Make sure you can view all important info and images.
Using standard Outlook?  Click the "Download pictures" button in the yellow bar.
Using Outlook on the Web (Exchange)?  Click the "Click here" link at the top of the email. 
Learn about leveling salaries, performance increases, bonuses & stipends during a LIVE AUDIO CAST. View this flyer or learn more here.
Get ELA help from the new ELA Help Desk. Chat with advisors M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Login here. (pw: "scsela")
Enter the Achieve3000 LevelSet Challenge for a chance to win an Amazon gift card for your class!
ELA support is available for secondary teachers. Sign
up for course #14291 in the PLZ .
We want 200 SCS teams to support St. Jude's Race to End Childhood Cancer! Click here to learn more.
  • Aug. 25: Leveled Up Pay Starts
  • Sept. 4: Labor Day (District Closed)
  • Sept. 14: Parent Conferences
  • Sept. 22: ECET2 Proposals

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Spirit Fridays are back... all year long! 
High school football is in full swing, and the college and NFL seasons are right around the corner. Whether you're a football fan or not, now's the perfect time to kick off Spirit Fridays! Every Friday this school year, enjoy dressing down and showing off your spirit. Rep your favorite college or pro teams, wear your school apparel or show your SCS colors!
SCS is recruiting chess and debate team coaches!
Do you have a knack for public speaking or a hidden talent that involves a good game of chess? If you do, consider signing up to be a Metro Memphis Urban Debate League (MMUDL) coach. As a coach, you can help students sharpen their skills in debate, public speaking and critical thinking as they compete with other students throughout our community for bragging rights. The deadline to apply is August 28. For more information, contact Tammy Edwards.
Are u ready for i-Ready?
i-Ready is active, and the Diagnostic Assessment window is open until September 1. New this year, you must to login via Clever . For help, view the resource guides below or contact your admin, RTI advisor or school-based i-Ready PD specialist.

Free field trips! Schedule yours before it's too late!
The Memphis Botanic Gardens and Dixon Gallery & Gardens are offering free field trips for SCS students in all grades this semester. The free educational trips are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Check out these flyers for details about scheduling your trip!

Get PD credit to learn Farm2School sustainability.
Agricenter International is teaming up with SCS to offer Farm to School resource training on September 15 . Teachers are invited to this free training to learn new ways to introduce agri-science, STEM, food-science nutrition and more at their schools. PD credit is available. For more information, visit the Agricenter website.
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