Orange County Newsletter Issue I Volume 3 - May

May 2016 2016 OCS Teacher of the Year Issue 1 Volume 3Keith Yow, Teacher Cedar Ridge High SchoolCongratulations to Cedar Ridge's Keith Yow for being named 2016 Orange CountySchools Teacher of the Year, and to all 13 Orange County Teacher of the YearHonorees! A special thanks to the Cedar Grove Ruritan Club and the Orange HighSchool Jazz Combo.Row 1: Kristi Guzzo; Whitney Allred; Judy Bruce; Maggie Holly; Chris Dimassimo; Lisa LangfordRow 2: Michael Gilbert; Anna Hines; Anna Kearney; Suzanne Lantzy; Michael Oechsle; KimberlyRorrer OCS Employee Excellence Award We are excited to take nominations for another round of OCS Employee Excellence Award.Inside this Issue….. This award will be presented to an OCS employee that has been nominated by OCS staff for displaying excellence in their respective area. During each recognition period, Staff can Alicia BrownTEemapclhoeyreEeofmEthxcepeYllleeonacrye--e--…e---…-E- 11xcellecnnoonmcveiennaAeteaawcnoyamonrmeditttheeRey, pfeeoceollihpthaseieenxonhmitbisnitae-tdioeFnxsceaebnlldernsutelweacotrrktyhaons2de0cehm1apr6alocyteere.sHthuamt awnilRl ebseources willTeacher Tenure Ruling ----- 2 recognized during that recognition period. Complete the nomination form and submit aLicensure Update ………. 3  Andy Cartercolleague you have seen doing excellence in OCS. All nominations are due May 27, 2016.OCS Policies……….……… 3 Below are the names of the February 2016 award recipients.Retirements ------------------- 4  Tim CollinsEvaluations -------------------- 4 TACilmicyiCaroBlelrionnwsan Gentry Andy Carter BKBraeynrMdeaanGnedrsesean Green Cyrena GentrySummer Hours ………....... 5 KCellay tMhoynroGe Piolricsopie Cathy GillispieSubstitute Training ….….... 4 Audrey Pettiford Vickie RichFlexible Spending …...… 5  Kay Manes  Audrey Pettiford  Kelly Monroe Porco

2NC Supreme Court Decision - Teacher TenureSUMMARY OF SUPREME COURT OPINION:  The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals’ decision that it is unconstitutional to strip career status from those teachers who had already earned it.  The Supreme Court’s decision did not affect earlier rulings upholding the abolishment of career status for teachers who had not yet earned it, including teachers who were in “probationary” status at the time the statute was enacted.  Nor did the Supreme Court’s decision affect earlier rulings overturning the “25%” provision, which required school districts to offer four-year contracts and bonuses to some teachers but was ruled unconstitutional and never went into effect.  In short, the Supreme Court’s decision ended this litigation and made it clear that teachers who had career status as of July 26, 2013 in OCS will keep the protections they had under the repealed career status provisions, including appeal rights and standards for dismissal. Teachers who had not earned career status by that date will not have the opportunity to earn it but may be eligible for renewable contracts under the statutory provisions that were upheld.SUMMARY OF THE STATE OF THE LAW, AS OF TODAY, REGARDING TEACHER CONTRACTS:  All teachers who had career status in OCS on July 26, 2013 maintain that status, including the appeal rights and standards for dismissal. No other teachers will be eligible to obtain career status.  All teachers who did not have career status in OCS as of July 26, 2013 will be employed on one-year contracts from now until 2018.  Beginning July 1, 2018, non-career status teachers may be offered a 1, 2, or 4 year contract.  Any teacher who has been employed by the district for less than three years can only receive a one-year contract.  The superintendent may recommend a teacher for a contract of a term longer than one school year if the teacher “has shown effectiveness as demonstrated by proficiency on the evaluation instrument.” Outside of these requirements, however, the law does not offer guidance on how districts are to decide whether a teacher should be offered a 1, 2, or 4 year contract. Additional guidance may be provided in advance of 2018.  School districts must offer renewable contracts to teachers in full-time, permanent positions—including lateral entry teachers in full-time permanent positions. Part-time teachers are not entitled to renewable contracts.  Terminating contracts with a fixed ending date and no renewal protections may be issued to: (1) part-time teachers, (2) teachers working in non-permanent positions, and (3) teachers hired to work for six months or less in a school year.

2016 Licensure Renewal Process  DPI opened the renewal portal on April 15th  45 of the 95 scheduled renewals have been processed; the remaining renewals cannot be processed until the license holder has earned the required CEUs (30) and the license holder has completed the Statement of Applicant through the DPI Online Licensure 3 System(20)  Once the license is renewed, the license holder will be notified to go to the DPI Online Licensure System to view and print their new licenseOCS PoliciesPolicy Number Policy Title7300 Staff Responsibilities1310 Parental Involvement17323400 Service Animals3620 Evaluation of Student Progress Extracurricular Activities and Student Organizations5015 School Volunteershttp://www.orangecountyfirst.com/content/policy

4 Retirements Sandra McGuire 4 Diane NeunkirchnerPre-Retirement Information Session Brian Oswaldscheduled for June 16, 2016 @ 3:00 - Vickie Rich5:00 Orange High School Robert Richmond Gloria ShanklinRobin Barnhill Celestine SmithDeborah Carter Jenny SmithGrace Clark Nancy StephensBernice Clayton Geraldine TappCynthia Cook Jane VacchianoJanet Curran Pamela WallNina Morley Daye Wandra WhitfordCharles King Denise WilsonElizabeth LattaJacquelyn Williams-LockamyMay 13, 2016 EvaluationsJune 3, 2016June 10, 2016 ➢ End of year PDP completed (All non-tenured) ➢ 2nd informal evaluation completed (> than 3 years, career, career in renewal) ➢ Summary Evaluation completed (All non-tenured) ➢ Copy of Summary Evaluation sent to HR (All non-tenured) ➢ End of year PDP completed (career, career in renewal, instructional support staff) ➢ Summary Evaluation completed (career, career in renewal, instructional support staff) ➢ Copy of Summary Evaluation sent to HR (career, career in renewal, instructional support staff) All Classified employee evaluations due

5 HUMAN RESOURCES Summer Hours 2016 DEPARTMENT CONTACTS Lorem ipsum dolor sit amiracundia reFamily CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Public Business Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm* Teresa [email protected] 4  Start Date : Monday, June 20thHR EMPLOYMENT COORDINATOR  End Date: Friday, August 12th Heather Witherspoon  *Equals: 4 days X 10 hours with 30 minutes lunch  All schools and departments closed to the public on [email protected] Fridays.  *Supervisors have authority to flex individual employee LICENSURE/HIRING MANAGER hours so long as the business hours are followed and Jan Cain employees are working appropriate payroll hours each week. [email protected] NOTES:HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST  HES will follow regular 5-day work week schedule 8:00 Phyllis Tillman am - 4:00 pm  This summer schedule is being implemented to [email protected] consistent business hours for the public and to allow the Maintenance Department access to buildings on Fridays to HUMAN RESOURCES complete critical facility projects. SPECIALIST/SUBSTITUTE  TEACHER COODINATOR Flexible Spending Enrollment Phyllis Vincent Please remember: the Medical & Dependent [email protected] Reimbursement accounts must be re-loaded each year or they will end 9/30/16. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Meg Merritt [email protected] 3 All changes or new enrollments in The Flexible Benefit Products will be effective 10/1/2016 . Orange County Schools programs are staffed and offered without regard to race, gender, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ethnicity, political affiliation, or disability.