ESP Corner in the Unity

 

Happy New Year ESPs!  We hope that all of you had a chance to spend time with family and friends, reflect on blessings from the past year, and have wonderful opportunities to look forward to in 2012.

 

Since our last UNITY article, principals and supervisors have been trained in the new classified evaluation system.  If your administrator has not met with you about the process yet, you should make an appointment to do so.  The rubric and form are significantly different than years past, and you also have a chance to share evidence on why you feel you should be evaluated at a certain level.  Goal setting is also a new but optional feature you may wish to participate in.  We are fielding questions from members as it is implemented so if there are things you don’t understand or disagree with, please let us know.

 

Budget time for the school district is just around the corner and it is important for all ESPs to know, understand, and participate in your decision making process in your buildings.  There is contract language on Building Leadership Teams and decision making matrixes, as well as building BLT bylaws to be familiar with.  As budgets become tighter and tighter, your voice in your building’s deliberations is vital to ensure continuity in work load distribution and assisting students.

 

Your classified departments are also looking for those of you who wish to run for office, chair or be a member of a committee, or do small tasks.  SEA will be running elections this spring and new leaders are being sought.  If this is something that might be of interest to you, be sure to contact Vivian Belcher or Marguerite Jones, your SAEOP and Parapro Presidents to get additional information.

 

SCOT, in cooperation with the SAEOP and Paraprofessional Departments, is planning another joint membership meeting January 31st.  Please watch for flyers announcing the time and location.   Please continue to watch this corner for updates on our living wage grant as well. 

 

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