This school year, the High Desert ESD is using the Red Rover, substitute management system to deploy subs to school. This week, please activate your Red Rover account (this is done via an email you should have received in recent weeks; let Haley know if you did not receive this) and watch this Red Rover Basic Training Video.
In the event you need to be away from Lava, after entering your absence in Red Rover, please immediately let Haley know in-person, or via text. In the event you need to enter a same-day absence early in the morning, please text Haley first and then enter the absence in Red Rover. If you do not need a sub, you do not need to enter the absence in Red Rover.
After entering the absence in Red Rover and letting Haley know, you will also submit the time off request into UKG. Time off requests will be made through the Self-Service tab by clicking on the button (see below) and following the prompts.
Tech Support Support for UKG Timesheet/Time off questions contact Payroll Department: [email protected]
From the Teaching and Learning Department: We are excited to share that all K-5 teachers in Bend-La Pine have access to Seesaw this year! Seesaw is a great way to engage families in two-way communication centered on learning. All K-5 teachers will use Seesaw and our goal is to engage families in meaningful ways and to provide a window into the classroom, by sharing celebrations, highlighting specific learning, and hearing from the kids themselves.
As soon as you can please complete the get started steps below:
3 Steps to Get Started:
- Sign into your Seesaw Account via Clever
- Create a Welcome Post – check out an example from a BLP teacher here
If you have any questions, visit the Seesaw Help Center or reach out to Robbie Faith, Tracy Howk, or an existing SeeSaw user at our school.
What about other systems like Class Dojo, Google Classroom, or a teacher’s WordPress blog?
Teachers can still keep using Google Classroom, in fact Seesaw and Google Classroom work well together and they each have their own purpose- more on that later. If teachers have a WordPress blog they can keep this going too. However, as they learn more about Seesaw’s capabilities, they might consider moving away from it but this will be up to them. As for Class Dojo, we are asking that teachers do not use this system and that they transition to using Seesaw. Class Dojo is not a district supported system and there are features of it that do not align with our current practices and stances. The instructional technology team stands ready to help teachers make this transition.
A couple of additional notes for those who may have volunteers this year. When you are ready to have volunteers assist in your classroom, feel free to share the link below, which will take volunteers to the Bend La Pine Schools web page dedicated to volunteering. The application is available under the Parents tab on the district web site for for anyone who wishes to apply. We are not planning to share the application broadly with families as there continues to be cost to the district with each application. It typically takes a week+ for applications to be approved and Kim and Haley can always assist with looking up if a person’s application has been approved.
Link: https://www.bend.k12.or.us/district/organization/volunteer
From the Tech Department: Please encourage your teaching staff to check out the “Teacher Hub” located in the Staff Portal Quick Links. This is your one stop resource shop for all new and returning teachers.