BCS Staff Msg
May 14: Something New...And a Few Reminders, Too!
Good Morning BCS Staff,
Tomorrow wraps up virtual learning for the school year, and while I know you will continue working with your students through May 29th, I want to say thank you. Your Board of Education, school administrators, students and parents recognize the effort if took to switch gears quickly to keep your students engaged and learning on a virtual platform. You are playing an important role and providing a valuable lesson for students in building their resiliency, a personal characteristic that will serve students a lifetime. On behalf of the Board of Education and all of us in Berkeley County Schools, I want to thank you once more for your outstanding leadership, and for being a steady force for your students in a changing environment.
Enjoy the beautiful weather headed our way.
Here's what is included below:
New : Annual Statement of Employee Benefits
New: Apple Professional Learning Opportunities
New: Virtual Professional Development
Reminder: National Board Certification Info Session
Reminder: School Calendar
Reminder: Professional Learning Survey
Reminder: PEIA Open Enrollment Reminder
Be Well, Stay Safe
Patrick K Murphy, Superintendent of Schools
The NEW 2019-2020 Annual Statement of Benefits is Coming Your Way!
Coming soon to your mailbox… watch for your 2019-2020 Annual Statement of Employee Benefits.
This personalized and confidential statement is new for 2019-2020. It details the value of the compensation and benefits package you receive as a valued Berkeley County Schools' employee. The front side provides the value of your salary and benefits. The reverse side of the statement is a benefits summary. This report will be provided to regular professional and service employees on an annual basis.
We recognize that public school employees have many employment options, and when making decisions that are best for you or your family, all factors should be considered. In addition to the cost of commuting, is the time on the road away from your family and community, a cumulative look at salary and benefits can help solidify the great decision you have made to join and stay with the BCS family. A benefit package provided by your Board of Education is valuable to you as the employee, and with some benefits, to dependent members of your household.
We hope that your annual statement provides pride and satisfaction to you and your family for the great work that you do supporting the children of Berkeley County.
A SAMPLE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF BENEFITS IS ATTACHED BELOW.
APPLE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Video Creation with Patsy - Tuesday, May 19 at 10:30 am EST
Create a good quality video to share with students during distance learning. We will include creating a welcome video, branding and color coding subjects, screen recording, and editing in iMovie.
Link: https://appleinc.webex.com/appleinc/j.php?MTID=m50a55734a93473b7f91ad1cb267ccc60
Creating Active Lessons with Patsy - Wednesday, May 20 at 10:30 am EST
Create interactive lessons for students using iPad.
Link: https://appleinc.webex.com/appleinc/j.php?MTID=m529fedf644167300906b64bfa82fc3d7
Designing an Engaging Video Conference with Patsy -Thursday, May 21 at 10:30 am EST
Make the best out of your video conferences by using built in tools and third party apps to engage students in active participation online.
Link: https://appleinc.webex.com/appleinc/j.php?MTID=md6df97f53dc2a34d258588130049724d
Virtual Professional Development
Meeting Notes: All sessions will be held in Microsoft Teams. Click Join Microsoft Teams Meeting to begin. If possible, we encourage you to have a second device so that you may interact with the platforms during the session.
Topic: Google Classroom user? Did you know you can do that in Schoology? Learn to integrate Google apps with Schoology and your grade book.
Focus: Secondary Educators
Date: Monday, May 18th
Time: 9:00 AM with repeat session at 1:00 PM
Teams Meeting Link: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Topic: Microsoft Office and Schoology ~ Learn to integrate Microsoft apps with Schoology and your grade book.
Focus: All Educators
Date: Wednesday, May 20th
Time: 9:00 AM with repeat session at 1:00 PM
Teams Meeting Link: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Topic: Clever with guest presenters Kara McDaniel and Cheryl Snyder - Learn login process for teachers and students, how to customize your portal (organization, adding links, adding apps) and more.
Focus: All Educators
Date: Friday, May 22nd
Time: 9:00 AM with repeat session at 1:00 PM
Teams Meeting Link: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Become a National Board Certified Teacher-- Info Session Being Held Today!
TODAY...THURSDAY, MAY 14TH AT 3 PM
The meeting will focus on the process of National Board Certification and the Berkeley County Schools NBC Mentoring Program.
To register for the meeting: www.tinyurl.com/bcsnbc2020. Zoom info and meeting materials will be emailed to you prior to the meeting.
If you have questions or cannot make the meeting but are interested, contact Anne Laskey, NBCT at: alaskey@k12.wv.us.
LAST CALL - Professional Learning Survey Closes Today!
PEIA OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS TOMORROW!
Open enrollment for PEIA will end May 15, 2020. You will be able to make changes to your PEIA health insurance plan without a qualifying event. Any changes you make will become effective July 1, 2020. You can access the shopper’s guide by visiting PEIA’s website at www.wvpeia.com. On the section entitled “Benefits at a glance” you will be able to review the various plans. There are no premium increases for the upcoming year. However, if you change salary brackets, your premium may increase.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Debbie Walker at drwalker@k12.wv.us. Please include your employee ID number, questions, and a contact phone number.
BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS
This newsletter is a publication of the Berkeley County Schools' Communications Office.
Email: info@berkeleycountyschools.org
Website: berkeleycountyschools.org
Location: 1453 Winchester Avenue, Martinsburg, WV, USA
Phone: 304-267-3500