Posted on November 5, 2008

Information For Educators

Critical Teaching Fields Identified for 2009-10 School Year

The critical teaching fields for the 2009-10 school year are:

  • Family and Consumer Science.
  • Mathematics.
  • Occupational Therapist.
  • Physics.
  • Speech Therapist.
  • Special Education (All Areas).
  • Technology Education.

Teachers in the above critical field areas may be eligible for additional salary credit if they successfully complete the coursework and meet the acceptability criteria at the time they submit their application to the FCPS licensure office. To learn more about applying for additional salary, go to www.fcps.edu/DHR/employees/licensure/addsalrequestinstruct.htm. If you have any questions about additional salary requests, send an e-mail to HRLicensure@fcps.edu.

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Fall WebStar Winners Announced

WebStar AwardThe new FCPS WebStar Awards (previously known as the Best Practices Awards) will be awarded three times each year by the Department of Communications and Community Outreach to the web curators of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school for school web sites that best demonstrate the following criteria:

  • Usefulness of content.
  • Clarity of design.
  • Ease of navigation.
  • Adherence to FCPS web policies.

The fall WebStar winners are:

Nominations will be gathered during the months of September, December, and March, and all FCPS school and department web curators will vote on the entire list of nominees. All WebStar winners will automatically be eligible for the Best of the Web awards, to be given in May.

For more information, contact Nancy Moy at nancy.moy@fcps.edu or 571-423-1221.

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2008 United Way Campaign to End on November 14

This year's United Way campaign is under way and will end on November 14. If you have not already done so, you may go to the link provided in the October 20 e-mail from the campaign committee and make your donation online. The campaign ambassador at your location will be able to help you if you have questions. 

We all win when children and families are healthy and financially stable. UWNCA is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, and health. These are the building blocks for a good life—a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. 

There are many agencies involved in meeting needs in our community, and we can have a vital part in helping to meet some of those needs, both by giving and by volunteering. 

For more information, go to http://fcpsnet.fcps.edu/unitedway/index.htm.

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Be Green—Help FCPS Save Energy, Turn Off Your Computer and Monitor When Not in Use

Monitors and desktop computers consume more energy than all other office equipment combined. The majority of the electricity a computer uses is wasted as it sits idle at night and while users attend meetings, speak on the phone, or leave the office. 

As a leader in environmental stewardship, Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to taking steps to save energy. The Office of Facilities Management, Energy Management Section, and the Department of Information Technology have developed the following computer use guidelines:

  • Turn off your computer each evening when you leave.
  • Enable the power management feature for your computer.
  • Turn off your monitor when you are not using your computer for 15 minutes or longer.

Significant savings can be captured at night with the simple action taken by each user of turning off monitors and shutting down computers. As an added benefit, this action reduces energy costs for required facility air-conditioning.

FCPS has had an energy management program for 30 years. Now you can help us take the next step in reducing our energy use and our environmental footprint. If you see energy being wasted in one of our buildings or have questions about energy use in FCPS, send an e-mail with a description of the problem, the building name, and your contact information to Energy@fcps.edu.

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New Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hot Line Available From the Office of Internal Audit

The Office of Internal Audit has a new confidential hot line—571-423-1333—for Fairfax County Public Schools employees and the general public to report suspected wrongdoing involving fraud, waste, and abuse of school assets and resources. Violations include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • theft or misuse of school funds or property.
  • falsification of records (e.g., personnel records, time and attendance, or any other FCPS report or record).
  • serious abuse of FCPS time such as unauthorized time away from work, falsification of work hours reported, or excessive use of county time for personal business.
  • neglect of duties or responsibilities and noncompliance with FCPS policies and regulations.

To access specific detailed information regarding the audit hot line, go to http://www.fcps.edu/supt/internalaudit/fraud.htm.  If you have any questions, contact Anne Benedicto in the Office of Internal Audit at 571-423-1320.

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