TO DO:

• Have a great last week with your students and staff!

THIS AND THAT:

• Earlier this week Skip and I spoke about required trainings in the fall for your teachers. He is working on putting together a concise list of what and when those trainings are, and will communicate these prior to your teacher’s departure next week.
• At our last Horizontal meeting we spent some time talking about Article 15 in the BEA contract – regarding schools grading on the quarter system receiving 4 hours of work time. This week I was able to follow-up with folks here regarding “option C” that we discussed to see if it would fit within the language of our current contract. In short, it does not. I’d be happy to fill you in on the reasons for this if you’d like – just let me know. Therefore, with current contract language, your school can take 4 hours of prep (Thursday conferences then begin at 11:15) if everyone grades on a quarter system. If you will not be issuing final grades school-wide every quarter then your Thursday conferences will start in the morning and last until 7:15pm.
• I end this year’s Tribe updates with a story that is one of my favorites, of a person whom “beats the odds” – that highlights the power of the will of the human spirit – one that didn’t listen to the doubters, but stuck to their vision. Hope you enjoy the message of this 2:28 minute video.
• The fall district Welcome Back will occur, as you know, on August 28.  What you may not know is that it will begin at 1:00 and end at 4:30pm at Bend High. This is a workday for many, but not all of our employees.  For whomever it is regular workday the expectation is that they come to this event. [And besides, Chad Hymas, the keynote speaker is fantastic!] Because it is scheduled to end at 4:30, we are asking all secondary admin to have their staff start their workday at 8:30 (rather than 7:15) so they can stay throughout this event during their 8-hr workday. However, this is not a hill to die on. If an employee wants to start at 7:15 and leave this event at 3:15 then they can do that. (They will be missing staff awards, free food and live music.)
• I currently plan on not being in the office on Tuesday afternoon, but you can reach me by cell at any time. If I haven’t told you yet, we are moving (to DRW) and can’t get into our new home until noon on Tuesday, have to return our U-Haul by 4:00pm, and have to be completely out of our current house that same day by 5:00pm. And, I wish there was someone (else) I could blame besides myself for committing (six months ago) to getting a puppy at this same time.  Hope you enjoy the photo of Christie and our 9-week-old “Mellie.” Things are a bit crazy around the Boen house right now…

REMINDERS:

• This will be the last TRIBE for the 2017-18 school year… can’t believe we are looking through the rearview mirror at another year!
• Looking forward to seeing you all at the Leadership BBQ on Monday, June 18 at noon.
• Please keep in mind what you might do – or have your ICCL’s involved doing – to create a memorable moment for your new certified hires between now and the start of the year.  As a reminder, here is the link to an “ideas page” that might help spur a new idea to try.