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MONTHLY NEWS FOR THE STAFF OF THE CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. CFSD.CHIPFALLS.K12.WI.US/
To our extraordinary faculty and staff.
Wishing you hope, peace, and happiness during this Holiday Season and throughout the New Year! Safe Travels, Brad, Jenny, Michelle, Chris, Scott, Chad & Dana
FOR THE CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2
When: Thursday, February 12, 2015 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Where: Horizons Lounge & Banquet Center 10764 Cty. Hwy. Q Chippewa Falls
The Northern Wisconsin State Fair is looking for organizations who would be interested in working as volunteers during the fair week. These could be parent/ adult groups (Booster Clubs, PTO’s, etc.) who would make a commitment to work in specific jobs at the fair (car parking, ticket taking etc.), in return Northern Wisconsin State Fair would make a donation to the organization for the time they worked for them. It is asked that students be at least 14 years of age. For further details please contact the fair office at (715) 723-2861.
Remember, Monday, December, 22nd is a School Day!
Cost: $5 per person
FOR THE CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Preferred Substitutes in Aesop It is IMPORTANT to have your own preferred substitute list set up. You now have the ability to add or exclude anyone from your preferred substitute list. Your preferred subs will see openings 120 days in advance (the preferred sub must also be certified to teach in your subject area). If you do not have a preferred substitute list, and your Building has a preferred substitute list, they will see openings 8 days in advance. Please allow AESOP to contact your preferred subs. If you put your absence in AESOP early (between 120 days out and 8 days out), only your preferred subs will be contacted. The more you have on your preferred substitute list, the better chance your absence will be filled with your preferred subs. Please allow AESOP to work the way it is intended, automatically. Unless it is a emergency, we are no longer manually entering your absences and filling absences with your preferred substitute. Thank you for your understanding. Contact Brenda McNamara, ext. 1802, mcnamabj@chipfalls.org, if you have any questions.
Retirement Reminders Any teacher who is expecting to retire at the end of the 14-15 school year needs to write a letter to the Human Resources Director indicating his/her decision to retire by February 15, 2015. An informational meeting for teachers retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school year will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Central Office. Spouses are welcome to attend with their retiree. If you have any questions regarding post employment benefits, please feel free to contact Brenda Musser at x 1901.
FOR THE CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 3
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION Jodi Ash, Southview First Grade Teacher
Rachel Arendt, Middle School Spanish Teacher
Jodi has been with the district for 7 years! Jodi loves spending time with her family, being outside and reading. Jodi continues to demonstrate patience and understanding for and of our students. She takes time to teach and re-teach behaviors for our students so they are successful both socially and academically. Her students know they are cared for by their teacher and that she believes in them!
Rachel has been with the district for 6 years! Rachel enjoys running, biking, swimming, camping, hunting, cooking, reading, and spending time with family. Rachel is a Spanish teacher at the middle school, as well as the middle school world languages department head. She is innovative and progressive in her service to students. Recently, Rachel and her colleagues represented CFAUSD when they presented at the state world languages conference!
Dina Brennan, Stillson Second Grade Teacher
Tammy Dennis, Halmstad Assistant Cook
Dina has been with the district for 27 years!! Dina demonstrates genuine commitment to not only Stillson, but our school district. She demonstrates a high level of professionalism and skill. She gives generously of her time and efforts, always working towards the best that we can be! Thank you for all you do!!
Nicholas Gagnon, High School AP Physics Teacher
Nicholas has been with the district for 14 years! Nicholas enjoys downhill skiing, football, basketball and curling. Nick is always looking for opportunities to create real world opportunities for his students to apply their learning. From STEAM Night to the Balloon Launch, going above and beyond is simply what he does on a daily basis.
Tim Nyhus, Halmstad Custodian
Tim has been with the district for 11 years! Tim is more than a custodian. He is an individual that cares not only about the facility, but every student in it. He gives his all everyday and it shows with a well-kept building, and the respect from all who work at Halmstad. Thank you Tim for caring!
Tammy has been with the district for 3 years! Tammy enjoys volleyball, reading, spending time outdoors and family. Tammy has transitioned into an elementary breakfast position this year. She has done a great job of organizing the program to run smoothly and efficiently.
Molly Malone, High School Orchestra Teacher
Molly has been with the district for 12 years! Molly enjoys being on the lake, with her passion being slalom waterskiing. Molly also likes to downhill and cross country ski. Molly has turned our orchestra program into one of the best in the Country. Her knowledge and expertise in her field is surpassed only by her love for her students and dedication to her profession.
Terri Weichel, Parkview Physical Education Teacher
Terri enjoys biking, golfing and music. Terri teaches Phy Ed at Parkview and is always willing to help out. She runs our Circle of Friends Program, helps with progress monitoring, takes an intervention group and assists in Special Education when she has extra time. Parkview is fortunate to have Terri on staff!
tidbits ... 2014 W2 Selection
FOR THE CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Board of Education December Board Meeting will be held December 18th at 7:00 PM. To read October Board Meeting Minutes please click the link below. http://www.boarddocs.com/wi/chipfalls/Board.nsf/Public
Log into skyward between now and December 31st to choose how you would like to receive your W2, either electronically or via mail.
Skyward Ap
You can now access your skyward information from any mobile device! Simply go to the play/app store and install the free Skyward Application then choose Chippewa Falls School District, enter your Skyward User Name and Password, assign your mobile device a four digit security code which will now be used as your mobile device access code.
Transcripts
Transcripts are only needed upon hire or when completing the Certified Staff Advance Degree &/or Additional Licensure beyond Master’s in Priority Area Request, located on the district website.
Volunteer Background Disclosure
All Volunteers must complete the Volunteer and Background Disclosure Forms located on the district website at http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/district/ districtvolunteerinfo.cfm
Early Holiday Dismissal
Monday, December 22, 2014 is an early release day, staff may leave five minutes after the last student leaves the school building without loss of pay.
2015 Health Plan Regulation Change The U.S. Department of Treasury recently released new requirements to be eligible to fund Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), established in conjunction with High Deductible Health Plans. Effective January 1, 2015, the minimum deductibles have been slightly increased, from the current $1,250 single coverage/$2,500 family coverage to: * $1,300 single * $2,600 family The District has been notified that we need to increase our deductibles if we want to continue funding HSAs. HSAs have become very popular among District employees. Therefore, we have informed Benefit Plan Administrators to amend our High Deductible Health Plan accordingly, to comply with modified regulations and to allow for continued funding of your HSA. Effective with claims incurred January 1, 2015 and after, the new $1300/$2600 deductibles will be applied. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Musser at (715) 738-2660 extension 1901
Chi - High Food Drive Success! Chi High’s annual food drive was a success. Totals were $3,000 and 24 boxes of food, toothbrushes and supplies. Awesome Job! CHIPPEWA chirp Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District - District Office 1130 | Miles Street | Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 | TEL (715) 726-2417 | Fax (715) 726-2781
Contact Michelle Golden, Director of Human Resources & Public Relations (goldenmr@chipfalls. org) or Nikki Mast, HR Specialist (mastna@chipfalls. org) with questions/comments/concerns