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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINTER BREAK CLOSURE
The last day of instruction for school sites before Winter Break will be Friday, December 16, 2005. In addition, all Central Offices, including the Education Center, will close for the Winter Break starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2005. This closure is the result of a six-day work year reduction for all Central Office employees due to Board-approved budget cuts. Traditional school sites and Central Offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. Year-round school sites will reopen on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.
Closure Instruction
Before leaving for Winter Break, please follow these instructions as applicable
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Record a new voicemail greeting to indicate that you are out of the office. Include dates of closure and when you will return. |
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Activate your "Out of Office Assistant" message on Outlook email. Include dates of closure and when you will return. |
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If your department has a departmental voicemail or email, please ensure that both indicate the Winter Break closure. |
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If you work in an office area with public/visitor entry doors (such as M& O, IMC, etc), please ensure that proper signage has been posted on doors to alert visitors of the Winter Break closure. |
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Consider notifying key contacts outside of the school district of your absence. |
Housekeeping Items for Offices, Workspaces, Classrooms
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Please take all items with you that might be needed during the Winter Break closure. With the exception of a few already identified employees, no one will be allowed to enter Central Offices during this time. |
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Due to rodent control issues, all food items, candy, and snacks must be removed prior to the end of the work day on December 16. Also, please empty refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, and wash out coffee cups, dishes and utensils. Remove any excess paper piles/clutter and TAKE HOME PLANTS as these provide harborage and a food source for rodents. |
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Ensure that all office recycle bins and trashcans are emptied. Call Custodial Services prior to the Winter Break closure if assistance is needed. |
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Turn off your desktop computers but it is not necessary to unplug them. All servers, routers, switches and other computer equipment located at your school site and in your equipment closets (MDF) should not be powered down or turned off under any circumstances. This equipment is designed to stay on indefinitely and powering it down can cause problems to your network and services when you return from the break. |
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Please shut and lock all windows and doors. |
Specific to School Sites
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Traditional school site should ensure that staff, parents and students know that school will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. (Traditional calendar schools were originally scheduled to return on Monday, January 2, 2006, until the board voted in October to declare that January 2 is a holiday.) Year-round track schools will reopen on Tuesday, January 17, 2006. |
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In the case of an emergency at your school site during the Winter Break - fire, break-in or a critical facilities issue such as flooding or gas leak that threatens life, safety or district property and requires assistance from Central Office staff - please contact School Police. (Simply follow the same procedure that would be used in an emergency that occurs after hours or on a holiday). ONLY CRITICAL ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED. |
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For energy conservation, heat will be turned off at school sites where the heating system is centrally controlled by Maintenance & Operations. |
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If entering your school site during the Winter Break, please be sure to follow Site Entry Procedures, detailed here. |
Payroll:
December pay warrants for all monthly employees, food service workers and hourly employees with reported time for December 1-16 will be payable on December 28, 2005. Payroll staff will not be available to answer questions during Winter Break. For more information, read the payroll circular.
District Server:
There are no planned outages scheduled for the server during break. However, please note there could be periodic or unscheduled outages. Employees will be able to access the district website, Outlook email and DWA online during the Winter Break closure.
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ZANGLE UPGRADE SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 9, 2006
The district has identified a new date for upgrading Zangle. Beginning Monday, January 9, 2006, all Zangle users, including teachers, will use Zangle v.2005.2.
At this time, the IT Department has identified that any teacher using an Apple computer running OS X (typically the white eMacs) must have version 10.3.9 or higher and must use Safari as their web browser in order for TeacherConnection to work properly. (Teachers using OS 9 computers can continue to use Internet Explorer.)
More information about what teachers need to do to prepare for the Zangle upgrade | Handouts, flyers, and documentation related to the upgrade, (look in the "General")
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FAMILY HISTORIES ESSAY COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS
Applications are available online or by request for this year's essay competition. All SDCS students in grades 6-12 may submit 4-to-10 page family stories about their immigration experiences. Over 600 students have received more than $44,000 in prizes since the competition started. Approved by the Office of Instructional Support, the competition is designed to work with California standards in English and H-SS. Learn more at LINK TO www.naimlc.org and click on Fifth Annual Family Histories Essay Competition. Submissions may begin now - competition closed March 18, 2006. For information, call New Americans Immigration Museum and Learning Center (619) 515 0403.
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