Team,
I hope you had a productive week.
Here is information from Renee and Jonathan from CEL to reflect on as they will be with us next week, April 14:
From Jonathan and Renee at CEL – Here are the outcomes for 4/14:
- Begin to build / work towards shared understanding of what it means to do racial equity work individually and together
- Reflect on where you are in your equity journey
- Establish a common understanding of how teaching and learning aligns to the vision for equitable student experiences, learning outcomes and teaching practices and teacher learning
- Understand the role that adult learning in a school plays and how that connects to student experience
- Begin to name practices that allow leaders to create conditions for adults to learn together
I hope you have restful weekend~Juan
To Do
From Lora
Principals,
I hope that each and every one of you had a wonderful break!
Our meeting scheduled for Monday, April 10, has been cancelled. We know it will be a busy week for all of you, and we look forward to seeing the whole admin team on Friday, April 14, for Day 4 of CEL work.
From Kinsey Martin
Dress Code:
Here is information on the student lesson on Dress Codes. Please consider how you will engage in reviewing the lesson together with your staff, to ensure your school is implementing the correct/updated district policy.
(The following message is written to come from you, not me, as Steve mentioned at Cabinet that he would like you to communicate expectation that this presentation happens at each school) 🙂
Bias incident data with staff:
Recently Kinsey sent you resources and an outline for a staff meeting workshop on your school’s bias incident data. It is important to me that you engage in this conversation with your staff, and that it guide your thinking and designing as you look into next year (staffing, schedules, priorities, etc). Please be sure to complete this workshop with your staff—Kinsey is available to support or co-present with you if needed.
From Aimee Synder
Just a reminder:
Don’t forget to register (or forward this registration invite out) for the BLS Sources of Strength Adult trainingfrom 8am-4pm on Tues, May 23. Register through this link.
This training would be required for any school staff who plan to support your Sources of Strength club or class. Please be sure to forward this email or the registration link/flier to anyone supporting Sources of Strength.
See more details in the email below. The training will be at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Wall Street in Bend.
From Ryan re: Excellence in Ed:
Nominations are now being accepted for our Excellence in Education awards! This event is designed to honor district employees who have distinguished themselves during the 2022-23 school year with their leadership, innovation, outstanding professional practice, and positive contributions at work and in the community. We are looking to honor one certified and one classified staff member from each school, and a staff member from as many departments as possible.
Nominations are due March 24. (if you haven’t done this, do it now!)
Please use this link to nominate a certified staff member
Please use this link to nominate a support staff member
Like last year, we are asking for one collective nomination from each school or department. Please feel free to go about the nomination process however works best for your location – some ideas include gathering input from staff members, ICCL leaders, PTO/PTA members, students, volunteers, etc.
As you work to nominate employees, please keep in mind that staff members recognized as Excellence in Education award winners will be considered for our Employee of the Year, to be announced at a surprise event in Fall 2023. Following that, BLS will help to support each of our Employee of the Year award winners with applications for state-level recognition in their respective category.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like the nomination history for your school or department. Thank you in advance for your nominations as we look forward to recognizing and celebrating our tremendous employees at this special event. More details about the celebration event will come at a later date.
This and That
From Dean Richards
Next Friday, April 14th, we will again be meeting as an Administrative team with Jonathan and Renee from the Center for Educational Leadership. We will convene at Bend Senior High School in Perseverance Hall at 8:00AM.
Here is a link to the agenda for the day.
Please bring your Student Experience Story Guide and 4D Framework that have been passed out previously.
We will have coffee, bagels, fruit for a light breakfast and Nutritional Services will be serving Mediterranean Bowls for lunch.
From Krista Baker
We will be holding a CPI INITIAL TRAINING as well as a CPI REFRESHER TRAINING during Conferences on April 13th. For Student Services staff we will time sheet you to attend the training as well as for the 2.5 hours of online training you are required to complete prior to attending the training. If you are not a Student Services employee, you will need to work with your building administrator to get approval to attend and they will be responsible for time sheeting you. These trainings will be entered into Performance Matters shortly. Please go in and sign up as soon as possible as both classes will close for registration on April 10th to allow us time to get your books to you, and for you to complete the online portion of the training. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
From Jennifer Hauth
Classroom 180 Book Study – 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. Classroom 180 Book Study
Calendar
April 10: Principal Professional Development @3:00-4:30 in the Boardroom CANCELED
April 13: Middle School Admin Work Session 3:00-4:30 pm @Pilot Butte MS CANCELLED
April 12 & 13: Conferences
April 13 & 14: No School
April 14: CEL – all administrators 8:00-2:30 @ BSHS Perseverance Hall
April 21: Snack Shack 7:30-8:15 in the Board Room
April 24: VP/Dean Training Room 314 @ Ed Center
April 27: Middle School Admin Work Session 3:00-4:30 pm @Pilot Butte MS
May 3: HDMS AP interviews
Fish On…
