NEW LICENSED STAFF

ORIENTATIONAugust 14, 2014

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NEW LICENSED STAFF ORIENTATION AGENDA:

Time Description

8:30 – 8:35 WELCOME, Cynthia Lopez, Personnel Director8:35 – 9:15 Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent

Susanne Swanger, Associate Superintendent Dr. Robbie Adell, Assistant Superintendent

9:15 – 9:30 State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) BCS Foundation, Lisa Adkins 401k, Prudential

9:30 – 10:15 Personnel Information, Cynthia Lopez

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 10:50 Account Information / Aesop / Home Base, Brian Propst

10:50 – 11:00 Communications, Dr. Donald Porter

11:00 – 11:15 Technology Services, Barry Pace

11:15 – 11:30 Professional Organizations

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch in Erwin High School Cafeteria, PROVIDED BY: BCAE Chefs: Buncombe County Board of Education Members

1:00 – 3:30 Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions at Central Office

8/14/2014

Welcome!

Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent Susanne Swanger, Associate

Superintendent Dr. Robbie Adell, Assistant

Superintendent

Personnel Information

Cynthia Lopez, Director

Benefits

Eligibility for full-time benefits: Must work 30 hours or more per week Permanent employment for at least 6

consecutive months

Eligibility for part-time benefits: Must work 20 hours or more per week Permanent employment for at least 6

consecutive months

FULL-TIME BENEFITS

Health insurance Retirement benefits $7000 life insurance Flexible benefits plan, including medical savings

account Option to purchase health insurance for family Holiday and leave pay Universal Local Supplement Longevity pay after 10 years (except teachers) Participation in 401k or other tax-shelter annuity Excess Professional Liability Insurance

Part-time benefits include:

Option to purchase health insurance for self and family

Holiday and leave pay (pro-rata) Universal Local Supplement Longevity pay after 10 years (except

teachers) Excess Professional Liability Insurance

Temporary and interim employees

Temporary: Less than 20

hours per week Employed for less

than 6 months No benefits Salary only

Interim: Fills in for

someone on LOA Earns benefits

only if qualify as full-time employment

Time earning sub pay does not count

LEAVE BENEFITS

Annual Leave:1. Based on NC

state service2. Teachers can’t

use on student days

3. Can use for parental leave/adoption

Personal Leave – classroom teachers and media coordinators only

Sick Leave Extended Sick

Leave Voluntary

Shared Leave

ANNUAL LEAVE RATES

Years of State Service

Days Earned Per Month

Less than 5 years 1.1666

5 but less than 10 1.4166

10 but less than 15 1.6666

15 but less than 20 1.9166

20 years or more 2.1666

SICK LEAVE BENEFITS

Sick leave is accrued at the rate of 1.0 day per month

Unused sick leave counts towards additional service time at retirement – SAVE YOUR SICK LEAVE!

Extended Sick Leave – up to 20 days per year - available to classroom teachers and media specialists who have exhausted all sick and annual leave

Voluntary Shared Leave – For employees with a serious medical condition

Personal leave

Personal Leave is available only to classroom teachers and media specialists who are not allowed to take annual leave on student days

Earn .2 days per month Accrue up to 5 days May use on some students days and will pay a

$50 mandatory deduction May use on Optional Teacher Workdays

without the $50 deduction Reimbursement of $50 if no substitute is called.

OTHER LEAVE BENEFITS

Jury Duty Court Appearance Episode of Violence

Leave Family and Medical

Leave Act

Retirement benefits

Age 65 with 5 years service Age 60 with 25 years of service Any age with 30 years of service Reduced retirement benefits also available Benefit is based on average of highest 48

consecutive months of compensation One month of additional service is given for

each 20 days of sick leave . . . . .therefore,

SAVE YOUR SICK LEAVE!

LOG YOUR ABSENCE IN AESOP

Other important benefits

Death benefit – one year’s salary after one year of service minimum = $25,000maximum = $50,000

Disability Benefit – after one year of service

Short term = 50% of salaryLong term = 65% of salary

Available on the BCS Employee Website

BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY

MANUAL

Pay issues

Teachers and Licensed Staff are paid at the end of the month

Installment pay is available through a Summer Cash account with SECU

All BCS Employees are required to receive paychecks via direct deposit

Paycheck stubs are available on MyPayStub Website.

UNIVERSAL LOCAL SUPPLEMENT

Years on License

Rate of Supplement

0-4 years 6.3%

5-9 years 6.4%

10-14 years 8.2%

15-19 years 8.4%

20-24 years 10.6%

25-29 years 10.9%

30+ years 11.7%

Employment contracts

Contracts for licensed employees: No Career Status/Tenure granted after

August 1, 2013 New Teachers will receive one year

contracts During contact year, dismissal only for

limited reasons and teacher entitled to due process

Non-renewal at end of year for any reason that is not "arbitrary or capricious."

SchoolCalendar

SCHOOL CALENDAR RULES

Calendar includes 215 days, consisting of: 182 student days 10 Annual Leave days 11 Holidays 4 Designated Teacher Workdays 6 Optional Teacher Workdays 2 Days to use Accrued Annual Leave 8 PLC Early Release Days 2 Early Release Days

BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLSEMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

Handbook Highlights

Available on BCS Website > Employment Contains information on:

Mission Statement General Responsibilities Employee Conduct Terms of Employment Leave Benefits Compensation Licensure

Read this . . . .

Code of Ethics for North Carolina

Educators’

BOE Policy Manual

Available on BCS Website Our District > Board of Education >

District Policies Policies on:

Staff-Student Relations (#7310/4040) Staff Responsibilities (#7300) Employee Use of Social Media (#7335) Economic Conflicts of Interest Grievance Procedures for Employees

(#7220/1750)

Teacher Evaluation Process

Training / Orientation to be completed at your school by August 31, 2014

Home Base welcome letter with login information distributed this morning.

Questions / Comments?

NEW LICENSED STAFF ORIENTATION AGENDA:

Time Description

8:30 – 8:35 WELCOME, Cynthia Lopez, Personnel Director8:35 – 9:15 Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent

Susanne Swanger, Associate Superintendent Dr. Robbie Adell, Assistant Superintendent

9:15 – 9:30 State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) BCS Foundation, Lisa Adkins 401k, Prudential

9:30 – 10:15 Personnel Information, Cynthia Lopez

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 10:50 Account Information / Aesop / Home Base, Brian Propst

10:50 – 11:00 Communications, Dr. Donald Porter

11:00 – 11:15 Technology Services, Barry Pace

11:15 – 11:30 Professional Organizations

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch in Erwin High School Cafeteria, PROVIDED BY: BCAE Chefs: Buncombe County Board of Education Members

1:00 – 3:30 Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions at Central Office

8/14/2014

System Account Information

Brian Propst, Personnel Dept.

2014-2015 New Hire Information handout

BCS System Account Info

BCS System Account Info

Website: mail.google.com Username: firstname.lastname@bcsemail.org Password: DOB (YYYYMMDD)

Computer Login

Windows XP / Windows 7Username: FirstnameLastnamePassword: DOB (YYYYMMDD)Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to change your password.

Windows 8Username: 10-digit UID.Password: DOB (YYYYMMDD)Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to change your password.

Aesop: Absences and Substitutes

Website: www.aesoponline.com/login2.asp Mobile: m.aesoponline.com Username: 10-digit home phone number Password: last 4-digits of your SSN.

Substitute Preference Lists

Teacher’s List

School’s List

BCS’ List

• Absence is logged.

• The job is released to subs in this order:

Aesop: Preferred Substitutes/Favorite 5

Include

Exclude

Leslie Knope, Teacher

Address/Phone Number Change

www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/hrmsinfochange

Home Base System

Student Information

(Powerschool) Student attendance

Gradebook

NC Educator Effectiveness

(NCEES) Observations

Professional Development

Home Base System

Student Information

(Powerschool)NC Educator Effectiveness

(NCEES) Website: buncombe.powerschool.com/teachers Username: 10-digit UID Password: changeme

DocAgent: ePay Stub Website

Website: buncombe.docagent.net Username: first three letters of your last name +

last four numbers of your SSN. Password: 9-digit Employee ID with leading zeros.

BCE Employee Website Login

The Employee Website login is your Novell username and password.

Employee Website

Website: buncombe.k12.nc.us > Staff Department Information Directories Employee Information UID / CEU Lookup Beginning Teacher Information Calendars This PowerPoint Much More…

Questions / Comments?

Communications

• Dr. Donald Porter, Director

Technology Services

• Barry Pace, Director• Robert Frisby, Assistant Director

• Tech Support• District Technicians/Systems Engineers/Specialists• Digital Learning Specialist/Facilitators• HelpDesk@bcsemail.org or CALL-987 or BOLT Ticket

• Professional Dev• Digital Learning• SMART• Blending Educational Strategies Together• Personalized Learning

Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions

Today from 1:00-3:30, explore the tools and resources available to make your 21stcentury classroom an engaging place to be. Select 3 of the 5 classrooms to visit and engage, rotating after 30 minutes.

Session 1: 1-1:30; Session 2: 1:45-2:15; Session 3: 2:30-3:00; Session 4: 3:00-3:30-each room will participate in a GoTo Meeting with Barry Pace to hear about updates in Buncombe County Schools and a time for Q and A.

Session Locations: Conference Room B - New Spaces in the Media Centers-come and

understand how our media centers are being transformed into active and creative areas that relate to your curriculum. (Seating limited to 40 participants)

Professional Learning Room #1- Digital Project Integration in a Classroom-experience digital project creation incorporating Green Screen, Stop Motion, iPads and other resources that keep learners engaged. (Seating limited to 35 participants)

Professional Learning Room #2- Google Mail and Drive-learn the basics of your Google Account for Mail, Collaboration, and Communication.  (Seating limited to 24 participants)

Digital Learning Lab- DISCOVERY EDUCATION- claim your Discovery Education account and learn about the resources available to make your classroom engaging and interactive. (Seating limited to 30 participants)

PowerSchool Lab- Learn about our Attendance and Gradebook functionalities. This session will be an overview of daily and 9 week requirements. (Seating limited to 24 participants)

Professional Organizations

• Raffle PROVIDED BY: Sam’s Club(Generated by random.org)

• Lunch in Erwin High School Cafeteria, PROVIDED BY: BCAE

On your mark, get set, go……

FOR A GREAT 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR!

Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions

Today from 1:00-3:30, explore the tools and resources available to make your 21stcentury classroom an engaging place to be. Select 3 of the 5 classrooms to visit and engage, rotating after 30 minutes.

Session 1: 1-1:30; Session 2: 1:45-2:15; Session 3: 2:30-3:00; Session 4: 3:00-3:30-each room will participate in a GoTo Meeting with Barry Pace to hear about updates in Buncombe County Schools and a time for Q and A.

Session Locations: Conference Room B - New Spaces in the Media Centers-come and

understand how our media centers are being transformed into active and creative areas that relate to your curriculum. (Seating limited to 40 participants)

Professional Learning Room #1- Digital Project Integration in a Classroom-experience digital project creation incorporating Green Screen, Stop Motion, iPads and other resources that keep learners engaged. (Seating limited to 35 participants)

Professional Learning Room #2- Google Mail and Drive-learn the basics of your Google Account for Mail, Collaboration, and Communication.  (Seating limited to 24 participants)

Digital Learning Lab- DISCOVERY EDUCATION- claim your Discovery Education account and learn about the resources available to make your classroom engaging and interactive. (Seating limited to 30 participants)

PowerSchool Lab- Learn about our Attendance and Gradebook functionalities. This session will be an overview of daily and 9 week requirements. (Seating limited to 24 participants)