Talent Management & Development
May 22, 2024
The Talent Management & Development team is committed to supporting the staff in the MPS from recruitment through their entire employee experience in the Milford Public Schools.
People are our purpose.
The purpose of this newsletter is to foster connectedness and belonging throughout our organization. Our motto is "Putting People First" and YOU are our people.
Newsflash!
It is Open Enrollment time for group health insurance and certain other employee benefit plans through May 31, 2024. Please click here for details.
As a reminder, participation in the Flexible Spending Plan requires an enrollment form completed annually.
If you are NOT making a health plan enrollment change for the 2024-2025 year, you do not need to submit any forms to maintain your current health plan coverage.
Employee health insurance payroll contribution schedules will be distributed as soon as they are available, once the 2024-2025 plan year renewal with Anthem is finalized. We hope to have this information distributed by the end of May and appreciate your patience.
Please contact the benefits office with any questions you may have!
Wellness Tip...
"Never underestimate the power of a single act of kindness."
~ Dr. Betty Shabazz ~
Inside this month's Anthem Newsletter:
Suicide Prevention
How to Support Teenage Mental Health
Suicide Prevention in Teens
Move Your Own Way
Roasted Chicken with Spring Veggies
Special Opportunity!
Spots are still available for this great professional learning!
August 19 OR 20
In this full-day workshop PETER LILJEDAHL, acclaimed educator and author of Building Thinking Classrooms, will share his 15 years of research to help us create ideal learning settings for our students.
Learn about the:
■ 14 best practices for optimal thinking
■ Macro- and Micro-tasks to build an ideal learning setting
■ Whats/Whys/Hows of each practice
■ Hear first-hand accounts from teachers/students
Special Event!
We are hosting a Paraprofessional Job Fair!!!
Due to retirements, we have many openings for Paraprofessionals - please spread the word!
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Jonathan Law High School
Senior Cafe
Laughter is the Best Medicine!
"How do you learn more about a spider?"
"Check out its website!!"
Joke provided by our very own
MPS F.Y.V.E. Program!
It's Time to Recognize Excellence
Our annual End-of-Year Celebration will be held on May 28, 2024 at 5:30 pm. The event will honor retirees and the schools' and district's Parents, Paraeducators and Teachers of the Year.
We hope to see you there!
Celebrating Our Staff!
Presenting the M.P.S. Teacher of the Year!!!!
RACHEL PANGU
FCS Teacher, Foran
Praise for Rachel:
Rachel is an exceptional educator. She is unwavering in her commitment to her students and has a passion for teaching. She has consistently demonstrated reflectiveness and a commitment to personal growth which enhance her effectiveness in the classroom and also serve as an inspiration to colleagues and students alike.
Presenting the M.P.S. Paraeducator of the Year!!!!
PATRICIA FOX
Para, West Shore
Praise for Patti:
Patti's friendly and easy going personality makes it easy for students to feel safe and at ease. She confidently approaches students when working in the classrooms to support their learning. The students are comfortable with her style of support and willingly accept her help.
Tech Tip...
ChatGPT is a freely accessible resource developed by Open AI. It is beyond powerful! I asked Chat how it can be helpful to us in our day-to-day lives. Check out what Chat said!
** Trivia Contest **
What candy, produced in Austria and Connecticut, has a name that is an abbreviation for the German word for peppermint?
Click here to submit your answer. Correct responses received by noon on Friday, 5/24 will be entered into a drawing to win a Stanley Tumbler!
** ALSO **
All who submit a response to any of the trivia questions will be entered into a drawing in June for a special Milford Beach Bag prize. So, even if your answer was incorrect or your correct response wasn't randomly drawn, you have another chance to be randomly selected for this great prize!!
Open Positions - Tell Your Friends!
click here for more detail
American Sign Language Teacher - Middle School
Physics Teacher
School Counselor
Grade 6 Science Teacher
STEM Educator
Special Education Teacher
Extended School Year, Summer School: Varied Roles
Lunch Aides
Paraprofessionals
Links & Reminders
Salary Agreements for the 2024 - 2025 school year will be sent out to certified staff, by email in early June - keep an eye out for them. Once you receive yours, please review, sign and return it by email, within 5 days.
If you are awaiting a degree change, you must still sign the agreement; when we receive your transcript, a revised Salary Agreement will be created and sent to you.
What Else Belongs in this Newsletter?
To submit suggestions, feedback, requests, good news or ideas for content for this newsletter,
click here.
Welcome New Staff!
Michael Einig
Permanent Building Sub, West Shore
Fun Fact... Michael has been a big Miami Heat fan since 2007!
Alyssa Greggis
Lunch Aide, JFK
Fun Fact... Alyssa is an avid skier in the winter!
Joseph Neumann
Homebound Tutor, District
Fun Fact... Joseph is a whiz at math and science!
Darren Payen
ISS Monitor, Foran
Fun Fact... Darren played Division 1 basketball at the University of Vermont and professional basketball in Spain. When he is not playing basketball, he also has a hidden singing talent!
Jenna Skiba
Instructional Supervisor Secretary, Parsons
Fun Fact... Jenna holds the woman's record in CT for the heaviest weight squatted, at 600 lbs!
Welcome New Substitutes!
Gina Brienza - Paraprofessional Substitute
Mia Dow - Paraprofessional Substitute
Shelby Green - Paraprofessional Substitute
Trevor Jaynes - Temporary Custodian
Kyra Lippert - Teacher Substitute
Erin Ochman - Teacher Substitute
Riley Pastir - Teacher Substitute
Julianne Spillane - Teacher Substitute
William Stowell - Teacher Substitute
Sean Swanson - Paraprofessional Substitute
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