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2022 Panorama Employee Engagement Survey

Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be administering its annual climate survey to district staff March 7th - April 8th. Your perspective will help district leaders better support the work you do every day.  Each employee who completes the survey will be eligible to win a prize!

For questions concerning the survey, please contact the Office of Professional Standards via email at ops@scsk12.org.

Employee Engagement Flyer2022 (v2) (3) (1).pdf

Poster 1

Poster 2

Important TEM Focus Track Update: SY2020-2021 LOE scores are calculated, and the nullification process has concluded. Please see the following updates as it relates to SY2021-22 evaluation track assignments.

• If an Educator elected to nullify their SY2020-2021 LOE score, then the LOE score from SY2018-2019 will be used.
• If an Educator did not elect to nullify, their SY2020-2021 LOE score will be used.
• Educators who received an LOE score of 1 or 2 for SY2020-21 or nullified and their 2018-19 was a 1 or 2 will be placed on the Focus track.  Please note: 2 plans will be visible in PLZ: 1 archived (old plan) and 1 new (focus plan).

The Focus track requires 1 Announced and 2 Unannounced observations to be completed. Please see container updates below:

• Classroom Educators:
  • If the Announced #1 observation was completed in the old plan, the evaluator must complete Unannounced #1 and Unannounced #2 observations in the Focus plan.
  • If Announced #1 and Unannounced #1 observations were completed in the old plan, the evaluator must complete Unannounced #2 in the Focus plan.
• Non-Classroom Educators:
  • If the Announced #1 observation was completed in the old plan, the evaluator must complete Announced #2 and Announced #3 observations in the Focus plan.

ICC Omission: For SY2021-2022, the ICC will be visible but will not be required for the TEM Focus evaluation plan. 

The educator effectiveness team is seeking experienced portfolio peer and expert reviewers from across the state to review and score submitted portfolio collections. Final aggregated portfolio scores are used to determine an educator’s effect on student growth and are anticipated to represent 35% of a teacher’s level of overall effectiveness (LOE). 

 The ideal candidate must: 

• demonstrate content area, grade level, and instructional experience;
• be detail-oriented and exhibit a rich understanding of standards;
• understand and be able to effectively complete the processes involved in scoring student work;
• be comfortable using and have access to technology;
• articulate confidence in the portfolio model to demonstrate student growth; and
• be available to conduct peer reviews within the scoring window.

Responsibilities of the Contractor: 

• Score the recommended number of collections once all portfolios have been submitted. The number of collections will be equally distributed among content area reviewers with a minimum of 20 collections per reviewer.
• Participate in virtual training and certification.
• Align portfolio scores with a panel of expert reviewers.

Compensation: 

• This is a flat rate of $17.00 per collection.

Application Process: 

• Applicants must meet all requirements of this solicitation and apply no later than 5 p.m. CST on April 15. Applications will be scored on a rubric aligned to the information shared above. Applicants will be notified with next steps by May 6.

For additional details, please email Portfolio.Questions@tn.gov. 

Considering working at a new school next year? The 2022-23 transfer period will open for IZone and Fresh Start Schools on March 28 and all other schools on April 4!

The 2022-23 transfer period is open for all school staff interested in transferring to a new school site next school year. The transfer period will remain open through April 29. Please CLICK HERE from HR for the full details on the 2022-23 transfer process.

• If you have completed your NIE Goal Setting Conference and Mid-Year Conference, be sure that you have finalized ALL components to generate the overall green check. If the green check does not appear, a component may be incomplete.
• NIE Partial Plans –Please ensure that the Goal Setting Conference is completed within 30 working days of the hire/contract start date. The Mid-Year Conference is not required for NIE partial plans and will not appear as a container to complete.

Questions? Contact Employee Performance and Support: eps@scsk12.org | 901.416.2475 

STAR12 ACCOUNT HOLDERS! Have you completed at least 2 courses within the STAR12 platform? If not, don’t miss out on the thousands of FREE e-learning professional development courses offered by STAR12!  

Please Note: Access to certain learning courses will depend on your STAR12 account type.  

• If this is your first time logging in OR you do not remember your login password:
• Go to MySTAR12.com
• Enter your SCS email address, then
• Click “forgot password.”
• As Access accounts are limited, inactivity may result in loss of STAR12 access.

Questions? Contact Employee Performance and Support: eps@scsk12.org | 901.416.2475 

Are you a fully licensed teacher interested in earning up to $7,500 and FREE tuition to add on a SPED endorsement to teach Special Education with MSCS? If so, please register here to attend our SPED Initiative Interest Meeting on April 11, 2022, from 5-6pm at 3022 Jackson Ave.  Get more info here. Slots are limited.  
 

Do you currently hold a bachelor's degree with a GPA of 2.75 or higher and have a desire to move into a classroom teaching position?  Join us to learn more about pathways to become a licensed educator in MSCS as our University Partners showcase their offerings during MSCS's University Partners Expo on April 7, 2022, from 4:30-5:30. If you are a current educator who knows a progressive educational assistant or substitute teacher that may qualify, be sure to pass along this information! Register here. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Benefits will host the following retirement meetings:

• Virtual retirement meeting on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. 
  • Please note that you must register with your SCS email address one day prior to the meeting to attend the virtual session. 
  • Please click the link to sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094BACA628A7FD0-memphis
• In-person retirement meeting on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • 3022 Jackson (Enter the gate at Jackson and Pope – Building on the left)
  • No sign-up required for the In-person meeting

The retirement sessions will begin promptly at 4:30 p.m.  We will discuss the following topics:

• Types of retirement
• Eligibility Requirements
• Retirement Application Process

You can also visit the Benefits website for detailed instructions on how to begin the retirement process www.scsk12.org/HR2 (go to the Benefits tab).  You are not required to attend a meeting to start the retirement process or submit retirement paperwork.

According to Tennessee State Board of Education Policy5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.

For SY2022-23, there are two methods offered in attaining TEM Certification:

1. Returning Observers - Self-Paced (Canvas)
   • TIER I (Self-Paced): Conducted a minimum of one instructional evaluation during the 21-22 school year AND has been certified for three (3) consecutive years.
   • TIER II (Self-Paced): Certified sometime within the last 1 -2 years (school years 2020-21, 2021-22)
2. New Observers - Virtually (Two-day session in Teams
   • TIER III (Virtual Class): Administrators who have never conducted a formal TEM observation. Course numbers and date information can be found HERE.

TIER I and TIER II participants have been placed in their prospective courses. The course is now live in your Canvas dashboard.

Note: If you are participating in the self-paced courses, you must complete the coursework and calibration by July 29.

Questions/Concerns? Email:eps@scsk12.org.

The deadline to complete ALL TEAM CYCLE 2 in PLZ is Wednesday, June 8th. All fields should be completed in its entirety before finalizing.  

Please note, that all containers will be archived on Friday, June 10th by 4 pm.

Questions? Please reach out to eps@scsk12.org. 

The deadline to complete ALL NIE End-of-Year Conferences in PLZ is Friday, June 17th.  

All fields should be completed in its entirety before finalizing.  

Questions? Please reach out to eps@scsk12.org. 

Greetings Principals,

Please share the following message from Induction and Development with your staff: 

Are you a fully licensed teacher interested in teaching our specialized population of students and earning a $7,500 bonus? Through our SPED initiative, qualifying internal educators will receive FREE tuition to add on a SPED endorsement to teach High Needs Special Education (Functional Skills, Adaptive Functional Skills, Short-Term Educational Placement, Day Treatment, Behavior Intervention Communication) with MSCS. 

Interested educators should register here to attend our SPED Initiative Interest Meeting on Thursday, June 30, 2022, from 5-6 pm at 3022 Jackson Ave.  Get more info here. Slots are limited.  

The Induction and Development team is gearing up for this summer's new teacher orientation! While you are actively preparing to implement your school-based induction plan, please share the following information with your new hires:

We will be hosting two orientation events to make sure all of our new MSCS teachers (or employees transitioning into classroom teacher roles) will have an opportunity to be immersed in engagement and excitement!

Registration is now open to sign up for the new teacher orientation. The dates, locations, and times are as follows:

• June 28-29 @ Kirby High School from 8:00 am-3:30 pm (4080 Kirby Pkwy)
• July 26-27 @ Southwind High from 8:00 am-3:30 pm (7900 Shelby Dr)

Please register for only ONE session using this link: https://bit.ly/Register4MSCSNTO  

New Teacher Orientation Flyer: https://bit.ly/NTO2022Flyer 

Are you looking to enroll in an EPP?  Through the month of June, Grand Canyon University is offering a 25% discount to all MSCS aspiring educators.  See this flyer for more information and enrollment details.  For more information, reach out to Kade Dickerson at kade.dickerson@gcu.edu.