Newsletter for employees of the Tippecanoe School Corporation TSC Matters

A season of gratitude Merry Christmas and Happy New Year TSC faculty and staff. Gratitude offers us a chance to pause and reflect on things we're thankful for such as family, friends, colleagues, food, safety and our homes. Living with an attitude of gratitude actually improves our brain structure and we become happier and healthier. I would like to extend my gratitude to all of our employees for their tireless efforts in helping educate the students of TSC. I hope this holiday season is filled with gratitude, appreciation and some good laughter.   With gratitude, Scott Hanback Superintendent 

Throughout the holiday season, TSC students and staff give back to the community. This is a look at some, but not all, of the activities involving our schools. TSC Giving video

NCHS grant coordinator selected As part of the NCHS Youth Resiliency Grant, Megan Ulrich will be stepping in to serve as the NCHS Grant Coordinator as well as Mental Health Liaison for the TSC starting in January 2020. Megan is currently a school counselor at McCutcheon High School and has experience as an elementary counselor and a clinical social worker. The purpose of this new role is to increase communication between the schools and mental health service providers as well as increase access to mental health services for our TSC students and families.  For additional information, click here or email Megan .

Professional development opportunity The Purdue University College of Education is offering a free spring professional development series “ Teaching Elections, Despite the Politics. ” The sessions will cover how to equip teachers and their students with the knowledge and skills to understand elections, regardless of who is on the ballot. Register here.

Apply to be a Wood scholar Applications for the  Richard D. Wood Scholarship   are available for certified employees seeking an administrator's license.  Applications   must be submitted by January 31, 2020. 

HEALTH MATTERS

December - Mindfulness: holiday success You can be successful in your health goals this holiday season! Click  here  to learn some healthy living strategies for holiday success. 

TSC State of Mind with Megan Ulrich The TSC has been awarded the NCHS Youth Resiliency Grant which provides our district an opportunity to add additional tools and strategies to support our ongoing Social Emotional Learning journey by way of Conscious Discipline (K-8). If you are interested in learning more about Conscious Discipline and wish to be considered as a candidate for serving as Building Champion, click on this link in order to apply. 

TSC INtegrate employee discount guide Click  here  to see all of the discounts that you are eligible for as a TSC employee. Please email us at   [email protected]   if you have any suggestions for a gym or vendor that you would like to add to the discount guide. 

TECHNOLOGY MATTERS

Results from December KnowBe4 Phishing Campaign Earlier this month, the Technology Department initiated one of its quarterly phishing campaigns wherein simulated phishing emails are sent to all staff. Over the course of the campaign, 137 staff members clicked one of the links in the message they received. Before clicking links within email messages, please consider the following: Have you signed up for email marketing/correspondence from this company using your TSC email address (i.e. Starbucks, Amazon)? Hover your mouse cursor over the link and look at the URL its pointing to at the bottom of your screen. If the link doesn't have the domain of the company/sender, it's likely fraudulent. If something appears too good to be true, it probably is! Have a safe holiday season! TSC Technology Department

INSPIRATION MATTERS with Kathy Nimmer

 Have you seen this ad ? It showcases times remembered, times unfolding, and times to come. The impact of this commercial is not the product it endorses but instead the simplicity of relationship. What matters here is the connection, through time and space, between those who matter to each other. May your season be filled with the noticing of connections. Let that practice be restoring and centering, now and always. 

EMPLOYEES MATTER

Employee Name: Shelby Eoff Years with TSC: 1 Position: Teacher, Battle Ground Middle School How this employee demonstrates the TSC State of Mind: Shelby loves kids, she is creative and inspiring. She is great at building relationships and providing a rigorous curriculum.  Employee Name: Marlena Edmondson Years with TSC: 6 Position: Student Services Coordinator, Mayflower Mill How this employee demonstrates the TSC State of Mind: Marlene always goes the extra mile to meet the needs of students, families and staff. She is a creative problem solver.

TSC CALENDAR

December 23 - No school, winter break begins January 6 - Professional day - staff only January 7 - Students return to school January 11 - Winter commencement 

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