{"id":746,"date":"2017-11-09T15:50:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T15:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jim.boen\/?p=746"},"modified":"2017-11-09T16:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T16:00:20","slug":"11-9-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jim.boen\/2017\/11\/09\/11-9-17\/","title":{"rendered":"11.9.17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>To Do:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As you likely know by now, there were some synching issues with TalentEd Perform which has caused you to not have the correct people assigned to you for evaluation &#8211; or changing from correct to incorrect lists overnight.\u00a0 This issue has been resolved and you should now have the correct folks.\u00a0 First, please check your list in Perform to make sure this is accurate.\u00a0 Second, my list was also not accurate (until a few days ag0), which resulted in you not being able to complete your SLGGs for this year.\u00a0 <strong>You are now able to fill out your<\/strong> <strong>SLGGs<\/strong>.\u00a0 As a reminder, this will be a topic of discussion when I come meet with you in either November or December during our scheduled visit.<\/li>\n<li>Consider passing along this <strong>art contest information<\/strong> to any staff or student that you think might be interested.\u00a0 The Oregon Health Authority sponsors an annual calendar focused on Problem Gambling Awareness and ask for MS student art work to be highlighted each month. I have a sample of the 2018 calendar and can get many more copies for you if you&#8217;d like to share them as an example. I&#8217;ve\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/gapps.bend.k12.or.us\/file\/d\/1F_bI2YhXJNqgdLdhKN0cxjMrcPGexDnH\/view?usp=sharing\">linked some general entry details<\/a> (deadline is March 30, 2018) and ideas.\u00a0 Jessica McDonald (jessica.mcdonald@deschutes.org \/ 541-322-7454) with Deschutes Co. Health Services is our local contact for this and can answer any additional questions you might have. There is a monetary prize for each the drawings selected from across our state for the cover and each month of the calendar!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This and That:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shay recently passed along an article to Cabinet members that he wanted us to read and reflect on.\u00a0 The piece is titled <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/gapps.bend.k12.or.us\/file\/d\/0BwH82Aoi_UKTdFBvdUR1alpaY1k\/view?usp=sharing\"><em>Leadership in the Age of Complexity: From Hero to Host<\/em><\/a>. In essence, the authors make a case for the common practice of people viewing leaders as hero&#8217;s (and leaders accepting this role). Hero&#8217;s have the answers, or will come up with the\u00a0<em>right<\/em> one, she\/he swoops in and saves the day. Usually this also involves the followers giving up autonomy or control so these hero leaders can be allowed to do their hero thing. A leader as a host, on the contrary, is not as common and usually requires months of trust development and\u00a0 consistent behavior before his\/her followers begin to believe in this alternative model of leading. After reading this article (or at least the characteristics of a host leader), I&#8217;d ask that you reflect on your building leadership style.\u00a0 Are you viewed by your staff as the hero (the one with the answers) or a host? What, if anything, would you like to change regarding your leadership style or processes in your building? Specifically, the authors exert that host leaders must:\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 provide conditions and good group processes for people to work together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 provide resources of time, the scarcest commodity of all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 insist that people and the system learn from experience, frequently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 offer unequivocal support\u2014people know the leader is there for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 keep the bureaucracy at bay, creating oases (or bunkers) where people are less encumbered by senseless demands for reports and administrivia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 play defense with other leaders who want to take back control, who are critical that people have been given too much freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 reflect back to people on a regular basis how they\u2019re doing, what they\u2019re accomplishing, how far they\u2019ve journeyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 work with people to develop relevant measures of progress to make their achievements visible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 value conviviality and esprit de corps\u2014not false rah\u2010rah activities, but the spirit that arises in any group that accomplishes difficult work together.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>A few of you are aware of the first <strong>Tech Trek week-long STEM camp for girls<\/strong> (between 7th and 8th grade year) that occurred at the OSU-Cascades campus last summer.\u00a0 I just learned that there will be a second annual camp this summer (June 24 &#8211; 30, 2018) and girls from every BLS middle school will be sought out to participate.\u00a0 (I&#8217;m guessing there will be two girls selected from every school, maybe three.)\u00a0 Nothing for you to do at this time, but here is an overview of the process that will be occurring over the next number of months:\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>December:\u00a0 <\/b>Contact central administrators about the process<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>January:<\/b>\u00a0 Materials about\u00a0Tech Trek\u00a0to\u00a0all schools<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>January 30:<\/b> Student applications due<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Mid-February:<\/b> Teacher recommendations due<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Mid-February-Spring Break<\/b>:\u00a0 Applicants interviewed by AAUW (the sponsor of this camp)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>After Spring Break:<\/b> 76 campers selected and alternates identified<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Mid-April- May 30:<\/b>\u00a0 Registration materials completed for every camper and alternate and $50 collected from every camper.\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">(Last year some staff and\/or schools provided $50 scholarships.\u00a0 If you would like to do this, know AAUW of Oregon is a 501(c)3 and every scholarship would be tax deductible.\u00a0 I can provide the needed form if you have interest in this.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Mid-June:<\/b>\u00a0 Camper list finalized\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>June 24-30:<\/b>\u00a0 Tech Trek Central Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reminders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SVMS Makeathon<\/strong> is taking place next Wednesday afternoon\/evening, check in with Scott if you have any questions or are interested in attending part\/all of this activity.<\/li>\n<li>Next Thursday is <strong>College Day<\/strong> district-wide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Do: As you likely know by now, there were some synching issues with TalentEd Perform which has caused you to not have the correct people assigned to you for evaluation &#8211; 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