The New Teacher Supply Warehouse will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the UAW Hall, 3000 Fern Valley Road from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Donations can be made by contacting Sandy Harris at Sandy.Harris@jcta.org or calling 454-3400. To learn more about the New Teacher Supply Warehouse please view this youtube video http://youtu.be/eL2yDSMVoGI.

Program Assistant

The Lighthouse Community Center is looking for a person to assist in the delivery of programs to children K-8 at the Center.  The hours are approx. 2:45 to 6:30, Mon. through Thurs. each day that JCPS is in session and appox. 9:00 to 4:00 during a 4 week summer session.  The pay is $10/hr for anyone with a college degree and $8/hr for anyone without a college degree (i.e. college student).

Contact person: Al Kirkpatrick
e-mail resume to alakirk@gmail.com (preferred) or mail resume to 601 Rothbury Lane, Louisville, Ky. 40243. Phone # 245-7160

KEA is preparing to deliver the second half of its NBPTS candidate support program called Home Stretch. KEA has a need for NBCTs to serve as “like-cert” facilitators for our candidates as they conduct a peer review of one portfolio entry. The facilitators will follow a protocol developed specifically for the training.

Accepted NBCTs will be paid $125 to work a whole day, and $75 if they conduct only one half day session. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

Please go to the NBCT Home Stretch Facilitator registration page via the below web link and register to be a facilitator if you are interested. THANKS!

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EFSJHLFJQ
 

Teachers please find attached below the KY Teacher Effectiveness Framework PDF document.  The KY Teacher Effectiveness Framework was discussed by the President McKim in his address in the January 18th ACTION.

KY Teacher Effectiveness Framework

Due to JCPS closing of schools early today all JCTA evening meetings are cancelled.

If you would like to recognize a JCTA member who goes above and beyond the call of duty everyday use the below nomination form(s).  The Spotlight Committee is seeking nominations for the June B. Lee Award, the Apple From the Teacher Award, the Ethel O'Brien Award, the KEA-JCTA Scholarships and the National Board Certification Scholarships. 

The deadline to apply is January 27, 2012.  If you have any questions, please e-mail liesa.daly@jcta.org. Spotlight Awards - Guidelines and Nomination Forms.

JCTA Awards Nomination Form:

Apple from the Teacher Guidelines

June B. Lee Advocacy Award Guidelines

KEA/JCTA Advancing Teacher Scholarship Application

Guidelines for the KEA/JCTA Advancing Teacher Scholarship Application

Ethel O'Brien Nomination Form

Guidelines for the Ethel O'Brien Award

National Board Certification (2nd - 3rd Year Recertification Candidate) Scholarship Application

Governor Steve Beshear promoted the cause of public preschool programs and investment in early childhood development in the state of the Commonwealth address Wednesday evening.

PDF Version of the address

JCTA is seeking Cadre Trainers for JCTA Closing the Achievement Gaps Training Cadre. This cadre is a part of a national peer-to-peer training program for NEA members. It provides strategies on how to utilize best practices connected to culture, abilities, resilience and effort in their classrooms to close the achievement gaps from packages and tested curriculum to members at the local and state training events, seminars and conferences. We envision that trainers will span the spectrum of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age as well as NEA membership categories.

Cadre members serve a three-year term. Cadre members are not paid for their services. They are, however, provided association leave days and professional development credit when applicable.

If you are interested in becoming a CARE Cadre Trainer please click the below link to get and complete the application.

CARE Application Booklet

The JCTA Spotlight is a quarterly publication designed to shine a light on the positive and amazing activities of our members. We want to recognize members for the big things they do as well as the little every day things that make a difference, so you can nominate some one for a lifelong dedication to education or for a single event or contribution.

Tell us who is doing something amazing at your school. Who do you think should be featured as an outstanding example of our profession?

Use the attached form to nominate one of your colleagues today!

Spotlight Nomination Form

JCTA is offering two Exemplary Student Scholarships to two Jefferson County Public School seniors.

The Jefferson County Teachers Association will honor two JCPS seniors during its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dinner with a $1,000 scholarship for each recipient. The dinner will take place at the Muhammad Ali Center located at 144 North Sixth Street on January 26, 2012 between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The student and their guest (no more than two other individuals) are requested to attend the memorial dinner.

The two senior students must meet the following criteria:

1. Exemplify the ideals of Dr. King (i.e. honest, motivated, kind, and respectful to all)
2. Attend a JCPS school and be on track to graduate in May 2012
3. A minimum 2.5 G.P.A.
4. Plan to attend college
5. Plan to enter the teaching or other service profession
6. Submit a complete scholarship application to the JCTA office (located at 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 300) by January 9, 2012
7. Attend the memorial dinner

Part II Essay Questions respond to each question below in short essay form. Do not exceed 75 words per question. Answers should be typed, double spaced, and each should be on a separate sheet.

1. Why do you want to be a teacher?
2. Describe experiences which have helped to prepare you for your career goal(s).
3. How did you arrive at your decision (referenced in Part I of this application) relative to college choice and major?
4. What other information about yourself would you like the committee to know?

Part III Transcript and Test Scores attach a copy of your high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores, (1st semester transcripts).

Part IV 3 Letters of Recommendation attach 3 letters of recommendation, at least one of the letters must be from a high school teacher.

To get the Scholarship Application please click the below link. If you have any questions please contact UniServ Director James Hughley at 454-3400 or james.hughley@jcta.org.

Scholarship Application Form

Congratulates Lowe Elementary for being recognized at the 17th Annual Safe Schools, Successful Students Conference for the working conditions, school safety and student achievement they have achieved.

Lowe Elementary was selected based on data from the Teaching, Educating, Leading and Learning (TELL) Kentucky survey. The school received a certificate, plaque and 4’ x 6’ school banner.

Additional JCPS schools that were recognized include Audubon Traditional Elementary, Jeffersontown High, Kennedy Montessori Elementary, Schaffner Traditional Elementary, Westport TAPP and Wilt Elementary they were all listed as Honorable Mention Schools.

Congratulations to all of the JCPS schools and staff for being recognized by the 17th Annual Safe Schools, Successful Students Conference. Keep up the excellent work!

Deadline for NEA Cadre Trainers is December 1, 2011

Interested in being a NEA Trainer. NEA will be selecting new members for the cadres 2012. Information is on the NEA web site. There are a variety of cadres. The cadres are: National Diversity & ESP Diversity, Minority Leadership Training, Women's, Bulling & Sexual Harassment Prevention, and GLBT.

The application must be submitted by December 1, 2011. Members must participate in a training program. Special training would take place during July 2012. Members would then be selected as cadre members. Finalist will be notified by May 1, 2011.

Application packets are available online at http://www.nea.org/grants/31059.htm.
The application form is also available by calling NEA Human and Civil Rights at (202) 822-7700.

NEA HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS (HCR) AWARDS:

Deadline for NEA HCR Awards is December 11, 2011

NEA is accepting applications for the NEA Human and Civil Rights awards. Now's a time to nominate a great leader from your state. Information about the awards and the nomination forms are now online on NEA web site. Nomination forms and documentation must be postmarked by December 11, 2011, and should be sent to

NEA Human and Civil Rights,
ATTN:Shannon Nephew
1201 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC. 20036.

You can nominate someone from your state.

NEA Minority Leadership Training and Mid-Atlantic Regional Leadership Conference:

If you have not done so already, please check now with your local and/or state associations about funding for the NEA Minority Leadership Training (MLT) and Mid-Atlantic Regional Leadership Conference (MARLC).

State teams will be put together for the upcoming MLT and Women's trainings. These teams are funded by the state. Check with your state president, now.

Locals can send members also, so ask your local president for funding.

The MLT and Mid-Atlantic will be held in Arlington, Virginia January of 2012.

DATES:

January 25-27, 2012 - NEA Minority Leadership Training and Women's Training

January 27-29, 2012 - NEA Mid-Atlantic Regional Leadership Training

Check the NEA web site for registration information.

Rally your students’ parents, your family members and friends, local business owners and others in your social network to help support your efforts in the classroom. Register online with Adopt-A-Classroom, a program that matches donors with teachers so you can raise funds for classroom supplies and materials. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations are passed through to your account. To get started, visit www.teachade.com and click on the “adopt a classroom” tab.

Brought to you through a partnership of NEA Member Benefits, TeachAde, the online community for teachers, and Adopt-A-Classroom.

Community Foundation of Louisville announces a funding opportunity for teachers through a new partnership with DonorsChoose.org (http://www.DonorsChoose.org).

DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit that connects public school teachers with people who want to support classroom learning. It’s an easy way for public school teachers to submit project requests for the specific materials their students need to learn.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

1) Projects are submitted by full-time, front line employees in any public school in Jefferson County
(i.e. classroom teachers, school nurses, librarians, FRYSC’s, guidance
counselors, etc.)

2) Generous donors from across the country go to Donors Choose.org and browse these project requests and fund the ones they find most compelling.

3) When a request is funded, DonorsChoose.org orders the materials and ships them directly to the classroom.

4) Teachers and students send along their thanks to those generous donors

It’s that easy!

Children’s books, art supplies, furniture, science kits, computers, toys for dramatic play, listening center equipment … you can request all these and more through DonorsChoose.org.

Please help the Community Foundation of Louisville get the word out to public school teachers. Please share this information with any public school teacher you know. We don’t want any classrooms to miss out on this funding opportunity.

JCTA now offers NEA's Diversity Training. We will have various trainings offered at our office this year, but we also have the ability to send NEA-certified trainers to your building to train your entire staff. Click "Read Article" to read the descriptions for all the modules available. Click here to download the request forms.

Need any supplies for your classroom this year?

Children’s books, art supplies, furniture, science kits, computers, toys for dramatic play, listening center equipment … you can request all these and more through DonorsChoose.org.

DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit that connects public school teachers with people who want to support classroom learning. It’s an easy way for you to submit project requests for the specific materials your students need to learn.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

1.) Projects are submitted by full-time, front line employees in any public school in Jefferson County
(i.e. classroom teachers, school nurses, librarians, FRYSC’s, guidance counselors, etc.)

2.) Generous donors from across the country browse these project requests every day and fund the ones they find most compelling.

3.) When a request is funded, DonorsChoose.org orders the materials and ships them directly to the your classroom.

4.) You and your students send along your thanks

It’s that easy!

TWICE THE IMPACT IN LOUISVILLE

The Community Foundation of Louisville has partnered with DonorsChoose.org for a Double Your Impact program in our community. Starting October 1, for every dollar raised through DonorsChoose.org to support a classroom project in Jefferson County, the Community Foundation will double it, up to $50,000! So, if you have a project worth $400 and people give $200 towards your project, the Foundation will donate the other $200.

This funding will activate automatically when other donors join in and fund your projects! (Note: the Double Your Impact grant may not appear on your project until October 18, but funding will be retroactive to include all project requests that are on DonorsChoose.org when the matching grant appears October 1. So start early and create your proposal this summer!

COMMUNITY KICK-OFF IN OCTOBER

The Community Foundation and DonorsChoose.org will host an event on Tuesday October 18 to publicly launch this partnership. The events kicks off at 10:00 am at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School (on the corner of 16th & Broadway in downtown Louisville).

To make sure your projects are included in time for the public announcement, submit your projects to DonorsChoose.org no later than September 30. Of course, you can submit projects throughout the school year, but projects submitted after September 30 may not be available for the public announcement.

GET STARTED!

• Visit www.DonorsChoose.org/teachers
• Click on “Get Started!”
• Follow the directions to create a free account and submit a project request

You can also follow DonorsChoose.org on Facebook and Twitter. And be sure to post your projects for your friends and followers to support!

QUESTIONS?

DonorsChoose.org – contact DonorsChoose.org by clicking “Contact” in the menu bar on the upper-right side of the site and use the links for “Teacher Inquiries”.

Community Foundation of Louisville – contact Lindsey Ransdell, Community Leadership Officer, at LindseyR@cflouisville.org or 502.585.4649.
 

If you have any ties you no longer want/need or know of anyone who has ties they are will to give to a worthy cause please contact Scott Whitenack a 4th grade teacher at Chenoweth Elementary. Scott’s email is scott.whitenack@jefferson.kyschools.us and the number at Chenoweth is 485-8227.

Teachers below are two PDF documents that provide critical voting information about how to register to vote, how to vote early, and how to absentee vote. 

How to Register to Vote in Kentucky

Absentee and Early Voting in Kentucky

ACT QualityCore® has been chosen to provide Kentucky’s end-of-course assessments for our high schools in the course areas of: Algebra II, Biology, English II, and U.S. History.

The below listed QualityCore Educational Resources will allow/guide teachers in customizing instruction to meet individual student needs.

Each link will direct you to the following course specific resources:
• Educator’s Guide (the same guide for all courses)
• Course Description and Syllabus
• Course Outline
• Course Objectives/Standards
• Rigor and Relevance Template
• Instructional Unit Plan
• Guidelines for Developing an Instructional Unit
• One Sample Instructional Unit
• End-Of-Course Test Blueprint

Below are the resource links for the four end-of-course assessments.

Algebra II QualityCore Educator Resources
http://www.act.org/qc/KYAlgebra2

Biology QualityCore Educator Resources
http://www.act.org/qc/KYBiology

English 10 QualityCore Educator Resources
http://www.act.org/qc/KYUSHistory

U.S. History QualityCore Educator Resources
http://www.act.org/qc/KYEnglish10

For additional information regarding QualityCore Educator Resources, visit: www.QualityCore.org http://www.qualitycore.org/.

Description of Teacher Materials for the End-of-Course Assessments

Note: The proprietary ACT QualityCore® resources are not to be directly or indirectly published, displayed or otherwise disclosed, including the QualityCore Educator Resources, to any party outside of the Kentucky contract.

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NEWS RELEASE
No. 11-060 August 1, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Rebecca Blessing
Office: (502) 564-2000 E-mail: rebecca.blessing@education.ky.gov 

NEW INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Kentucky teachers will have a new 21st-century instructional tool when they return to the classroom for the 2011-12 school year. The Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS) is a searchable online database of Kentucky academic standards and student learning targets aligned and linked to high-quality instructional resources from Discovery Education.

The system is designed to help teachers as they implement the new Kentucky Core Academic Standards in mathematics and English/language arts (which also include literacy standards for science, social studies/history and technology classes in grades 6-12).

“Since Kentucky is the first in the nation to fully implement the new common core standards, Kentucky educators face a challenge in identifying high-quality, engaging instructional resources that support and reinforce the new standards,” said Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday. “CIITS will put those resources at every teacher’s fingertips,” he said.

CIITS is free to all Kentucky public school teachers and is available 24/7 from any Internet-connected computer equipped with modern browsing software.

Holliday stressed that this is just the beginning for CIITS. Later this school year, the rest of Kentucky’s academic standards and thousands more aligned instructional resources from other leading content providers will be added to the system, along with lesson plans and instructional units developed by Kentucky’s Content Leadership Networks. Plans also call for formative assessments to be included in CIITS.

Once an identity management system is in place and access is secured, student data and assessment results will be added to CIITS. This will allow teachers to identify learning gaps and use the CIITS tools and resources to more easily design instructional experiences to meet individual student needs.

CIITS is a multi-phase, multi-year project. Later phases call for the addition of a module to support teacher and leader effectiveness and professional development, and a module to facilitate school and district improvement planning.

“We are designing CIITS to be a one-stop shop for improving instructional outcomes, teacher effectiveness and leadership in all Kentucky schools,” Holliday said.

Recently, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills recognized Kentucky for its ability to integrate 21st-century skills into policy, practice and professional development, in part, for its work on CIITS.

CIITS is a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education, Schoolnet, KET and Discovery Education. Other partners will be added as instructional resources are expanded.

The system is designed specifically for Kentucky public school educators and is not open to the public. General information is available at

http://www.education.ky.gov/kde/instructional+resources/curriculum+documents+and+resources/continuous+instructional+improvement+technology+system+(ciits)+public.htm.

JCPS Educators and Business Leaders to Attend National Conference on the
Implementation of Common Core State Standards and Assessments

The GE Foundation brings educators and business leaders together to support students

JCPS – The adoption of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is an historic shift in education and representatives from Jefferson County Public Schools will attend a national conference to assist in continuing the implementation of the CCSS. The CCSS provide a consistent, clear framework of what students are expected to learn within K – 12 and are designed to be clear, robust, focused, and relevant to the real world. As a state-led initiative, coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), these standards were informed by models across the states and countries around the world.

As of January 1, 2011 more than 40 states, including Kentucky, have adopted the standards and signed onto at least one common assessment consortium to collaborate on the development of common assessments aligned to the CCSS. The goal of common assessments is to provide valid and instructionally useful assessments that provide accurate information about what students know and can do. The use of common assessments based on common standards will promote a culture of higher expectations as well as collaboration on best practices.

One of the greatest challenges facing school districts is the implementation of these standards. Implementation will be a long and complex process - one that will require a great deal of support to the states that adopt and implement the standards. The time is now for the private sector to bring the best of business to this important and historic initiative in an effort to accelerate the change process and to ensure that the standards are implemented with fidelity and are sustainable and scalable.

The GE Foundation is hosting a week-long conference from July 18 – 22 in Orlando, Florida to bring together educators and (for two of the five days, business leaders) from each of the seven cities it supports through the Developing Futures in Education program. Approximately 40 educators and 6 business leaders from each of the seven cities will come together to learn about the CCSS and discuss how to work together to implement them in Jefferson County. The business leaders will also be exploring opportunities for pro-bono volunteerism. The participating communities are Louisville, KY; Cincinnati, OH; Stamford, CT; Erie, PA; Atlanta, GA; New York City, NY; and Milwaukee, WI.

Our participants include JCPS Superintendent Dr. Donna Hargens, three school board members, JCTA representatives, assistant superintendents, math and literacy specialists, math and literacy teachers and other central office leaders.

Representatives from the business community who are volunteering their time for the 2 day Business Convening include:

• Christen Boone- 21st Century Parks, Director of External Relations
• Sam Corbett- Sam Meyers, Owner & Vice President
• Al Cornish, Norton Healthcare, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer
• Audwin Helton- Spatial Data Integrations, President & CEO
• Rae Helton- Spatial Data Integrations, Vice President (Also Coordinator of our 15K Program)
• DeVone Holt - JCPS, Special Assistant to the Superintendent
• Mark Shirkness- GM Appliance Distribution Services & Chair of the Education Advisory Board
• Kathy Zandona - Greater Louisville Inc. The Metro Chamber of Commerce, Vice President Education

Participants will work closely with the writers of the mathematics and literacy standards. David Coleman, Sue Pimentel, Joe Willhoft and Jason Zimba will in turn, hear from educators about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Leaders of both assessment consortia – Smarter Balanced Assessments Consortium (SBAC) and Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will lead sessions. Upon returning home to Louisville, educators and business leaders will continue their course of action for implementation of the CCSS.

An agenda with a complete list of presenters and sessions is available online at
www.gefconference2011.org. To learn more about CCSS and Assessments visit www.commoncore.org.

About the GE Foundation
The GE Foundation, the philanthropic organization of the General Electric Company, works to solve some of the world’s most difficult problems. In coordination with its partners, it supports U.S. and international education, developing health globally, the environment, public policy, human rights and disaster relief. In addition, the GE Foundation supports GE employee and retiree giving and involvement in GE communities around the world. In 2010, the entire GE family — including businesses, employees, retirees and the GE Foundation — contributed more than $250 million in cash, products, and services to charitable organizations around the world. For more information, visit www.gefoundation.com.

Contacts for more information:
Sabeen Nasim – sabeen.nasim@jefferson.kyschools.us
Lindsey Miller – lindseymiller1@aol.com

Tell your colleagues about the preeminent voice for public education
Recruit new members between July 1, 2011 and March 1, 2012

For every new member you recruit, you earn $10 cash per member.
Recruit 15 or more new members and you earn an additional bonus of $300.
Recruit 25 or more new members and you earn an additional $500 bonus.

For each 10 new members you recruit, earn a chance for $1000 monthly drawings on:
September 7, October 7, and November 7, 2011; and February 7, and March 7, 2012
(Each time your name goes into the pot, it stays there until you win or until after the final drawing.)

Raise your voice now! Recruit your colleagues to join KEA, the only organization that unites, organizes and empowers its members to advocate for themselves and ensure a quality public education for every Kentucky student.

Any KEA member can recruit—and you can recruit any Kentucky public school employee who is new to your school district or is not already a KEA member. (Remember: transfers are not automatically members in their new school districts if they have not registered!)

For more information, contact your KEA UniServ director or Association representative.

** Term and conditions:
All recruited members must be Kentucky public school employees. All completed membership forms must
be received in a KEA office by close of business on March 10, 2012 or postmarked no later than that date.
All recruited members must still be members on March 30, 2012. Federal tax law requires that KEA file an
IRS Form 1099 for any recruiter who receives more than $600 in incentives, as income above that amount
is considered taxable.

Request from Rep. Tom Riner to get the information on the film, Forks Over Knives to teachers.

Teachers are invited to apply for “Picturing America: Faces, Spaces and Places,” a three-day conference at the Kentucky Historical Society on July 6-7, 2011 and Jan. 28, 2012. Accepted teachers will receive a stipend of $300 and are required to attend all three days.

Teachers will participate in sessions on works of art found in the National Endowment for the Humanities Picturing America portfolio. Kentucky State Historian Dr. James Klotter and University of Georgia associate professor of art history Dr. Janice Simon will deliver the keynote addresses. Along with scholar-led sessions each day, participants also will attend hands-on workshops focusing on instructional strategies for using the portfolio. A one-day follow-up conference in January will give teachers the opportunity to explore Kentucky resources related to the theme of the July conference and share their classroom observations from using these materials.

A completed application, statement of interest and letter of recommendation are required for consideration for this conference. There is a rolling deadline, but only 50 applicants will be accepted. Only teachers who have access to the Picturing America portfolio are eligible to apply to the conference. To find out if your school or local public library has the Picturing America portfolio in their collection, go to http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/public_awards.php.

For more information on “Picturing America: Faces, Spaces and Places,” go to www.history.ky.gov/picturingamerica or e-mail Mike Deetsch. For more information on the Picturing America program, go to www.picturingamerica.neh.gov.

 

A wonderful scholarship opportunity from State Farm Insurance for Jefferson County National Board candidates has been added to the scholarship listings on the NBPTS website! State Farm is offering a $750 scholarship on a first come, first served basis to JCPS candidates from ALL certification fields and age levels.
The State Farm scholarship money is in addition to the $1250 federal subsidy provided for all Kentucky candidates. You must apply first to be a candidate prior to applying for the scholarship. 

Directions for applying for the State Farm scholarship are as follows.

1) Go to the National Board website at www.nbpts.org.
2) Select the tab BECOME A CANDIDATE.
3) Click on FEES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
4) Click on SCHOLARSHIPS.
5) Click on the link “Apply for scholarships here.”

There are a limited number of scholarships available, so do not delay in completing your application! Feel free to share this information with any other potential candidates.

If you want to view JCTA's We Teach commercials please click this link http://www.videobred.tv/11-DOG-139/.   

According to KRS 161.780 (1) “No teacher shall be permitted to terminate his or her contract within fifteen (15) days prior to the first instructional day of the school term…” The first instructional day for SY 2011-12 is August 15, 2011. Therefore, the last day a teacher can terminate their contract/resign their employment with JCPS will be JULY 31, 2011.

Please remember that next school year will be the first in which no teacher who has previously held a full-time Emergency Certificate may receive another such certificate. Districts should be planning for this new regulation and identifying those teachers within the district who are working on emergency certificates. If the district wishes to employ these teachers during 2011-12, plans must be made this spring to get them into an alternative certification program or add the additional area via the TC-HQ route. Information on this change in the regulation has been sent to superintendents and HR personnel since the regulation was passed in the spring of 2010; however, the implementation date for this provision was set for this June to allow districts to prepare for the change.