Team,
Spring is around the corner and with these sunnier days it seems to bring a spike in behaviors. I appreciate your leadership, your willingness to lean into challenging circumstances and together we can ride these waves that come at us, little swells or big swells. Remember, always be ready to shift and adjust. Please know I notice your tremendous effort and work.
I am cancelling Tuesday, March 21, MS Admin work session. Our next MS work session will be on Thursday, April 13. Check the calendar below for location. But more importantly, I’m asking principals to meet on Monday, March 20, at 3:30-4:30, at Cascade MS, so that I can distribute your staffing allocations. See you Monday.
I hope you have restful weekend and Happy St. Patty’s Day!! ~Juan
To Do
From Scott McDonald
Please encourage your staff involved with Master Scheduling to attend our upcoming “Scheduling Boot Camp”. Especially
If there are members of your scheduling team who are new to the process, or perhaps they need a refresher.
For any questions, please reach out to Rachel Mavis.
From Ryan Kelling
We are very excited for the 2023 Educator Job Fair, which will be held at Eagle Crest on Thursday, March 23 from 1:00 – 6:00.
Please sign up by Friday – March 17th
We are offering a remote component this year in an attempt to attract a wider range of candidates. There is a spot on the sign-up sheet to indicate if you are interested in meeting with candidates via WebEx. Tammie Parker or I will follow up as the event gets closer to those who indicated that they are interested in helping our efforts to reach a wider range of candidates by participating in the remote interviews.
Some nuts and bolts for the day:
- We have two shifts this year, 12:00 – 3:30 and 2:30 – 6:00
- Lunch will be provided at 12:00 for the first shift and 2:30 for the second shift
- Interviews will be 15 minutes long
- Questions and rating forms and rubrics will be provided
- The first interviews will be scheduled at 1:00, the final interviews will be scheduled at 5:50
- Please bring a fully-charged laptop
- NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK PERMITTED (apologize for the ALL CAPS, but Eagle Crest has been very insistent that we emphasize this. Water stations will be set up at the event)
Please, let me know what questions you have and thank you in advance for participating.
From Dean Richards
It is the time for digital tools request. This year we are doing it in 2 phases. The first phase is with digital engagement and productivity tools. An email should have been sent out by Teacher-Librarians at the high school and vice principals at the middle schools earlier this week. It is important for all teachers to complete the form. The second request for curricular tools (tied to courses) will be coming out after spring break.
From Human Resources
Staff Assignment Report – UKG
As you start to build your staffing plans for the next school year, you will now have access to a new tab on your UKG dashboard labeled “Staffing” that will display employees at your building, their assignment(s), FTE, and employee status. This report is only reflective of an employee’s assignment as it currently stands and does not indicate those who have resigned for the next school year. HR will be continuously updating this report to reflect any movement/changes to your employees over the next few months.
This information should be crossed-referenced with your staffing spreadsheet for accuracy purposes. If you find a discrepancy or have any questions regarding an employee, please reach to Human Resources before taking any further action.
Workflow Delegation
When you take time off, your administrator tasks, such as employee request approvals, can be delegated to ensure a continuous workflow. The Workflow Delegation feature enables administrators to assign tasks to other employees during that time. Based on security permissions, administrators can delegate tasks to other employees and allow delegated employees to view and approve workflow actions.
Instructions to Add a Workflow Delegation (Menu > My Info > My HR > Delegations)
- From the Delegations page, select Add New. The Workflow Delegation window appears.
- At the Delegate To field, select the Browse icon.
- Select the employee(s) to delegate, then select Apply.
- From the Workflow Type drop-down list, select the applicable workflow or all workflows.
- At the Date From and Date To fields, select the dates that the assigned user completes the delegated tasks.
- Select Save.
This and That
From Dean Richards
On 4/4 we will have our last of the year ICCL/Admin meeting. As was communicated in January, the February ICCL/Admin meeting was reallocated to allow you time to work on sharing a high point of your Climate/Culture and Academic work for this year.
The April meeting will be spent sharing the information your “high lights” for 10 minutes. The second part of the meeting will be giving feedback on the proposed professional development plan on equitable grading for the 23-24 school year.
The meeting will be at BSHS in Perseverance Hall, the same location as our first meeting from 4:30-6:30
COREN needs your help
Principals and Assistant Principals Here is a flier with links to surveys for three educator groups (Teachers, Building Administrators, District Administrators) that will take 5-8 minutes to complete. The goal of these surveys is to identify why individuals are staying or leaving their roles within the district, and what you are noticing in regards to recruitment and retention efforts for your district. Please send this flier to your teaching staff and please take the time to take survey yourself
From Jennifer Hauth
Join fellow educators in this virtual book study to learn the 5 domains and supporting indicators of the Classroom 180 Framework. Learn how you can create a more trauma-informed classroom to meet the needs of our students. Book Study in Collaboration with the Bend-LaPine Student Success and Culture of Care Coaches. Join Virtually: 4/18 4:30-6:30 & 5/23 4:30-6:30. Coursework completed on your own via Canvas with optional Office Hours. Optional: 1 OSU Credit.
Calendar
March 20: Deans/VP Professional Development @7:30-8:30 Wall Street Lab
March 20: CMS Classroom Observations
March 20: Staffing Allocation Meeting 3:30-4:30 @Cascade Middle School Principals Only
March 21: Juan out of office. I will have limited email but I will be available by phone or Text.
March 21 and 22: Priority Standards collaboration/PD with Anne McCarty Perez; teacher reps attend; virtual training
March 23: Central Oregon Educator Job Fair 12-6 @ Eaglecrest
March 27-31: Spring Break
April 3: Pacific Crest Middle School Classroom/Environmental Observation
April 10: Principal Professional Development @3:00-4:30 in the Board room
April 13: Middle School Admin Work Session 3:00-4:30 pm @La Pine Middle MS
Fish On…
