person interested in possibly filling Barb Brown's role as our region representative when her terms is up and she retires this spring. The Region Representative is responsible for attending monthly region meetings (typically in Libertyville), sharing any information from our local, and bringing information from the region back to our local. Additionally this person would serve as an EAFL executive board member. It would be great if an interested person could attend the next few meetings with Barb to ease into the position. If you might be interested, or just would like to attend a meeting or two to see what it's all about, please get in touch with Barb Brown or Melissa Williams for more information.
Maureen DeVoss, Vice President for Certified Staff
Chris Brown, Vice President for Non-Certified Staff
Katy Gardner, Treasurer
Betty Cwiak, Secretary
Barb Brown, Region Representative
Matt Shannon, Stanton School Representative
Tiffany Tardio, Lotus School Representative
17-18 Payroll Schedule--UPDATED 10/22/17
Blue Cross Blue Shield:
Guardian:
Questions for thought as you read...
What does the concept of MINDSET mean to you?
How does students' MINDSET impact their progress?
How does your MINDSET relate to what you accomplish?
How does our MINDSET about our students impact progress?
Click this link to watch a pretty cool video about Carol Dweck and MINDSET...
January 16--Board of Education Meeting at Lotus
January 19--D114 Holiday Party
Long Range Planning Committee
Dates:
January 23, 30
February 6, 13
Likely times 6:30PM-8:30PM
January 27--Rotary Chili Cook Off!
Congraulations to Karen Brnot...and her son, Nick! He was featured on the news for his hard work and amazing skills...take a peek to see what he's doing!
Have a really wonderful week!
Heather
