November 24, 2009                                                        ebulletinboard Archive

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EVENTS/WORKSHOPS

ALL EMPLOYEES

Darkness to Light Online Training - Greenville County Schools has been awarded an additional 55 no-charge slots for the Darkness to Light –Online training.  This opportunity expires December 31, 2009 or when the slots are all used whichever comes first.  Darkness to Light is a child sexual abuse prevention program.  If you are interested in earning 3 CEU credits towards recertification, register on the Portal.  When you complete the training, download the certificate and fax it to 355-9293 or put on courier to COA.  Audience: All School Personnel. Contact: Kathy Barbee, Social Work Services, 355-2079.

AWARDS/APPLICATIONS/CONTESTS/GRANTS

NONE

PARTNERSHIPS

NONE

NOTICES/REQUESTS

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American Education Week Prizes – The drawing for American Education Week prizes was held last week and winners have been notified. For a list of all the prizes and winners, please click HERE. Contact: Susan Clarke, Communications Department, 355-8874.

Employees’ State Insurance Deductions REMINDER – Employees will take home more pay on November 27, December 11, and December 24, 2009 as a result of the Administration’s decision to no longer payroll deduct employees’ share of premiums one month in advance for State insurance.  The change is a result of our payroll processing review as part of the implementation of the new Business/Payroll software (Lawson).  Employees’ paychecks for the above three pay dates will NOT include deductions for State insurance such as:  Health (Standard Pre), Dental or Dental +, Optional Life (StOptLife), Dependent Life (StDepLife), and Supplemental Long Term Disability (SuppLTD).  Employees should keep in mind that taxable income for these three pay dates will change and other deductions that are on a current, calendar year basis will continue to be deducted - Money Plus, District life, short term disability, cancer, etc.  Regular deductions for ALL benefit coverages, including Open Enrollment changes, will resume with the first payroll issued on the new Lawson system on January 8, 2010.  Audience: All Employees.  Contact: Payroll or 355-0921.

Example of Impact on Payroll Deductions for Nov. 27, Dec. 11 and Dec. 24:

Insurance Deduction            Nov. 13           Nov. 27           Dec. 11        Dec. 24

Standard Pre (Health Pre Tax)   109.62             --------            --------            -------

Dental Pre                                   3.53             --------            --------            -------

Dental+ Pre                               18.00             -------              --------            --- ---

M+PreTaxFee                               0.13                0.13                 0.13              0.13

M+MedExpFee                             1.62                 1.62                 1.62              1.62

M+MedExp$                             192.31             192.31             192.31          192.31

StOptLife-SP                               3.95              -------              --------           -------

St.Dep.Life                                 0.57              -------              --------            -------

SuppLTD 180                              4.45             -------              --------            -------

ShortTermDis                            38.44               38.44               38.44             38.44

DistSuppLife                               2.95                 2.95                 2.95               2.95

DistDepLife                                 0.81                 0.81                 0.81              0.81

EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS

ALL EMPLOYEES

Macy’s Department Store – Macy’s is offering their Associate Discount of 25% to all GCS employees from December 2 through 7. You must show your employee pass to receive the discount. Audience: All Employees.  Contact: Sandy Clark, [email-masked].

Costco Shopping Day – All employees are invited to a special shopping event at Costco, 1021 Woodruff Road, on Sunday, December 6 from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm. Show your Employee Pass to shop all day without a Costco membership.  RSVP to (864) 297-2578.  Audience: All Employees. Contact: Amy at Costco, 297-2578.

Pivotal Fitness – Pivotal Fitness is offering a free, no-obligation, one-month trial membership for GCS employees.  You must register for your free month by December 15.  Audience: All Employees.  Contact: Cory Stanton at 864-292-8873 or 864-275-9579 to receive your free month trial.

MISCELLANEOUS

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The Schools Channel (Charter Channel 99, 24 hours a day, and Channel 14, 5:30-8:30 a.m. and 3:30-6:30 p.m. daily) –   Click HERE to learn more about the Schools Channel programs and TV schedule.

Employment Opportunities – Click HERE for our web-site link to GCS Employment Opportunities.

CALENDAR (IMPORTANT DATES REMEMBER)

Wednesday, November 25 — Schools and Offices Closed.  12-Month Employees: Use Leave

November 25, 26, 27 — Thanksgiving Break (Student Calendar)

December 21—January 1 — Winter Break