Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 11/28/22

For all those who do Medicaid billing, this is your reminder to do it! We need you to please stay on top of this!!! THANK YOU!!!! 😁

If you have no idea what this means...you don't have to do it! YAY!!!!

Thanks to Vicky Alper, Mollie Herchenbach and Emily Reczek for well-led conferences. It was a privilege to be seated with each of you.

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A special thank you to Lynn Smolen for attending a conference. Despite the multiple time changes and the late hour, your presence was much appreciated.

Mary Santi (2nd and 3rd grade case manager)

Thank you to Mike who went above and beyond to help assist with my personal tech device. He is a huge lifesaver.

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Thank you Sonia for always having the PTA's best interest and helping out.

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Thank you to Sue and Paula for helping set up the conference dinners. It was really appreciated.

-From Victoria Miller (STEM teacher at Lotus)

Just wanted to say many thanks to all who participated in Family Reading Night from sharing your room space, sending out emails, set up and helping at the event. "It Takes a Village".

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Sonia, Penny, Yesenia & Hilda - so thankful for all you do everyday for the staff and all the students> From your cool decorations to always being so positive. Thank You!

-From Kim VanHoorelbeke (Library Paraprofessional at Lotus)

Thanks to Laura Livesay and Stephanie Kaye for spending their time over break with Student Council in the Fox Lake holiday parade! You are amazing!

-From Heather 😘

Please send me your kudos for colleagues each week! I'll happily post them in this section!

Here's a link to all the ideas gathered for the HOW and WHY of the Friz 5...I'll keep adding as great ideas come forward.

SUPPLY MONEY

Please remember that--if you haven't already done so--you must place supply money orders on Amazon or turn in receipts for reimbursement by December 1st.

SUPPORT FOR YOU...IDEAS WE GOT...

1. ADDITIONAL GLOBAL COMPLIANCE DATE

The total time now required for Global Compliance Training is up to 5+ hours. YIKES! To provide additional paid time for this, we are adding Wednesday, January 18 during Early Release as another time to complete the required trainings. If you have already completed all the modules, the time is yours to remain on site but do what you need to do.

2. PARAPROFESSIONAL LEAVE TIME WHEN SUBBING A FULL DAY

When paraprofessionals are asked to sub a full day for a certified teacher, you are able to leave after student dismissal rather than at the end of your hourly paid time since you have spent the day in a certified role. While this has been in place, we believe it may have been inconsistently implemented and wanted to be clear!

All ideas are welcome, so please keep them coming! I know we ask a lot of everyone, so if you have ideas for how to show appreciation or do things better, please share your thoughts!

One Team... All In!

BILINGUAL FAMILY LIAISON

I'm thrilled to share that Vivian Hernandez starts as our new Bilingual Family Liaison on Monday, November 28. Vivian is a real go getter, a community member, and a Grant High School graduate. You will LOVE her! I'll share contact information once she officially begins, and I am fairly certain that her schedule will be Lotus on Thursdays and Stanton on Tuesdays, with much flexibility to make sure she's doing what each of the 3 districts (us, Gavin, and Grant) needs.

With that said, if you have specific input on ways to make this position even more impactful for our kids, staff, and community, please let me know!

SANTA'S BREAKFAST (INFO FROM PTA)

Please join us for D114 PTA's Santa's Breakfast & Holiday Market!

Saturday, December 3rd, 2022
8 am-12 pm
Stanton Middle School

Use this link to purchase your tickets ahead of time and for more information on ticket pricing. You will claim your tickets at the door. *Online ticket purchasing is open until 12/2 at 10 PM.
*Tickets will be available for purchase at the event.

We will have the Scholastic Book Fair taking place.
Our holiday market with crafters and vendors to shop from.
We will also be having this year Raffle Baskets! Purchase raffle tickets at the event. Choose which baskets you like to put your tickets in for a chance to win!!
Bring Cash for purchases.

All proceeds go to the Fox Lake School District PTA!!

This event is open to the public.

File attachments:
Santa Breakfast #3.GIF

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

Attached to this week's Monday Memo email, you'll find an updated access flyer for the EAP program. Remember that this is FREE to all employees to provide a whole bunch of different supports (examples: mental health, finances, quitting smoking, etc.). ANY access of EAP is completely confidential. If you need any assistance or have questions, please reach out to Maddie Mercado.

Thanks to everyone for your feedback! Erica and Stephanie are sending out Lotus- and Stanton-specific supports, but I'll also post the link to a folder containing them all here so they are easy to find, everyone can see everything, and you're reminded to check them out!

Don't forget about these amazing opportunities for educators:

Educator grants

Schools and Community Outreach by Educators (SCORE) Grants for up to $1,000 are available for IEA members and their local associations to collaborate and create opportunities for community service or school projects. Apply by Jan. 15.

The Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant is a California Casualty grant program which awards $1,000 grants for school athletics programs. Apply by Jan. 15.

And these member opportunities:

Download the My Deals Mobile app for IEA Member Discounts and Deals. Find it on the App Store or Google Play.

Need some extra support this school year? Our coaching and mentoring program has been expanded to those in their first three years of teaching. Watch this video to learn about this awesome program!
IEA ConnectIf you have questions about your member benefits or anything else IEA, contact an IEA Connect Specialist from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday by email, live chat or call 1-844-432-1800.