Our EME Focus
- Tier 1 Instruction
- Belonging
- Define what it means to be an Art Focused School
Thoughts of the Week
Take that Leap
I once heard a story, or a riddle if you will, that says five frogs are sitting on a lily pad. One decides to jump off. How many are left?
If your answer is “four”, thank your math teacher for your excellent math skills. Unfortunately, this is not a test of your math abilities.
It’s a life problem.
The correct answer is “five”. Yes, all five are still sitting there on the lily pad. The one frog only decided to jump but hasn’t. Life is not a spectator sport; it’s indeed a contact sport and there are no practice sessions, and you’ve been in the game from day one.
As cliche as it seems ‘The journey starts with a single step’… not by thinking about taking that step. Be the frog who not only decides to jump off the lily pad but actually jumps.
A Little Monday Morning Humor…
The Coming Week
MONDAY
- Fire Drill 8:00
- Staff Meeting 2:30-3:00
- Youth Truth Survey – Please bring your computer
TUESDAY:
- Safety Meeting 7:00
- Elk Meadow Student Success/Admin Check-In 8:15-9:15
- Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
- Care Team Meeting 2:30-3:15
WEDNESDAY:
- EA Meeting 8:15-8:45
- SIW – Ed Network the Media Center (ICCL Team)
THURSDAY:
- MTSS Building Wide 2:30-3:15
- BAM (Beginning Admin Meeting) 5:00-7:00
FRIDAY:
- Earthquake Drill 8:00
- EME SpEd Meeting 8:00-8:45
- SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15
UPCOMING DATES
- January 13 – Katherine’s Birthday
- January 14 – Sara’s Birthday
- January 15 – No School
- January 17 – Jill’s Birthday
- January 20 – Lea’s Birthday
- January 23 – Kinder Forest Field Trip
- January 29 – Dibels
- February 2 – No School
Updates from Downtown
- Student Services:
- Monthly REQUIRED inclusion EA Trainings: Contact Krista Hought or Stephanie Smith for info
- Prevent, Teach, Respond information, PTR Facilitators Guide
- MTSS Tier 3 process
- Counseling:School Counseling Blog
- Wayfinder: This document shows how to mark a lesson/activity complete in Wayfinder.
- Safety: Updated SRO List as of 1/2/2024.
Early Literacy Success Initiative- HB 3198
FYI….Early Literacy Success Initiative Grant submitted and will be presented to school board for approval on January 9th.
A team of teachers, administrators, specialists and coaches met a few times this fall to plan for the use of the grant funds over the 23-25 biennium. The team relied on two documents to guide the vision and direction of how Bend La Pine will use the funds.
The team identified areas of strength in our early literacy programs and areas for potential growth. The allowable uses for grant funding are in the following areas:
- Professional Development
- Instructional Coaching
- Evidence-Based Curricular Materials
- High Dosage Tutoring
- Extended Learning Programs
Here is the plan that will be presented to the school board on January 9th. If you have questions, please reach out to Julie Walker
The timeline for submitting this grant was extremely short. My hope is that we can cover this topic in more depth at an upcoming horizontal meeting.
Language Arts Adoption Update
The Language Arts Review Team (made up of 30 teachers, specialists, coaches and administrators) will update the school board on January 9th with a report on the adoption process and the recommendation of EL Education as our K-5 Language Arts Curriculum. After that, the board will take feedback for a month and then will take action at the February 13th board meeting. Currently, we have 30 teachers field testing materials and giving feedback on recommended professional learning. Please reach out with any feedback or questions.
From Policy, Advocacy and Equity (Kinsey Martin)
ASL Interpreters: Wondering how to request an interpreter for American Sign Language (ASL)? In your Linguist Link account, when you enter the “new project” page to make a new request, you’ll see instructions for accessing ASL support. Please share this update with applicable staff.
CAFE Program: Need an interpreter or translator in a pinch? An updated list of CAFE Program members is available here (it also lives on the Portal’s Equity page, under ‘Employee Resources’). You are welcome to contact anyone on the list, not just those at your site! Please continue to use Linguist Link for the majority of your requests—CAFE members are bilingual staff who can support as linguists if you have a time-sensitive matter, but should not be relied on for these services regularly.
Please mark your calendar for two upcoming District Family events:
–Wed, Jan 31st: Black History Month kick-off celebration
–Thurs, Feb 8th: Lunar New Year celebration/AAPI Family Night
Both will be evening events with dinner included. It would be great to have our leaders support our families by attending either or both of these events. More info to follow—for now, save the dates!
Important Dates
- Jan. 10. Educator Network Day, in your buildings from 1:45-3:15
- Jan. 15 No School in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Jan. 17: Office staff meeting 1:15-2:15 (plan for them to be away from 1-2:30)