May 13th, 2024

Our EME Focus

Tier 1 Instruction
Belonging
Define what it means to be an Art Focused School

Thoughts of the Week

Finding your purpose in life can be an exciting journey of self-discovery! It’s totally normal for your “why” to change over time, and that’s a good thing because it means you’re growing and evolving. A great way to start uncovering your new purpose is to take some time to reflect on what lights you up, what you’re passionate about, and what makes you come alive. Ask yourself things like:

What do I care deeply about? What brings me joy? What causes or issues am I naturally drawn to?

As you gain a better understanding of these things, start thinking about how they align with different goals, projects, or activities in your life. Don’t be afraid to try new things, talk to people who inspire you, volunteer, and seek out the advice and mentorship of those who have achieved what you’d like to achieve. Remember, finding your purpose is a process and it may take time, so be kind and patient with yourself. Keep pushing forward, because the best is yet to come!

The Coming Week

Monday
- Emily Winchester’s Birthday!
- Staff Meeting 2:30-3:15
Tuesday
- Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
- Care Teams Meeting 2:30-3:15
Wednesday
- Lisa Bjorback’s Birthday!
- Office Admin Meeting 9:00-9:30
- SIW Teacher Prep
- Admin PD 2:00-5:00
Thursday
- MTSS Rotations 2:30-3:15
Friday
- SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15

UPCOMING DATES:

May 20 Camp Tamarack for 5^th Grade
May 21 Camp Tamarack for 5^th Grade
May 21 Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
May 22 Camp Tamarack for 5^th Grade
May 22 Tonya Myers’ Birthday!
May 22 Office Admin Meeting 9:00-9:30
May 22 SIW Lexia 1:00-2:30
May 23 Kinder Orientation 5:30-6:30
May 24 SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15
May 25 Chris Hill’s Birthday!
May 26 Josh Hayden’s Birthday!
May 27 No School
May 28 Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
May 28 Elementary Leadership Meeting 3:00-5:00
May 29 Brooke Vossler’s Birthday!
May 29 Office Admin Meeting 9:00-9:30
May 29 SIW Art in the Meadow prep
May 29 Care Teams Meeting 2:30-3:15
May 30 Counselor Celebration 8:00-3:00 Downtown
May 31 Train Your Brain Presentation for 3^rd Grade 9:00-10:00
May 31 SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15

Updates from Downtown

Reminders:

Give the Middle School Transition and Math Bypass Testing for 5^th grade
Roger White support: Want to help? Click this link.
Here is an instruction video to share with your staff on how to complete self-reflections
TLC Update: May 1, Elementary TLC Update
Inservice Week Certified work calendar for 24-25
Dibels Testing Dates: Here is the schedule. (make 12 stations, let them test all K-5 kids, clear schedules and make testing the priority)
From Culture of Care: Check out our latest news and workshop offerings!

New Notes:

From Roy Fuller in IT re: iPads. We’ve almost reached the end of another school year. Always funny how slow it seems to go, until May hits and it’s all about over. Even if we’ve had fresh snow fall! I’m reaching out to give everyone some updates to the questions some of you have been asking. Our Tier 1 website has been updated with the latest information regarding the end of year plan when it comes to iPads. We will removing all the remaining 6^th/7^th gen iPads from school’s this summer. The breakdown should look like this for the fall of 2024:

· High Schools – 9^th gen iPads

· Middle Schools – 8^th and 9^th gen iPads

· Elementary Schools – 8^th, 9^th 10^th gen iPads

We will be introducing the 10^th gen iPads into 10 schools for next year. Swapping out the entire school will make it easier since those iPads have USB-C only charging port (lightning port is gone), plus are slightly larger than the previous gen iPads. The 8^th/9^th gen iPads from the schools we are swapping out will roll out to the remaining elementary schools to remove their 6^th/7^th gen iPads. For the schools listed below, please follow the Roll-In Overview on the Roll-In Elementary page (top of the page). The schools receiving 10^th gen iPads include:

Elk Meadow
Pine Ridge
Miller
Lava Ridge
Ponderosa
Buckingham
RE Jewell
Highland
Three Rivers (K-8)
Westside Village (K-8)

For the remaining elementary schools you’ll find your Roll-In Overview listed below the schools receiving new iPads. Please read through for helpful information and slideshows that can be followed in the classrooms, or library when it comes time to turn in the iPads. Included for all is a helpful checklist, station signs and an iPad Inspection form if needed. Some of you received a full school swap with 9^th gens last year, so you won’t be swapping out anything. Those that didn’t will be swapping out 6^th/7^th gen iPads for new to them 8^th/9^th gen iPads.

All middle schools will be turning in their iPads at the end of the year. Your roll-in overview can be found on our Roll-In for Secondary page. The information on that page should help answer questions you might have, with slideshows that can be used with the teachers or in the library depending on how your school plans their roll-in.

High schools will run the same like previous years. Students will be keeping their iPads over the summer outside of 12^th graders who’s iPads will be collected and rolled down to incoming 9^th graders. The overview of that process can be found on the Roll-In for Secondary page below the middle school’s information.

Please review all the information on our Tier 1 page for spring iPad information and talk with your client services tech to start planning. I believe some of you have already dug in with the planning process and hopefully with the information provided that will help fill in the any missing pieces. Feel free to reach out directly to me if you have any questions. Enjoy the warming trend headed our way finally! Thanks everyone for another great year.

From Jackie in Sustainability: Thank You!! A big shoutout to everyone involved in the Walk and Roll to school day—staff, students, admin, PTO, and Commute Options—for making our Spring Walk and Roll to School Day an absolute blast! Across our 19 schools, 13 reported to provide data for 105 classes. Big shout out to Pine Ridge and Ponderosa for the most classes reporting. Here’s the breakdown: 334 students walked, 270 biked or rolled, 324 used the bus, and 1,190 arrived by car.

From Colleen and Josh in Special Programs: 504 Training

From Stuart in HR re: Job Posting and Hiring. Elementary Pool postings have gone live and we have reduced the postings to only 4 pools. We have added a sort feature to sort by location, so you can sort by people who apply for Sunriver and La Pine as well as Bend.

1.0 FTE K-2 Classroom Teacher–Regular1.0 FTE K-2 Classroom Teacher – Temporary1.0 FTE 3-5 Classroom Teacher – Regular1.0 FTE 3-5 Classroom Teacher – Temporary Within the application, there is a question asking the candidate to select locations where they would be willing work and they can choose Bend, Sunriver, and La Pine.

From Tammy and Lisa:

Lewis and Clark Admin Cohort: If you know of anyone who is interested in starting their administrative (Principal) licensure program this next fall in an all in-person, small cohort, central Oregon focused program, please share the flyer below with them. All instructors are central Oregon leaders. Please also share with your principals or other leaders who would know teachers who might be interested. Flier for more information.

We will be holding an information session: Thursday, May 23, 2024, 4:30-5:30 at the HDESD in the Cascades Conference Room

Please let Lora, Lisa or Paul Andrews at the ESD know if you have any questions.

Important Dates

May 15: Monthly Admin PD at Mountain View High School, 3:00-4:30
May 15: Excellence in Education right after admin meeting at MVHS
May 18: Kinder Fiesta 10-1 at Ed Center (newly enrolling Spanish-speaking kindergarten families)
May 28: Horizontal Meeting @ Rosland 3:00-5:00 (Please add in travel time, as we will be starting on time)
May 30: School Counselor Celebration in board room 8-9:30
June 6: TAG Night at Juniper 5-6 pm
TBD: Last Horizontal meeting/celebration of the year will be rescheduled! Stay tuned!

And finally…

This is a salute to the glorious weather that is here for a little while!!

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