Many of you have been back to school for one month, maybe even two by now! This year has presented some extraordinary challenges already, but we can't thank you enough for the important work you do. Every day we're hearing of teacher and substitute shortages across the state and even the country, but you are part of the solution!
At ESI, we're proud of our diversity. September 15th kicks off Hispanic Heritage month, and we asked a few of our employees about their favorite Hispanic traditions.
Many of you were able to attend the live Zoom professional development sessions facilitated by ASU Prep Digital exclusively for ESI in July.
Our team is back at it again! We've created a custom orientation video just for you. Be sure to view your ESI Employee Orientation video presented by our own (very talented, if we do say so) Tamika Fisher and Tom Beaumont.
You may not know you are a part of something big in education here in Arizona. Whether you are a return-to-work retiree, a full time substitute or just occasionally take a substitute assignment, your contribution makes a difference to students and the community. ESI is proud to have you as a member of our family and we'd like to celebrate some of the remarkable numbers you help create.
As a new team member at ESI, I wanted to build a sense of empathy for our SubSource employees by better understanding the experiences you are having when interacting with our ESI support team, and when fulfilling a subbing position at a school site. One of my first projects was the implementation of a SubSource employee satisfaction survey. Much to the surprise of our leadership team, we received over 1,800 responses from all of you. Incredible! There are two newly developed teacher resources that are evidence of how the results from the employee survey are making a difference.
We're excited to welcome Dr. Robert Morse to the ESI as a Program Manager for our SubSource and RetireRehire programs! We're lucky to have him as part of our family, and he says it's our culture that brought him to join ESI.