Hello Wave Riders,
I hope you had a great week with students and staff. I really appreciated seeing you in action in your buildings. Please know your work is not going unnoticed, and that there are many people who appreciate all of your hard work. I want to personally thank you. Stay strong, stay focused and stay relentless in the mission.
To Do
From Kinsey Martin
Civil Rights Training:
Can you please make a record here when you’ve completed the Civil Rights training with staff at your site? This should be done by end of October.
As you engage in this conversation with staff, if you find format tweaks to make this more meaningful or effective, please share your ideas!
Here are the slides and notes/talking points. Here is the Trivia Sheet.
New: here is a poster/handout to print and make available for easy reference for reporting (and/or, bookmark the form link). Either you (if you’ll collect and report each incident) or your staff (if you have teachers report incidents themselves) should have this readily available.
Reminder: this reporting tool is for staff use only at this time.
Contact Kinsey and/or Steve Herron if you would like support with this presentation.
From Chad Brewer, Assistant IT Director Client Services
These updates both contain security patches for active exploits.
Due to the importance of the 14.8 update for staff, I’ve disabled the 7 day update deferral for staff iPads. Staff should update their iPad to 14.8 as soon as possible.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
macOS 11.6 should’ve been available on staff Macs as soon as it was released yesterday.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
From Julianne Repman
SRP training for the SY 21-22 has been updated to include the HOLD and SECURE protocols. The Secure protocol replaced the term Lockout from the previous SRP protocols. The protocols to conduct a Secure have not changed from the Lockout protocols, only the terminology as Lockout and Lockdown were often confused as protocols. The current posters that you should use to replace the outdated ones in your school are here.
In lieu of Scott Bojanowski, Julianne Repman, and the SRO coming out to schools and going over the protocols during a one-hour in person training this school year, we ask that you have your staff watch the SRP 2021 What’s New video (6 minutes in length) that discusses the SRP protocols.
Please have staff complete watching the video by October 31, 2021 and type in your school name and the date you watched it here when you are done. If after you watch the video and want Scott, Julianne, and the SRO to come visit and answer any questions, they would be happy to come for a visit–just reach out.
From Lora Nordquist
Outdoor Lunch
Here is a new expectation for meals when the temperature starts to drop. Please follow as stated below.
K-8
Require K-8 to come inside for meals at 45-degrees. If outside temperature + windchill is lower than 40-degrees, move meals inside.
For example:
If the air temperature is 48 degrees and there are sustained winds at 25 mph, then the wind chill temperature is 40 degrees = Meals inside
Encouraging students to dress in layers will be important as well on days where it will be close to the minimum threshold.
For all:
You are welcome to use WeatherUnderground, or similar weather reporting tool, to identify weather stations nearest to your school: https://www.wunderground.com
From Amy Tarnow
Please share this with your teachers! Here is a consolidated list of the resources our team has been asked for the most this week:
Bend La Pine Canvas Expectations
21-22 Canvas and Synergy Grade Setup
Canvas Beginning and End of Year Checklist
How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import tool?
We are working to update all dashboards and access in Grade Guardian. As a reminder, this is the tool that lets staff visually see how students are doing and identify those who are at risk of failing. If you have specific access requests or dashboard requests for your site, please send them to Laura Clark.
If you or anyone on your staff needs a review of Grade Guardian, here are the enrollment codes for some self-paced tutorials:
Grade Guardian 101 for Advisors click here to enroll (https://bls.instructure.com/enroll/LCL76A)
Grade Guardian 101 for Teachers click here to enroll (https://bls.instructure.com/enroll/B4P3CF)
This fall, Canvas is offering FREE virtual 1:1 sessions for teachers to review and refine their Canvas courses with an edtech and instruction design expert. This is such a cool opportunity! “Panda Pro’s” are prepared to give advice ranging from best practices with modules to accessibility, functionality of included tools like speedgrader or the rich text editor, and course design. Teachers can learn more and schedule their own 1:1 session from this link: https://www.instructure.com/canvas/resources/articles/get-free-instructional-design-coaching-support-with-the-panda-pros
From April Jorgenson
April Jorgenson is the keeper of related docs and your contact for questions related to these topics:
- DHS/Child Abuse Reports
- Student Threat Assessment Forms
- Suicide Risk Screens
- Expulsions
Administrators and approved staff can access the records by doing the following:
- Focus to the school appropriate for the student, then navigate to:
- Synergy SIS > Discipline Incident > Student Incidents
- Search for the student in question, and select the Discipline History tab.
- Click show detail on the incident you are inquiring about.
This and That
From Tami Pike
Weekend COVID-19 case reporting for Bend-La Pine Schools
To report a COVID-19 case over the weekend, we have a contact tracer “hotline” number that you can call. This will connect you to the contact tracer “on call” for that weekend.
The number is 541-355-6930.
For positive cases reported over the weekend:
- Please complete the COVID Positive, Primary Symptom, Exposure Reporting Form.
- Please call the Contact Tracer Hotline number and leave the following information on the voicemail.
- your name, school, student ID# and any other information. This will help alert contact tracers that a positive case has been submitted for your school.
For positive cases received during the week after school hours, please complete the COVID Positive, Primary Symptom, Exposure Reporting Form and a contact tracer will follow-up.
From Sean Reinhart
Hi all,
Please see the linked letter which describes our partnership with The Child Center for outpatient behavior health services. There is one small action item. Admin need to complete a 30 second form indicating a Point of Contact (POC) for he Child Center. Let me know if you have any questions.
I will be sending this to elem and MS counselors and school psychs as well.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pPuFQ-EZHwFcLYnlgGKxd6LGUuUEIZb_OGc8vbyc86M/edit?usp=sharing
More from Sean Reinhart
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From Sean & Jennifer
An important note from Sean and Jennifer about requests for tele-counseling:It appears that some parents are requesting that their students have telehealth counseling appointments during the school day in outbuildings. This does not include our partners The Child Center and Trillium, which would be permissible. We are advising against this for these reasons:
1. Kids have medical and counseling appointments during the school day already. Parents check them out and then check them back into school in these instances. Therefore, during the Dr. appointment, they are under the supervision of their parents. We don’t want a student getting a counseling appointment at school while under our supervision. The exception would be if it is an entity that we have an MOU with, like The Child Center or Trillium.
2. School would have to provide a quiet environment for this. That would now be an administrative challenge.
3. What if the student is triggered and has an emotional break? Who puts that back together?
We propose that parents can come and check their students in and out of school for these types of appointments. If you want to discuss a specific scenario, please contact Jennifer or Sean.
From High Desert ESD-Lauren Wood
The HDESD is rolling out Connect Workshops, a free 2-hour workshop designed for parents or guardians of 5th-12th graders, to equip them with the information, skills and coaching to have effective prevention conversations with their children around substance use. They have 12 virtual workshops which will take place in September – November (10 in English, 2 in Spanish). (https://www.facebook.com/SharedFutureCoalition/) PLEASE promote these classes widely within your networks!
From the Business Office
From Stephanie Bent
Bend-La Pine Schools will once again provide Spanish training and conversational practice taught by OSU-Cascades and COCC instructor David Engel.
- Register for classes in Performance Matters.
- Classes will begin the week of September 27 and run until Winter Break (11 weeks), resuming again in January.
- Classes will meet on Zoom during the Fall.
- See below for class times and descriptions of each level offered and information about joining us on Zoom.
- Plan to join us on Zoom a few minutes prior to the beginning of your class
Mondays, 4:30-5:15 pm (beginning Sept.27) – Level One (True Beginner) learn to introduce yourself, basic conversation skills and introduction to present tense verbs.
Tuesdays, 4:30-5:15 pm – (beginning Sept.28) – Level One (True Beginner) learn to introduce yourself, basic conversation skills and introduction to present tense verbs.
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:15 pm – (beginning Sept.28) – Level two (Advancing Beginner) practice conversation skills and use of present tense verbs, introduction to the past tense
Thursdays, 4:30-5:15 pm (beginning Sept.30) – Level Three (Beginning / Intermediate) practice with conversation skills and use of preterite verb tense to narrate past events, introduction to imperfect verb tense.
Thursdays, 5:30-6:15 pm (beginning Sept.30) – Level Four (Advancing Intermediate) practice with conversation in present and past, practice commands and future tense, introduction to present perfect and other grammatical constructions.
- You will need to have Zoom downloaded on your device to join. Meeting ID: 494 975 6496
- You will need a microphone and camera on your device.
- Once you join the Zoom “meeting” you will be placed in a Waiting Room. Once in the Waiting Room, you will be admitted into the meeting as soon as possible. Please have your name showing when you join.
- The class will be interactive in nature, using features on Zoom.
- Handouts and activities will be shared over email prior to class and during class sessions.
- Feel free to contact instructor, David Engel at [email protected] with additional questions.
From HR
Employee badges are backlogged because of staffing issues and priority being given to some other projects (ie – making sure people get paid!). Please be patient with your employees who do not yet have a badge.
From HR again
Please remind your staff (all staff) to complete the vaccination survey recently sent out by Steve Herron in HR. Can’t find it? Check your “Clutter”.
Reminders
From transportation
All field trips driving or walking are on hold
Wearing Masks Outside
I don’t want anyone to be confused about wearing masks outside. When should we wear masks and when is it ok not to wear them. Here is the OLD guidance:
Masks are not required for outdoor recess, meals, outdoor classes and those actively engaged in sports.
Here is the NEW guidance:
All individuals 5 years of age and older are to wear a face covering outdoors when individuals cannot or do not consistently maintain at least 6 feet of physical distance from people not in their household.
So, whether inside or outside, correctly wearing our masks around our students and families sends a positive message that we care about their health and safety and models the behavior we want everyone to practice.
From Walt and Rob
The Custodial team would like to share some insight into cleaning and the Pandemic:
According to the CDC, “The fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is low compared to direct contact, droplet transmission, or airborne transmission.” As we understand this variant is airborne and surface contamination is a low priority. The updated School Cleaning Protocol is found at Bend-La Pine Schools COVID-19 Cleaning Protocols. The protocol also states that, “Each classroom in our schools will be provided with approved cleaning products by the custodial staff. “ We will keep providing equipment whether its spray solution and micro fiber in each classroom or cleaning stations with flat mops, solution to dip in, spray bottles and rags, or having both. This will provide your staff with the products to disinfect if needed in their classroom.
- The custodial team will try their best with the resources available to go above their regular cleaning schedule and sanitize the high touch spots. We are putting more effort into your high traffic areas, bathrooms, hallways, commons etc.
- If there is district approved product or cleaning equipment your staff needs let your Head Custodian know so we can provide that for you to make your team successful.
Calendar
- SIW Schedule
- M.S. Horizontal Meeting Schedule
- September 20–M.S. Horizontal @7:30am @ Cascade Middle School
- September 21-School Site Visits in the AM
- September 22–District Leadership Training, Board Room @12:30 pm
- September 23–School Site Visits in the PM
- October 29-Civil Rights Training due
- October 29-SRP videos must be viewed by staff and students
Fish On…
Have a wonderful weekend! Stay classy!!Ha