{"id":5546,"date":"2025-02-28T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:36:32","slug":"february-28-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2025\/02\/28\/february-28-2\/","title":{"rendered":"February 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank you Classified Staff for all of your hard work! You are the best!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday:&nbsp; Sky View Music &amp; 5<sup>th<\/sup> grade @ 1:20-2:00 (gym); Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: &nbsp;SST Meeting in C5 @ 8:00; SIW-Work in Classrooms; Lava Ridge Showcase @ 5:00-6:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: Lava Team Meetings @ 2:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday:&nbsp; EL Learning Walks with Lindsley AM; Deschutes Brewery PD Session @ 4:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7468-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5550\" style=\"width:547px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7468-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7468-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7468-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7468-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7468-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lots of smiles celebrating Ezaiah&#8217;s Den graduation!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank you <\/strong>for welcoming the team that is <strong>updating the fire alarm system<\/strong>. When we are fully integrated to the new system (likely, post-Spring Break) we can expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A voice evacuation message first in English and then in Spanish with no more industrial-strobe sound \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Less pull stations. There will be one in the office and by Mike&#8217;s work area. The new system will have improved detection which warrants less pull stations, and the reality is they\u2019re often pulled by mistake (costs district $$$)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New panel &#8211; any fire alarm company can work on the alarms in the future, non proprietary brand (current brand is specific and outdated)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Director of Multilingual Services -Liza Huet:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScvJ41D_SaslIqSq9WcKN4odp0Zpkl0a-hoLr3Msydav1bhVA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dheader&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckaren.rush%40bend.k12.or.us%7Cdf10d970f446483b3a5108dd55058274%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C638760204392099914%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WpSbl9mYAwpX%2BAdfP8rAt7v9g3RDo6rJ3FRQ3Rd0jxA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">SIGN UP HERE.<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScvJ41D_SaslIqSq9WcKN4odp0Zpkl0a-hoLr3Msydav1bhVA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dheader&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckaren.rush%40bend.k12.or.us%7Cdf10d970f446483b3a5108dd55058274%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C638760204392117631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HUyDt5aXwcuJJvoaxBMNHNkt%2B21wM0kb0aWV82s1MFo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">&nbsp;*Space is limited<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-27-at-3.03.01\u202fPM-790x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1436\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-3689ac0f-109b-492d-8439-4dd5f9e1c952\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Information Technology \u2013 Scott McDonald:<\/strong> Help us to keep our organization and personal data safe.&nbsp; Email phishing and scams continues to be our number one threat.&nbsp; And lately, the bad guys have been busy.  Please remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Report any suspicious email message<\/em>\u2013 Use the \u201cPhish Alert\u201d button in Microsoft Outlook to flag any suspicious message.&nbsp; Of course, do not click any links in the email before reporting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note External Messages<\/em>\u2013 Along with the yellow banner, you will now see the label \u201cExternal\u201d beside any message that is not from a Bend-La Pine user. In some cases, you may &nbsp;also see additional information about the sender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Only use Microsoft Outlook!-<\/em>The security features that we invest in and maintain as a district are only available on Microsoft Outlook mail clients and tools.&nbsp; Please do not add your work email to any other mail application (examples include Apple Mail, Gmail, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/SELday-2025-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of #SELday 2025.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6b5a18ae-de03-496a-85b7-db0b3659df45\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/SELday-2025-1.pdf\">#SELday 2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/SELday-2025-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6b5a18ae-de03-496a-85b7-db0b3659df45\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reminder that on\u00a0<strong>Thursday, March 13<\/strong>, Superintendent Cook will be hosting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.smore.com%2Fn%2F91cga&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckaren.rush%40bend.k12.or.us%7C6ae2fc0501074a42197a08dd576960d8%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C638762832280442939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4Kj2GCn881LkYWoMfC3sinOCKF1YrnYJlyygVIZswF8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">30-minute virtual meetings<\/a>\u00a0that are open to all District employees (times below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Cook<\/strong> will provide updates on bills making their way through the state Legislature and how they could impact our work to build a budget for next school year. He also will touch on directives related to public education coming out of Washington, D.C. Dr. Cook will leave time to answer a few staff questions. PICK YOUR TIME!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3:05 to 3:35 p.m. (best for elementary schedules)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3:50 to 4:20 p.m. (best for secondary schedules)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7464-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5549\" style=\"width:481px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7464-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7464-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7464-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7464-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7464-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sarah and Taylor celebrating his Den graduation!  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Room Tidy Team:&nbsp; <strong>3rd grade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next Week is a <strong>B week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-1024x343.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-1024x343.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-768x257.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you Classified Staff for all of your hard work! You are the best! Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: Thank you for welcoming the team that is updating the fire alarm system. 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