TO DO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please round up any DHS or Level 1 reports<\/strong> you have and send those to Jody McBride in Office of School Support. Jody needs to have these entered into Synergy before she leaves for the summer – which is shortly after the student’s last day – so receiving these now will allow her the time she needs to enter them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you haven’t yet, please use the Equity Lens questions<\/a> when making at least one major building decision. You may use these (or similar) questions regularly, which is great – but please do so at least once in the next week if you haven’t. I’ve set aside some time at our May 20 Horizontal meeting to discuss with each other how this exercise\/experience was for you\/your school and how you might make it a part of regular practice in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THIS and THAT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the MS\/HS district SIW dates for the 2019-20<\/strong> school year: Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Feb. 12, and March 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you haven’t already, don’t forget to put Aug. 20 on your calendar as the date for our Summer Leadership<\/strong> kick-off event… and invite your ICCLs if you haven’t yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And speaking of calendars, if you were not aware, the 2019-20 school calendars are now posted<\/strong> on our district website<\/a>. Just in case any of you are doing any planning for next year already :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think you are all well aware by now of the “man crush” I have on the Heath Brothers, Dan and Chip (authors of Power of Moments<\/em>, Switch<\/em> and Made to Stick<\/em>). One thing that I hope we (BLS and specifically middle schools) are remembered for is the “moments” we create for our students and staff<\/strong>. What will people associated with BLS remember years from now? Do you remember more about what you were taught in school, or the experiences you had in making personal connections and\/or with others in your learning? What will staff remember about working in your building; what she\/he taught 3rd period for 25 years in room 12B, or the connections they made with the students and adults they worked with? [These are not intended to be difficult questions.] I asked each of you last year to think about what you can do for your new staff starting in the fall that would be a “moment” they will not soon forget – and you generated a number of great ideas<\/a>. This year we are considering making a small tweak to our New Teacher Day – with a goal of creating a powerful moment for those new to Bend-La Pine. (More details coming soon!) Consider this paragraph as a planting of a seed for you to spend a few minutes reflecting on this past fall and planning for next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n REMINDERS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please have your self-reflection completed by next Friday<\/strong>, May 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ll be discussing chapters 13 – 17 of The Culture Code<\/em> at our last Horizontal meeting of the year on May 20<\/strong> (at PCMS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TO DO: Please round up any DHS or Level 1 reports you have and send those to Jody McBride in Office of School Support. Jody needs to have these entered into Synergy before she leaves for the summer – which … Continue reading