Thursday, July 29, 2010

NEW Emergency Preparedness Plan Brochure


Greetings!

On Monday, July 19th, 2010 each personnel at the Gregory School facility has received the Emergency Preparedness Brochure for July 2010. This bright orange pamphlet is intended to safely direct HPL staff on what to do in case of a weather emergency. Please be mindful that the pamphlet is intended for staff use only.

Along with these pamphlets our facility has received the Emergency Preparedness Kit. This kit is filled with materials needed to assist inner office personnel in case of an emergency.

**Important** Please contact Vince Lee or Hellena Stokes regarding the use of the Emergency Preparedness Kit. If they're unavailable the next step is to contact Ingrid and Natasha.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Staff Reminder: Employee Entrance

Please check the staff entrance doors upon exiting / entering the Gregory School facility. Due to its sensitive nature the door must be properly secured at all time.

Please keep in mind these guidelines when using the staff entrance:

1. Make sure the handle bar is down when closing the door.

2. When the door is properly secured you should immediately hear a clicking sound.
This sound is the magnetic door being secured.

3. Always remember to check the door before exiting / entering the facility

4. When entering the facility please press lightly upon the upper part of the door. Upon exiting please gently pull the door towards you make sure the magnetic strip is activated.

Adequately securing the staff entrance aids security in securing the premise safely and more efficient. ***Important*** If you’re unable to secure the staff entrance please contact Aisha Willis or Zella Wooten for assistance.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Email Migration for Human Resources Department Notification -

The e-mail migration for City of Houston employees to the new e-mail system is on the move!*

What Does It Mean To You

Starting the month of April 2010, all current e-mail accounts are being migrated to a new robust e-mail system, which will provide better performance, more reliability, bigger mailboxes and an updated Outlook Web Access. The new system is being tested and fine-tuned by ITD and will be launched Citywide starting in the next few weeks.


Your E-mail Address will change!

All City of Houston e-mail addresses will change from firstname.lastname@cityofhouston.net to firstname.lastname@houstontx.gov. You will still be able to receive e-mail via your old e-mail address for one year. The e-mail address conversion to houstontx.gov is part of the overall identity and branding work also including embedded web pages, business cards, stationery and building signage.

Once an e-mail user has been through the migration process, all future e-mails replied to will be sent to and from your new houstontx.gov address. You will receive a notification several weeks before your department’s migration begins; so be on the lookout for the e-mail notification.

Again, both your new e-mail address as well as your old e-mail address will continue to deliver e-mail to your Inbox for one year. After that time, messages addressed to your old e-mail address will be rejected as non-deliverable.

Once again, the migration to the new robust e-mail system has commenced for City of Houston employees. We are taking every step possible to make this transition smooth and worry free. We know that you will love the change as much as we do!