Team,
It is that time of year for evaluations. Please go into your TalentEd and complete your self-evaluation by Sunday (Midnight) May 15. Soon thereafter I will have April Jorgenson reach out to you to calendar an appointment with you. After May 15th we can keep our regular scheduled meeting to complete your evaluation. If that time or date doesn’t work for you, we can schedule another date and time. Let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I wish you all a great Mother’s Day!! ~Juan
To Do
From Lora Nordquist
Principals,
According to our collective bargaining agreement, certified staff my NOT take personal leave the last two weeks of school (June 6-17), unless there are “unusual or highly extenuating circumstances.” If you have a certified staff member request personal leave during that time, PLEASE MAKE SURE to forward the request to HR. We want to be consistent about what is approved.
Also, on a subbing note, once seniors have graduated, teachers of all-senior classes can be assigned to cover classes if subs are needed. As long as a teacher retains their normal prep period, these assignments do not need to be compensated.
Lora
From Candy Gelatt (Also refer to her email sent on 5/5/22)
For those new to ICCL hiring, here are few things that will help you better understand the process.
- All ICCL positions are two year positions.
- If a teacher has completed their two year term they may apply for subsequent terms, but will be subject to the hiring process.
- You will need to communicate to all of your certified staff that you have open ICCL positions and that they will need to submit an application if they are interested. The ICCL position will be posted on the district jobs page under Internal Applicants.
- Column G on the spreadsheet shows the number of district paid ICCL positions at each school.
- If you decide to hire more ICCL’s than what the district has allocated, those positions will be paid for out of your school improvement funds. This will still be a two year contract.
- If you have an open district paid position and have an ICCL leader being paid out of SIF funds, instead of hiring to fill that open position, you can choose to move the SIF paid ICCL leader into the district paid position and leave the SIF paid position open, saving you money in your SIF account. You just need to notify [email protected] so that the change can be processed.
- Once you have completed the screening process and conducted interviews, you will make the request to hire through Frontline Recruit/Hire.
New Changes to the ICCL Hiring Process
- Interested teachers will submit an application through Frontline Recruit/Hire. This is a one page application that should only take them a few minutes to complete. https://www.applitrack.com/bend/onlineapp/
- A colleague recommendation form will no longer be required.
- Paper applications will not be accepted. Applicants must apply through Frontline Recruit/Hire.
- There will be an option for applicants to upload a cover letter, resume and letter of recommendation, but this will not be required.
- Once they start their application they will be able to select what school they are applying to.
- If you need help navigating the large pool posting to only see the applicants for your school, please watch these instructional videos on how to access, sort and filter pooled postings (part I and part II).
Here is the ICCL Master List (It is also under the HR Tab)
This and That
From Lora re:
Equitable Schools Training – On May 9th, a special gathering has been planned by other groups for our graduating seniors entering the military. Steve, Katie, and I, along with many of our high school principals, really want to attend this important event. SO…we are rescheduling our final session of preparing to lead equitable schools until Monday, 5/16, from 3:30-5:00 in the board room. I understand this may cause conflicts for some of you. Just let your level leader know if you will be unable to attend. Otherwise, we’ll see the rest of you on the 16th!
From Rachel Mavis
ATTENDANCE ADVISORY TEAM MEMBERS Looking for building admins, office staff, and teachers to participate in a Bend-La Pine Schools Attendance Advisory Team.A group of 28 BLS secondary staff members met on 4/27 to collaborate on attendance practices and policies. Changes at the District level were discussed, thus realizing that this group needs to expand to include elementary representation.
Facilitating (not leading) is James Colestock who has 10 years of teaching experience, working within three of the nation’s largest school districts; Patrick Elliott who has 25 years of experience teaching and Student Information Systems as well as facilitating Springfield SD Attendance advisory team; Rachel Mavis 16 years BLS, knowledge of Oregon Attendance laws/policies and BLS attendance history.
Changes in attendance practices and policies must be driven by the people who are in the schools. We need YOU to take the lead.
Our next meeting is May 11 at 2:30 EDU Wall St lab. Due to the end of the year, meetings will resume next school year.
From Tracy Howk:
The End-of-Year iPad Checklist has been added to the BLS Summer iPad Plan. Ideally a staff member at each school will be given time to walk students through these end-of-year steps to clean up storage and update the iOS. As always, reach out to instructional technology or your school’s site tech with any questions.💡
From Jennifer Hauth
Hello MS Admin
We are having our culminating school counselor meeting/celebration for middle school counselors on:
June 8th from 2:00-4:30 at High Desert MS
The counselors are looking forward to coming together one last time before the school year ends to celebrate the year and begin the process of planning for the next year.
Draft Agenda:
First:
Celebration Power Point The slide will allow schools to showcase either a Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 intervention/program that they are excited about or that was successful. See slide deck for examples.
Second:
Review Tiered interventions currently being implemented by school counselors at their site.
Third:
Annual Calendars for collaborative work around tiered programming at each site
From Austin James:
The time to request new instructional tools (both physical and digital) for next year is here! We currently plan to send each teacher an email on Monday, May 9 outlining their classes for the current year and tools that have been inventoried. As shown below, the email will include links to request new resources for next year via Google Form. There will also be a link to request instructional tools for new classes. As requests are received, we will evaluate each request using updated criteria. It is our sincere hope that we provide a response for every request before teachers leave for the summer.
A few scenarios and questions might arise. Here are a few we have thought about:
- What if I’m teaching at a different school next year? Please fill out the form as if you were teaching these classes next year so that the new teacher is equipped and ready.
- What if I don’t yet know what I’ll be teaching next year? You have until June 3 to fill out the form. We can extend this date on a case by case basis.
- Will long term subs get a copy of these emails? We are making every effort to deliver to long-term subs but if a sub does not receive an email, please have them contact Austin James.
- How do I let you know which classes will not be taught next year? You don’t need to! If the current class isn’t on next year’s master schedule, we know it isn’t taught.
Take a look at image for reference Doc
If you have any questions regarding the process or criteria, please contact Dean Richards or Austin James.
From Kinsey Martin
Student/Family Handbook:
As you update your student/family handbook for 22-23 publishing, please make sure to include some key equity-related information:
- Indicate the location and access for all gender-neutral bathrooms in your building
- Check that your dress code language aligns with district policy
- Consider adding information about expectations around bias incidents, to raise awareness on our district policy
- Skim for binary language (“girls/boys”) and replace with neutral options where possible (students, learners, they)
- Review your personal leadership Equity Stance document, and reflect on how clearly that stance shows up in language throughout your handbook
- Track your changes so you can submit the updated portions for translation
- Share other ideas for making handbooks more inclusive!
From Alandra
Reminder: From Alandra:Nominate a Student to be Featured in the Calendar
We are excited to feature students in our annual Calendar & Handbook, which is mailed home to all families in English and Spanish. The 2022-23 calendar will include professional portraits of students taken this spring as well as a short bio/quote. Our goal is to represent a wide range of students by highlighting a variety of backgrounds, ages, abilities and interests. Who would you like to see featured? Nominate an outstanding student today: https://bls.fyi/nominate (Due May 6). I’m happy to answer questions – Alandra.johnson@bend.k12.or.us.
From Dean and our Secondary TOSA team
We have all seen students who are not engaged in school. One way to increase their engagement is to increase their voice and choice in the their daily interactions in school. This week’s blog gives a few instructional ideas to increase student agency.
Student Agency: Students as Leaders of Their Own Learning
Calendar
May 9th-Preparing to Lead Equitable Schools– Postponed to May 16
May 16th-Preparing to Lead Equitable Schools-3:30-5:00 pm in the Board Room
May 16th-Middle School Principals Meeting-@7:30-9:00 at Cascade Middle School
May 19-Principal Only Breakfast at Original Pancake House on the West Side 7:30-9:00
June 2-Principal Only Breakfast at Original Pancake House on the West Side 7:30-9:00
August 10th & August 11th Leadership Training Academy Sessions 1 & 2
Fish On…
As we get to the end of the school year, think about your why?? Do you remember it? We get tired, short with folks, and simply worn down. Remember your why…I hope this short video inspires you and gives some more juice.