CCS Staff In the Know

Showcasing Black History Month

Public Relations would like to feature any lessons and events your school has planned for Black History Month. Please share more details on the following sheet so the PR Team can plan accordingly. Depending on the activity, the media may be interested in attending. If this is the case, Mrs. Wagner will contact you directly.

Check out these channels for the month of ♥️ February! ♥️

Channels are curated resources from DE curriculum experts differentiated by grade levels which include video segments, images, songs, text, events, and more.

Celebrating Black History Month
STEM Careers to highlight CTE Month
NFL PLAY 60 to highlight American Heart Month

Please view the Google Folder for all the current Gizmos

and their supplementary materials.

How are you monitoring your student devices? Are you using Apple Classroom or Mosyle Class Manager with your instruction? Please complete the survey and let us know if you are using these applications! Thanks!

DUE: Friday, February 2, 2024

Lexia LETRS provides a professional learning course for educators based on the science of reading. This course is for any educator responsible for teaching and improving PreK–12 reading, writing, and spelling instruction. For elementary teachers, this coursework is a requirement set forth by the State to satisfy your NC Teaching Licenses. Please click the link below if you need this course or would like to deepen your knowledge to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading.

LETRS Professional Development 2024-2025

UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF

Craven County Schools is proud to partner again with the United Way of Coastal Carolina to kick-off a campaign in our workplace. We are excited about the opportunity to do even more for the community in which we live and work.

When you LIVE UNITED, you join thousands of others who want to turn the stories around for those most in need. United Way Stabilizes Families, Helps Children Succeed, Supports Education and Empowers Healthy Lives.

Please take a moment and visit the United Way of Coastal Carolina's website. There are many ways to contribute to our community. www.unitedwaycoastalnc.org

Thank you for all you do to keep our community a great place to live and work. In the next few days, you will receive contribution forms from your United Way Coordinator, so be on the lookout. If you decide to contribute, please return your completed form to your United Way Coordinator.

Feel free to contact your United Way Coordinator or Jordyn Rodriguez with any questions you may have.

Local and National Scholarships in MajorClarity!!!!

- AH Bangert Scholarship

-NC Elks Scholarship

-Carolina East Scholarship

-Golden Leaf Scholarship

-Florence Kidder Memorial Scholarship

-And Many More!!!!

Have your student log into their MajorClarity Accounts to apply. https://app.paper.co/majorclarithttps://app.paper.co/majorclarity

mClass Testing January 17 - February 6, 2024

DIBELS 8 data will be used from MOY-EOY for Kindergarten, BOY-EOY for all 1-2 teachers, and BOG-EOG for grade 3.
All Reading Retained students will complete the 3rd Grade Measures
All students in Grades 4-5 will complete Oral Reading Fluency, Oral Language, and MAZE.

2023-2024 ML/Title III Webinar Series

Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, the NCDPI ML/Title III Team will be a series of professional learning involving multiple standards-based topics. These sessions are open to K-12 educators.

Reframing Education for Long-Term English Learners

January 16, 2024

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Exploring Grading for Multilingual Learners

March 12, 2024

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Academic Conversations with ACCESS Data Integration

April 9, 2024

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Archives:

Best Practices for Working with Newcomers

Recording and Slide Deck

Testing Reimbursement -Licensure

DEADLINE is May 31, 2024

The office of Human Resources is NOW offering Testing Reimbursement for a LIMITED TIME for PRAXIS II or Pearson Exams. If you are a (n):

High school teacher (9-12) who passed a required licensure exam test to become highly qualified
Middle grades teacher (6-8) who passed a required licensure exam to become highly qualified
Elementary teacher (K-6) who passed a required licensure exam to become highly qualified
Exceptional Children teacher (K-12) who passed a required licensure exam to become highly qualified
CTE teacher (6-12) who passed a required exam to become highly qualified for Career and Technical Education
Fully licensed teacher who has added an area of high need, including Math, Science EC and is currently teaching in that area). Proof of a submitted application to add the tested area to current teaching license to NCDPI (screenshot or email) or Updated NC License

Required documentation:

1) Verification of payment (paid receipt) for required exam fee is attached.

2) The passing score report.

ONE TIME FOR ONE EXAM ONLY. Funds are LIMITED (First come, first serve).

Reimbursement form link: https://www.cravenk12.org/Page/20987

*Test must have already been completed. Not valid until a score report has been received. Testing should have occurred from 7/1/23 to present day.

The Office of Human Resources is “GOING DIGITAL”

(All HIRING and TRANSFERS will be online, in the ATS system)

ALL Current Employees without an Applicant account are interested or may be interested in applying for a transfer of any kind or another position are REQUIRED to create an account in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Go to the CCS Job Board https://craven.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Create an account, enter the required information
Apply to the INTERNAL EMPLOYEES application
HR will mark you as an “Internal” candidate
Applicants will appear as “Internal” to hiring personnel
Internal Applicants are able to utilize the “internal application” to apply for or transfer to a posted position
Administrators will use internal applications for any type of transfers