BLS Nursing Blog
Hopefully…school routines are being established and the beginning of the school year is starting to “settle down(ish)”.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Flu shot clinics for BLS Staff – Look for information coming soon from HR
PAYROLL
Logging in extra hours
Information on how to log in extra hours in UKG if the pay period has ended can be found here.
*Please remember that you must get prior approval for any extra hours worked.
SAFETY
District’s response to questions re: AQI
Thank you for reaching out to us with your concerns regarding AQI. I’m not sure if you’ve already seen our AQI information on our website here, but if not, this explains how we receive the AQI information that schools use to make their decisions about outdoor activities for the day.
Within the website there is a link to the Oregon Health Authorities for School Outdoor Activities During Wildland Fire Events which are the official guidelines we use to make the best decision for outdoor activities.
We provide our school administrators with these tools and guidelines to help them decide throughout the day to continue with, move inside, or cancel recess and other outdoor activities for their individual schools.
As a parent, please feel free to contact your student’s teacher or administrator to discuss options if your student needs to be kept inside during AQI readings that differ from the OHA and district guidelines due to health concerns.
CPR/FIRST AID
From Michelle Spetic
Class Registration and School Reports
The First Aid/CPR course should now be up and running in UKG and staff can sign up there. This video tells them how to sign up for courses in the Learning Module section of UKG: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EL9wdEOgB15HtsznQjK6OtdHAUlY9wK9/view
Stephanie Bent sends out quarterly reports to all the schools that tells them who and how many staff are certified. They should be getting a report soon.
Michelle does not have any community classes to recommend. There are multiple companies offering it including the American Red Cross.
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Recycling 101 in Deschutes County
With school in session, this is a perfect time to review what can and cannot go in the blue co-mingle recycling carts in Deschutes County. Please note that plastic produce clamshells, coffee cups, and copy paper reams are NOT recyclable.
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Please note that plastic produce clamshells, coffee cups and copy paper reams are NOT Recyclable.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
From Scott McDonald
The following applies to personal devices only and not school issued student iPads.
Students have always been able to access Bend La Pine Schools digital applications from a personal device (such as a cell phone or desktop computer )while at home. This year, access from a personal device is still encouraged, but in the interest of security and data privacy, just a bit more challenging.
Students will need to complete multifactor authentication prior to accessing BLS applications on their personal device. Multifactor authentication adds a critical second layer of security before any student information is visible on a device that is not known by our organization. The steps to complete multi-factor authentication can be found on the following link:
Printed as well as Spanish versions of these instructions are available from the Tier One Technology representative at each school.
It is important to note that the most efficient way to complete the steps for multi-factor authentication is by using a student iPad. We in IT would strongly encourage sending iPads home to complete the MFA process (especially for elementary age students).
The following BLS applications are commonly accessed by students from personal devices. Lexia, Dreambox, Clever, Canvas, Really Great Reading, Google Drive
NURSE BREAKS
Please remember that you are responsible for taking your own breaks (including lunch breaks). For those that work 6 or more hours per day you are entitled to:
- A 15-minute paid morning break as close to the middle of the morning workday as possible (between the start of the workday and the 30-minute meal period)
- a 30-minute duty free (no students) meal period as close to the middle of the workday as possible, and
- a 15-minute paid afternoon break as close to the middle of the afternoon workday as possible.
TRAININGS
QPR Training – Mandatory (if you haven’t taken the class within the last year)
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- 230-4pm
- Location: TBD
Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days:
- Friday, February 2, 2024
- Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Friday, April 12, 2024.
Suicide Prevention Training
- As a part of our suicide intervention efforts for our Adi’s Act plan, suicide prevention trainings are highly encouraged for our nursing staff. All of our trained suicide risk screeners, which are typically school counselors, school psychs, some nurses, and some SSC’s attend the ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) PD every 5 years. This year, ASIST will be offered on Nov. 2 and 3. There will be two additional ASIST trainings offered in the winter and spring for those who need to recertify.
*For the November 2 and 3 training, we only received 2 slots for nurses. Trevor and Oliver will be attending the November 2-day training. Lauren will be first on the list for the winter training. Depending on available nursing slots for future trainings, we will prioritize training for those nurses who have the most outdated training dates.
NURSE MEETINGS
You can find the dates/times of upcoming nurse meetings in the Nursing Schedule 23-24, Google Sheets (select the Nurse Meeting tab).
DAY OFF REQUESTS
- Day off requests – Get your requests in ASAP for any time you wish to take off. (This includes school conference days.)
- Classified Staff – Per HR, no more than 5 unpaid days can be used for personal time (vacation, recreation, etc.) during the school year.
- Certified Staff – Per HR, there is no option for unpaid days for personal use. Certified Staff can only use personal leave.
- Please remember when requesting an extended period of time off for personal time (greater than 5 days), your team is affected by needing to support your assignment.
- Dates not available to request time off *Please do not request time off during these times.
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 (ASIST training)
- Friday, November 3, 2023 (ASIST training)
- Friday, February 2, 2024 (non-school day)
- Thursday, April 11, 2024 (non-school day for elementary and middle schools)
- Friday, April 12, 2024 (non-school day all schools)
- Thursday, April 18, 2024 (OSNA Spring Conference)
- Friday, April 19, 2024 (OSNA Spring Conference)
LINKS
All About You Form – Please complete the form so Tami can know more about you.
BLS Nurse Check-in Survey Form – Having a stressful week? Need some extra support? Suggestions for nurse meeting ideas.
How to log extra hours in UKG after the pay period has ended can be found here. *Must have prior approval from Tami.
Return to School Project, Concussion/Brain Injury Reporting Form
CULTURE OF CARE RESOURCES
Finger Tapping and Breathing Focused Attention Practice
| Finger Tapping and Breathing Focused Attention Practice (FOAP)Try one of Dr. Lori’s Focused Attention Practices with Mrs. Gustin! Dr. Lori Desautels, Revelations in Education (2020): With both hands at the same time, be…www.youtube.com |
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