This and That:

• You should receive your staffing plans prior to spring break.  The hope is to give you time to complete your plan, return to me for approval, and post any known openings prior to the Job Fair on April 11.
• The current BEA contract is not complete – hence the reason why there is no electronic or paper copy available.  There is some final arm wrestling over wording currently taking place and you will be notified when a final copy is available.  Until then, if you have a specific question regarding contract language please refer those to Jon Lindsay or Debbie Watkins.
• This week the school board took a first look at next year’s school calendars, as well as the 2017-18 Major Dates calendar.  No formal action to approve was taken, but I do not anticipate any changes occurring at the middle level.  All of these calendars can be found here.  Scroll through and find the one that fits your school if you’d like!
• You may be hearing about an awards program for teachers that is sponsored by On Point Credit Union. It sounds like a great thing, but it also looks an awful lot like an ethics violation for the winner.  Please do not advertise this program in any way unless you receive a request to have a flyer placed on the “community bulletin board” at your school.  If you’d like to read more regarding potential ethics violation I will forward you an email from our legal council.

Remember:

• The 5th grade Move Up Day is Thursday, May 19 for all middle schools in Bend.  (Ponderosa may be an exception, but that will be worked through with SVMS, who will still have Move Up Day as scheduled on the 19th.)  I have received some questions about this date earlier in the week, so wanted to make sure we are all on the same page. Gary Timms is also going to confirm this date with all of the elementary principals in the coming days.  The time for this activity is roughly 9:30 – 11:00.  Let me know if you have any questions regarding this.