Posts Tagged ‘School employees’

Snow delays paychecks for Detroit school employees

 December 24th, 2008

Some Detroit Public Schools’ employees will receive their paychecks one or more days late this week after a snow day forced offices to close last week, delaying the mailing of paychecks, district officials said today.
The delay comes at the worst possible time, said Detroiter Denise Beard, who works in the cafeteria at Henry Ford High [...]

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City school employees learn to lose pounds

 November 16th, 2008

TUSCALOOSA | Skyland Elementary Principal Terri McCollum has lost 50 pounds this year — and she’s in good company.
Over the last three years, employees of the Tuscaloosa City School System have collectively lost almost 3,000 pounds through a Weight Watchers at Work program.
Teachers and school staff go to meetings once a week before or after [...]

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Dallas Schools Used False Hiring Data

 November 16th, 2008

DALLAS — Eager to hire teachers for bilingual education programs, the Dallas public school system assigned fake Social Security numbers to newly hired foreigners so it could get them on the payroll quickly, an internal investigation found.
The district continued the practice for years, the investigation found, even after it was admonished by a state agency. [...]

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School employees have deal

 November 16th, 2008

One down, five to go.
The Upper Canada District School Board has reached a tentative agreement with one of its six collective bargaining groups, a deal that comes up for a vote by both sides next week.
The public board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) issued a joint statement earlier this week announcing the [...]

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Mahopac board seeks input on new schools chief

 October 20th, 2008

MAHOPAC – The community is getting a chance to have some input into what kind of individual will be the next leader of the Mahopac Central School District.
In July, Robert Reidy, 62, announced his plans to retire as of July 1, 2009. He joined the district in 2003 and lives in Mahopac. He said last [...]

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Two School Employees Arrested for Selling Cocaine

 October 20th, 2008

Tip accused couple sold drugs to other employees
ELSA – The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Unit raided a home in Elsa acting on tips.
Investigators say they had received information Luis and Hilda Segura were selling cocaine to Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. employees.
The couple works for the district.
Inside the couple’s home, deputies found 14 grams of cocaine, packaged [...]

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Community rallies behind school employees

 October 17th, 2008

Behind every proposed cut contemplated by the School Committee is a story, and some of those tales are starting to emerge.
Students and parents have rallied behind embattled educators and administrators in recent days, talking about their value to the district and arguing that their positions should be kept.
Elizabeth Yokell, the School Department’s director of fine [...]

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School employees protest for changes in contract

 October 17th, 2008

CHICO — A group of school employees wants to convince Chico Unified School District it’s serious about its demand — one the group has been trying to negotiate for two years.
About 50 blue-shirted people shouted and waved signs in City Plaza Wednesday evening, then walked across the street to attend the scheduled board of trustees [...]

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Health fair for school employees tomorrow

 October 17th, 2008

A health fair for Pittsburgh Public Schools employees and their families will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers offices, 10 S. 19th St., South Side.
The event is sponsored by the PFT and the Obediah Cole Foundation for Prostate Cancer. Free parking will be provided, and former Steeler [...]

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