On Thursday she started the day with flat tire. After getting that fixed she had to shuttle her kids to some different appointments all across town. Then she made time to pick up the donated paperbags at Safeway. When loading the bags they all spilled on the ground. After she gathered them up off the hot pavement she locked them in the trunk of her car…with her car keys…and her cell phone. Thankfully Heidi Evans rescued her with her phone and gave AAA a call. Guess what?!?! AAA does not know a locksmith in Bend, but it was long after Heidi had gone for them to call the safeway store and notify her they were not coming so Shawna was stuck again. Fortunately a nice Safeway employee offered to let her phone the Bend Lock and Safe. She made it back and all was well, she was still smiling. Anyway, she had one of those terrible-no-good days so please send her a virtual hug right this moment! Thank you, Shawna!
Moving Rooms – I emailed you as teams to share a narrowed down list of your potential new rooms. There are a lot “if-thens” for me to work through based on your responses in the next few days, but I think we can get a clear idea in the near future. Thanks for hanging in there.
Cleaning Supply Stations -Please watch this quick video (and try not to laugh at me).
Staff WebEx Protocols – How to avoid being a bad SNL skit. (=
General Guidelines
- Engage and be present with your meeting. Please no multitasking. (Walking around, driving, doing yard work, etc. are strongly discouraged during any webex meetings. If you cannot fully participate in the meeting, then please do not join.)
- Side conversations. I’ve listen to a number of you express frustration when your students use the private chat function to do this, so please practice what you preach.
- Headphones – make a habit of using headphones – the sound is much better and this reduces feedback and cutting out.
Important to know:
- Sound mute = this the speaker key on your keyboard with a little speaker symbol next to the volume down key.
- Mic mute = this is a button on your screen that shows a little microphone with a line through it. Red = muted
- Video Mute = this is a button on your screen (next to the mic mute) that shows a camera with a line through it. Red = muted
- Space bar – while muted you can hold down the space bar to ask a question or provide input. When you release the space bar it will automatically return to mute. This is great for small and large meetings.
Hybrid Meetings (aka How to meet when some people are in a room together and some are working remotely)
The new world of online and hybrid meetings will be the norm for a while. This protocol is for times when meetings are mixed between in person and on WebEx. This protocol is created because it can be difficult to hear, speak, and know who is in the meeting.
- All meeting members (both in-person and distance) log into WebEx
- People in the room should enter the meeting with your microphone on mute. If you do not mute, there will be feedback.
- All meeting members should turn on your video. It is important for engagement for other members of the team to be able to see you and to see each other’s emotions and reactions.
- All meeting members turn your computer speakers to mute (key on top right of your keypad).
- Assign a Bridge Monitor role. This person in the physical meeting will be sure to monitor the questions and comments of those attending remotely who can get forgotten about easily by the in-person team.
- Raise hand if you wish to join the conversation
- When you are speaking, hold down the space bar
- If you need to step away to answer a phone call or take care of other personal needs, please turn off your camera and stay muted. When you return, please turn your camera back on.
Startup Week Plan
For your first day back on Tuesday please restrict your movement around the building to your assigned specific areas. Room 1 group will need to stay in front of the main building entering and exiting from the front door. Library group should enter and exit from room 14 door and stay in library area. Music room group will need to enter and exit from west door and remain in the music room, gym area.
After Tuesday please plan on using our new QR code CheckIn/CheckOut system. Each day you will need to have your smartphone ready when you enter and exit the building. Here’s another fabulous video for further explanation.
I will be providing more information on our staff cohorts and how we will track all this.
These startup weeks are taking a little more shape (this is still subject to change);
- Tuesday 9/1 (Day #185) – WebEx Hybrid in Building
- Wear your mask.
- Bring your laptop and/or iPad fully charged.
- Bring headphones.
- You may want a notebook and pen of your own.
- Dress comfortably.
- Bring an extra dose of patience as we work through this meeting style.
- 8:00-12:00
- 8:00-9:45 Our Moral Imperative
- 10:00-12:00 Standards of Practice
| Room 1 | Library | Music Room |
| Alicia Vickery | Anna Park | Marina Reisinger |
| Amber Martinson | Deanna Chambers | Marieka Greene |
| Cami Green | Michelle Watt | Michele Cross |
| Ukiah Yeager-Woock | Becky Eriksson | Misha Therrian |
| Rob Pettis | Becky Hildebrand | JJ Howard |
| Barb Tennis | Jennifer Fetrow | Danielle Donnell |
| Heidi Evans | Jay Carlton | Scott Clements |
| Shawna Junker | Shelly Hill | Heidi Thomas |
| Megan Truelson | Asha Dicharry | Nicole Kalberg |
| Debbie Rychard | Me | New Person |
- 12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own – Sorry but providing food for these occasions is far more challenging and expensive right now. There will be some individually wrapped snack food. You may want to bring your water bottle.
- 1:00-3:00 – Team follow up – this time is intended for more follow up with the SOP from the morning, however you can guide this work on your own.
- Wednesday 9/2 (Day #186) – Grade Level Placement Revisit via WebEX
- 8:00-9:00 K to 1st
- 9:30-10:30 1st to 2nd
- 11:00-12:00 3rd to 4th
- 1:00-2:00 Kindergarten
- 2:00-2:45 Lexia Training – Heidi Evans and Me only
- Thursday 9/3 (Day #187) – Grade Level Team Meetings in Gym
- 8:00-9:00 4th/5th Grade
- 9:30-10:30 2nd/3rd Grade
- 11:00-12:00 1st Grade
- 12:30-1:30 Kindergarten
- 2:00-3:00 Support Staff
- Wednesday 9/9 (Day #191) – District Training Day
- Training opportunities – below are the optional training opportunities on September 9th for teachers and educational assistants. These are available to EAs. This will not be your only opportunity for optional trainings. We will offer additional sessions later in the month. Sign up for these classes and future classes will be available on Performance Matters on Wednesday, September 2nd. All courses will be on Webex
- Kindergarten Lexia 8:00-9:30
- 1-2 Lexia 9:45-11:00
- 3-5 Lexia 2:00-3:30
- Lexia for Educational Assistants 8:00-9:30
- Lexia for specialists 12:45-2:00
- Seesaw for Beginners 8:00-9:30
- What is new to Seesaw? 2:00-3:30
- Effective Synchronized Math Lessons K-2 11:00-12:30
- Effective Synchronized Math Lessons 3-5 11:00-12:30Screen Recording. 9:45-11:00Using Webex More Effectively 11:00-12:30
- Google Classroom 3-5 12:45-2:00
- and more to come….
- Training opportunities – below are the optional training opportunities on September 9th for teachers and educational assistants. These are available to EAs. This will not be your only opportunity for optional trainings. We will offer additional sessions later in the month. Sign up for these classes and future classes will be available on Performance Matters on Wednesday, September 2nd. All courses will be on Webex
- Thursday 9/10 (Day #192) – Teacher Work Day
- Tech workshops TBD – I hope to have a few options for some in-house learning -how to set up google classroom, seesaw and also some screencasting practice.
- Friday 9/11(Day #193) – Teacher Work Day
- Tech workshops TBD
CDL Standards of Practice (SOP) & Schedules
Here to serve – Here is a list of who to contact for elementary support.
- John Craft- Instructional Technology
- Brenna Frost- Instructional Technology
- Dyan Sultzer- Instructional Technology
- Lindsley Gehrig- Literacy Anna Schmitt- Literacy
- Cate Denson Hill- English Language Development
- Kerry Morton- Mathematics
- Michele Oakes-Mentor Program and National Board Certification
- Carrie Kennedy- Mentor
BPR Child Care – Academic Support I am working on a solution to the academic support for these groups that will help keep all our staff free to support CDL. Keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck.
Staffing Update
- Our newest team member is in the pipeline for HR so I expect to make an introduction next week.
- Congratulations to Anna Park who is one of our newest ICCLs
Feeling Ill??? If a staff member feels ill after entering a school site, they are to isolate themselves within the building and immediately call their supervisor (that’s me). The supervisor will text Tami Pike, Health Services Supervisor, at 541-350-8387 with the following information: This is [insert your name] and I have a staff member feeling ill. Please call me. The staff member can be reached at [insert phone number]. Tami will call you and advise you and the staff member’s next steps.
Building Relationships in an Online World
In this article, teacher/author Dave Stuart Jr. says a big challenge this fall will be building relationships with students who haven’t been met in person. “Before the hyperventilation kicks in,” he says, “let’s center on a few grounding principles:”
• Do the things you always do to build relationships at the beginning of the school year. Memorize all students’ names within a week; create a brief “moment of genuine connection” with each and every student within the first week (by office hours, videos, or phone calls) and systematically track them; survey students on their interests outside of school and the kinds of people they want to become; project a warm, authoritative, trustworthy presence; and start a regular routine of 3-5 positive parent phone calls a week.
• Relationships are fun and affirming and surprising and beautiful. The bonds teachers create in the opening weeks of school “will stoke the fires that keep us going,” says Stuart, and “will be helpful as we help our students stoke the fires that keep them going.”
• Relationships can be nurtured online. The work will be different remotely, and a little harder, but it’s not impossible, says Stuart. The key is to “remotify” what works in person and then make sure you ask for needed technology and pedagogical support with specific questions in mind. “This is a way of training yourself to become a pro in an area of teaching that you’re currently a novice at.”
• Relationships are about motivation, engagement, and productivity. Motivation is turbocharged by positive relationships; engagement can mean students getting “lost in the joy or thrill or peace or fulfillment of learning,” says Stuart. And the end product is academic and character mastery.
• Do it right. Stuart shares several ideas from The Distance Learning Playbook by John Hattie, Doug Fisher, and Nancy Frey:
– Dress and groom professionally.
– Project an optimistic demeanor about your students and about you.
– Weave what you’ve learned about kids into your lessons.
– Begin lessons with a positive affirmation like a favorite quote, a silly joke, or a short video.
– Ask questions that draw on students’ thinking (versus leading questions).
“How to Build Strong Relationships with Students if You’re Starting the Year Online: Principles and Practices” by David Stuart Jr., July 21, 2020; Stuart can be reached at [email protected].
Schedule for Decisions on Returning to School Steps (comprehensive distance learning, balanced/hybrid, “all in”)
Although we must always leave room for flexibility and changes due to the rapidly changing nature of our understanding of this virus and its impact on schools, below is the chart we’ve created for district decisions:
| Dates of 6-week terms | Dates to Monitor Metrics | Announcement Dates |
| Sept 14-Oct 23 | Friday, Oct 9 | Monday, Oct 12 |
| Oct 26-Dec 11(Thanksgiving break Nov 23-27) | Friday, Nov 20 | Monday, Nov 23 |
| Dec 14-Feb 5 | Friday, Jan 22 | Monday, Jan 25 |
| Feb 8-March 19 (spring break March 22-26) | Friday, March 5 | Monday, March 8 |
| March 29-May 7 | Friday, April 23 | Monday, April 26 |
| May 10-June 17 |