Rocket Roundup

We apologize for the inconvenience that our PDF printing issues may have caused or continue to cause anyone in the district. Many of you have helped us identify and test solutions for us. For that, we sincerely thank you for your willingness to be part of this solution.

At this point, each of our staff members assigned a MacBook Air will need to perform the following actions, regardless of whether you are currently experiencing PDF printing issues. If you have already worked with a tech coach, technician, or administrative assistant to complete these steps, feel free to disregard the following.

1. From our network (NOT at home), visit Self Service and search for "FOB." Install NJSD_FOB_Print.

2. Restart your MacBook Air.
3. You will need to re-authenticate using your District email and password.

Please note that our typically issued printing presets will not work; however, you can create your own presets. Our team is available to help you through a Service Desk ticket. All printers default to color and back-to-back printing.

Congratulations to eight employees who have been named the District's 2023-24 Employees of the Year. The group represents one individual from each of the District’s employment categories. They were selected from the nearly 800 total employees of the Neenah Joint School District and were nominated by colleagues, parents and students.

Elementary Teacher of the Year - Jessica Martine, Spring Road Elementary
Middle School Teacher of the Year - Betsy Jacobson-Holtz, Neenah Middle School
High School Teacher of the Year - Jen Hager, Neenah High School

Special Services Teacher of the Year - Jeff LaPlant, Neenah Middle School

Operations/Maintenance Employee of the Year - TJ Severson, District Groundskeeper
Administrator of the Year - Mike Elkin, Neenah High School
Administrative Asst./Technician/Exempt Employee of the Year - Andy Dubey, Neenah High School
Educational Assistant of the Year - Kelsey Keller, Coolidge Elementary
Team of the Year - Tullar Elementary School Staff

Additionally, the Educational Foundation of Neenah annually awards Celebration of Teaching awards to at least one teacher from each school in the District. Each recipient receives a grant for classroom enhancements or professional development opportunities. The grants were created to recognize educators who have demonstrated innovative or creative classroom methods and who are involved in extra-curricular activities for their students and community.

Alliance Charter School - Erica Cates and Stephanie Gorski

Clayton Elementary - Beverly Stearns

Coolidge Elementary - Ashleigh Jones

Hoover Elementary - Heather Hocks

Horace Mann Elementary - Stefanie Monroe

Lakeview Elementary - Jill Bowden

Spring Road Elementary - Lauren Lange

Taft Elementary - Hope Wreath

Tullar Elementary - Jennifer Kangas

Washington School of Early Learning - Renee Poeschl

Neenah Middle School - Rina Hill and Jennifer Kuenster

Neenah High School - Lisa Reimer

The administrator/school board substitute teaching assignments have been determined for 13 lucky winners from convocation. The day may be used prior to the final 10 days of the school year. The administrator or school board member will be contacting their respective staff member to determine their day off. Congratulations to our winners!

Resolutions for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards convention were approved along with new hires and a resignation at the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education meeting on September 3. Click here for the full recap

Rachael Schley, our Inclusion and Equity Instructional Coach, has provided the handy infographic below on ways you can use her services throughout the school year.

Starting with the 24-25 school year, you are now able to view what your extra pay is for on your checks.

Go to your Check History Tile and find the check that you have your extra pay on by clicking on the arrow

Next click on the Timesheet tab on the left side of the screen:

Scroll over to the far-right side of the screen and under Comments it will now say what the pay is for.

Click here for a short video introducing NextPath to NJSD

NextPath Teacher Guide (8 Minutes)

Welcome to NextPath! If you're new to using our tool, we want to make sure you've got enough information to help you find your students, data about your classes, and how to create Incidents.

Part 1: Home & Student Profile (2 Minutes)

Watch this two-minute video to learn how to navigate the home screen and see information in NextPath about one of your students. Please note, that the video will open in a new tab so you can follow along. Click here to watch the video

Part 2: The Classroom Dashboard (4 minutes)

Found in Team Workspaces, your Classroom Dashboard summarizes most of the information about your classes giving you quicker access to the reports available within NextPath.

Click here to watch the video

Part 3: Create a Student Incident (2 Minutes)

An incident refers to an occurrence involving the student that requires monitoring and/or record-keeping. Many districts log state-reportable offenses elsewhere (though they can be recorded in NextPath), and ask staff to record staff-managed incidents in NextPath. Your district has customized the fields you will fill out. Incidents can be created on your computer or mobile device.

Click here to watch the video

By Prevea Nurse Practitioner Sarah Bleier, APNP, FNP-C

The Neenah Joint School District Health and Wellness Center has a few exciting updates to share. First, we have a new coworker! Those of you who have been to the clinic this summer have met Niki, the LPN (licensed practical nurse). I will also be advancing my schooling during the school year, so there may be some other new faces in the office, but I have no plans to go anywhere. Click here to read more

When someone dies by suicide, it is tragic, devastating and heart-breaking. It may be difficult to understand and triggers complicated grief. September is Suicide Awareness Month provides a great time to focus on this important, difficult to talk about topic. Our Employee Assistance Program, LifeMatters, will provide a webinar on Thursday, September 19 at noon. You might be surprised to learn that being attuned to the people you care about and having a courageous conversation, might save someone’s life.

This webinar will dispel some of the myths about suicide, look at some alarming statistics about suicide, offer known risk factors and warning signs, help attendees understand dos and don’ts when talking with someone you are concerned about, increase awareness of suicide prevention resources and know when and how to leverage your Empathia benefit to help yourself and others.

To join the training session on September 19 at noon:
1. Go to https://prohealthcare.webex.com/prohealthcare/k2/j.php?MTID=t45f81ab7b9a512943bbee3d4ad12c5dd
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the session password: KPm3XP6HDm7
4. Click "Join Now".

(NJSD staff members admitted free to all regular season events by showing staff ID)

Thursday, September 5

Football - Home vs. Appleton East, 7 p.m. (NHS Rocket Stadium)

Friday, September 6

Cross Country - Home, Neenah Invite, 4 p.m. (Girls Varsity at 5:40, Boys Varsity at 6:10, Memorial Park)

Tuesday, September 10
Girls Golf - Home vs. Hortonville and Appleton North, 3:30 p.m. (Ridgeway C.C.)

Girls Tennis - Home vs. Hortonville, 4 p.m. (NHS Courts)

Boys Volleyball - Home vs. Appleton East, 7 p.m. (NHS Competition Gym)

Boys Soccer - Home vs. Appleton North, 7 p.m. (NHS Soccer Stadium)