Our EME Focus
- Tier 1 Instruction
- Belonging
- Define what it means to be an Integrated Arts School
Thoughts of the Week
The Coming Week
- Monday
- Union Meeting 2:30-3:00
- Tuesday
- Picture Day!
- Office Staff Meeting 10:00
- Elementary Admin Meeting @ LaPine Elementary 3:00-5:00
- Wednesday
- SIW EL Planning Follow Up 1:00-2:30
- Thursday
- BAM Meeting 3:30-4:45
- Friday
- EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00
UPCOMING DATES:
- October 21 – Committee Meetings 2:30-3:15
- October 22 – Care Teams 7:00-8:00
- October 22 – Office Staff Meeting 10:00
- October 22 – ICCL Meeting 2:30-3:15
- October 23 – EA Meeting 1:00-1:30
- October 23 – SIW Teacher Prep for Conferences 1:00-2:30
- October 24 – Earthquake Drill 1:30
- October 25 – EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00
- October 25 – Halloween Dance 6:00-7:30
- October 26 – Camille White’s Birthday!
- October 26 – Joelle Pearson’s Birthday!
- October 29 – Office Staff Meeting 10:00
- October 29 – Conferences 3:15-7:15
- October 30 – Teacher Prep 7:15-3:15
- October 30 – Ben and Amanda out 8:00-4:00 for Training
- October 30 – Conferences 3:15-7:15
- October 31 – Conferences 7:15-3:15
- October 31 – Melissa Landolt’s Birthday!
- October 31 – Pam Bradbuty’s Birthday!
Updates from Downtown
From Tammy
Title 1 Compacts for Conferences: Title schools only—here is a folder with this year’s Title 1 compacts. There are compacts for 3 languages: English, Spanish, and Chinese (Simplified).
Safety Cadre day has moved! Mark your calendars if you are the safety rep at your school. The Safety Cadre meeting has moved to Friday, November 8, 1:30-3:30 in the boardroom!
Important Links
- October 9th Elementary TLC Update
- Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice–list them here! (Check out what your colleagues are doing or not doing for Halloween festivities)
Notes from our Team:
From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, Equity:
Family-teacher conferences: Please ensure you coordinate and submit requests for interpreters ASAP. Your Language Specialist and Family Liaison can help advise and coordinate this with your office team.
Policy training resources: Thanks for attending the policy training this week! Here is follow-up–please share with your staff and PTA/Booster Club leaders:
- Advertising: AP and AR
- Other topics: Holidays/”Do Not Schedule” Dates
- Linguist Link (translation/interpretation request) account set-up for all staff
- Crown Act info and poster
From Scott Maben in Communications:
Bookmark our Staff Portal for quick access to updates and staff resources
A great way to keep up on employee news, announcements, resources and tools is to check our STAFF PORTAL regularly. We are posting updates to the Portal almost every day.
We encourage all staff to bookmark the Portal on your browser. Better yet, you can designate it as one of your browser startup pages so it’s always right there. Here’s how to do that using Google Chrome:
- 1. In your Chrome browser window, click on the three vertical dots (for “More”) in the top right corner
- 2. Go down the list to “Settings” and click that
- 3. On the left, click “On startup”
- 4. Select “Open a specific page or set of pages” then “Add a new page”
- 5. Paste the site URL into the window and hit “Add” The URL for our Staff Portal is this: https://bendlapine.sharepoint.com/
You can add other startup pages as well, such as our District website (https://www.bend.k12.or.us/district) and your school website.
The “Quick Links” on the Staff Portal is a go-to resource for many of us. And keep an eye on the featured news items, which provides a mix of local news headlines and timely information we are sharing with you and our community.
From the Secretary of State: The countdown is on – checking in and hoping you’ll have participating 5th grade classes for the upcoming 2025 Oregon Kid Governor .. the clock is ticking for candidate video submissions, they’re due at 10am on October 25th and more information can be found here. In addition to the vital learning components, my ongoing engagement with past participants confirm the reverberating effects and experience of participating in this program are remarkable.
We’d be thrilled if you’d alert your 5th grade teachers of the impending due date for candidates and that alternately their classroom may choose a “voting only” status, without submitting a candidate. Please feel free to reach out to Nikki Fisher at [email protected] with any questions and we look forward to the most exciting ORKG campaign season yet!
From Kim, Tina, and Chris in Transportation : Just a friendly reminder: Classroom chaperones are not allowed to bring other children with them on the bus for field trips. We have had a couple of instances already this year, and it puts our driver in a difficult position to deny them a ride. Thank you!
From McScott in IT. To ensure the safety, quality, and compatibility of our technology, ALL tech-related purchases must be approved and processed through our IT department.
If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions, the purchase must go through IT:
- Is it a computer, tablet, or related device?
- Does it connect to or charge one of our devices?
- Does it connect to our networks or get installed on a device?
Why is this important? While it may be tempting to purchase cheaper options from websites like Amazon, our district maintains strict standards to ensure all devices are safe, reliable, and compatible with our systems. Unsafe or substandard devices can:
- Fail to work properly within our network environment
- Pose risks such as electrical shock or fire
- Introduce security threats like malware
Action Items
- Wrap up bias lessons
- Want to apply to be on the District Admin Advisory Team? Sign up here by 10/16
Important Dates
- October 15: Horizontal Meeting at La Pine Elementary, 3:00-5:00 (La Pine and Juniper host) Please allow extra time for travel, depending on where you are located it could take 45 min to get there. Please do your best to be on time.
- October 23: All Admin PD at Perseverance Hall (Bend High) 3:00-4:30
- Conferences: Oct 29–3:15-7:15, Oct 30–3:15-7:15, Oct 31–7:15-3:15
- Work Day: October 30, 7:15-3:15
- October 30: Administrator EL training–all day, Ensworth Elementary, 8:00-2:30—lunch provided!
- October 31: Safe School Trainings need to be done by today
- November 11: Veteran’s Day–No School
And finally…
Registration is free for all attendees, but space is limited, so we recommend registering ASAP. This event is for partners and Wayfinder-curious leaders across Oregon.
What to Expect:
- Support your Staff and Students with Re-Aligning to their Purpose
- Learn from a panel of Wayfinder partners across Oregon (80+ districts)
- Learn How to Align with ODE TSEL Standards
- Understand Barriers to SEL Implementation
- Learn What’s to Come with Wayfinder Product Roadmapping
- Address Buy-In Issues
- Networking Time
Hot breakfast, coffee, and a hot lunch will be provided. Feel free to share with colleagues, all are welcome!—> REGISTER HERE