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Don’t forget that there is a slight tweak to how you’ll (principals) be introducing new teachers<\/strong> at New Teacher Day on the morning of Aug. 26. You should have sent all of your new certified hires a letter (this letter<\/a>) to collect their feedback on a few questions. When it is time for you to introduce each new teacher, you will say where they earned her\/his degree, and ONE additional piece of information (taken from questions 2 – 4 in the letter). At this time you will then hand her\/him one<\/em> swag item (t-shirt, lanyard, or water bottle, etc.) from your school. Don’t forget that we’ll be gathering at SVMS this year<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark your calendars! Here are the 10 (we need to provide 10, rather than the nine I initially thought) SIW dates for all MS<\/strong> to provide teachers with “member-directed individual work time” during the 2019-20 school year: Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, March 18, April 8, May 27, and June 11. Please make sure you set these dates aside for this purpose – as we need to align these dates by level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rather than send you a PDF of your admin work calendar<\/strong> and have you fill it out and return a copy to me this year, I’ve asked Jo in our office to work her magic (she’s really good!) and create an electronic version that I could share with you – and you could update throughout the year if\/as needed – and not have to send to me in hard copy. She not only did this, but the version she created also automatically calculates how many non-contract days you have left after you add your days off. And, only because it is Jo creating it, your work calendar will also automatically create your monthly leave sheet – including the leave sheet dates and any days you are out (according to your work calendar). All you’ll need to add to your leave sheet are any sick leave days. You can expect an email from Jo in the coming day or so with a link to your calendar-leave sheet workbook (I told you she was good!) with a number of tabs along the bottom – the first being some specific directions for you to read through. Please let Jo or I know if you have any questions! <\/p>\n\n\n\n And speaking of calendars<\/strong>, here is where you can find our district calendars<\/a> if you need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a list of our MS Horizontal meetings<\/a> this year – including both date and location. Please not only add these dates to your calendar, but also check to verify that you will be able to host on the month\/day that I have drafted. (I will assume you can host on the day proposed unless you tell me otherwise.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may want to review the August calendar of trainings<\/a> in Performance Matters to make sure you know what is being offered for yourself and\/or your staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At least every month this year in TRIBE I will be highlighting and asking you to reflect on something we read (and possibly discussed) last year in Culture Code<\/strong>. Even though this will be the only post in August, I thought I’d begin now, rather than wait until September. What I’d ask you to think about, or take a step further by creating and sharing with your staff (and wider school community?) is creating and using a catchphrase (heuristic) or two that helps to tell your school story. Something that is simple, action-oriented, and forthright (p. 231). You don’t have to do this (of course), but I will likely check in with each school this fall to see if you have decided to create and communicate a catchphrase or two. Re-read pages 181 -182 if you want to be reminded of how to take the first step in creating a catchphrase for your school. (If you do, I’ll be curious to hear how<\/em> you came up with it – by yourself, with your ICCL team, as a whole staff? – and how you are planning on making it a “living” phrase within your community.) Allison Staad may inspire you by saying: “For the first few days I worked here, I heard all the language, and it was like, ‘Are we in summer camp?’ It’s totally hokey and corny. And then you start to see how they work, and you start using them in regular life. Then all of a sudden they’re not corny – they’re just a part of the oxygen.” I’ll share mine with you at our first Horizontal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THIS and THAT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You likely have this figured out for your school, but wanted to share the new start\/end times for all schools<\/a> with you – so you can have it in one spot. You can also find this (and many other documents) in our shared TRIBE folder in Google Docs should you need it at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I happen to come across this article from OPB<\/a> on Oregon’s new “business tax” that is to support K-12 public education<\/strong> to the tune of 1 billion per year when fully implemented. I thought this article did a nice job of providing some details around this new law, as well as took a stab at answering some likely questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following is some information from Lauren Wood, DCHS, regarding the opportunity to attend a Teen Interviene training<\/strong> if you are interested in learning more about this pilot program (that no schools will be added to until at least January, 2020). If you have any questions about this training (Lauren) or pilot (Lauren or I), please ask. Here is the info from Lauren: <\/p>\n\n\n\n I am following up with you regarding the Alternatives-to-Out-of-School Suspension pilot. We have scheduled a curriculum training for the graduate counseling students who are supporting the pilot, and I wanted to open it up in case it would be of interest to you or your staff. Please note that the main focus of the training is the content and delivery of the curriculum itself, and less about the logistics for school staff involved with the pilot (which I am happy to meet and provide an overview of). Based on the content, a school counselor at a site that wants to get involved with this curriculum would probably be the best fit to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Training Details:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n August 16th<\/sup> from 8:45am \u2013 4:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deschutes County Services Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n DeArmond Room, first floor<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1300 NW Wall Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bend 97702<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please register at <\/em>this link<\/em><\/a> by August 12th. Registration is required<\/em>, and also helps me plan for ordering our lunch food, based on any dietary preferences. You will receive a training booklet at the start of the training. Other than having read through the pilot outline (attached), staff do not need to do anything to prepare for the training. I\u2019m happy to discuss further if you have any questions or want to talk through this training opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suicide Prevention Week<\/strong> this year is Sept. 7 – 14 and there are a number of activities happening locally<\/a> (including at some of our schools) that you might want to be aware of and\/or share with your staff or larger community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n REMINDERS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I believe this was shared with you last spring (which is why it falls under “reminders”) – but if not, thought it was important to share with you now. Here are the office classified work hours by level<\/a>. Feel free to adjust these times by up to 15 minutes either way to best suit your school\/community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8\/12 – Safety \/ Investigations Training at Riverhouse (7:30 – 4:00)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8\/14 – Leadership Dinner @ Dana’s house (5:00) 62880 Dickey Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8\/20 – Leadership Academy (with your ICCL) @ Summit\/PCMS (8:00 – 4:00)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8\/26 – New Teacher Day @ SVMS (7:30 – 9:30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8\/27 – District Welcome Back @ Bend Senior HS (1:00 – 4:00)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TO DO: Don’t forget that there is a slight tweak to how you’ll (principals) be introducing new teachers at New Teacher Day on the morning of Aug. 26. You should have sent all of your new certified hires a letter … Continue reading