Open Enrollment Announcements
Mark your calendars for Open Enrollment and the upcoming Benefits Fair
We are excited to announce that our Annual MSCS Open Enrollment for active employees will begin Monday, October 31st through Friday, November 11th. Great news, there will be no premium increases to your medical, dental and vision coverage for 2023!
During this time, you can:
- Review your life insurance coverages and beneficiary information
- Enroll, change, and review core plan options. Any changes will take effect as of 1/1/2023.
Important Reminders during this Open Enrollment period:
- If you are an FSA participant, you must elect your coverage levels for 2023
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- You must enroll into any new plans and opt-out of any plans you no longer wish to participate in for 2023
Click here to access Bentek (our online enrollment system). The 2023 Benefits Guide will be available on the website soon, click here to view benefits information.
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Confused about your benefits? Help is on the way!
MSCS will host a Benefits Fair on Thursday, November 3rd from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the Board Auditorium to help employees understand what is available during Open Enrollment and answer any questions. Vendors will be on-site with information and giveaways for all MSCS employees. Please come out and enjoy this event!
Additionally, representatives from Cigna (our plan provider) & Bentek (our online enrollment system) will be on-site and available to answer questions as well as to assist with enrollment and changes on the following dates:
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
160 S. Hollywood St. – Barnes Building
Memphis, TN 38112
- Tuesday, November 1st – 9:00a – 12:00p – Barnes Auditorium
- Tuesday, November 1st – 3:00p – 6:00p – Barnes Auditorium
- Wednesday, November 2nd – 9:00a – 12:00p – Barnes Auditorium
- Wednesday, November 2nd – 3:00p – 6:00p – Barnes Auditorium
Reminder: November 11, 2022
Growth and Achievement Selections 2022
The window for completing Growth and Achievement selections is October 1 -31.
- Please find the guidance for Teachers and Evaluators which can also be found under PLZ Resources for completing the selections for Growth and Achievement.
Legislative Changes Impacting Evaluation
- Please note, in the 2022 legislative session, three laws impacting evaluations were passed. Click here for important updates.
2022 LOE Weightings:
| Educator Type | Growth | Achievement | Observation | Professionalism | Student Perception | |||||
| Individual Teacher | 35% | 25% | 30% | 5% | 5% | |||||
| Non-Tested Teachers | 15% | 15% | 60% | 5% | 5% | no change | ||||
| Administrators | 35% | 15% | 50% | - | - | no change |
Note: The state weighting includes percentages that encompass 3 components as it relates to the TEAM Evaluation Model.
MSCS uses the TEM Evaluation Model to conduct evaluations which include weightings for five components: Observations, Professionalism, Student Perception, Growth, and Achievement.
Questions? Reach out to the EPS office: Phone: 901.416.2475 l Email, eps@scsk12.org.
NIE Goal Setting Conference Deadline
The deadline to complete ALL NIE Goal-Setting Conferences in PLZ is Friday, October 28. Employees MUST select their evaluator for the evaluator to access their evaluation. ALL fields should be completed in their entirety before finalizing.
The following links are available as resources for completing the Goal Setting Conference and can also be found in PLZ under the "Resources" tab:
- NIE Goal Setting Conference Tutorial
- NIE Step Guide (Evaluator Perspective)
- NIE Step Guide (Employee Perspective)
Questions? Please reach out to eps@scsk12.org.
Informal Observations
ALL content teachers will require two informal observations in PLZ. One informal observation should be recorded in PLZ EACH semester. The first informal observation in PLZ should occur before beginning formal observations.
Please note: When uploading a file, each field must be completed. Observers can enter “See Attachment” in the fields when they attach the document.
As a resource, please click the links below.
Professionalism Training
Registration is now open for SY22-23 Professionalism Training. To find out more information, click here.
TEM TEACHer Training Series
The TEM TEACHer Training Series is now open for ALL teachers. The series aims to identify teacher and student actions that guide effective instruction at performance levels 3-5 of the TEACH indicators. Register in PLZ, course #26177.