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NEW LICENSED STAFF
ORIENTATIONAugust 13, 2015
NEW LICENSED STAFF ORIENTATION AGENDA:Time Description
8:30 – 8:35 WELCOME, Cynthia Lopez, Personnel Director 8:35 – 9:10 Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent
Susanne Swanger, Associate Superintendent
9:10 – 9:30 State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) BCS Foundation, Lisa Adkins Tax Sheltered Annuities, Prudential & TIAA-CREF
9:30 – 10:20 Personnel Information, Cynthia Lopez 10:20 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 10:50 Account Information / Aesop / Home Base, Brian Propst
10:50 – 11:10 Technology Services, Barry Pace
11:10 – 11:40 Communications, Dr. Donald Porter
11:40 – 12:00 Professional Organizations
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch in Nesbitt Discovery Academy Cafeteria, PROVIDED BY: BCAE Chefs: Buncombe County Board of Education Members
1:30 – 3:30 Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions at Central Office
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Welcome! Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent
Susanne Swanger, Associate Superintendent
Mission StatementTo collaborate with stakeholders to provide a safe, caring, rigorous and engaging learning environment that prepares all students to be Career and College Ready.
Vision StatementBuncombe County Schools’ students will reach their full potential and become successful, responsible citizens in a diverse, global society.
Personnel Information Cynthia Lopez, Personnel
Director
Benefits
Eligibility for full-time benefits: Must work 30 hours or more per week Permanent employment for at least 6 consecutive months
Eligibility for part-time benefits: Must work 20 hours or more per week Permanent employment for at least 6 consecutive months
www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/benefits
FULL-TIME BENEFITS Health insurance Retirement benefits $7000 life insurance Flexible benefits plan, including medical savings account Option to purchase health insurance for family Holiday and leave pay Universal Local Supplement Longevity pay after 10 years (except teachers) Participation in 401k or other tax-shelter annuity Excess Professional Liability Insurance
Part-time benefits include:
Option to purchase health insurance for self and family
Holiday and leave pay (pro-rata) Universal Local Supplement Longevity pay after 10 years (except teachers) Excess Professional Liability Insurance
Temporary and interim employees
Temporary: Less than 20 hours per
week Employed for less than
6 months No benefits Salary only
Interim: Fills in for someone on
LOA Earns benefits only if
qualify as full-time employment
Time earning sub pay does not count
LEAVE BENEFITS
Annual Leave:
1. Based on NC state service
2. Teachers can’t use on student days
3. Can use for parental leave/adoption
Personal Leave – classroom teachers and media coordinators only
Sick Leave Extended Sick Leave Voluntary Shared
Leave
ANNUAL LEAVE RATES
Years of State Service
Days Earned Per Month
Less than 5 years 1.1666
5 but less than 10 1.4166
10 but less than 15 1.6666
15 but less than 20 1.9166
20 years or more 2.1666
SICK LEAVE BENEFITS
Sick leave is accrued at the rate of 1.0 day per month
Unused sick leave counts towards additional service time at retirement – SAVE YOUR SICK LEAVE!
Extended Sick Leave – up to 20 days per year - available to classroom teachers and media specialists who have exhausted all sick and annual leave
Voluntary Shared Leave – For employees with a serious medical condition
Personal leave
Personal Leave is available only to classroom teachers and media specialists who are not allowed to take annual leave on student days
Earn .2 days per month Accrue up to 5 days May use on some students days and will pay a $50
mandatory deduction May use on Optional Teacher Workdays without
the $50 deduction Reimbursement of $50 if no substitute is called.
OTHER LEAVE BENEFITS
Jury Duty Court Appearance Episode of Violence Leave Family and Medical Leave Act
Retirement Benefits
Age 65 with 5 years service Age 60 with 25 years of service Any age with 30 years of service Reduced retirement benefits also available Benefit is based on average of highest 48
consecutive months of compensation One month of additional service is given for each 20
days of sick leave . . . . therefore,
SAVE YOUR SICK LEAVE!www.nctreasurer.com/ret
Other important benefits
Death benefit – one year’s salary after one year of service minimum = $25,000
maximum = $50,000
Disability Benefit – after one year of service
Short term = 50% of salaryLong term = 65% of salary
BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY
MANUALAvailable on the BCS Employee Website
http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/Domain/3567
Pay issues
Teachers and Licensed Staff are paid at the end of the month
Installment pay is available through a Summer Cash account with SECU
All BCS Employees are required to receive paychecks via direct deposit
Paycheck stubs are available on MyPayStub Website.
UNIVERSAL LOCAL SUPPLEMENT
Years on License
Rate of Supplement
0-4 years 6.3%
5-9 years 6.4%
10-14 years 8.2%
15-19 years 8.4%
20-24 years 10.6%
25-29 years 10.9%
30+ years 11.7%
Employment contracts
Contracts for licensed employees: No Career Status/Tenure granted after
August 1, 2013 New Teachers will receive one year contracts During contact year, dismissal only for
limited reasons and teacher entitled to due process
Non-renewal at end of year for any reason that is not "arbitrary or capricious."
SchoolCalendar
www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=11
SCHOOL CALENDAR RULES Calendar includes 215 days, consisting of:
180 student days
10 Annual Leave days
11 Holidays
4 Designated Teacher Workdays
8 Optional Teacher Workdays
2 Days to use Accrued Annual Leave
6 PLC Early Release Days
4 Early Release Days
BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLSEMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/handbook
Handbook Highlights
Available on BCS Website > Employment Contains information on:
Mission Statement
General Responsibilities
Employee Conduct
Terms of Employment
Leave
Benefits
Compensation
Licensure
Read this . . . .
Code of Ethics for North Carolina
Educators
BOE Policy Manual
Available on BCS Website Our District > Board of Education > District Policies Policies on:
Staff-Student Relations (#7310/4040)
Staff Responsibilities (#7300)
Employee Use of Social Media (#7335)
Economic Conflicts of Interest
Grievance Procedures for Employees (#7220/1750)
Teacher Evaluation Process
Training / Orientation to be completed at your school by August 31, 2015
Home Base training will be conducted at the school level
https://ncees.homebase.ncpublicschools.gov/alternateLogin.html
Questions / Comments?
NEW LICENSED STAFF ORIENTATION AGENDA:Time Description
8:30 – 8:35 WELCOME, Cynthia Lopez, Personnel Director 8:35 – 9:10 Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent
Susanne Swanger, Associate Superintendent
9:10 – 9:30 State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) BCS Foundation, Lisa Adkins Tax Sheltered Annuities, Prudential & TIAA-CREF
9:30 – 10:20 Personnel Information, Cynthia Lopez 10:20 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 10:50 Account Information / Aesop / Home Base, Brian Propst
10:50 – 11:10 Technology Services, Barry Pace
11:10 – 11:40 Communications, Dr. Donald Porter
11:40 – 12:00 Professional Organizations
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch in Nesbitt Discovery Academy Cafeteria, PROVIDED BY: BCAE Chefs: Buncombe County Board of Education Members
1:30 – 3:30 Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions at Central Office
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System Account Information
Brian Propst, Personnel Department.
2015-2016 New Hire Information handout
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BCS System Account Info
BCS System Account Info
Website: mail.google.com Username: [email protected] Temporary Password: DOB (YYYYMMDD) Password Change upon first login
Computer Login
Windows 8Username: 10-digit UID.Temp Password: DOB (YYYYMMDD)Claim your IAM account to change password.
www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/UID
Any Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) will need to download and install the Zscaler root certificate in order to access secure (https://) websites
Visit www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/zscaler for complete instructions
Aesop: Absences and Substitutes
Website: www.aesoponline.com/login2.asp Mobile: m.aesoponline.com Phone: 1-800-94-AESOP (1.800.942.3767) Username: 10-digit home phone number Password: last 4-digits of your SSN.
Substitute Preference Lists
Teacher’s List
School’s List
BCS’ List
• Absence is logged.
• The job is released to subs in this order:
Aesop: Preferred Substitutes/Favorite 5
Include
Exclude
Leslie Knope, Teacher
Student Information
(Powerschool)Student attendance
Gradebook
NC Educator Effectiveness
(NCEES)ObservationsProfessional
Development
Student Information
(Powerschool)NC Educator Effectiveness
(NCEES) Website: my.ncedcoud.org Username: 10-digit UID Password: Claim your IAM account to set password
Claiming your IAM Account
Once you have a State UID you can Claim Your IAM Account.
Visit my.ncedcloud.orgTip Sheet is located at
tinyurl.com/BCSIAM
DocAgent: ePay Stub Website
Website: buncombe.docagent.net Username: first three letters of your last name +
last four numbers of your SSN. Password: 9-digit Employee ID with leading zeros.
Address/Phone Number Change
www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/hrmsinfochange
BCS Employee Website Login
The Employee Website login is your 10-digitUID and IAMpassword.
Employee Website
Website: buncombe.k12.nc.us > Staff Department Information Directories Employee Information UID / CEU Lookup Beginning Teacher Information Calendars This PowerPoint Much More…
Questions / Comments?
brian.propst@bcsemail
.org
Communications• Dr. Donald Porter,
Director• Jason Rhodes,
Assistant Director
Technology Services• Barry Pace, Director• Robert Frisby, Assistant Director
• Tech Support• District Technicians/Systems Engineers/Specialists
• Digital Learning Specialist/Facilitators
• [email protected] or 255-5987 or BOLT Ticket
• Professional Dev• Digital Learning Initiative: http://tinyurl.com/bcsdlp
• SMART Boards, High Density Wireless
• Blending Educational Strategies Together
• Personalized Learning
Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions
Professional Organizations
• Door Prizes(Generated by random.org)
• Lunch in Discovery Academy Cafeteria, PROVIDED BY: BCAE
Digital Learning Facilitator Sessions