Hey Girls,

Just wanted to let you know that I am taking vacation time May 10th-14th and 17th-19th and the 24th.

You are welcome to call me if you need to. I'm just going to be around, working on my house most of the time. I'll probably even stop by once or twice.

See you full time again on the 25th.

Jenine

Here is a reminder regarding an email Terri sent back on February 22nd.

Her instructions said that it needs to be done prior to the end of May. We may want to double check with her at our Central Staff Mtg. on May 5th to see if it's still an expectation...

This is from the email:

Get me working on a project and my mind just kicks in. Anyway, since we have a review next year, I have an assignment for each of you. This just needs to be done prior to the end of May so there is plenty of time to look at it.

I would like each of you to carefully review your sections(s) of the OHS 2010 monitoring protocol and make me a list of what needs to be improved or fixed in your area prior to the review. Some of this may be caught during the self assessment but some may not. For example, when I was working on my materials for the self assessment and looked at what the Feds would be looking for, there were some things I need to fix.

Example: Code of Conduct. I need to make sure it relates to all of the indicated performance standards as per the manual and I noticed that ours does not address the consequences of violating the code so that is something that we will need to address. I know whis is being picky, but reviews are picky.

Terri

Just a reminder that I need the April Board Report information by sometime Friday.

Thanks!

Here are a few reminders of things coming up:

• Semi Annual Report due April 16th
• Board Report due on April 30th
• Think about who you would like to have access to areas on child plus and why for next CS Mtg. on May 5th
• Provide Terri with a list and supporting documentation regarding staff not being asked to return next year by May 5th
• Provide Terri with a list of staff openings for 2010-2011 school year.
• Performance Appraisal Feedback by May 15th

Stress at Work: How to Reduce and Manage Workplace and Job Stress

Hey Ladies,

I don't know about all of you, but the stress of the office (and life in general) has really been getting to me lately. So, I've decided to be more pro-active and counter those feelings of stress with a few healthier habits and stress relieving techniques.

Check out this link, a well as the links under "Related Articles" at the top of the left hand column.

Stress at Work: How to Reduce and Manage Workplace and Job Stress

Midyears

Hi Girls,

I've been working on updating everyone's Job Indicators. I'm trying to make them more consistent between each of the health and wellness positions. Basically what I've done is taken everyone's past Job Indicators, compared the responsiblities and then narrowed it down to the mandatory 20 items.

Each set of Job Indicators now includes the first 15 which are the same for all health and wellness specialists, and a set of five extra that are specifically related to your own position.

I'm basically done and will be putting them in your mailboxes to review. If you find anything that seems "out there" let me know so we can clarify or update.

I will schedule Midyears in the next few weeks, since I skipped appraisals last year, we'll make this a little more indepth so if you have any issues or goals you'd like to discuss, write those down and we can talk about them then.

Recruitment Time Again!

Hey Girls,

I spoke with Kim last week and she asked me to let you know the following information.

January 27th will be Recruitment Training for FCSW's.

This year all forms must be current and up to date prior to this training. No recruiter will be asked or expected to make return trips to homes in order to complete new or updated forms. (this would not pertain to forms that are not completed or are completed incorrectly at an original recruitment visit.)

If a new or updated form is required after a family is recruited, it will have to wait until initial home visit, to be updated at that time.

I hope this gives you enough time to check with your health providers and get what you need. I understand that it's earlier than ever and may be a challenge, but hopefully health providers will be willing to work with us if you explain the need for an earlier recruiting timeframes.

Please direct further questions to Kim or myself.