Staff Resources

The content within this section is meant to serve as a resource for LCPS staff members.

ABSENCE MANAGEMENT - FRONTLINE EDUCATION

Email

The district is transitioning to Exchange Online hosted by Microsoft. You can now access your district email from the following link:

Additionally, the following directions are available for setting up your district email account on your mobile device.

Employee Portal

To remain consistent with the district's Green Energy Initiative (G.E.I.), the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools has moved to a system of providing employee pay stubs on-line via the MISD's Employee Portal. This is in lieu of printing and distributing a physical stub.

FOXBRIGHT

LCPS Intranet

The Intranet can now be accessed from any location. The Intranet is a resource tool created by staff and is intended for L’Anse Creuse staff only. To access the Intranet, you will need your L’Anse Creuse district staff login and password.

Power School/Teacher

SCHOOLOGY

virtual learning

EMPLOYEE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19

INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREPAREDNESS PLAN

Infectious Disease Preparedness Plan for Influenza Pandemic and COVID-19

COVID-19 RELATED EMPLOYEE LEAVE OF ABSENCE FORM

https://lcps.formstack.com/forms/covid19_paid_leave_certification_form_2021

HAZARD PAY INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES

The State of Michigan has established a hazard pay grant through which employees can receive additional compensation for work during the 2019-2020 school year. 

The qualifications, process, and timeline for payment are detailed below.  

Qualifications
(Additional information can be found on this FAQ document)

  • Teachers (up to $500.00, prorated for less than full-time employees. Proration is based on 2019-20 assignment.)

In order to qualify as an eligible “classroom teacher” for the Teacher COVID-19 Grant, Public Act 166 of 2020 requires that the grant recipient be a K-12 classroom teacher who taught in a school district or nonprofit nonpublic school in the 2019-2020 school year. Additionally, they must meet all 3 of the following criteria:

  • Prir to the issuance of Executive Order 2020-35 on April 2, 2020, the teacher performed at least 75% of his or her standard instructional workload in a brick and mortar classroom at a district or nonprofit nonpublic school.
  • After issuance f Executive Order 2020-35 on April 2, 2020, the teacher developed tools and methods to deliver distance learning, take-home packets, or other methods described in the district or nonprofit nonpublic school’s continuity of learning plan.
  • The teacher certifies t the district, in a manner prescribed by the Michigan Department of Treasury, that he or she worked additional time spent outside of normal working hours, experienced hazardous conditions, or incurred additional costs related to ensuring students could effectively participate in their school’s continuity of learning plan.
  • Support Staff (up to $250.00, prorated for less than full-time employees. Proration is based on 2019-20 assignment.)
  • In order to be eligible for the Support Staff COVID-19 Grant, the support staff must have been a full-time or part-time K-12 grade support staff who served as a paraprofessional, aide, or non-instructional staff according to the registry of educational personnel, who provided services to students during the period of school closure that resulted from COVID-19. Additionally, they must meet both of the following criteria:

  • Prior to the issuance of Executive Order No. 2020- 35, the school support staff performed at least 75% of their workload in a brick and mortar school building at a district.
  • The school support staff certifies to the district, in a manner prescribed by the department, that he or she worked additional time spent outside of normal working hours, experienced hazardous conditions, or incurred additional costs related to providing student services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Building administrators will be provided with a list of eligible and non-eligible staff. If you believe you are eligible based on the criteria above and are not listed as eligible on the list provided to building administrators, you may file an appeal to the Human Resources Department. The deadline to file an appeal to the District regarding eligibility is December 4, 2020.  Employees who believe that they are eligible should send a written appeal email with an explanation of why they believe they are eligible to dziesan@lc-ps.org.  Appeals filed after December 4 cannot be accepted. 

    Eligible staff should complete the Teacher and Support Staff Certification Form (Form 5734). The form requires a Personal Identification Code (PIC) for each employee. Please contact your building/department secretary for this information.

    Timeline

  • November 9: The district will send Form 5734 to all employees via email or U.S. mail, and will post notice on the school district’s website providing information regarding the Hazard Pay grant. 
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  • December 4: Eligible grant recipients must return Form 5734, the Teacher and Support Staff COVID-19 Grants Certification, confirming that they meet eligibility qualifications, to their building’s or department’s head secretary. The grant guidelines specifically state that employees who do not return the form by December 4 are ineligible to receive the hazard payment. Late submissions cannot be accepted.
  • December 4: The deadline t file an appeal to the District regarding eligibility.  Details regarding the appeal process can be found above.
  • December 16: Deadline fr the district to submit the eligibility list to the Michigan Department of Treasury. It is critical that staff ensure that their address is correct in the district’s Payroll/HR system. To ensure that your address is correct, please login to the MISD Pay Portal at https://www.myinfo.misd.net. If assistance is needed with login information, please contact the Payroll Department at 586.783.6300, ext. 1224 or ext. 1226.
  • February 25: Checks are estimated t be mailed to eligible employees at the address of residency provided on the eligibility lists by the school district. Checks will come directly from the Department of Treasury.