Newsletter for employees of the Tippecanoe School Corporation
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TSC Teachers of the Year
The Tippecanoe School Corporation has named Gina Boyd from Mayflower Mill Elementary as the TSC Elementary Teacher of the Year and Melissa Eddy from Battle Ground Middle School as the TSC Secondary Teacher of the Year.
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Click
here
to see a list of our retirees, 30 and 40 year service award recipients and employees who earned special recognition.
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Public School Foundation grant winners
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- Franklin Mason – Harrison High School, "Empowering Students Bit by Bit," $599.76
- Sarah Grimes – Mintonye Elementary, "Be Prepared," $1,995.78
- Kara Meyer – Burnett Creek Elementary, "Breaking the Code," $1,584.00
- Debbie Beckett – Burnett Creek Elementary, "Meet me at the Fair," $842.40
The winners will be recognized at the PSFTC Seeds for Excellence Grant Reception May 8 at the John E. Christian House, SAMARA in West Lafayette.
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Congratulations to the April INtegrate Movement Challenge winners -- Battle Ground Middle School. Get your team moving in May to win the Golden Sneaker trophy and $100. Click
here
to learn how to score points for your team.
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TSC and local race and event guide
Looking for a race or event? There are several coming up locally and throughout TSC. Click
here
to check out this guide to see some of the options available to you to lace up and get moving.
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M
ay - Summertime routines
(Grilling 101)
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Finally…the sun is shining and the weather is getting warmer. Many of us will fire up the grills, have cookouts, and enjoy the nicer weather. With a little planning you can grill healthy, tasty food.
Click
here
to get some grilling ideas that will be sure to please the taste buds without adding to the waistline.
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TSC INtegrate employee discount guide
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We are pleased to present this year’s TSC INtegrate gym and store discount guide. All TSC employees are eligible for discounts from local partners. Click
here
to see what discounts that you are eligible for as a TSC employee.
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TSC Technology Tip
Retiring & Resigning Employees - Data Retrieval
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In the fall of 2016, the TSC Technology Department established a connection between their systems and those in the HR Department. As a result, activating and disabling staff network accounts is an automated process. Due to this automation, an employee's account status is based on an their employment active/inactive dates in the HR Department’s systems.
For employees retiring or resigning at the end of the 17-18 school year, their TSC network account will be disabled on May 31, 2018.
If a retiring/resigning teacher is teaching summer school, their account will remain active until that assignment has concluded.
Staff are responsible for exporting any data they wish to keep prior to separating employment with the TSC. For staff using Google Drive, all files can be easily exported using
Google Takeout
. Google Takeout also exports Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts data. TSC staff are responsible for returning any TSC-owned equipment to the appropriate representative before leaving their position.
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Financial Wellness Seminar
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"Saving for Retirement" presented by Regions Bank.
Tuesday, May 15, 4:30 pm, Wea Ridge Middle School, Room 127
Thursday, May 17, 6:30 pm, Battle Ground Middle School, Room 127
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Purdue vouchers available
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Purdue University recognizes the TSC for allowing Purdue students field experience assignments in our schools. Purdue credit vouchers are distributed each year for teachers on the current Purdue University Early Field Experience list, media specialists, and building principals participating with Purdue-placed, observing students and who have not exceeded their allotment.
The TSC has vouchers available that expire July 31, 2019 and can be used only at the West Lafayette campus. If you are interested in applying for a voucher, please complete
the application
and return it to
Julie Slunaker
by May 18.
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Contribution change for HSA
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Effective for calendar year 2018, the annual Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for an individual with self-only coverage is $3,450. On March 5, the IRS reduced the previously released 2018 family contribution limit for HSAs from $6,900 to $6,850. This change is a result of the tax reform law (P.L. 115-97).
After careful consideration and hearing from stakeholders of the administrative and financial burden of refunding an over payment of $50 for individuals that had made the full $6,900 contribution, the IRS reconsidered its earlier decision to reduce the contribution limit. On Thursday, April 26, the IRS announced the 2018 contribution limit for a family HSA to be $6,900. No additional changes were made.
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IDOE teacher survey coming soon
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The Indiana Department of Education is developing a survey to assist teachers and school districts with collecting meaningful data that hopefully will lead to better teacher retention rates.
The survey will be released May 14 and will be open for 30 days. Click
here
to learn more about the survey. A link to the survey will be in the next TSC Matters, May 18.
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Community meeting on addictions
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Tippecanoe County Community Corrections is holding a presentation on "Heroin: It's not an Epidemic, it's a Pandemic," at 6 pm, May 14 at Ivy Tech Community College. The keynote speaker, Tim Ryan, will discuss the issues surrounding addictions and how community members can get involved.
Click
here to learn more about the event.
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Inspiration Matters
With Kathy Nimmer
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We believe in young people or we would not be working so closely with them every day. Still, when an opportunity comes to see them shine, it is forever uplifting. In
this link
, you will see a teenager with autism performing the National Anthem. Truly, I am not sure which part of this video is more inspiring: his performance or the explosion of support from his peers when his performance ends. May all of it be exactly what you need in order to renew your spirit this day.
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Employee Name:
Diana Smith
Years with TSC:
5
Position:
Executive ECA Treasurer
Why is TSC a great place to work:
TSC is a great place to be because no day is ever the same. Each day brings new challenges and rewards. You know you're in a great place when you enjoy the people you work with. It is exciting to see our corporation continue to grow!
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Employee Name:
Aspen Kitchell
Years with TSC:
1
Position:
Teacher, Dayton Elementary
Why is TSC a great place to work:
I knew I wanted to be a part of TSC because of the great resources and opportunities it offers new teachers. The people who I work with are unbelievably encouraging and supportive. I consider myself very fortunate to have found a home in TSC!
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May 28 -
Memorial Day - no school
May 29
- Last student day
June 3
- TSC spring commencement
June 6-7
- eLearning Conference
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Pursuing Excellence Together
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