Team,
I hope your plans for the new school are shaping up. And I am thinking about you and hoping you are not working long hours! Remember, it is summer and you need to find work-life balance. Have a great weekend and don’t hesitant in calling or texting me when questions come up. ~Juan
To Do
Back to School News
Please communicate to your school community in your newsletter and website 6th grade only day-Wednesday, September 7th.
Grades 7th & 8th start Thursday, September 8th. This is a change in practice to give 6th graders a full day of orientation.
This information will be important to share to avoid any confusion for our middle school families.
This and That
From Transportation
SCHOOL AM DROP PM DEPART WED PM DEPART
Middle School 8:15-8:30 AM 3:53 PM 2:23 PM
Middle School Option School** 8:50 AM 3:25 PM 1:55 PM
**Middle/High Option includes REALMS, Bend Tech, DI at Bend, Caldera & High Desert, TAG at Cascade, Newcomers @ MVHS
We will have a bus from every elementary and middle school schools going to the Boys & Girls Club each afternoon.
Note- Some buses drop or pickup at the middle school and then travel to the high school or vice versa. Buses with both middle and high students on board will be later than the times above.
From Dean Richards
In you communications with teachers, please communicate the options for the afternoon Canvas Professional Learning Options. If you like you can use this:
During the afternoon (1:00-4:00) of August 30th a variety of Canvas Professional Learning Opportunities from which to choose. We encourage you to attend in person as this will give you the best experience, however, most of the sessions do have a WebEx option.
In addition to the content in each training, a short period of time will be spent on how to set up your gradebook for the sync between Canvas and Synergy and the Canvas Expectations for the 2022-2023 school year.
These trainings are required and meet the contractual requirements of Day 189.
Canvas Professional Learning Options for the afternoon of August 30th
From Stephen Duval
As you know, we are embarking on a multi-year journey to overhaul our grading practices. A key to our success will be how well we educate and communicate with our stakeholders. With that in mind, here is some sample communication you can use with your parents in your next newsletter explaining our transition. If you have any teachers at your site taking on a new scale, please ensure you are proactive in your communication. Reach out to Stephen if you have any questions.
From Jennifer Hauth
Introducing our new partnership with Care Solace. Care Solace secures mental health and substance abuse appointments in a fast time frame, care companions speak 200+ languages, match clients to culturally and gender appropriate care, and are available either anonymously via a weblink or through a warm handoff by school staff.
General Information Flyer – English and Spanish
Family Letter – English and Spanish
Staff Training on August 30th from 1:30 to 4:00 pm at Caldera: School Counselors, Student Success Coordinators, Nurses, School Psychs and Public Health Specialist.
From Ryan in HR
If you could please include this agenda in any back-to-school communication you send your staff, that would be greatly appreciated (all new Certified hires already have received communication about this mandatory event at Pacific Crest, but it would be nice to have it repeated).
Reminder from Colleen and Josh
Tuesday, August 30 is our REQUIRED district training for ALL Learning Specialists, School Psychologists and Speech/Language Pathologists. We are meeting in the Summit High School Commons from 8:00-12:30 PM. Outcomes include:
- prioritizing student program needs,
- designing a team schedule,
- connections with regional partners and
- shared data collection.
Your team may need from YOU a copy of the school master schedule and site calendar of any meetings or professional development for the year.
*School Psychologists will be in training all day. Following training at Summit, they will join counselors and student success team members at Caldera HS from1:30-3:30 PM.
More from Colleen and Josh
We have 2 training sessions that are mandatory for NEW 504 coordinators.
- Synergy SE – 504 Introduction Canvas Course
- In-person Training
- Scheduled at the Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference
Day: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Time: 2:15-3:15 (Session 3)
Location: Pacific Crest Middle School
HERE is the link if you have not yet registered for the Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference.
Reminders
Safety Day notes
Here are some highlights from the Safety Day presentation from Julianne and Scott. Once Julianne sends out the presentation be sure to share the all the information. When in doubt contact Julianne or Scott or reach out to me. Please remember, Julianne and Scott are available for any staff safety training. Having them deliver training to your staff is not required but it is encouraged.
- Point of entry – there must be ONE point of entry after the school day starts. Points of entry for kids during arrival and dismissal MUST be supervised by an adult and MUST be locked thereafter. Adults should not be entering the school through the student points of entry. They should always check in at the main entrance.
- There is a Safety Tab in our Portal. Please take some time to review the content there.
- Safety teams must meet monthly. The team should include licensed staff, administration, and classified staff.
- All staff should be aware of who is on the safety team.
- Meeting minutes must be taken and they should be uploaded in the drop the shared safety folder.
- Have a mechanism in place in your building for staff to bring concerns to the safety team. Make “staff concerns” a standing item on your monthly agenda.
- Know your SRP (standard response protocol) and make sure your staff knows it. The language has changed so be sure staff know these new terms.
- Consider talking to your staff and students about what you would do if you were out at recess or at lunch – don’t surprise them with an unplanned drill that occurs at recess. Rather, lead a discussion on what everyone would do then possibly practice it as a staff in an announced and pre-planned drill.
- Just say no to magnets, door jams, ropes… these are not to be used to keep doors open.
Reminder from Dan Dummit re: painting
please read and familiarize yourself with FKAA-AR – Requirements for Volunteer Painting. If you have any questions about painting, or other building improvements, please reach out to Dan before starting a project.
Calendar
Here is a LINK to a summary of our work in August and the first week of school.
Fish On…
