Update - November 13, 2008

Time cards and electronic time entry. If you have submit a time card and have not submitted your time card to me for the period of November 1 – November 15, please do so today to avoid possible delay of your pay.
Electronic time entry is due by November 15 for this period.


Basic English 3 instructors — There is a website that will give you helpful hints and extra activities for the classes using Grammar Form and Function: http://www.mhhe.com/gff1. Check it out!


Instructors — Careers are generally a topic of great interest. If you have the opportunity, I would suggest the following website as a class activity (Note — This will work much better in a computer lab, where each student can go through the exercise on his/her own.):
http://www.losrios.edu/lrc/ois/index.html


Private tutoring — I mentioned in a recent Update that I am making available a tutoring list, so when students ask for potential tutors, I have information to give them. This is just a reminder that if you are interested in private tutoring and would like to have your information available, please send me your name, contact information, hourly rate and specialty areas (if any).
ALSO — Just a note — You should NOT tutor your own students at a cost. Students in your classes who need extra tutoring should seek it from another instructor or another source. Charging for tutoring your own students is generally considered a conflict of interest.


English for Success instructors – Please ask your students to let you know in advance if they know they will be absent for more than a few days. This will help us differentiate between students who are absent for cause and those who have simply disappeared.
Also, no new students are being accepted into the current English for Success classes unless they are assigned there by Franklin County. If you have any questions about new students in your class, please let me know.


English for Success program status. The current English for Success program contract ends in December 2008. We have submitted a proposal to Franklin County for a new English for Success contract for 2009 and are hoping for good news soon. I’ll let you know as soon as I have any news.

Time card reminder

As I've mentioned in various e-mails (and as is on your Letter of Agreement) --

For the period of the 1st through the 15th of the month, I need your time card by the 14th, so it can go through the approval process and get to Payroll in time to get you paid for that period on the 30th/31st.

For the period of the 16th through the 30th/31st of the month, I need your time card by the 29th, so it can go through the approval process and get to Payroll in time to get you paid for that period on the 15th of the following month.

Student usernames and passwords

All noncredit students have usernames and passwords to allow them to use the computer labs. They also have CSCC e-mail accounts. Here is the way they can discover their usernames and passwords:
1. Go to the main CSCC webpage (cscc.edu)
2. From the Quicklinks drop-down menu at the right, choose "Usernames/Passwords". This will take them to the Password discovery page.
3. Follow the instructions.
4. If there are problems, call the Help Desk at 287-5050. (5050 from a campus phone)