Congratulations on completing the first school week of the new year!
TIME OFF
DATES NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO REQUEST TIME OFF:
NONE AT THIS TIME
NURSE MEETING
JANUARY NURSE MEETING DATE CHANGE
The in-person nurse meeting date has changed
New Date: Wednesday, January 18
Time: 2:30-4:00pm
Location: TBD
Topic of Discussion: Child commercial sex exploitation and child sex trafficking
Monica Desmond, Deschutes County CSEC Response Team Coordinator will be meeting with us to talk about what the CSEC Response Team does, signs/symptoms, and what school nurses can do.
(CSEC – Commercially Sexually Exploited Children)
No nurse meeting on Wednesday, January 11.
REMINDER
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd AND FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3rd ARE WORK DAYS FOR ALL STAFF.
There will be a mandatory bias training on February 2nd from 8-10 am in the Summit High School Auditorium. We will then have a nurse meeting following the training (1030-1230) at Summit High (room location TBD). AND….lunch will be provided!!!
It is the expectation that all staff report to their sites (or scheduled meeting sites) on all workdays unless otherwise arranged using personal or flex days.
ADI’S ACT
What is Adi’s Act?
Adi’s Act is named after Adi Staub who died by suicide in 2017 after struggling in high school with coming out as transgender. She struggled to fit in as a transgender teen despite the support of her family and friends. As Adi progressed through high school, she began to feel marginalized by her peers and school staff. Two years after her transition, Adi completed suicide.
Senate Bill 52 (Adi’s Act) requires all Oregon school districts to develop a comprehensive model suicide plan that addresses policy and protocols related to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, and address populations at higher risk for youth suicide.
Currently, the Bend-La Pine School District has a Suicide Prevention Protocol in place that addresses suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. A work group composed of BLS district administrators, counselors, and public health staff are actively updating our current procedures to include more comprehensive evidence-based practices.
A few of our nurses will soon be attending a training on the BLS updated Suicide Risk Screen Assessment. During our nurse’s meeting on January 18, theses nurses will provide our team with the information they have obtained that will allow nurses, who are ASIST trained, to help with suicide risk screenings. With training, nurses can recognize a student in crisis and conduct risk screenings to determine the level of support a student may need. Nurses can also contribute with the development of a safety plan that meets the specific needs of that student.
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
From Kinsey:
Our Office of D.E.I. has several district-wide family engagement and/or community partnership events coming up! Please check out specifics on each one, below, and mark your calendars and/or share as applicable. Principal presence at these events is critical to our families—thank you for your participation!
Latino Family Night – Flyer with details here. This has been emailed to families, posted on our Spanish FB page, and a limited number of paper copies are being distributed. Feel free to share in your newsletter or otherwise help promote. Please also consider attending—great opportunity to deepen relationships and trust with our families!
Asian Family Night – Flyer with details here. Same requests for support and participation as for Latino Family Night, above.
Flip the Script – This is a learning and celebration opportunity, to develop community amongst and with our Black students and families, and to launch Black History Month.
If you (administrators) are interested in participating in the event, please register (using the QR code on the flyer, or direct link here)at your earliest convenience—first come first served! Please do not yet share this flyer with certified or classified staff. At the request of our Black Student and Family Union, we want to prioritize administrator and family registration first, and then will expand to other roles.
Alliance – This (draft still!) is a youth and adult collective for LGBT student success. This is mostly an FYI for you—you are welcome if interested, but please do not share this info broadly. If you have a particular student, staff member, or family who has been seeking support related to this topic, feel free to share with them specifically. We will work with GSAs, LEAD/equity coaches, and other key roles to reach the priority populations.
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING
On Thursday, February 2nd, IT will be pushing out a 30-minute Cyber Security training called KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Awareness Training. All staff can expect a link in their email. This training can be completed on February 2nd or 3rd during your workday.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Through our NASN membership there are so many FREE or reduced continuing education classes. I did a really great one on Diabetes technology in schools.
