August 2023 Staff Newsletter (English)

AUGUST 2023

STAFF NEWSLETTER BUSINESS OFFICE UPDATES

Micheal DeBartolo Assistant Superintendent for Finance &

Operations/CSBO

micheal debartolo@ccsd21 org

Tel. 847-520-2707

● Welcome back to the 2023-24 school year! We are looking forward to a new school year with an amazing staff. In order to enjoy the year together, a reminder that as you re-enter the building to start setting up for the year: Please refrain from climbing on counters or standing on chairs as you reassemble your rooms. Utilize your building custodians and other staff from maintenance and operations when moving heavy items or unpacking boxes to put items away. Take whatever precautions necessary to ensure your safety Thank you!

HUMAN RESOURCES UPDATES

GCN Modules: We have not sent out the GCN modules at this time. Legislation surrounding these is still pending. ISBE has communicated that they believe the list will be ready in August. Once we have that updated list, we will communicate that with the entire staff.

Robert Gurney Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

robert

gurney@ccsd21 org

Tel 847-520-2724

HUMAN RESOURCES UPDATES (CONT.)

● Personal Day Requests: As we look forward to the opening of school in August, there will be days that staff will request to use personal days. If you are looking to use a personal day on the following days in August or September, please fill out the Personal Day Request Form and send it with the supporting documentation to Bob Gurney in Human Resources as soon as possible:

○ August 21, 22, 23, 24 or 25

○ September 1, 5, 22 or 26

Special permission is required for the use of a personal leave day for the first and last five calendar days. It is also needed if the personal day is on a day preceding or following a non-attendance day, school holiday, vacation or recess period, or for observance of a recognized religious holiday of the staff member’s faith.

● Injury While at Work: If you are injured while at work, it is important that you inform your supervisor immediately You will then need to fill out an Employee Injury Report Form and turn it in to your supervisor as soon as possible

● Evaluations: An email will be going out the first week of school for those teaching staff who will be formally evaluated this school year If you feel like you should have received an email but haven’t, please reach out directly to your building principal

During the 2019-20 school year, we gathered a committee of staff members and administrators to review the determination of summative ratings In an effort to ensure consistency across evaluations in our district, we have developed the following rating system to support staff members and administrators during the evaluation process:

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CCSD21 Determination of Summative Rating

During the 2021-22 school year, our PERA committee met and agreed that since staff are using PERA in their evaluation, they will not need to complete additional goal-setting Starting with the 2022-23 school year, staff did not see goal-setting plans in their tasks to complete

For the last two years, we have used an online platform for evaluations called Perform (Quick Start Guide, Short Video Tutorial) This is a platform that is within the PowerSchool suit of different educational platforms. If you think something is not accurate within Perform, please reach out to your building principal.

EQUITY & LEARNING UPDATES

Summer Professional Learning! Come and join the Equity and Learning team for a summer filled with many learning opportunities to refine and enrich your instruction! NEW dates in August for English and Spanish Phonics training.

View the Professional Learning Catalog here.

EQUITY & LEARNING UPDATES (CONT.)

Beatrice Reyes Childress Assistant Superintendent for Equity & Learning

beatrice.childress@ccsd21.org

Tel 847-520-2743

Did You Know…

As a district, we are proud to celebrate the diversity of our learning community! During this month, many countries around the world celebrate their day of independence. Many people in our community acknowledge their native country’s independence by displaying a flag, participating in festivals or parades. Some communities celebrating in the month of August include India, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Uruguay and Kyrgyzstan. If you’d like to learn more, click on the links! If there is a celebration that we missed, don’t hesitate to reach out and share it with our Language Services Department.

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