To Do:

• If you have requested a translator for next week’s conferences, please review  the “ELL Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule” document that is accessible to you through your shared google drive docs.  (Jody also sent you an email on 10.20.16 at 10:30 with additional info.)

This and That:

• I know that you are starting to meet with each other for both your Leadership SDP and, coming soon, within your Horizontal group visits.  I trust that this time will be productive, valuable, and an opportunity to learn from and about each other.  Please let me know if I can offer any support to you in the months ahead as questions or concerns arise from these conversations.
• Our first “school start time” meeting will take place next Thursday evening.  Thanks to Steph for volunteering to be the MS liaison for this work! I hear that the entire group will number close to 20, with representatives from across the secondary level and community/parents.
• The article Mastering the Social-Emotional Side of School Leadership reminds me of not only the difficult job that you do every day, but also offers some insights and suggestions for being an effective social-emotional school leader.  One point that I’d like to make, that the author hinted at but didn’t explicitly state, is that you must take care of yourself in order to fully be able to take care of your staff and students at your school. Although I don’t agree with everything the author asserts in this short article, I do believe there are some key concepts about your job and how you can work to stay sane doing it, that are worth reading about.

Reminders:

• The COSA Principal’s Conference is coming to Bend this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.  Even if you are not attending, I appreciate everyone making the effort to send one or more from your building to Mary Ehernworth’s discussion around Units of Study on Monday afternoon.
• Just an FYI that I am meeting with your counselor(s) next Tuesday afternoon. If you’d ever like to see an agenda for these monthly meetings please let me know and I’ll get it to you.