Auxiliary Adviser"Providing Services That Power Education" |
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| Volume 3, Issue 3 |
November
2002
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In This Issue
New Associate Superintendent
Department of Energy Honors WCPSS
In Celebration of Education
Talkin' Trash
Procedures Manual
Special Annual Leave Bonus
Veterans Day
PERT - Safety News Flash
Training
Mark Your Calendar
Paws to Recycle
Board Names Haydon New Associate Superintendent
At its Oct. 8 meeting, the Board of Education approved Donald Haydon as the new associate superintendent for auxiliary services. Haydon will fill the vacancy created by Ray Massey's retirement.
After almost three decades of service, Massey's last day with the Wake County Public School System will be Dec. 31, 2002. In his journey to improve the learning environments for students across Wake County, Massey has touched many lives. (Look for a special tribute to Ray Massey in the next issue.)
Haydon has served as the chief operations officer of the Columbus, Ohio schools since 2000. He served as director of facilities and then executive director of finance and operations management for the Minneapolis, Minnesota schools from 1993 to 2000. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and earned a master's in financial management from the Naval Post Graduate School. He also earned a degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University.
Department of Energy Honors Wake County Public School System
On Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Energy recognized the Wake County Public School System for its success in saving energy. "We achieve energy savings of $1.2 million annually through a combination of energy-efficient designs, building improvements and a far-reaching EnergySavers program that involves students, teachers, administrators, and maintenance staff," said Mike Burriss, assistant superintendent of facilities. "It takes everyone working together."
Jim Powell, director of the DOE Atlanta regional office, and Ray Massey, associate superintendent of auxiliary services, signed an agreement to make the school system a partner of Rebuild America, a national network of more than 475 partnerships committed to improving communities by saving energy. Through the Rebuild America program, DOE anticipates that WCPSS will serve as a model for what school districts can accomplish by committing to a comprehensive energy-saving program.
"I applaud Wake County schools for taking the lead. We need more districts following your example," said Powell.
In addition to Powell and Burriss, officials from the North Carolina State Energy Office, Rebuild America/EnergySmart Schools and the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project made remarks. State Senator Eric Reeves, Wake Board of Education member Susan Parry and student EnergySavers teams were also on hand for the partnership signing.
The event was held at Dillard Drive Middle; a school that is saving over $42,000 annually on energy largely due to design features that make optimum use of daylighting, or the strategic use of natural light, in combination with other energy-saving measures. Dillard Middle was constructed from the same design as Durant Middle, which also has daylighting and saves over $26,000 a year. The new Heritage Middle, scheduled to open in 2004, will also include daylighting.
WCPSS is also incorporating many other sustainability guidelines into its current building program, PLAN 2000, making it one of the first districts to do so. In February 2001, a Triangle group representing Durham, Orange and Wake Counties, released sustainability guidelines to improve the design, construction and operation of public buildings. The group produced the document "High Performance Guidelines: Triangle Region Public Facilities" to save energy and water, reduce the use of materials, reduce indoor pollutants, and save taxpayer dollars. Guidelines cover 45 topics and range from waste management to erosion control.
With one of the largest building programs in the area, WCPSS feels it's important to set an example and be responsible with its resources.
In celebration of education, Belk is proud to welcome all educators, administrators, support staff, and their immediate families to Educator's Night 2002 at Belk.
This year, Educator's Night is Sunday night, Nov. 10, from
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at your local Belk store. This event
is not open to the public, and is not advertised. Educator's
Night is in recognition of YOU - the great educators of our
children. Come enjoy prizes and savings, including:
*A 15% shopping discount off all regular, sale, and clearance-priced
merchandise. (Normal exclusions apply - the discount will
be 10% in the Home Dept.),
*Light refreshments,
*Fabulous door prizes,
*A chance to register to win one of four trips to the Bahamas,
or Jamaica, and
*A chance to register to win one of four $1,000 Principal's
Prizes.
Talkin' Trash
No matter where you live, you can recycle!
America Recycles Day is Nov. 15, 2002. The goal of this day is to increase recycling efforts and the purchase of recycled products throughout America so that we conserve resources for future generations. Preserving our natural resources is vital to preserving a healthy way of life. In one way or another, we can each take steps to help reduce consumption of natural resources and promote sustainability of our land, air and water.
Everyone knows that recycling can make a world of difference for our environment, and that is why the EnergySavers Program has made recycling so easy for schools to do their part with the ink-jet cartridge-recycling program. At a time when schools are working on a limited budget, this is a wonderful opportunity to earn extra money and take part in protecting our earth. We can't solve the entire recycling issue, but the EnergySavers Program can make a difference with your help.
Each empty ink-jet cartridge that we recycle back into circulation decreases the amount of solid waste that is put into our landfills and reduces the amount of limited natural resources required to produce new cartridges. It is estimated that there are over 125 million pounds of empty toner cartridges dumped into U.S. landfills annually. Unfortunately, these cartridges are made of high-grade industrial plastics that take at least 1,000 years to decompose.
For more information, please call Christina Larkins at 856-3715 or e-mail clarkins@wcpss.net.
The Auxiliary Services Division Procedures Manual is on the Intranet. For information regarding core values and ethics, quality control and continuous improvement, emergency procedures, administrative and general operations, personnel, finance, system resources, public relations, forms and supplemental information, please visit http://www2.wcpss.net/Departments/Auxiliary/index.html.
Special Annual Leave Bonus was officially passed in Senate Bill 1115 on Oct. 1, 2002. Those eligible for the 10 extra days include 29+ year teachers who did not receive an incremental pay increase; all other employees not paid on the principal, assistant principal and teacher salary schedule; and employees in an active pay status and eligible to earn leave on Sept. 30, 2002.
The 10 days are pro-rated for 10- and 11- month employees and for time employed (i.e. 12 month employees = 10 days, 11 month employees = 9.20 days, 10 month employees = 8.33 days). A one-time addition, the bonus will be paid out as regular annual leave, upon separation from employment. The days are not subject to sick leave and will not roll over on June 30.
Special Annual Leave Bonus balances are anticipated to appear on employees' paychecks by December 2002.
Compensation Services and Human Resources will provide updates as new procedures and policies are developed to administer Special Annual Leave Bonus for eligible employees. Please contact Gail Parnell, senior director of compensation services, at gparnell@wcpss.net if you have questions.
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, is the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. Please take this opportunity to honor all those who served with the U.S. armed forces.
In recognition of Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, will be a holiday for students, teachers, and administrators in all schools - traditional, year-round, modified, and Carver Elementary. It will also be a holiday for all central office personnel.
PERT - Safety News Flash
Doug Burd, Facilities Safety Officer
Safe Driving
You may be an aggressive driver if:
· You ever cut through a gas station to avoid a light or traffic
· Someone behind you has on his bright lights and you let
him pass so you can return the favor
· You find you make the best time by weaving in and out of
traffic
· When stuck in traffic, you exit and get back on the same
road just to improve your position by 20 cars
· When someone cuts you off, you spend up to return the favor
· You speed up when someone is trying to pass you
· You feel like every car you pass is one more behind you
· You never allow extra time to reach your destination
· You use the grass as a turning lane
· You feel it's a weak person that lets someone into traffic
and that's just another one you have to pass
· Most people have to pass you on the right because the left
hand lane belongs to you.
Slow down a little bit, enjoy life and take time for safety. We like you just the way you are.
For a complete list of training opportunities for auxiliary services employees, visit http://www2.wcpss.net/Departments/OrganizationalDevelopment/orgdev3.html.
Garner Training Center
The training center is located at 201 Avery Street in Garner, behind the old Garner Elementary.
Directions: Go down Rock Quarry Road. Turn right onto Sanderford Road, which will turn into Creech Road. Take a right onto Old Garner Road and then a right onto Avery Street. Turn left at the Garner Parks and Recreation sign. The training center is in a single-story building behind the gym and playground.
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Educator's Night 2002 at Belk |
America Recycles Day |
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Veterans Day |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
Recycle aluminum cans at your neighborhood school igloo site this month. Proceeds will go to help purchase vet clinic equipment, humidifiers for dog areas and medical needs for the animals. The homeless animals of Wake County would appreciate your hard work in collecting cans. Wake County School Igloo Recycling Sites:
| Apex High | Kingswood Elementary |
| Athens Drive High | Knightdale Elementary |
| Brassfield Elementary | Leesville Road Elementary |
| Brentwood Elementary | Ligon Middle |
| Briarcliff Elementary | Lockhart Elementary |
| Cary Elementary | Martin Middle |
| Cary High | Millbrook High |
| Carroll Middle | Morrisville Elementary |
| Combs Elementary | North Garner Middle |
| Daniels Middle | Northwoods Elementary |
| Dillard Drive Elementary | Olive Chapel Elementary |
| Douglas Elementary | Pleasant Union Elementary |
| East Cary Middle | Rolesville Elementary |
| East Garner Middle | Vance Elementary |
| East Millbrook Middle | Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle |
| East Wake High | Wake Forest-Rolesville High |
| Enloe High | Wendell Elementary |
| Fuquay-Varina High | West Lake Middle |
| Garner High | West Millbrook Middle |
| Holly Springs Elementary | Willow Springs Elementary |
| Hunter Elementary | Zebulon Middle |
| Joyner Elementary |
Stay Informed
The Auxiliary Adviser is e-mailed to subscribers in the school system; and posted on the Intranet, Internet, and Auxiliary Services Tao bulletin board. A hard copy of the Adviser is also posted on bulletin boards in the Maintenance and Facilities Buildings, placed in each maintenance shop's box, and one is sent to the head custodian and child nutrition staff at each school.
To have the newsletter e-mailed to you directly, simply send an e-mail with "subscribe" in the subject line, to kwood@wcpss.net.
Auxiliary Services Division
Vision
Providing Services That Power Education
Mission Statement
Provide quality facilities and support services to ensure
safe, healthy, inviting and optimal learning environments.
Goals
1) Recruit, develop and retain a qualified and high quality
workforce.
2) Provide and maintain quality facilities and support services
that result in a safe and healthy learning environment.
3) Effectively communicate successes, challenges and needs.