RCS Employee Insider: September 27, 2016

September 27, 2016

Teachers, want to be paid for your highest degree?

Teachers, please take a moment to check your license information in TN Compass here: https://tdoe.tncompass.org/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f. When you select the “Licensure” tab, you can view your highest degree to ensure the information there is accurate. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Leslie Duke at [email protected].

RCS TECH MINUTE

All employees get five free copies of Microsoft Office, here's how

Every RCS Employee gets five FREE downloads of Microsoft Office 2016 for PC's or Mac's and one FREE download of each of the different individual apps from Microsoft Office 2016 on one personal device (such as a phone or tablet). This week's technology minute highlights how to install Microsoft Office 2016 on personal devices.

Follow this link to access the video: https://rcschools.sharepoint.com/portals/hub/_layouts/15/PointPublishing.aspx?app=video&p=p&chid=d9fb8e9a-cf27-40b7-9b34-4471f39cf3ad&vid=9a19c6f6-4bcf-4c20-a115-d19cd16eeda1

‘All of us owe a debt to help the next generation and the one after’

For School Board Chairman and retired educator Jeff Jordan, education has been a staple of his past and remains the focus of his future

Newly selected School Board Chairman Jeff Jordan says everyone has a stake in public education and the future of our children.

PHOTO / JAMES EVANS

The late Florence McFerrin was an extraordinary woman.

It wasn’t that she lived to be 98.

It wasn’t even as simple as spending a career in education.

Her greatest impact came from the influence she had on students outside of her classroom. In class, yes, she was determined to see her students reach their full potential, but her gift was the resounding effect years later, on lives of many, including Rutherford County Schools newly-selected Board Chairman Jeff Jordan.

Jordan recalled McFerrin going above and beyond in trying to make sure he understood algebra. He then joked he might have failed her unyielding effort, but, of course, she passed him. CONTINUE READING

Wings & Rings fund-raiser for Special Olympics tonight at Toot's Smyrna

Smyrna Toot’s diners can sponsor students and adults to compete in the Special Olympics bowling tournaments by donating during the Wings and Rings dinner from 5-7 p.m. tonight.

Sheriff’s School Resource Officers will seek donations for the students in the Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City Schools and special needs adults to compete in the annual Bowling Tournament in October.

Special Olympics chair Lou Paschall said the money collected pays for the athletes’ games and shoes, transportation to and from school and ribbons.

Rutherford County Schools is on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube

Rutherford County Schools continues to broaden its presence on social media, as a way to better reach employees, parents, students and the community at-large with important information about our schools and program.

Got something you want to know or you'd like to see in the newsletter? E-mail Community Relations Coordinator James Evans at [email protected]. Missed an issue? You can find past editions of The RCS Employee Insider in the archive.