Monroe County School System MESSAGES

December 12, 2011

Allison Mitchell, Counselor at Banks Stephens Middle School

Would you like to know how you can help your child become successful in life with a great career? According to Dr. Lawrence K. Jones, there are eight positive ways that parents can increase career success for their child:

1. Encourage your children to get the most education possible. The more education a person gains will give them a chance to have a plethora of job opportunities.
2. Strengthen their self-understanding. The more activities your child experiences the more he/ she will know about their own personal likes, dislikes and capabilities. You can explore the different personality tests online and choose one that you like.
3. Develop their knowledge about work. Explore the internet and library to find different careers that your child may be interested in, or take a field trip to one of those places.
4. Teach them decision making skills. Sit down and discuss how your child can make a positive choice and the consequences of making the wrong choices.
5. Value gender equity and cultural diversity. Inform your child that he/she will need to be able to work well with people with other ethnic, social, and educational backgrounds.
6. Become aware of career resources. You and your child should explore the career resources available in your area. Many colleges, high schools, and libraries have career resources for you.
7. Help them become skill oriented. Parents need to help their children learn skills that are "marketable, transferable, and motivating". Your child will need the basic skills that are required of all high-performance employees in the 21st Century.
8. Observe the effects of part-time work. Is this work helping your child or making it harder to complete his school work? According to Dr. Jones, studies have shown that teens who work more hours per week earn lower grades in school.

Please visit the following website for more information on this topic: www.careerkey.org.

Thank you for working together with us to ensure the success of our children.

A Note from Human Resources... 

AESOP IS COMING JANUARY 2012

TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OFFICE STAFF 

Monroe County School System will begin utilizing AESOP to manage substitute placement and absence recording in January of 2012.  AESOP is used in districts across Georgia and across the nation. AESOP was purchased to provide better absence tracking and reporting along with convenient procurement of substitutes.   

ABSENCE CREATION Teachers register their absences at any time, either by accessing http://www.aesopeducation.com or calling 1-800-942-3767. Once a teacher registers an absence, Aesop immediately starts the hunt for an available substitute that matches the teacher's qualifications and preferences.

SUBSTITUTE PLACEMENT Substitutes who have had training and orientation for Monroe County School System (which now includes an AESOP orientation) can fill their work calendar by searching for available assignments anytime they wish, either by calling 1-800-942-3767 or on to http://www.aesopeducation.com. Aesop will also call substitutes based on preference lists managed by the school and by teachers.

You will find a link to the employee's AESOP quickstart guide here and the two page reference guide here.

A Note from Curriculum ... January 4, 2012  is Professional Learning Day