Do you have an incredible aspiring educator in your building looking for a pathway to become a fully licensed teacher with Memphis-Shelby County Schools? Nominate them to apply for the Relay Teaching Residency cohort in 2022, and nominators can earn $500 for referrals.

Relay works in partnership with MSCS to train educators using a rigorous, supportive program where they can earn a teaching license and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Eligible educators receive financial support from the district to help offset tuition costs. Educators must receive a nomination from their school leader, fill out an interest form, and complete Relay’s graduate school application. 

You can nominate an educator at this link: https://link.relay.edu/SCS22. 

There are still a limited number of slots available to interested candidates, and nominations are reviewed on a rolling basis until all slots are filled, so get your nomination form in as soon as possible. Please see here to learn more about Relay and here for more information about the Residency program. 

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SY2020-2021 LOE scores are calculated, and the nullification process has concluded. Educators who received an LOE score of 1 or 2 AND did NOT nullify will be placed on the Focus track. 

Please note: Two plans will be visible in PLZ: one archived (old plan) and one new (focus plan).  

The Focus track requires one announced and two unannounced observations to be completed. Please see container updates below:

• Classroom Educators: If 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 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 seeks experienced portfolio peers 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 complete the processes involved in scoring student work effectively;
• 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. 

April 29 - 100% TEM Completion                                    

May 13 - 100% Professionalism Completion           

May 13 - 100% End of Year Conference Completion 

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 

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Human Resources Benefits Division is pleased to announce the launch of our new electronic leave of absence process, effective April 8, for all eligible employees.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE PROCESS

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

• Virtual retirement meeting on Tuesday, April 12, from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • Please note that you must register with your SCS email address one day before 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, from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • 3022 Jackson (Enter the gate at Jackson and Pope – Building on the left)
  • No sign-up is 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.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be administering the Annual Employee Engagement Survey to all non-instructional school-based staff, central office staff, and school leaders until April 8.  Employee Engagement Flyer2022 (v2) (3) (1).pdf