Resources for Central Staff Supporting Schools

The challenge to keep schools open for our kids and families has become extremely difficult. Schools are deploying all available staff to classrooms and to extra duty in order to stay open and serve scholars. And we’re still struggling every day to keep the doors open. Due to the increasing severity of the staffing shortage created by the recent surge in COVID cases, we need the help of our Central team members to keep our schools open and to serve our scholars and families. Thank you to our Central Office team members for supporting in our schools. Below are some resources to support you through this transition.

Jan. 27, 2022 -- Updates, Reminders and Opportunities for Unassigned Staff

Many of you who have not been assigned to a school have been reaching out, sharing that you are ready to step into our schools. Thank you!

We are working hard to get all Central Office team members into our SmartFind Express system (SFE), which is the system our schools and guest teachers use to request help and select assignments. Everyone in Central Office should now automatically have a profile set up in our system. Find instructions at the bottom of the FAQ to register your account and set up your preferences. If you are not in the system, please check back the next day. Learn more and read the full annoucement here.

Jan. 12, 2022

Click here to view the current list of Central Office team members initially deployed to schools, beginning tomorrow. (Those team members assigned to a school tomorrow should also have received a separate email earlier today.) Please note the school, assignment and day of the week you are scheduled. We will continue to monitor school staffing needs based on health conditions. We will plan to provide you with an update by the end of January on COVID conditions and staffing levels, including an update on Central Office support to schools. Learn more.
Jan. 7, 2022

Beginning next week, we will be assigning Central Team members to work as a substitute teacher, a paraprofessional, or support staff in order to keep that school open for in-person learning and support. The assignments are likely to start on Thursday, Jan. 13. Learn more.