February 24, 2012

Please continue to share the links to the Birmingham News, AL.com, and ABC 33/40.  People have not heard about the press release.

I will not be here on Monday or Tuesday.  I am on an AMSTI Think Tank Committee meeting at UM AMSTI.

I do not think that it is going to work out to use InService Rooms for our Summer Training. Next week I will begin exploring other places to hold the training.  In other words, looking for a school to rent for 2 weeks ( really 3 by the time we move in and out).  We will follow the "New Hire" plan form last year.  Basically, these are new hires at old schools. At this time, I do not see the budget allowing us to host any year 1 sessions.  We will host year 2 sessions to complete the training for those who attended year 1 in 2011.

If you haven't completed your site report (some of you were not here the 3rd Monday of  the month) then please complete it Monday morning so Kay will have time to complete the report that is submitted to the SDE on March 1.

Please remember to email Tanya your Activity Log for February on or before February 29th and I will combine them so Kay can include them with the report due on March 1.

For those of you who are NBCT, I am aware of the additional supplement  Calhoun County is distributing and I have a copy of their letter.   AMSTI   matches the state supplement given to NBCTs.  AMSTI does not receive funds for the  NBC supplement from the SDE.  The NB payment does not follow the teacher to AMSTI sites.    I have contacted Steve to get an official letter so that we can begin the process of adjusting the salary supplement.  We can't make that request until we get a letter from Steve who will get a letter from Dr. Pouncey or Dr. Bice.  Steve will be at my meeting, (I think) and I will again ask him about something official that we can use to request a salary adjustment.


Pleaes remember to “invite” Tanya and Kay on Google calendar when you are going to be off for personal days, sick days, NCD, and for meetings /PD that do not involve the whole staff.
Your “Google” calendar should document your work schedule.  (when and where you are and when you are NOT at work for any reason.)  Update your calendar as your plans change.  At the end of a month, your calendar should accurately reflect what happened in the month. 

Staff meeting on March 5th and after lunch on March 5th we are finally going to go over the "office procedures" document  I've worked on for over a year. :)  

Have a Terrific Weekend!

February 2, 2012

Monday, our Staff Meeting will be at the InService Center.  Dr. Ryan and Michelle Matin will be with us and we do not have enough room in our "conference room".   10 am. 

Reminders:

• 2012 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for JSU Faculty, Staff

2012-01-18

Jacksonville State University
 

Office of Human Resources

To: All Full-Time JSU Faculty and Staff

From: Human Resources

Subject: 2012 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Date: January 17, 2012

It is time again 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 90 minutes for 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 March 16, 2012. 

If you have taken this course since August 15, 2011, you are not required to take the program again until the 2013 training program.

Please contact Judy Harrison, email at harrison@jsu.edu or call X8569, if you have questions.

• Site Reports are due the third Monday of each month.  If you received a cancellation notice from Tanya it is because I was deleting multiple reminder items on my calendar.  Ignore the cancellation.  
• From Steve Ricks

	TENTATIVE Dates for AMSTI
March 15, 2012	LD Meeting
March 20-22, 2012	ASIM Meeting
April ????, 2012	Possible AL Standards Insights training with LEAS-Current thought is AMSTI will probably not be invited but this could change
April 3-4, 2012	Material Manager meeting
April 12, 2012	ACT training- Mid and HS level-voluntary attendance
April 16-19, 2012	Statewide Staff Meeting
May 1-3, 2012	LEA Explorations training-probably not with AMSTI
May 8-9, 2012	Directors Meeting
June 25-29, 2012	Statewide Staff Meeting
September 11-13, 2012	Directors Meeting
November 27-29,2012	Directors Meeting
December 4-6, 2012	ASIM Meeting
January 22-24, 2013	Train the Trainers-Math
January 29-31, 2013*	Directors Meeting
February 5-7, 2013	Train the Trainers-Math
February 19-21, 2013	Train the Trainers-Math
March 5-7, 2013*	Directors Meeting
April 8-11, 2013	Statewide Staff Meeting