FrontLine Employee Newsletter

Provided by Continuum Employee Assistance


March 2013

  • Be an “Active Listener”
  • How to Demonstrate Leadership Now
  • Tardiness has a Big Impact
  • Take the Stairs!
  • On-boarding Yourself
  • Create a Cache to Change Your Mood
  • Marijuana Research:  What Should I Believe
  • Millennial Stress and Strain

February 2013

  • Overlooking Warning Signs of Workplace Violence
  • In Search of Conscientious Employees
  • Weight Loss and Your Emotions
  • Are You Valuing Diversity
  • Improving Your Love Life
  •  Communication Challenges for New Generations
  • Awareness for Better Work-Life Balance
  • Nightshift Workers:  Know Your Numbers

January 2013

  • Join the “Culture of Safety” in 2013
  • Achieving Your Goals:  No More Anger for Failure
  • Helping Children with Traumatic Stress
  • National Stalking Awareness Month
  • Workplace Gossip:  Rules for the Road
  • Avoid Teaching Emotional Eating
  • New Year’s Resolutions:  Producing the Magic of Motivation
  • Instilling a Desire in Children to Exercise

December 2012

  • Winning with Ethics in the Workplace
  • Are Money Matters Creating Stress in Your Life?
  • Try One-Person Brainstorming
  • National Drugged-and Drunk-Driving Awareness
  • Exercise Your “Resiliency Muscles”
  • More Powerful Reasons to Smile
  • Managing Holiday Stress:  What Are You Anticipating?
  • Family Communication and Modern Technology  

November 2012

  • Learn about Continuum
  • Turning on Passion in Your Job
  • More Sleep for Kids
  • Fitness:  A Small Change Can Make a Big Difference
  • Avoid Job-related Emotional Exhaustion
  • Encouraging a Family Member to Quit Smoking
  • Stopping Covert Aggression at Work
  • The Battle over Household Chores          

October 2012

  • Continuum EAP Legal Services – Are You Aware of Your Legal Rights?
  • Help with Medical Bills and More
  • Better Stress Management
  • Cost of a Cluttered Desk
  • Too Young to Be an Alcoholic
  • Would Family Therapy Be a Good Idea?
  • Adapting to Change:  Positive Outcomes Lie Ahead
  • Making More of Your Morning Routine

September 2012

  • Continuum EAP – Marriage/Relationship Counseling
  • Get Vaccines for Children
  • Amazing Writing Templates
  • Don’t Be a Breakfast Naysayer
  • Cultivate Relationships to Fight Stress
  • Diversity Brings Value to the Workplace
  • Prevent Dating Abuse
  • Discover Solutions with a Stress Journal    

August 2012

  • Back to School Wake-up Time
  • Continuum EAP Financial Assistance Program – Are Money Matters Creating Stress in Your Life?
  • How Do You Spell Relief?  Checklists!
  • Protecting Grandma from Medicare Scams
  • Keys to Helping a Friend
  • Build Family Resilience and Thrive
  • Teaching Life Skills to Kids
  • Are You a Good Communicator?

July 2012

  • Continuum EAP Wellness Coaching
  • Parenting and Teens – Tips to Consider
  • What is Emotional Wellness?
  • Talking about Testing for STDs
  • Responding Positively…Under Pressure
  • Secrets of Building Your Reputation
  • When Employees or Bosses Bully 
  • Talking to a Smoker about Quitting (Again!)

June 2012

  • Continuum EAP Article  – Summer Reading for Children
  • Beat the Heat of Hot Summer Work
  • Mental Health Fitness
  • Managing Obstacles to Exercise
  • Improving Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Check the Attitude to Avoid an Accident
  • Avoid Workplace Harassment
  • On Becoming More Likeabe

May 2012

  • Know Your Family’s Health History
  • Continuum EAP Legal Services – Are You Aware of Your Legal Rights?
  • Consumer Scams Central
  • Elder Home Care Safety Check List
  • Stating Opinions Diplomatically
  • Handling Delicate Conversations
  • Stress Management Tip:  Better Problem Solving
  • Feedback Works Both Ways

April 2012

  • What’s a S.M.A.R.T. Goal?
  • Learn about Continuum
  • Benefits of Composting
  • “Cyber Loafing”: A Productivity Zapper
  • Binge Drinking – Big Impact Big Problem
  • Starting a Team Off on the Right Foot
  • Employee Theft Without Thinking
  • Free Family Activities Around Town

March 2012

  • Teaching Children Stress Management Skills
  • Continuum EAP – Counseling For Kids
  • Empty Nest Syndrome
  • Saving Money on Autopilot
  • Better Reflexes for Respectful Workplaces
  • Alcohol & Depressants
  • Using Your Employee Assistance Program
  • Earliest Signs of a Gambling Disorder

February 2012

  • Stroll into a “Walking Meeting”
  • Continuum EAP Legal/Financial Website
  • February Is for Flu
  • New Year’s Resolution Checkup  
  • Maintaining a Positive Work Culture
  • Helping Your Coworker Complain Less 
  • The Great Debate “Effective or Efficient”
  • The Up Side of a Down Experience

January 2012

  • Continuum EAP Wellness Coaching
  • Exercise for Better Sleep
  • Effect of Violence on Children
  • Rapid Response to Customers
  • More Time with Loved Ones in 2012
  • Winning with a Budget in 2012
  • Managing Anger in Health Ways
  • Countering Counter-Productive Behavior at Work

December 2011

  • “Go4Life” Program Will Get You There
  • Behaviors that Burn More Calories
  • The Secret Is to Smile
  • Continuum Article – Seasonal Changes or SAD
  • Alcohol Use Prevention and Parents
  • What Returning Veterans Want  
  • Disagree with Your Boss in Style
  • From the Blogosphere….Tips on Avoiding Overeating

November 2011

  • Continuum EAP Legal Services – Are You Aware of Your Legal Rights?
  • Be a Customer Diplomacy Pro
  • Fabulous Freebies
  • Keeping Your Computer Safe and “Leak Free”
  • Don’t Shy Away from the Signs of Suicidal Thinking
  • Prevent Caregiver Depression  
  • Quick!  Change Your Mood
  • Winning Tactics for More Agreements

October 2011

  • Learn about Continuum
  • Increasing Risk of Childhood Stroke
  • Denial and Cost of Clutter
  • Don’t’ Be Short on Soft Skills?
  • Recognizing Gang Activity in Your Child
  • Trick Your Brain into Motivation
  • Rediscover Your Living Room
  • Keep Conflict from Coming Home

September 2011

  • Your First Impression with Customers
  • Continuum EAP Wellness Coach
  • Back-to-School Checkup!
  • Fire Danger!  Check Your Power Strips
  • Protecting Your Reputation at Work 
  • When Your Spouse Shuts You Out
  • When Turbulent Markets Tumble Your Portfolio  
  • Lifting Weights and Quitting Smoking  

August 2011

  • Continuum EAP Article  – How to Deal With Empty Nest Syndrome
  • Positive Anticipation Helps Manage Stress
  • Boost Creativity with a Positive Mood
  • Find the Chunks in Your Chores
  • Be Competitive But Stay Healthy
  • Painkiller Addiction:  Signs You May Have It
  • The Science of Gratitude
  • Scheduling “Me” Time

July 2011

  • Continuum EAP Financial Assistance Program – Could You Use a Financial Check-up?
  • Parents:  Learn More at ClubDrugs.gov
  • Stopping Negative Thoughts
  • Detaching from Small Conflicts at Work
  • Investing in Workplace Relationships
  • Turn On Productivity by Turning Off Distractions
  • “MyPlate” Replaces Food Pyramid
  • Work-Life Balance:  Define Your Targets 

June 2011

  • Helping Your Aging Parents
  • Approaching Your Supervisor with Concerns
  • Carpooling Revisited
  • Spice Up Your To-Do List
  • How to Feel Empowered at Work
  • Men and Women and Communication
  • Helping Your Teenager Find a Summer Job
  • Hey, What’s Zumba?

May 2011

  • Learn about Continuum
  • Exercise and Forget the Sweat
  • Making the Most of Your Mistakes
  • Teaching a Child to Summon Help
  • Creating a Positive Work Team
  • Silver Lining in a Layoff
  • Relationship Tips for New Graduates
  • When Someone You Love Has an Autistic Child

April 2011

  • Stress Denial:  “I Can Handle It”
  • Continuum EAP Legal Services – Are You Aware of Your Legal Rights?
  • Using Solitude to Find Solutions
  • Harvest Quality Time with Family  
  • April is Alcohol Awareness Month:  Where Teenagers Get Alcohol
  • How to Develop More Self-Discipline  
  • Read Your Employee Handbook
  • Reacting to a Seizure

 

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Information

Employees of Lincoln Public Schools may be eligible for loan forgiveness depending on what location they are at, what content they teach, and what type of loans they have. Loan forgiveness programs are available through both state and federal programs. This link will take you to a Nebraska Department of Education site that will provide more information regarding programs that may apply to you.

Important Notice for All Applicants

Lincoln Public Schools, upon employment, utilizes E-Verify to validate the ability of new employees to work legally in the United States.

Lincoln Public Schools will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Lincoln Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Financial Wellness Sessions

Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to become more financially knowledgeable on a variety of topics by attending any or all of the following special financial seminars. The presentations, sponsored by Union Bank & Trust, are exclusively for Lincoln Public Schools employees and their spouses.  Financial wellness begins with knowledge.  Learn some tips about managing your financial future.

Register by contacting Geoff Langenberg @ 402-323-1402 or  Geoff.langenberg@ubt.com


Investing 101—How To Pick Mutual Funds

Saturday, September 22, 2018
Would like to understand how investing works and find out how it can put you on a more stable financial footing?  Come to this presentation on investing in mutual funds and gain an understanding of how they operate.

Union Bank and Trust, 6801 S 27th
Lower Level
9:00–10:00 a.m.


Lincoln Public Schools Elective 403(b) Retirement Plan

Saturday, September 22, 2018- 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 4:30 - 5:30 PM

If you are interested in saving additional money for retirement, plan to come to the informational session on the Elective 403(b).

Union Bank and Trust, 6801 So. 27th
Lower Level


Retirement 101

Saturday- October 27, 2018
What do you need to know about retirement?    Your two largest sources of income will, most probably, be Social Security and your NPERS benefit. The choices you make leading up to retirement will have a large impact on your retirement income.  There will be a speaker from Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System, a speaker on Social Security, an Estate Attorney, and a Certified Financial Planner. Come with questions and leave with answers!

Lincoln Public Schools District Office
5905 O Street
Room 100 - Board Room
9:00–11:00 a.m.


School Loans & What To Do Now

Monday, November 12, 2018
At the end of the month do you wonder where your money went?  Are your school loans payments eating up all your discretionary income?  Come to this meeting and hear from an expert in the field.  Learn about what kinds of school loans are available for graduate school and how to manage repayment options for current school loans.

Lincoln Public Schools District Office
5905 O Street
Room 100 - Board Room
4:30–5:30 p.m.