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IISD Service Awards
 A
Service Awards Banquet was held on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Travis
Middle School to honor employees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40
years of service to the district. Irving ISD wishes to honor the
305 employees with 4,485 years of service to the district. Special
thanks to all who have served so faithfully through the years! |
6-25-08 |
Spanish Oral Proficiency Stipend
 The
IISD School Board approved a $500 Spanish Oral Proficiency Stipend for
the 2007-2008 school year for any Professional or Paraprofessional
Employee not currently receiving a Bilingual stipend. To qualify,
employees must score a 4 or better on the TOPT or pass a District
Approved Equivalent Assessment... |
5-30-08 |
Special Ticket
Prices
 The
Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra welcomes Irving ISD staff, faculty and
students to purchase tickets for
$5.00 (family tickets can also be
purchased at this price) ... This week come hear Daniel del Pino
(pianist) who has already performed in all five continents. His
performances have been heard in the most prestigious venues all over
Europe, in Morocco, Jordan, Israel, Gabon, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil,
Australia, and in the U.S. |
5-12-08 |
Chipotle
Teacher Appreciation Day
 Chipotle
is having a Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 6th,
2008. Irving ISD faculty and staff can come in to any DFW area
Chipotle, show their ID badge, and get free food!
Thanks for all you do! |
5-07-08 |
2nd
Draft 2008-2009 School
Calendar
 Attached
for review with staff, parents and community members is a revised
DRAFT#2 2008-2009 school calendar. The calendar is a result of
discussion with the Board of Trustees during the March 10 Noon Work
Session. Provided is a summary chart
comparing the 2008-2009 DRAFT calendars. |
4-21-08 |
Honorees for 2008 Employee
Service Awards Banquet
Have we missed anyone? Here is the list of the honorees
invited to attend the May 1, 2008, Employee Service Awards Banquet.
If you are aware of any names that have been left off the list ... |
4-18-08 |
 IISD
Injectible Prescription Process
When a member needs to obtain an injectible medication, he or she can
choose between: (a) Tel-Drug Specialty Pharmacy, (b)
Retail Pharmacy, or (c) Physician’s Office. If the patient
needs/wants to obtain an injectible drug outside of the physician's
office, the member can... |
4-15-08 |
All Forms of Zyrtec Available Over-the-Counter
 We
want to make you aware of an exciting program to help employees who are
currently taking the medication, Zyrtec®. Zyrtec will
become available without a prescription on January 24, 2008. This
means your employees can buy the same 24 hour, full prescription
strength Zyrtec products without a prescription in stores wherever
over-the-counter products are sold. As a result, Zyrtec will no longer
be covered by their prescription benefits program, effective January 25,
2008. |
4-15-08 |
Draft 2008-2009 School
Calendar
The
provided DRAFT 2008-2009 Calendar is to be shared with staff, parents,
and community as their opportunity to provide feedback. Plans are to
report preliminary results during subsequent Noon Work Sessions during
the month of March... |
3-11-08 |
DATE Stakeholder Meetings
 A
new state incentive program for school districts, named the District
Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE), has been created by the Texas
Legislature to increase teacher performance and student achievement.
Sixty percent of the funds must go to reward teachers who
demonstrate student achievement in their classrooms. (The
remaining 40% may be used for other staff, stipends, or other allowable
activities.) There will be
three Stakeholder Meetings scheduled in January to explain the program
and seek input... |
1-31-08 |
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1-22-08 |
 Board Approves Salary
Schedules
The Irving ISD Board of Trustees
adopted the new salary schedules for the
2007-2008 school year at the July 16th board meeting. These salary
schedules are now posted on the Human Resources site. |
12-30-07 |
Academy Craft Fair
 The
Academy of Irving is proud to present our 3rd Annual Academy Craft Fair
on December 8th from 9am−4pm. We have over 50 confirmed crafters
and vendors. Also Santa’s play land will be open the whole day for
the kids play for two hours while parents shop. Santa is dropping
by from 10am−2pm to take pictures with the little ones! |
12-10-07 |
Nimitz Madrigal Feaste and
Concert
 Nimitz
High School Choir Department proudly presents its annual Madrigal Feaste
on December 6, 7 and 8 at 7:00 pm at
Nimitz High School. Reserve tickets early as seating is limited. |
12-10-07 |
Coats for Kids
 Dear
IISD teachers and staff,
Any student who is in need of a coat this winter can receive a coat
through Project PASS. Please first consider children who do not have any
kind of coat and then children who may need a better coat.
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12-07-07 |
$55,580 Paid for
Exemplary Attendance
 The Exemplary Attendance (EA) Program will award $55,580 to 60 IISD
employees in their October paychecks. One hundred ninety-six District
employees earned the minimum number of days (15) over the past five
years to be eligible to “cash-in” some or all of their EA days during
employment. The sixty employees who took advantage of this opportunity
will receive an average of $926.33 per employee. The maximum benefit
was
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12-01-07 |
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11-13-07 |
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11-13-07 |
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11-01-07 |
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Surveys
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Employee Benefits Survey
(October 23 deadline)
Our desire is to hear from our employees concerning which
features of the Health plan are most important to them.
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10-24-07 |
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Privacy Flags and Release of Public
Information
Action Required - October 12
Deadline
Have you set the privacy option on your Employee Self Serve account?
Many still have "All Public" listed and many requests have been made
for data ... is your set correctly?
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10-15-07 |
 Benefits
Videos Online
The Risk Management department presents a
series of videos by Jeanette Severson to give you the basic knowledge
you will need to make the right decision for health care for you and
your family ... |
9-04-07 |
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NEW Benefits Summary 2007-2008
On the Benefits website is a
summary of benefit programs provided to eligible Irving ISD employees
for 2007-08. The renewal date for health, life, and supplemental
insurance programs is September 1. Any applicable program or
rate changes take effect on this date.
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9-04-07 |
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9-04-07 |
Bloodborne Pathogens on Blackboard
 All district employees are required to complete training on Bloodborne Pathogens
by
October 31, 2007. To complete this requirement all
staff can access the online Health Services course, review the
online PowerPoint and complete the Bloodborne assignment. |
9-04-07 |
Open Enrollment for 2007-2008 Benefits
 ALL
staff members will need to go to the Employee Self Service link to
access your open enrollment for benefits for the 2007-2008 school
year. Open enrollment begins on August 1st ...
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9-04-07 |
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8-27-07 |
Kronos Check-In Procedures
for Summer TBA Staff Development
 KRONOS
Check In Procedures for Instructional Paraprofessionals for 4 Exchange
Days are as follows: The November 19 and 20 exchange days must be
for two days of District Provided Training taken prior to November 1.
For those not meeting the above requirement the Administration Building
will host the two days of required training on November 19 and 20
since all campuses will be officially closed on the 19th and 20th.
Employees will be docked in their January paycheck for any days missed...
(more) |
8-27-07 |
Update Your Personal Information for
CourseWhere
 As
the summer starts, the online staff development registration system will
be sending you reminders, cancellation notices, and important
information about the classes you have registered for, BUT if your
information is wrong you might not receive these important notices. |
8-01-07 |
End of Year
Payroll Information
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• Summer Address Verification
EVERY EMPLOYEE
should remember to verify your home address for the summer ....
• Retirement Procedures
Payroll options for retirees ....
• Teacher Retirement System
Retirees should contact the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas (TRS) immediately ...
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6-19-07 |
Change in CourseWhere
 CourseWhere
will force you to update your personal information the next time you try
to register for a staff development session. A new line item
called "Level" has been added to CourseWhere. It is not
an optional field so everyone will need to fill this in and it won't
allow you to successfully register for staff development sessions
without updating this field...
(help) |
6-19-07 |
Is Your Staff Development Record
Up-to-Date?
All instructional paras and teachers will need
24 "06-07 Instructional Paid Day" credits (12 are Campus and 12
are District). All IPD credit documentation MUST be in the
district staff development office by May 1st , 2007, to avoid being
docked. |
5-31-07 |
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Request to "Sell" Exemplary Attendance Days
According to the rules of the Exemplary
Attendance Program, you can request to “sell” your Exemplary
Attendance Days back to the Irving Independent School District.
(See page for rules and exemptions.)
Due to the delay in processing this
year, the deadline for requesting the selling of Exemplary
Attendance days is being extended to Monday, October 9, 2006.
You can obtain a sell-back form using the link above. We will also
be sending you a form in school mail asking whether you would like
to sell back your days or, if you have the accumulated 15 or more EA
days to do so. |
10-12-06 |
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Benefits
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Open Enrollment for Health
Insurance
EVERY EMPLOYEE MUST
participate in this year’s Open Enrollment as all of your benefits
information needs to be put on the computer system whether or not
you are making any changes.
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9-5-06 |
NEW
Online Enrollment for Benefits
 (August
1-31) This
summer’s Open Enrollment will have a brand new feature — Online
Enrollment. The
informational meetings
(like those we have had in the past) will also provide information and a
demonstration of how to enroll for your benefits using the on-line MUNIS
computer system.
EVERY
EMPLOYEE MUST participate in this year’s Open Enrollment as
all of your benefits information needs to be put on the computer system
whether or not you are making any changes.
(Click here to read about
your 06-07 benefits.) |
9-5-06 |
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