Announcements for SCOE Employees

Welcome to the SCOE Employee Center. This section of our website includes announcements for staff and provides access to information that employees may find helpful. Use the links on the left side of this page to navigate to other employee information pages. The box at right provides links to sites frequently used by SCOE staff, including Aesop, Zimbra, and SELPA's IEP login page.

Take an evening yoga class at SCOE

02/02/2012 - SCOE’s Wellness Committee hosts a Yoga @ Work program and all employees are welcome to participate. The sessions are led by Gay Dawson, a certified yoga instructor in Somatic and Hatha yoga. Classes are held on Monday evenings, 5:00-6:15pm, at the Skylane office. The cost $8 per class, with discounted pricing for those who sign up for a full six-session series. Newcomers may attend the first class for free and drop-ins are welcome. Upcoming classes are scheduled for Feb 6, Feb 27, March 5, March 12, and March 19. For more information, contact Marlene Moore, mmoore@scoe.org or 524-2679.

Nominate a Team Player, Deadline March 2

01/31/2012 - Employees are invited to submit nominations of classified employees for the Personnel Commission’s 2012 Team Player Award. This award recognizes classified staff who have excellent attendance records and above satisfactory performance evaluations, consistently provide high-quality service to clients, and demonstrate integrity at work and in the community.

To nominate a colleague, please see the Nomination Form and Award Criteria (pdf), then return the completed form to Patti Springer in Human Resources, pspringer@scoe.org, by March 2. If you have questions, call Patti at 524-2634.

Nominations will be reviewed by Human Resources and the nominee’s supervisor to verify that all criteria have been met, then forwarded to the Personnel Commission for consideration. The employee chosen for the award will receive a $300 gift card.

Health Fair planned for April 12

01/24/2012 - Save the date! SCOE will host a Health Fair for employees on Thursday, April 12, from 2:00 to 5:00pm, in the Redwood Rooms. This event is a joint effort of the Wellness Committee and Health & Safety Committee. More information will be available soon.

Transition Fair is February 15 at SCOE

01/19/2012 - The fourth annual Transition Fair will be held on Wednesday, February 15, at SCOE. This event is designed to help the families of students with developmental disabilities navigate the transition to the adult disability services system. If you are a special education teacher or assistant, please distribute the Transition Fair flier (pdf) to the parents of your middle school, high school, and post-secondary students. The information is provided in both English and Spanish.

IT to host new Zimbra email classes this month

01/04/2012 - Zimbra Version 7, the latest edition of our office email program, was implemented late last year and includes many new capabilities. If you’d like to learn more about these handy features, have how-to questions, or are approaching your mail quota limit and don’t know what to do, sign up for one or two of these one-hour sessions. Advanced registration is required and seating is limited.

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