News & Updates

Friday, April 24th Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update

Friday, April 24, Update Greetings USEP members, Here are some of our latest concerns addressed with District staff: BEST & BRIGHTEST PAY-OUT Payments for the Best & Brightest bonus awards will be processed on May 8, 2020. If you have questions regarding your status, please refer to http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5306/urlt/bestandbrightest-rp.xls READING ENDORSEMENT This is still being required Read more

Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update – Monday, April 20th

UPDATE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2020 Florida schools to stay closed through semester, Gov. Ron DeSantis says Public sentiment had been strong to continue distance learning until Covid-19 is under control. Gov. Ron DeSantis announces on April 18 that schools should remain closed through the rest of the spring session. Saying distance learning is working Read more

Friday, April 17th, Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update

Friday, April 17, 2020 - Update Greetings USEP Members, We hope you are all healthy and doing well. Hopefully by now most of the issues regarding distance learning have been addressed or are being investigated by staff. Things will get better as we all become more comfortable with the platform and curriculum we have “adopted”. Read more

Tuesday, April 14th – Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update

Tuesday USEP Update - April 14, 2020 USEP Members, We are now a few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic and USEP and the Florida Education Association (FEA) wants to know how you are doing. We know that this a very stressful time for all of us. We are continuing to do our best to educate Read more

Update on Coronavirus Situation – April 9th 2020

Thursday, April 9, 2020 Update Hello USEP Members, Just a few things to bring you up to date. There are a few things still being worked out between USEP and the District. We will apprise you of the outcomes after resolution. Due to the change in environment, USEP has extended the deadline on USEP Scholarships Read more

April 7th Coronavirus Update

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 News Update https://youtu.be/b03RHe6T2go If you aren't able to view the video, please watch it here: https://youtu.be/b03RHe6T2go Hello USEP member, Welcome to the “new normal”. Let me try to give you the latest in relative news. Last week I told everyone seeking recertification of their certificate that the DOE had granted a 120-day Read more

Coronavirus Update – April 3rd, 2020

FRIDAY USEP UPDATE - APRIL 3, 2020 Hello Members, A lot has transpired since our last email. Let me bring you up to speed with a reminder of the changes. First, Governor DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order which prompted the District to send out a memo regarding a change in the working conditions for most Read more

Coronavirus Update – April 1st, 2020

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Update Hello USEP members, I hope this finds you and your families safe and healthy. Right now, everyone’s number one goal is to remain healthy regardless of other outcomes. USEP has worked hard to seek safety and wellness precautions be put in place and will continue to monitor employee safety concerns. Read more

Monday 3/30/2020 Update

Hello Again USEP members: We wanted to reach out to everyone again to say thank you for your efforts Friday in what was a challenging and, in some cases, frustrating training day. Here at the USEP offices, we received calls primarily about the difficulty of getting onto the training platform and understanding “Google Voice”. We Read more