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Updates and Announcements: May 2022
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- Open Positions
- Student Support Coordinator, various locations across our network (open internally and externally at least 2 weeks) – positions will start 8/1/2022.
- Hiring in your community?... please help us spread the word! Share with building contacts and community partners or on your social media.
- If you are interested in learning more about the positions, their essential functions, experience, and qualifications needed, please visit our career page here: http://cismidamerica.org/careers/
- New Hires
- Let’s welcome Taylor Kluck who joined CIS of Mid-America on 4/25/2022 as the Student Support Coordinator at Laura Speed Elliot MS and Boonville HS in Boonville, MO.
- Hello all! My name is Taylor Kluck and I will be the new Student Support Coordinator in Boonville, MO at the middle and high school! I was born and raised in Boonville, and I am very excited to not only be joining the CIS team but also to be giving back to this wonderful community that I call home! I attended Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO) where I graduated in 2018 with an Associate’s of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy, as well as a Bachelor’s of Health Science. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, and, of course, my sweet (but sassy!) miniature dachshund, Dixie! I am a lover of Marvel movies, chocolate, and those perfect “sunny and 75” days! I am looking forward to this new journey with CIS!
- Holidays
- A reminder that Juneteenth is an Agency paid Holiday. This Holiday is on Sunday 6/19/22, so will be observed on Monday 6/20/22. If you are unable to observe this Holiday on 6/20/22 due to work conflicts, please work out a plan with your supervisor to observe this paid Holiday on a different day in June.
- The Executive Team has approved half-day Fridays off for June and July again this year!
- Annual Evaluations
- Annual evaluations are upon us. Please note that evaluations will be done using Paycor this year. You will receive an email from Paycor to do your inputs, please follow the link that is emailed to you. Your supervisor will not see these inputs until your one-on-one discussion occurs. If you are asked to do a “Peer” review of an employee, please note that it is 100% anonymous. All Evaluations are due 6/30/22. Please reach out to HR if you have any questions. HR will be scheduling office hours/trainings for supervisors.
- Nominations are being accepted for June's Employee of the Month
- Don’t forget to get your nominations in by May 25. Click here to fill out the nomination form. You can find more information on the Bulletin Board.
- Summer Engagement Conference
- The SEC Committee currently working on our agenda for the conference. We are continuing to build breakout sessions and our all-staff training and activities. We are conducting staff outreach for trainings and peer learning opportunities. The Breakout Session sign-ups will be coming your email inboxes in early June!
- The SEC Committee is almost ready to send out information on hotel accommodations and travel arrangements. You will receive this information from your Director (if you are a Student Support Coordinator or Program Operations Staff) or directly from the committee (all other staff) in the next week.
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- Central Office Announcement
- Remember to contact Sabine Jones, Office Manager if you are having things shipped to the Central Office. This will allow her to plan accordingly.
- Computer/Tech Items
- If you received a Replacement Computer in the last few months, please make sure you have begun setting this up so that any issues can be dealt with prior to Summer.
- Finance Updates
- We are busy working on the FY23 Budget to present to the Board in June.
- Remember to turn in your expense reports weekly.
- Employee Reimbursements must be submitted by Tuesday of each week in ensure payment is deposited in the same week.
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- Celebrations
- Excited to announce that we will be adding sites at:
- Independence Middle School – Independence, KS
- Argentine Middle School – Kansas City, KS
- Silver City Elementary School – Kansas City, KS
- New Stanley Elementary School – Kansas City, KS
- The Family Resource Center – First early childhood center program – Pittsburg, KS
- Exciting News - Alumni Allies – Caseload of Alumni students is up to 19 – Way to go – Leslie!!
- Sites in Uniontown and Fort Scott were awarded a $20,000 grant from Walmart! Click here to see the shoutout on Facebook.
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- Apricot360 data creation in CISDM
- Alix has been BUSY! Not just entering data, but also LEARNING the way things work here. SO GRATEFUL for her enthusiasm and critical thinking skills!
- As of May 5, there were 7,964 records built-in CISDM and 79,186 records to be created in CISDM (only about 4,000 are manual entries, while the balance is imported).
- CIS National has been patient and helpful through our altered process of adding Accreditation-required data into CISDM.
- CIS National End of Year (EOY) – 5 phases
- Programs – Phase 1 and 3-5 (from May 1 through Dec 14)
- Verifying Staff, Schools, and assignments information
- Verifying and reconciling all School and Student support data
- HR/Finance/Accounting – Phase 2 (from Aug 3 through Aug 26)
- Verifying streams of revenue
- Verifying and reconciling staff and AmeriCorps counts
- Identifying major funders and partners
- Apricot360 – preparing for year 2
- Evaluation of year 1 processes for improvement
- Clean-up of reports – reduction in count, but increase in usefulness (especially serving multiple purposes in 1 report)
- Maximize importing
- Seeking School Information System connections (allows electronic transfer of student demographics and student metrics to greatly decrease data-entry efforts for SSCs)
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- Graduation Appeal
- Happy Graduation Season! We are making the finishing touches on our annual Graduation Appeal and it’s going to be bigger this year than ever before. We will be sending donation request letters to every community in the network with a CIS high school. In addition, we will be using our social media channels and the network-wide newsletter to announce the funding opportunity. If you receive questions about the Graduation Appeal, please have your contacts reach out to Julie Phillips at development@cismidamerica.org.
- In-Kind Shout-Outs
- April was a big month for in-kind donations as we entered close to $45,000 worth of contributions! Three cheers for Susie Ledbetter (Westside Elementary School, Pittsburg, KS) who entered close to $20,000 in dental services from the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas as part of her school’s “Dental Week”. Anadarko, OK schools continued to leverage their incredible partnership with the Kaleo Foundation and logged over $5,500 in Teacher Appreciation goodie bags (snacks, lotions, sunblock, and more). Emmaniel Maxi (DeLaSalle High School, Kansas City, MO) collaborated with Dr. Hawks, Besler, Rogers, & Stoppel who offered free glasses and eye exams to close to 20 students valued at over $5,000. It’s not too late to enter those donations, all. We keep track of every penny donated and use it to explain our value-add in the schools and communities that we serve.
- 8th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser
- We are so excited to host our eighth annual golf tournament this year in person! The four-person scramble will take place Friday, June 24, at Four Oaks Golf Course in Pittsburg, Kansas. Registration opens at 11:30 a.m., and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. To learn more information about participating or becoming a sponsor, visit http://cismidamerica.org/golf-tournament-fundraiser/
- State Farm Neighborhood Assists Grant Program
- Thank you to all staff who voted for us in the State Farm Neighborhood Assists Grant Program! It was so much fun seeing everyone get into the spirit of the campaign. While the project was written to support the KC Metro area, the brand recognition has benefitted the entire network. We won’t know the results until June 7, but you will be the first to hear they are published!
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- Team Updates
- The Communications Team welcomed Noelle Haselhuhn as our Communications Manager starting May 9. Noelle’s position provides enhanced support for our social media platforms as well as specific communications support for the Development Team.
- On May 31, we will welcome Michael Vollbrecht as our Director of Communications. Michael’s position will provide support for Government Relations, the CIS of Mid-America Board materials, and Internal Communications.
- Finally, we have one additional position available: Communications AmeriCorps VISTA.
- New Vendor
- We are finalizing details with a new print material and promotional item vendor, which should make ordering a much easier process AND provide us with quicker and less expensive shipping. More information coming soon!
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- Employee of the Month: Sarah Stockebrand
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Please join us in congratulating Sarah Stockebrand, May's Employee of the Month! Anyone who knows Sarah would agree that she is a well-deserved awardee of this honor. Sarah goes above and beyond to help the students she serves. As Lead SSC, Sarah leads by example and is exceptional when explaining or supporting her teammates, whether it pertains to integrated student supports or data. Congratulations, Sarah!
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- Celebrate 5.5 Event
- View photos from the celebration here.
- Watch the video below for a special thank you from the Celebrate 5.5 event in Kansas City.
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- Tyler Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship
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Congratulations to this year's Tyler Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship recipient, Michael! Michael plans to attend Independence Community College to get his certificate in IT, specializing in cyber security. After which, he will transfer to Wichita State University to further his degree in computer science while also getting a dual degree in journalism and government.
"I am proud of Michael and how far he has come in the past two years of knowing him. He is looking forward to starting his journey into adulthood," Nicole Wood, Student Support Coordinator.
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