JCS Micro-Credential Information
THE JCS MICRO-CREDENTIAL PROGRAM HAS COME TO A CLOSE!
For the past two years regular employees took part in a retention and recruitment program that was created to provide a meaningful pathway of learning for all staff members. Employees who successfully completed a micro-credential earned an extra $500 per micro-credential throughout the year. This was a commitment from Jefferson County Board of Education for our employees who make JCS great as we continue to learn and grow together!
PLEASE CHECK YOUR PAY STUBS!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PAYMENT APPEAL IS SEPTEMBER 15TH!
As the program has come to a close, if you successfully completed a micro-credential and did not get paid you will need to submit a JCS Micro-Credential Payment form. All payment appeals must be received by September 15th to be reviewed and considered for payment. Any payment appeal forms received after September 15th will not be honored.
Sharing Your Success
If you have successfully completed a micro-credential, you now have the option to display your badge with a micro-credential pin! These enamel pins can be displayed in classrooms, worn on clothing, or put on a lanyard. They show students, families, and colleagues some of the additional skillsets you bring to the school environment. To obtain a pin for successfully completed micro-credentials, simply follow the directions on How To Print Proof of Badge Pin and give it to your building principal or designee. Displaying your micro-credential is voluntary.
Please note: Only the first four micro-credential badges are available! Limited supply is now available.
JCS Micro-Credentials
Release Date: February 1, 2024
Creating a Culture of Customer Service in School
Unlike regular customer service, you do not briefly serve your customers with little likelihood of seeing them again. Research shows that the average student spends half their time at school, and basically, school becomes their second home. In this micro-credential the learner will review research around effective customer service practice and principles to better serve students, families, and staff while building an environment of trust in school.
Release Date: September 25, 2023
Serving Students with Exceptionalities
Learners understand disabilities and exceptionalities, discover ways to assist students in being successful in their educational journey, and contribute to increasing the positive involvement of the entire community in the student’s academic and social experience.
Release Date: November 3, 2023
Learners develop and demonstrate interpersonal skills to improve communication with their learning community.
Release Date: September 27, 2022
Understanding Trauma and the Brain
Learners define trauma with the understanding that the person experiencing the trauma defines the experience as a traumatic event for themselves; identify characteristics of trauma responses as seen in all school settings and their impact on behaviors in any school environment and respond in ways that support positive engagement in all aspects of learning and school interactions with students and co-workers.
Release Date: September 27, 2022
Finding balance is essential to your health. By understanding your brain function and stress levels, you can learn how to best create good habits, develop routines, utilize available tools, and establish healthy boundaries to better support your co-workers and students.
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Responding to Cultural Differences in Schools
In this micro-credential you will engage in study to uncover how students from different cultures are affected by adult language and actions. You will also show how you implement change to help all students feel more welcomed and supported in your school or work location.
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Understanding Students Facing Challenges
Understanding students and creating strong, appropriate relationships is important in a school setting. To complete this micro-credential, you will review research to reveal similarities and differences in challenges students may face to create a preliminary plan to help a student through a challenge.
Release Date: March 1, 2023
Understanding Students Facing Challenges in the Digital World
Students face challenges within both the physical and electronic spaces in life. In this micro-credential you gain tools to help you better support students navigating the digital world which can increase student skillset around Digital Citizenship.
Release Date: March 1, 2023
Introduction to Restorative Practice in School
We may all agree that conflict is a necessary part of life, but we may not always agree on the best ways to approach and respond to conflict in the school setting. In this micro-credential you will understand research on restorative justice methods to include what Restorative Practice is, what Restorative Practice is not, and what it looks like to resolve conflict by focusing on restoring relationships in learning environments.