Talent Management & Development
September 25, 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.
Check it out!
The TMD section of the district website has been expanded to provide you as much useful information as possible. New this fall are tabs for:
* Benefits - plan information and forms, at your fingertips
* Equity - our framework, presentations and commitments
* Required Notices - Virtual Staff Room Bulletin Board
Wellness Tip...
“Health is a state of body, Wellness is a state of being.”
~ J. Stanford ~
Inside this month's Anthem Newsletter:
Tips for staying healthy at work
Staying active: indoor and outdoor
5 ways to help your kids have a healthy school year
Chicken and spinach quesadilla
~ AMBASSADOR UPDATE ~
MPS teachers are amazing! More than 30 teachers have signed up to be Ambassadors to future teachers from Smith College and Sacred Heart University! Smith College students visited Foran High School and received a spectacular tour of the building, observed in classrooms and met with a great group of students who answered questions about what makes their school experience so positive. Another group of Smith students met virtually with a group of our teachers and asked great questions that would help them when they begin teaching; our teachers shared such wise advice! Sacred Heart pairings for the junior clinical placements should be finalized soon and will be begining shortly after. It is such a tribute to the professionalism of our staff that we are able to support all of these programs and future teachers!
Last Months Special Offer Expires Sunday!
Last Chance for New York Yankees Teacher & Staff Ticket Offer
Using XNow verification, teachers and staff can purchase discounted tickets to select games throughout the season. After a quick verification process, you will save up to 50 percent off the advance ticket price on select seats.
Offer Expires: September 29, 2024
Tech Tip...
Go Back in Time
Are you looking for something you were working on days ago?
Just press the Windows key + Tab. That will open a timeline of your recent activities in Windows. Click on the window you are interested in accessing or press Esc to return to your current window.
Laughter is the Best Medicine!
"What did the pumpkin say to the pumpkin carver?"
"Cut. It. Out!"
Joke provided by our very own
MPS F.Y.V.E. Program!
** Trivia Contest **
Which state is the biggest pumpkin producer in the United States?
(all responses within range will be considered correct!)
Click here to submit your answer. Correct responses received by noon on Friday, 9/27 will be entered into a drawing to win an Owala Water Bottle!
** ALSO **
All who submit a response to any of the trivia questions will be entered into a drawing in January for a special winter themed basket. 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 details
School Psychologist
.5 Special Education Teacher
Elementary Spanish Teacher
CNA Program Instructor
.6 BCBA
Director of Business Services
Payroll Supervisor
Assistant Director of Talent Management and Development
Paraprofessionals
Long Term Subs and more!
Reminders
Teachers, please be sure to get your Degree Change Letter in no later than October 15th if you anticipate a degree change for the 2025-2026 year. As per the MEA contract, this anticipated degree change letter must be submitted in writing to Dr. Cutaia by October 15th of the school year preceding the school year in which the degree change takes effect. Please be sure to copy Wendy Kopazna on this letter as well. If you have any questions, please reach out to Angela Intelisano at extension 3464.
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!
April Ball
Paraprofessional, Orchard Hills
Fun Fact... April absolutely loves trying out new recipes that she's never cooked before in the kitchen!
Bianca Castelan
Ready to Learn Assistant Teacher, Orange Avenue
Fun Fact... Bianca loves to run and has participated in several 5K races!
Quinn Comer
Lifeguard, Foran
Fun Fact... Quinn is a sophomore at Notre Dame High School in West Haven, where he is a member of the hockey and lacrosse teams. This lifeguarding position will be his first job and he is very excited to start!
Matt Cruz
Assistant Football Coach, Foran
Fun Fact... Matt loves traveling and trying new foods!
Pat Drew
Interim Instructional Supervisor of Humanities 6-12, District
Fun Fact... Pat loves to travel and recently did a transatlantic cruise to Portugal, Spain, France and England!
Mark Fitzgerald
Building Substitute, West Shore
Fun Fact... Mark can play four instruments, including the guitar, piano, base, and the banjo!
Maryalice Fortuna
Paraprofessional/Van Driver, The Academy
Fun Fact... Maryalice loves to play golf!
Brigitta Glynn
ISS Monitor, West Shore
Fun Fact... When Brigitta was in High School she was the only girl on the Boy's Ice Hockey Team!
Ashlee Hoekenga
Lunch Aide, East Shore
Fun Fact... Ashlee enjoys most of her time with her son Dennis - they love the outdoors and cooking!
Jyotika Katyal
Lunch Aide, Pumpkin Delight
Fun Fact... Jyotika is a mathematics lover. She believes that math helps us understand the numbers and numbers help us understand the world better!
Jessica Larrequi
Lunch Aide, West Shore
Fun Fact... Jessica rescues kittens in her spare time and loves to read and go for walks!
Erin Maciag
Special Education Teacher, Meadowside
Fun Fact... Erin sings, mostly broadway, but some opera songs. Recently she was able to perform a vocal duet with her daughter!
Lena Maarouf
Building Substitute, Harborside
Fun Fact... Lena ziplined over a volcano in Costa Rica!
Ashley Mitchell
Special Education Teacher, Live Oaks
Fun Fact... When she is not at school, Ashley enjoys traveling and finding new baking recipes!
Linda O'Neill
Paraprofessional, Orchard Hills
Fun Fact... Linda's favorite season is fall and she likes to go apple and pumpkin picking!
Andrew Paulus
Assistant Football Coach, Law
Fun Fact... Andrew was a collegiate athlete, captain, first team offense all conference, and made the conference all academic team every year at The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth!
Carmen Perez
Lunch Aide, Meadowside
Fun Fact... Carmen enjoys cooking a lot, but her daughter’s dogs are always following her around to see if she drops food on the floor so they can grab it!
Deborah Persson
Food Services General Worker, East Shore
Fun Fact... Deborah is a lifelong equestrian and worked as a professional groom in the US and UK.
Kathryn Pisano
Assistant Girls Volleyball Coach, Foran
Fun Fact... Kathryn works full time as a clinical dietitian and in her free time enjoys traveling, hiking, rock climbing, playing volleyball, running, cycling, and cooking and baking!
Lindsay Raymond
Health Teacher, East Shore
Fun Fact... Lindsay is a 500-hour certified Yoga teacher and enjoys practicing Yoga and Pilates in her free time!
Destiney Schluter
Lunch Aide, Orange Avenue
Fun Fact... Destiney enjoys crafting, which includes drawing and painting and woodworking.
Carter Shearer
Lifeguard, Foran
Fun Fact... Carter is working on his Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts!
Abigail Smith
Paraprofessional, Harborside
Fun Fact... Abigail is an avid hockey fan for the New York Rangers!
Kathy Tracy
Lunch Aide, Pumpkin Delight
Fun Fact... Kathy loves to go camping and has been camping for over 20 years she also loves to go cruising and has been all over the Caribbean.
Walter Wakeman
Interim Instructional Supervisor of STEM PK-5, District
Fun Fact... Walter sailed to NewFoundland with a crew of three this summer!
Welcome New Substitutes!
Jill Davis - Food Service Substitute
Jayden Delaporta - Teacher Substitute
Elisabeth LeSieur - Long Term School Counselor Substitute
Lisa Milburn - Teacher Substitute
Katie Morin - Food Service Substitute
Debra Perez - Food Service Substitute
Katerine Perez - Food Service Substitute
John Reno - Food Service Substitute
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