April 2, 2010

• Compressed training schedule has been emailed to the schools.  It's in the snail mail as well.  Please remember: Compressed training in ONLY for those teachers who have completed summer institute.  All other request will be denied.  It is NOT for new hires or completing of year 2 training.

• ACHE:  Only those schools which attended the spring 2009 PLT Training may attend the trainings on April 28 and May 5.  Other teachers want to attend but we have to deny them.  ACHE - federal funds- will not allow me to pay for them if their school didn't attend the PLT training AND we will have full sessions so even if their school will pay thier sub we will not have space for them or provide them with materials paid for by ACHE.  If you are asked by a teacher, "Can I come?" if they didn't recieve an invite from Tanya, then the answer is no.  We hope to duplicate this training and we will be offering PLT training again, hopefully in May.  I'm still trying to schedule that training.  PLT training is and will be a prerequisite for the content training (LTF, Pearson and Science training).

•   No Staff meeting on Monday.  We have a lot ot do to set up for the state wide meeting and the vision casting. 
• We will meet here on Monday morning and then work on setting up the InService rooms. SDE will be here to help. 
• We will check on the set up of the Civic Center, and set up the video camera around 10.  SDE will probably handle the civic center. 
• The food will be delivered to the Civic Center by 4 so please - we need several people there by 3:45
• Everyone from all sites should be there by 4:30 and the meal will be served at 5 or before if Steve gets ready to begin early. :) 
• I have a Director's meeting on Monday from 1 - 3:30
• Each morning: 

• The back door of (as if you were entering from the bottom parking lot and door by the stairs)  InService Center will open around 7:30.  We will need to be at the In-Service Center around 7:30 each morning.  
• You are free to leave each day as soon as we help Lynn get everything ready for the next morning.  I made copies of the science agenda but there is no ending time on it. 
• I have shared a calendar with you called AMSTI PD.  Lynn is placing all of our PD on the calendar so you can view it from any location.
• I have created and shared with everyone a google doc that contains our compressed training.  With Lynn's assistance we will enter participants names as they register and we will email them a confirmation.  Remember, compressed trainings will not be on the InService Website UNTIL there is at least one participant. 

Reminder About Annual Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

All JSU Faculty and Staff are reminded that the deadline is approaching for our annual Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.

The online program allows you to take the training at your leisure. It may be taken all in one session or you may bookmark and return at a later time. You will need to allow up to two hours to take the training program. You may locate the training on the HR website at http://training.newmedialearning.com/psh/jacksonvillestu/. Once you enter the program, you will select a track appropriate to your position: Supervisory, Non-supervisory, Faculty, etc. You may choose the full course or the refresher course. (Note: the refresher course is condensed and requires a higher level of understanding thus a higher pass score on the exam.)

There will be a test at the end that you are required to pass. When you pass the exam, HR will be notified of the successful completion.  You will also be given the option of printing a completion certificate. Please print and retain in your files. This is required training and must be completed on an annual basis. Please complete this program by April 15, 2010.