Author Archives: Gary Timms

Report Card Info- Thank you for your time on Monday looking over the report card document. The fact that report cards are a consistent source of stress for our teachers is a testimony to their dedication and professionalism and their … Continue reading →

Horizontal Meeting-We are meeting Monday at 4:00 at High Lakes. Please bring your laptop as Scott B. and Julianne will be there to provide some training on Oregon Safe Tip. See you there. ACR’s- There is a new ACR form … Continue reading →

Dyslexia Training- In July of 2015, Senate Bill 612 was passed by the Oregon Legislature. SB 612, AKA the Dyslexia bill, requires dyslexia screening for all K and 1 students and each school to have one person receive training related … Continue reading →

Congratulations- Congratulations to Maria at Juniper who will be retiring at the end of this school year. Maria has served the district for 30 years in a variety of roles. It has been a privilege to work alongside her during … Continue reading →

Congrats- Congratulations to Kevin, Rochelle and Julie. Great moves for all three of them and great for the schools involved. We know the new school will get off to a fantastic start with Kevin’s leadership. We also know that Pine … Continue reading →

Mini Observations- Just another gentle reminder that you should have completed at least two mini observations by the time we head to break on December 22.  Remember that a mini observation must be followed by a post conference within 72 … Continue reading →

Behavior- Thanks to Erich, Anissa, Maria, Tammy, Dana, Jon L., and Sean for spending about 3 1/2 hours on Wednesday discussing behavior programming, including a pretty comprehensive picture of what is happening in other districts our size across the state.  … Continue reading →

Happy Veterans’ Day- I’m sending notes out today instead of Friday in hopes that you will not be checking email tomorrow because you are all enjoying  your well-deserved three day weekend. I will be heading to Portland for OSBA conference. … Continue reading →

Free Stuff- That headline always gets my attention. I was recently approached by a local organization (Kids in the Game) that has worked out a deal with the website hopsports.com. The website has online digital brain break activity for students. … Continue reading →

SBAC Data- I’ve summarized our SBAC data for the past two years on this spreadsheet. Here is a brief explanation of what you are looking at. Schools are listed on the left from highest poverty to lowest. The bold line … Continue reading →