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Employee Wellness Newsletter

Special Edition: Storm Disaster Resources and Support

Employee Wellness Newsletter Special Edition: Storm Disaster Resources and Support

The EWS newsletter brings you insights into mental & emotional, physical, nutritional, and financial wellness. We take a proactive approach to health and well-being, offering resources, guidance, and tips designed to help ease stress and promote peace of mind."

Welcome Back to School

We Can Make 2024-2025 The Best Year Yet!

Free or Very Little Cost - Teacher Resources

School Supplies - Teacher Supplies - Educator Warehouse

Community to Classroom Store

Located at the ISF Warehouse, the C2C Store is open to Irving ISD teachers, counselors, and other personnel who want to “shop” for clothing and supplies to provide directly to Irving ISD students (or to outfit their classrooms) at no cost to them. This is funded solely by community donations!

Goodwill to Sell Teacher Supplies for 99 Cents

With the first day of school around the corner, Goodwill North Central Texas is offering teachers a discount on school supplies.

The Goodwill Outlet, located at 2452 Mansfield Hwy in Fort Worth, will host a teacher surplus sale on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Items will be sold for just 99 cents per pound! A valid school ID must be presented at checkout for the discount to apply.

The Welman Project Serves as a Free Resource for Teachers

Teachers shop for free in our Educator Wearhouse, and everyone can shop in our new Curiosity Shop for great deals on art supplies, craft materials, vintage treasures, and unique gifts made by local reuse artists - with 100% of proceeds going to help us fill classrooms, not a landfill!

The Texas Gateway

Online Resources by TEA

Find engaging TEK-aligned resources that you can use with your students as part of classroom instruction, intervention, acceleration, or additional practice.


texasgateway.org

The Magda A. Hernandez Institute

of Wellness and Professional Learning

MAHI

MAHI will feature:


  • Professional learning spaces
  • Meditation Room
  • Well-being & fitness coordinators
  • Wellness room (treadmills, free weights, medicine balls, etc)
  • Exercise classes
  • Wellness partners
  • Outdoor patio open to events and classes


MAHI will also feature monthly social hours from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM for employees, which will include food, games, entertainment, and wellness resources. First social hour is on August 22nd.

August Is National Wellness Month

Make Wellbeing a Priority

As our wellness program evolves, we are committed to offering our employees opportunities for holistic health. Our program continues to revolve around four pillars of wellness:


  • Mental/Emotional
  • Physical
  • Nutritional
  • Financial


These pillars are supported by our five Wellness Values:


  1. Fairness: We believe that "wellness is for all shapes, all sizes, all the time. This includes equity, availability, equality, and accessibility for all employees.
  2. Holistic Well-Being: We encourage whole-person well- being mind, body, and soul.
  3. Authenticity: We stand for and exhibit honest, open, and responsive interactions in our work. This provides the foundation for trust and psychological safety.
  4. Growth = Change: Wellness means the courage to grow and thrive across all four pillars: mental and emotional, physical, nutritional, and financial health and well-being.
  5. Respect: We believe that through respect and empathy, we can build a culture of support, collaboration, and harmony.


Our goal is to support your well-being, knowing that when you feel your best,

our entire District benefits.


For more information about our wellness resources, programs, and events check out our


Employee Wellness Website

IISD Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Check out our new EAP. The registration process will ask you for a Web ID. Please enter: NYLGBS.


You can also call 800-344-9752. When you call you will be speaking with a specialist who can help you find resources including counselors and therapists in your area, information on health care, child care, elder care, financial planning, legal advice, and other work/life services. The specialist will explain the details.

Free Virtual Counseling

Our TeleHealth with Behavioral Health option is called MDLIVE. If you are enrolled for our insurance benefits, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, you have access to MDLive, which includes free virtual counseling. Click on the picture to get to the website. Then click on “ACTIVATE NOW” to register. You can also call the MDLIVE to register by phone or if you have any questions: (888) 365-1663. Our Benefits Department can also help with any questions you may have about the TeleHealth and MDLIVE free virtual counseling and how the benefits work: 972-600-5241.

Support the Spread of Wellness

About Us


Our Employee Wellness and Support Services provides opportunities and resources for employees to develop and maintain healthy mental, emotional, physical, nutritional, and financial health through support and guidance, as well as promoting personal and professional productivity through educational engagement.


Reach out to us via email: iisdewsresources@irvingisd.net or by phone 972-600-5249

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Questions, Suggestions, Comments

Contact

Jose Villasenor

jovillasenor@irvingisd.net


972-600-5217 O | 469-781-1843 M

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