Archive for February 22, 2025

February 24th, 2025

February 22, 2025

Our EME Focus

  • Tier 1 Instruction
  • Belonging
  • Define what it means to be an Integrated Arts School

Thoughts of the Week

In 1964 the Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation in public places. One person on the forefront of breaking down barriers of segregation was Fred Rogers. His children’s show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” ran from 1968 to 2001, and he became famous for the compassion he showed on the show.

Though segregation was no longer the law of the land in America by the end of the 1960s, Black citizens were still not embraced as equal participants in public life. This status was reflected at many community pools across the country, with white people preventing Black people from sharing the water with them. It was in this atmosphere that Fred Rogers performed a simple but meaningful act in episode 1065 of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which aired on May 9, 1969. Rogers invited Officer Clemmons, a Black police officer on the show, to join him and cool his feet in a small plastic wading pool. When Clemmons sat down and placed his feet in the water, right next to Rogers’, the two men broke a well-known color barrier.

THE COMING WEEK:

  • Monday
    • Committee Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • Tuesday
    • Care Teams Meeting 7:00-8:00
  • Wednesday
    • Amanda Waldron’s Birthday!
    • Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
    • OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
    • SIW – Staff Wellness Event 1:00-2:30
  • Thursday
    • Heather Korman’s Birthday!
    • Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
    • Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • Friday
    • Nicole Dewes’ Birthday!
    • EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00

UPCOMING DATES:

  • March 3 – Classified Employee Appreciation Week!
  • March 3 – Staff Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • March 4 – Safety Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • March 4 – ICCL Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • March 5 – Emma Keeton’s Birthday!
  • March 5 – Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • March 5 – OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
  • March 5 – SIW – Teacher Prep 1:00-2:30
  • March 6 – 1-hour appointments with Lori,  roving sub
  • March 6 – Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
  • March 6 – Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • March 7 – EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00

Updates from Downtown

Click here to learn more about the World Day of Social Justice

From Tammy and Karen

I was listening to the Podcast, “The Dr. Hyman Show” today, and he had on another one of my favorite people, Simon Sinek. The topic they were discussing was called, “Friendship is Medicine:The Surprising Science Behind Connection”. It’s a great listen as you drive to and fro. Turns out, friendship is a huge positive factor in our overall health. As we start to wrap up a month that has been very taxing for many, turning to your friends can help, so make sure you do something good for your health this month…connect with a friend!

Erin’s Law: Let’s get ready to deliver these important child abuse prevention lessons to our kids.  Here is a letter for you to give your teachers about the planning and preparing for these lessons. Know that your counselors are prepared to be a resource for you.

Important Links

Notes from our Team:

From Social Emotional Wellness – Jennifer Hauth and Wayfinder. Please share this poster with your staff. Unlike the picture below, the poster has live links for them to click on.

From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, and Office of DEI: Please review these messages and share with your staff:

Family Liaisons and Translation/Interpretation: Remember that our Family Liaisons are not translators/interpreters–these are distinct positions with different functions, required skills, and pay rates.  Here are details about how to effectively engage Family Liaisons to support our work.  If you need someone to translate or interpret a family communication (including for time-sensitive requests) please review the various options available to you here.  

Immigration information: Make sure your team is very clear that they are prohibited from asking about or documenting students’ or families’ immigration status, even when doing so might be well-intentioned.  

If staff want to coordinate extra support for students or families who might be undocumented, it should be organized based on an educational purpose, not based on immigration status.  Students/families themselves then choose to opt into or access these, without needing to disclose their status or without staff needing to know it.   Examples: 

  • A counseling group for students with anxiety (rather than a counseling group for undocumented students),
  • flyers for local Know Your Rights workshops made available to all parents or via PTA group lists (rather than sent home with families we believe are undocumented), etc.

Title IX and gender support protocols: I have received several questions about the status of our gender support protocol.  Yes, our procedures for supporting gender-expansive students are still in place.  Thank you for initiating this process when a student indicates a need for support.  

Regarding Title IX more generally, while the national landscape is bringing some policy-based changes to our Title IX procedures (generally reverting back to our procedures from a few years ago–more on that later), please continue to contact me for any concerns or complaints related to Title IX, which includes:

  • discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity; 
  • sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking;
  • athletics, academics, and activities;
  • admissions, hiring, access;
  • pregnant and parenting students

All-staff update and Q&A with Superintendent Cook: Please make sure that on March 13, you do not have anything scheduled at 3:05, so that staff can have the option to attend one of the sessions below.

With K-12 school funding a big topic in the Oregon Legislature right now, and everything we’re hearing from Washington, D.C., on education and federal funding for schools, we understand that many employees wonder what all this means for us in Bend-La Pine Schools.

Superintendent Steven Cook will address these issues and answer your questions during two back-to-back virtual meetings with District staff on Thursday, March 13. Everyone is invited to join us for one of these 30-minute virtual meetings: The first will be 3:05 to 3:35 p.m., accommodating staff in our elementary schools. The second will be 3:50 to 4:20 p.m. to align with secondary schedules.

The intent is to provide you a quick update on state and federal actions pertinent to our work, and how we can remain focused on teaching students in our communities and serving their needs. The second half of each meeting will be set aside for staff to ask Dr. Cook questions. We will solicit written questions during the meeting and answer as many as time permits.

We will provide meeting links closet to the date. Attendance is optional, and we will provide recordings of both meetings afterward.

Purple Up Day! Hello! We are Lorene Moore, Lead Child & Youth Coordinator for the Oregon National Guard Child & Youth Program, and Barret Grimm, Senior Ambassador on the Oregon Military Teen Panel. The Oregon Military Teen Panel is composed of twenty-one National Guard Youth who strive to be an active part of their community.  Current members reside in Salem, Sublimity, Albany, Portland, Estacada, Sherwood, Klamath Falls and Happy Valley.

In Oregon, many families are going through a service member being gone for deployment. We are here to support Oregon’s military youth as they go through military life challenges and face occurring obstacles.

We are reaching out to you today to request that you show your support for military kids in your school district by participating in PurpleUp Day! this April, which is recognized nation-wide as Month of the Military Child. Creating a spirit day on April 10th in schools across the state where students and staff wear purple would provide a visual way to recognize and celebrate military youth, especially National Guard youth here in Oregon.

On April 10th, local groups and communities are encouraged to take part in PurpleUp Day! by wearing or displaying purple. The goal is for military kids to SEE that they are supported and loved by their local communities.

According to Military OneSource, in 2023 there were 8,259 National Guard Members in Oregon. That includes 4,713 Army Guard and 2,159 Air Guard Members, most of whom have families and children.

Attached is a flier promoting PurpleUp Day! Please consider taking part in this annual display of support. Your participation matters!

Here is some more information regarding Month of the Military Child: Please let me know what other questions you may have! 

Action Items

  • Start planning Erin’s Law lessons–share the information with your staff
  • Share the Wayfinder contest with your staff
  • Clarify with your staff how we can respectfully and legally support our immigrant populations

Important Dates

  • March 3-7: Better Lesson will be here to do school walk-throughs this week–if we haven’t notified you that they will come to your school, no need to note this.
  • March 5: All Admin Professional Learning at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
  • March 11: Horizontal Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge hosted by PRE and NSE
  • March 13: 3:05 or 3:50—Take 30 minutes to listen to the All Staff Update with Dr. Cook
  • March 19: Elementary Safety Cadre, 1:30-3:30–thanks Scott and Kayla for moving it for us!
  • March 24-28: The long awaited Spring Break!

And finally….. are those temperatures in the 50’s on the horizon?

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February 18th, 2025

February 15, 2025

Our EME Focus

  • Tier 1 Instruction
  • Belonging
  • Define what it means to be an Integrated Arts School

Thoughts of the Week

On July 31, 1968, a young, black man was reading the newspaper when he saw something that he had never seen before. With tears in his eyes, he started running and screaming throughout the house, calling for his mom. He would show his mom, and, she would gasp, seeing something she thought she would never see in her lifetime. Throughout the nation, there were similar reactions. What they saw was Franklin Armstrong’s first appearance on the iconic comic strip “Peanuts.” Franklin would be 57 years old this year. Franklin was “born” after a school teacher, Harriet Glickman, had written a letter to creator Charles M. Schulz after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death outside his Memphis hotel room.

Glickman, who had kids of her own and having worked with kids, was especially aware of the power of comics among the young. “And my feeling at the time was that I realized that black kids and white kids never saw themselves [depicted] together in the classroom,” she would say.

She would write, “Since the death of Martin Luther King, I’ve been asking myself what I can do to help change those conditions in our society which led to the assassination and which contribute to the vast sea of misunderstanding, hate, fear and violence.””

Glickman asked Schulz if he could consider adding a black character to his popular comic strip, which she hoped would bring the country together and show people of color that they are not excluded from American society.

She had written to others as well, but the others feared it was too soon, that it may be costly to their careers, that the syndicate would drop them if they dared do something like that.

Charles Schulz did not have to respond to her letter, he could have just completely ignored it, and everyone would have forgotten about it. But, Schulz did take the time to respond, saying he was intrigued with the idea, but wasn’t sure whether it would be right coming from him. He didn’t want to make matters worse, and he felt that it may sound condescending to people of color.

Glickman did not give up, and continued communicating with Schulz, with Schulz surprisingly responding each time. She would even have black friends write to Schulz and explain to him what it would mean to them and gave him some suggestions on how to introduce such a character without offending anyone. This conversation would continue until one day, Schulz would tell Glickman to check her newspaper on July 31, 1968.

On that date, the cartoon, as created by Schulz, shows Charlie Brown meeting a new character, named Franklin. Other than his color, Franklin was just an ordinary kid who befriends and helps Charlie Brown. Franklin also mentions that his father was “over at Vietnam.” At the end of the series, which lasted three strips, Charlie invites Franklin to spend the night one day so they can continue their friendship. The original comic strip of Charlie Brown meeting Franklin is attached in the initial comments below, the picture attached here is Franklin meeting the rest of the Peanuts, including Linus. I just thought this was a good re-introduction of Franklin to the rest of the world – “I’m very glad to know you.”

There was no big announcement, there was no big deal, it was just a natural conversation between two kids, whose obvious differences did not matter to them. And, the fact that Franklin”s father was fighting for this country was also a very strong statement by Schulz.

Although Schulz never made a big deal over the inclusion of Franklin, there were many fans, especially in the South, who were very upset by it and that made national news. One Southern editor even said, “I don’t mind you having a black character, but please don’t show them in school together.”

It would eventually lead to a conversation between Schulz and the president of the comic’s distribution company, who was concerned about the introduction of Franklin and how it might affect Schulz’ popularity. Many newspapers during that time had threatened to cut the strip.

Schulz’ response: “I remember telling Larry at the time about Franklin — he wanted me to change it, and we talked about it for a long while on the phone, and I finally sighed and said, “Well, Larry, let’s put it this way: Either you print it just the way I draw it or I quit. How’s that?”

Eventually, Franklin became a regular character in the comic strips, and despite complaints, Franklin would be shown sitting in front of Peppermint Patty at school and playing center field on her baseball team.

More recently, Franklin is brought up on social media around Thanksgiving time, when the animated 1973 special “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” appears. Some people have blamed Schulz for showing Franklin sitting alone on the Thanksgiving table, while the other characters sit across him. But, Schulz did not have the same control over the animated cartoon on a television network that he did on his own comic strip in the newspapers.

But, he did have control over his own comic strip, and he courageously decided to make a statement because of one brave school teacher who decided to ask a simple question.

Glickman would explain later that her parents were “concerned about others, and the values that they instilled in us about caring for and appreciating everyone of all colors and backgrounds — this is what we knew when we were growing up, that you cared about other people . . . And so, during the years, we were very aware of the issues of racism and civil rights in this country [when] black people had to sit at the back of the bus, black people couldn’t sit in the same seats in the restaurants that you could sit . . . Every day I would see, or read, about black children trying to get into school and seeing crowds of white people standing around spitting at them or yelling at them . . . and the beatings and the dogs and the hosings and the courage of so many people in that time.”

Because of Glickman, because of Schulz, people around the world were introduced to a little boy named Franklin.

THE COMING WEEK:

  • Monday
    • President’s Day – No School!
  • Tuesday
    • ICCL Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • Wednesday
    • OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
    • SIW – Teacher Prep 1:00-2:30
  • Thursday
    • Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
    • Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
    • Title Night – Elk Meadow Learning Summit 5:00-7:00
  • Friday
    • EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00

UPCOMING DATES:

  • February 24 – Committee Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • February 25 – Care Teams Meeting 7:00-8:00
  • February 26 – Amanda Waldron’s Birthday!
  • February 26 – Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • February 26 – OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
  • February 26 – SIW – Staff Wellness Event 1:00-2:30
  • February 27 – Heather Korman’s Birthday!
  • February 27 – Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
  • February 27 – Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • February 28 – Nicole Dewes’ Birthday!
  • February 28 – EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00
  • March 3 – Classified Employee Appreciation Week!
  • March 3 – Staff Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • March 4 – Safety Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • March 4 – ICCL Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • March 5 – Emma Keeton’s Birthday!
  • March 5 – Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • March 5 – OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
  • March 5 – SIW – Teacher Prep 1:00-2:30
  • March 6 – Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
  • March 6 – Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • March 7 – EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00

Updates from Downtown

Important Links

Notes from our Team:

Curriculum and Instruction – Julie Richards and Kerry Morton

The Amplify Desmos Math materials will be displayed at your school for the next few weeks to allow community members to view and provide feedback around the materials. Please share the information below with caregivers.

Dear Bend-La Pine Caregivers,

Would you like to learn more about the recommended K-5 math curriculum? Bend-La Pine Schools is seeking public feedback on the proposed new elementary math program

Caregivers and community members are invited to review the curriculum materials in two ways:

  • In person: Visit your child’s elementary school to view program samples.
  • Online: Explore digital sample lessons and program summaries using the links below.

🔍 Program Overview (English | Español)
💻 Sample Digital Lessons

We value your input! Please share your feedback by completing the survey below:
📝 Feedback Form (English | Spanish)

Thank you for partnering with us in shaping the future of math learning for our students.

Human Resources – Trish Uhart and Candy Gelatt

Hello!  The Bend La Pine Board of Directors acted on the renewal/extension of licensed contracts during the February 11, 2025, Executive Session.    Over the course of the next couple of days, we will be initiating the Contract Letters for the 2025-26 school year through UKG.  You will receive an email notification stating you have a To Do item to complete – this is your Contract Letter to be reviewed and signed.  The letters are assigned one at a time so you may not receive a notification at the same time as your collogues.  We ask for your patience while we work through all our licensed staff.  If you have not received a notification by Monday, February 17th, please let us know.   

The steps to access your letter are outlined below:

  • Access your letter from your To Do list in UKG (click on the bell in the upper right-hand corner of your UKG profile to find your To Do tab)
  • Click Modify at the bottom right corner 
  • Read your letter
  • Click in the signature box
  •  Enter the last four digits of your social security number to electronically sign your letter
  • Click modify again in the upper right-hand corner 
  • You will receive a pop up, choose “modify” again and “okay” to complete the submission to the Certified team. 

You must sign and submit your letter no later than April 15th.  

If you are not planning on returning for the 2025-26 school year, you will reject your letter, add a comment as to why you are rejecting the letter and then you will need to submit a formal letter of resignation to [email protected] no later than April 15th.  

Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions.  

Facilities Development Office – Paul Dean

The FDO project management team has been working on major construction projects.  For Bond Project Updates – visit: https://www.bend.k12.or.us/district/news-events/2022-bond.  And a recap of all the Bond Projects in this upcoming 2022 Bond Cycle – visit: https://www.bend.k12.or.us/application/files/3116/7407/4163/2022_Bond_Management_Plan.pdf

March Leadership Team Meeting: COO Ops leaders from Transportation, Facilities/Maintenance, Safety, IT and Custodial/Sustainability will be facilitating the Please submit at least one question, concern, curiosity or comment that you have for one or more of our departments at this link.

Network Outages: Be prepared for power/internet outages by printing a copy of Power & Internet Outage Emergency Protocols

Field Trip/Athletic/Club Transportation All district staff are required to communicate with their administrators and the Transportation Department prior to scheduling an off campus trip. Below are reminders to keep everything moving smoothly and in compliance. 

  • Submit ALL trip requests through BusHive as early as possible (months ahead).
  • Questions about your trip? Call Daniel Lopez X5706 (Bend) Call Scott Steinhauer X5753 (La Pine)
  • Don’t have a BusHive log in- Call Daniel Lopez X5706 (Bend) Call Scott Steinhauer X5753 (La Pine)
  • Charter Buses- We do NOT use these unless we have no other options.
    • Schools cannot book these trips directly. You must contact Daniel Lopez X5706 (Bend) Call Scott Steinhauer (La Pine)
    • We are required to document use of any charter plus, plus a copy of the parent notification letter. ODE requires we maintain a documentation file for charters.
    • We have not used charters for several years. We have drivers & school buses available. 
  • Drivers of students must hold an ODE certificate (Bus, Type 20, Type 10) for school sponsored event transportation.
  • Student transportation must be provided in an ODE approved vehicle. (Bus, Type 20, Type 10).  
  • Rental vehicles- contact Transportation prior to renting any vehicle being used to transport students.
  • What about after a game? A student wants to go home with another family, but came to the game on a bus? This is between the student and the parent. The teacher, AD, coach should not be involved in this conversation, other than you know the student has permission from their parent to go home another way. If the teacher/AD arranges or organizes transportation for a student, the liability is on the school district- meaning we use ODE approved transportation. This area can be “grey”. Be very careful not to organize transportation outside of ODE approved transportation. 
  • We understand that trips have been taken in the past that do not follow these protocols- we are working to clarify policies and procedures.
  • Staff members who fail to follow these requirements may be subject to disciplinary action. 
  • Questions?? Give us a call- we are here to help!  541-355-5702 

Important Dates

  • February 17: Just a reminder that this is Presidents Day and it is a contracted BLAST day. If you are taking it off, you will need to use non-contract time. No students/staff this day
  • February 19: Administrator Professional Development from 3:00 – 5:00–Perseverance Hall
  • March 3-7: Better Lesson will be here to do school walk-throughs this week–if we haven’t notified you that they will come to your school, no need to note this.
  • March 5: All Admin Professional Learning at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
  • March 11: Horizontal Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge hosted by PRE and NSE
  • March 19: Elementary Safety Cadre, 1:30-3:30–thanks Scott and Kayla for moving it for us!
  • March 24-28: The long awaited Spring Break!

And finally….. Send us any fun photos of snow structures at your schools!

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February 10th, 2025

February 10, 2025

Our EME Focus

  • Tier 1 Instruction
  • Belonging
  • Define what it means to be an Integrated Arts School

Thoughts of the Week

“Leave a footprint to follow, not a scar to heal” is a quote I heard a while ago. The author is unknown but I would like to “try” and break down my interpretation of it for you. I think the greatest analogy I can think of is, a walk on the beach. Anyone who has ever taken a walk on an ocean beach has had the following experience: You’re walking on the sand close to the water, but not quite to the water’s edge. As you walk, you leave footprints in the sand. These footprints can easily be followed by anyone at the moment. Eventually you turn around and retrace your former steps. On the return walk, you notice your footprints get fainter and fainter until they are gone as they have been washed away by the ebb and flow of the surf. There’s really no evidence in the sand that you ever walked there. Your walk is over and there’s no physical evidence of it, only the memory remains. When you walk along the beach, you leave a mark. An impression. An impact. But the mark is not detrimental. You haven’t damaged the beach in any way. You haven’t negatively impacted the future experience of others on the beach.

I do believe we leave a legacy no matter what. Whether it be a legacy of our children or for our children, a legacy of the job or career we choose, or a legacy of the memories people have of us.  Walk firmly enough so you leave footprints for others to follow but gently enough that you don’t leave scars that will take time to heal…

The Coming Week

  • Monday
    • SRO Appreciation Week
    • Principal Meeting (Ben Out) 8:00-1:30
    • Meeting with Peter 2:30
  • Tuesday
    • Care Teams Meeting 7:00-8:00
    • Kinder Forest Field Trip
    • Admin/ICCL Training 3:30-5:00
  • Wednesday
    • Amy McDonald’s Brithday!
    • Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
    • OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
    • SIW – Culture of Care with Amy Yillik 1:00-2:30
  • Thursday
    • Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
    • Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • Friday
    • EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00
    • Happy Valentines Day!

UPCOMING DATES:

  • February 17 – President’s Day – No School!
  • February 18 – ICCL Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • February 19 – Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • February 19 – OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
  • February 19 – SIW – Teacher Prep 1:00-2:30
  • February 20 – Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
  • February 20 – Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • February 20 – Title Night – Elk Meadow Learning Summit 5:00-7:00
  • February 21 – EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00
  • February 24 – Committee Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • February 25 – Care Teams Meeting 7:00-8:00
  • February 26 – Amanda Waldron’s Birthday!
  • February 26 – Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • February 26 – OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
  • February 26 – SIW – Staff Wellness Event 1:00-2:30
  • February 27 – Heather Korman’s Birthday!
  • February 27 – Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
  • February 27 – Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • February 28 – Nicole Dewes’ Birthday!
  • February 28 – EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00
  • March 3 – Classified Employee Appreciation Week!
  • March 3 – Staff Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • March 4 – Safety Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • March 4 – ICCL Meeting 2:30-3:15
  • March 5 – Emma Keeton’s Birthday!
  • March 5 – Office Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30
  • March 5 – OBOB Pool Play 8:00-8:30
  • March 5 – SIW – Teacher Prep 1:00-2:30
  • March 6 – Smart Reading (Kindergarten) 9:45-10:45
  • March 6 – Sped Team Meeting – 2:30-3:15
  • March 7 – EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00

Updates from Downtown

February 6, 2025

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From Tammy and Karen

There is no business like snow business these days! It’s been fun seeing all the snow people and forts being crafted throughout playgrounds across our district. While out having fun, please take care to drive cautiously, walk carefully, and catch a snowflake or two on your tongue!

Taking It Up: It’s not too late to sign up for the two day Taking it Up equity training. It is Feb 18-19 and there are still plenty of spaces. If interested, sign up in UKG–have questions, reach out to Kinsey.

Important Links

Notes from our Team:

Health Services–Tami Pike

Field Trip Reminder. To prioritize student safety, please notify the school nurse about any upcoming field trips at least two weeks in advance. Last-minute notices can create safety concerns and may interfere with the care of other students, as the nurse needs time to review health conditions and medications. This applies to both middle and high school students. There have been instances where a nurse only learns of a field trip when an announcement is made over the school intercom. 😳

Finance, Business Office–Jessica Houser

Hello Admins!This is a friendly reminder that time and leave sheet cut-off is Sunday, February 9th. All completed time and leave sheets you receive for sign off are due to the Payroll Office by Monday, February 10th.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected] with any questions or if you need additional support. Thank you for all you do!

From Curriculum, Instruction and Systems-Julie Richards

The Math Curriculum Review Team met on February 6th and came to consensus on Amplify Desmos for a K-5 mathematics curriculum. This recommendation will be presented to the school board on February 11th.  If you would like to take some time to check out this program here is login information:

Amplify Desmos Math Sample accounts:

From Social Emotional Wellness – Jennifer Hauth

Care Solace is a care coordination service to help students, staff, and their families find mental health and substance use treatment matched to their needs. Care Solace’s multilingual and culturally sensitive Care CompanionTM team is available 24/7/365 to quickly connect individuals to community providers regardless of need.

Register & Login to your Care Solace Account. If you missed the registration email for your Care Solace account, reach out to Lisa McNulty. Administrators, School Counselors, Student Success Clinicians/Coordinators, School Psychologists and Nurses have accounts.

Care Solace Family and Staff Flyers

Spanish Flyer Family Version and Letter

MTSS and using Care Solace for Warm Handoffs

Care Solace Best Practices for School Site Teams:

  1. Integrate Messaging into Your Communications. Care Solace creates monthly mental health messaging and social media posts for you to use in your communication with your school community. Send this content to your school families and staff as a resource, share it on your social media, or share it at school events.
  2. Print and Distribute Flyers Around Campus. Post flyers around the school for students and staff to provide additional information about Care. Solace. You can find these flyers in the Care Community in the Resource Center.
  3. Configure Your Email Signature & Out-of-Office Notification. Add information about Care Solace to your email signature and out-of-office messaging. This will. promote access and ensure support outside of school hours or when staff members are away from work.

Important Dates

  • February 10: Admin ICCL Training on hold and will not happen today–please communicate that to your team. We will let you know of a future date.
  • February 11-12: Tammy and Karen are in Salem at a COSA conference–please text before calling as we will be in sessions.
  • February 17: Just a reminder that this is Presidents Day and it is a contracted BLAST day. If you are taking it off, you will need to use non-contract time. No students/staff this day
  • February 19: Administrator Professional Development from 3:00 – 5:00–Perseverance Hall
  • March 3-7: Better Lesson will be here to do school walk-throughs this week–if we haven’t notified you that they will come to your school, no need to note this.
  • March 5: All Admin Professional Learning at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
  • March 11: Horizontal Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge hosted by PRE and NSE
  • March 19: Elementary Safety Cadre, 1:30-3:30–thanks Scott and Kayla for moving it for us!
  • March 24-28: The long awaited Spring Break!

And finally…..

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