Hatching Results Opportunity
Hatching Results has a few virtual learning opportunities coming up. Check with your site administrator to see if there are any funds for you to attend. Here is the link. There is one on The Use of Data in School Counseling and another for building a collaborative administrator / counselor partnership. Both look like great opportunities for counseling teams!
Restorative Practices
From Amber McGill and Culture of Care:
Here are the latest Restorative Practices professional development offerings from Culture of Care for Bend La Pine Schools & partners:
Introduction to Restorative Practices (Tier I/II)
- Description: Overview of fundamental theory and practices, including the Continuum, Social Discipline Window and Circle Planning & Facilitation. Open to Bend La Pine Schools Leadership & Student Support, RJE & Partners who have not attended yet.
- Texts Provided: Restorative Practices Handbook & Restorative Circles in Schools
- Schedule: A 2 part series, participants to attend both sessions.
- Tuesday, January 17th, 8:30am-12:30pm (Part 1) at the Environmental Center
- Thursday, January 19th, 8:30am-12:30pm (part 2) at the Brooks (Trinity)
Restorative Conferencing (Tier III)
- Description: A responsive process to engage with those who cause and experience harm, along with related community to bring about healing, facilitate reentry and repair relationships. Open to Bend La Pine Schools Leadership & Student Support, RJE & partners that have completed the introductory session.
- Texts Provided: Restorative Justice Conferencing
- Schedule: Thursday, February 16th, 9am-1pm at the Bend Ed Center, Board Room (#314)
Leadership Solution Circle (Tier I/II/III)
- Description: A monthly drop-in opportunity for district and building leaders to bring a
- challenge and get ideas/support from peers in a restorative setting.
- Schedule: 1:00pm-2:00pm on 2/9/23, 3/9/23, 4/13/23, 5/11/23, 6/8/23 (will start as virtual for first meeting)
Register for all opportunities here!
Math Pathways: Webinars for HS and MS Counselors
- Oregon Math Pathways Webinar Series for HS/MS Counselors & HE Admissions (Webinar Series)
Webinar 3: Next Steps & Best Practices for 2023-24 Course Planning (register here for 1/12/2023 @ 3:30pm)
While this is geared towards HS counselors, it would be beneficial for MS counselors to be aware of the changes in math pathways across the state as you six year academic and college/career with your students.
Sources of Strength
If your school is interested in learning more about Sources of Strength implementation for Fall 2023, please attend this optional Information session listed below to ask questions about what it could look like for your school. Admin, Counselors and potential teacher/advisors are welcome!
Friday February 3rd at 12:00 pm in Jennifer’s WebEx room.
Also, check out this amazing information flyer to share with your admin and staff. Thanks Lynne!
Choice School Options for MS
Communication from Alandra: “The new year means it’s time for our eighth graders to start planning for high school. As part of that, we want all students to know about their options. In addition to our great comprehensive high schools, we also have two great small choice option high schools. Upcoming information nights are coming fast. … and the deadline to apply is Jan. 20, which is why we want to make sure families and students know about these options.
Today, each of your schools should receive a brochure with information about the choice option high schools (English and Spanish copies). Additionally, we have short videos to share with students:
Realms: English and Spanish subtitles
BTA: English and Spanish subtitles
Here is a link to a folder with the videos.
Here is a suggested script that staff can read to students to talk about these options.”
The Drop
From Aimee Snyder:
Please see the attached handout with January updates for The Drop, a peer support group/drop-in center for ages 14-27 provided by Deschutes County Behavioral Health. Located at: 1340 NW Wall Street, Bend.
I checked with The Drop to confirm that Oregon Health Plan’s non-emergency medical transport can be used to help students/families get transportation to this service, if they are OHP members. This is PacificSource’s (our region’s OHP operator) “Get a Ride” webpage with instructions for how to use the transportation benefit.
Teresa Del Prete (see contact info below) would be a good person to contact for questions about The Drop or how to get OHP’s transportation benefits to attend.
Just a reminder that the Drop will be closed this next Monday, 12/26 and the following Monday, 1/3. I am attaching this and next months calendars! Feel free to reach out with any questions!
The Drop is a safe and supportive space for youth and young adults to connect with each other and with community resources.
The Drop is open every Monday and Wednesday from 2- 5:30pm and Friday from 1 – 4:30pm.
The Drop is open to Deschutes County residents ages 14-27*. They can come in any time while we are open. Masks are still required.
*Please note the age limit has changed from 29 to 27.
Please forward this email to any youth/young adult that you believe could benefit from social interaction with their peers, along with receiving healthy social and occupational modeling through Peer Support with Teresa Del Prete.
Teresa Del Prete | Peer Support Specialist, CRM, CADC-R
Young Adults in Transition – YAT
DESCHUTES COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
1340 NW Wall Street | Bend, Oregon 97703
Tel: (541) 749-7598
BLS School Counselor Program Goals
Use this resource to check on goals for this year. We are working on the BLS toolkit to be rolled out next year to help support school counseling programs in the district.
2022-2023 BLS School Counseling Goals
Every site will be expected to have:
- Annual Calendar (please send if you have not already!)
- Department goal based on data for your school site (please send if you have not already!)
- College and Career Readiness: Individual Student Planning (grades 6-12) (next up!)
- Identify Tiered Interventions/Programming in ALL Domains (next up)
- Synergy Documentation (this has started we will pull data soon!)
- MTMDSS Outline
In our future PLCs, we will continue our work on program alignment by levels and strive to get to a place to discuss our Tiered Programming in ALL domains (MTMDSS).
Additionally, we want Middle and High School will get going on discussion regarding the required 4 and 6 year plans for our students!
SEL / HB 2166 from Oregon Department of Education
Check out this webpage with information about the SEL Adoption that will happen in 2024. Phase 1 work with recommendations for standards has been completed. Phase 2 is underway and are refining the recommendations to create the SEL Framework and Standards for Oregon Public Schools K-12. More information will be coming in March with an opportunity to provide feedback to ODE!
Connect Workshops
