Employees

Continuous efforts are made throughout the year to recognize employees who make an extra effort to contribute to the success of Harmony Public Schools at the end of each semester. HPS encourages all faculty/staff members to participate in team building activities to create a positive, caring and welcoming school culture.

Purpose:

Harmony Public School’s Staff Recognition Program is designed to create a positive school environment and increase staff motivation, retention rate, and loyalty to the school system in order to better serve students for greater academic achievement, and social development.

 

Teacher Appreciation Week is a special week for the recognition of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in the community in general.

This week is set aside to show respect for the teaching profession in general. It focuses on understanding how difficult it is to deal with young people who have very different minds, sometimes complicated personal lives and backgrounds.

This week will give attention to the fact that teachers work without cessation to help children reach academic milestones, develop awareness of different cultures and cultivate personal knowledge.

It is the responsibility of Harmony Public Schools to have a well organized Teacher Appreciation Week for all staff members.

Faculty members are strongly encouraged to attend all team building activities including Thanksgiving Events, Winter break Events, School Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner engagements, Cooking Classes, Sports, Camping Trips, Parent Teacher Conferences, Appreciation Events, and meetings or events sponsored by school administrators.

Traveling is the best educational experience. Nothing in a classroom can compare with actually seeing the world. Traveling abroad can have beneficial outcomes for employees who get the privilege. It gives staff a different perspective and a better understanding of history. It shows diversity, differences in languages and gives people insight to the rest of the world around them. Visiting a different country, learning about contrasting ways of living and thinking, and perhaps integrating these experiences into their own value systems. This research is supported by the valuable feedback given from Harmony Public School’s teachers who have traveled with students to places such as Italy, Spain, Greece and even Mexico!

We are looking for talented and dedicated teachers to join Harmony Public Schools. If you know someone who would be a great fit for our organization, you could earn $500.00 for referring him or her. Please read the steps carefully to learn more about our eligibility criteria, nomination window, and stipend payment.

Referral Process:

• Refer a Teacher Window is open year round.
• Please fill out this form COMPLETELY (individuals will not receive a stipend if the form is not filled out, incomplete or has incorrect information)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Only HPS employees are eligible to refer teacher candidates.

• Individuals may only refer teachers for this incentive.

• The stipend will not be awarded for referring a previous HPS employee.

• Hiring managers such as Area Superintendents, Human Resources Directors, Principals, and Assistant. Principals on hiring committees are not eligible for this incentive program.

• Non-hiring Central/District Office employees are eligible for this incentive.

• Only the first employee to recommend a teacher will be awarded the stipend. Multiple individuals will not receive a stipend for referring the same teacher.

• This form must be submitted before the referred teacher's first day of work.

Stipend Payment:

• The referring employee will receive the stipend after the referred teacher has completed a minimum of 90 workdays with Harmony.

• Full stipend will be paid out in January or June depending on when the 90-day requirement is completed. 

• Only current employees will receive the stipend.

REFER A TEACHER NOW!