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Thanks for reading the GCISD employee newsletter, e-Intercom. In the e-Intercom, you'll find news about the District, your co-workers, employee benefits and more. Suggestions or comments about this publication? Please email the Public Information department at the address at the bottom of this newsletter. Principals: Please forward this newsletter to your teachers and other staff members. They may subscribe to this newsletter at the bottom of the page.
Teachers and paraprofessionals of the year for 2008- 2009 have been selected at each campus and will be honored at the Employee Appreciation Reception on May 8, 4-6 p.m., at the Grapevine Convention Center. Two District teachers of the year will be selected from this group and announced at the reception. Those two teachers, one elementary and one secondary, then will advance to the regional level, with an opportunity to continue on to the Texas Teacher of the Year competition. From the campus paraprofessionals of the year, one will be selected to receive the Carolyn Frank Award to be announced at the GCISD reception in May. These outstanding employees have been selected for a wide variety of positive traits and actions but ALL stand out at their campuses as people who continuously put students first.
Trustees for three seats on the GCISD Board of Trustees will be elected by voters on May 10. With more than one candidates for two of the three seats, the district will hold its first election since 2004. Early voting begins April 28. In Place 6, current trustee Vince Rosen, is being challenged in the election by Leon Leal. Place 7 candidates are Mia Green and Jorge Rodriguez. Current Place 7 trustee Freda Ward is not seeking re- election. Current trustee Jesse Rodriguez, Place 5, is unopposed for his seat on the Board. The GCISD Council of PTAs will sponsor a Candidates' Forum on April 15, 7 p.m. in the Board Room, located in the District's Administration building. The public is invited to attend.
The Learning Links system has been upgraded and now includes several new features:
Learning Links registration for the 2008-09 school year begins April 7. Watch for more information or contact Staff Development at ext. 5538.
Administration staff donated 855 books to the "Don't Forget Me While I'm Gone" campaign benefitting children of U.S. military personnel. Stephanie Oyler, a fifth-grader at CES, is coordinating a book collection drive and the books collected at the Administration offices will help her as she strives to collect 2,900 books by December 31. The Battle of the Books Challenge! resulted in a flurry of competitive activity and Team Five (Financial Services, Payroll, Purchasing and Tax Office) won the challenge with 286 books. They received a newly created award - the WFBR (Warm and Fuzzy Bragging Rights) - which will be used in other challenges throughout the year. Other team totals were:
Beware of scam artists who are contacting people, indicating that they are due a rebate and asking for personal information such as social security or bank account numbers.
Before you launch out on to Facebook or Flickr, you should ask yourself how much you really want to share with the rest of the world, advised Good Experience newsletter author and founder Mark Hurst (www.goodexperience.com). Do you want to share all of your photos with the world on Flickr? Do you want others to know your personal preferences, friends and your background? While many Web 2.0 venues allow for valuable networking, in which many people want to participate, it's good to take a deep breath before you share. Is what you are posting or uploading something you want anyone and everyone to have or see?
Two new companies have been added to the Employee Perks list this month:
Be sure to check out the Employee Perks list when you need to make a purchase. There are a variety of categories with listings from accountants, automobile dealers, realtors, home inspection, travel and entertainment and tanning. These companies want your business and have provided a discount or special offer to GCISD employees.
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