Hello Fellow Thermo-Riders,
Happy December! It is time to begin reflecting on the past year as we look to the new year to come! I appreciated our principal’s breakfast this week and I want to give Chad a shout out for a new circle prompt, hero or villain? I can say more in person. Anyway, I shared with the group that we are meeting on Tuesday, December 7, at Bend SHS at 8:00 am in the new building (towards the back of campus). This meeting is in regards to grades pass back in Canvas & synergy. Both principals and assistant principals are required to attend. Contact me directly if you have a conflict.
Also, I am canceling our middle school meeting for Monday, December 13, @Sky View MS. In replacement, let’s meet at 10 Barrel East. (62950 NE 18th St, Bend, OR 97701) on Thursday, December 16, @4:45 or soon thereafter. Let’s make this cheerful by conducting a “white elephant” gift exchange. The cost of the gift should not exceed $20 but no less than $10, or find something in your garage! BTW, this is an open invitation to all other admin too! Let’s have some fun! Please RSVP.
To Do
From Eric Powell – STAS Level 1 To Do – If you have not already done so, would you please click on the link below to update your building’s Level 1 team information?
BLS STAS Level 1 Teams (Link)
This and That
From Garra Shulter — In response to new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rules, Bend-La Pine Schools will no longer offer “grab and go after school snack/supper” for all students in the new year. Instead, as of January 3, 2022, “snack/supper” will be available only to students enrolled in after school academic programs, such as Kids Inc.,
Breakfast and lunch will continue to be provided for all students at no cost for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.
Outside Masking – You saw the communication that came out yesterday re: outside masking. The goal is to get it to you first then to staff. In a nutshell the big change is that masks are not required outside during recess or lunch. The exception would be if you are bringing an entire class outside for instruction or for an event. Even with this change in practice we think it is still recommended for BLS staff to wear our masks when we are outside at recess, managing drop off/pick up and greeting parents.
From Sean: re: SSC/SSI Proposed Evaluation Domains and Standards – One critical aspect of creating a new role in BLPS schools is determining the evaluation rubric. Please see the below proposal for this year’s evaluation rubric. This was vetted through a representative group of SSC’s/SSI’s, and Admin. The group believed this was a great match and would work well for this year. At this time, I would like you all to take a look at the proposed eval rubric and provide your feedback HERE. In the future, the plan is to design a rubric specific to the student success program and your new roles. I am also sending this exact email to SSC/SSI for their comments. I hope to have this process finalized and determined prior to leaving for winter break. Thanks in advance for your participation.
Student Services Coordinator Rubric
Proposed Domain: Standards
- 2.4 – School Culture: Communication
- 2.5 – School Culture: Relationships
- 3.9 – Programs and Services: Assessment
- 3.10 – Programs and Services: Records
- 3.11 – Programs and Services: Intervention
- 4.12 – Professional Responsibilities: Professionalism
- 4.13 – Professional Responsibilities: Self-Improvement
From Kinsey re: Multilingual Department Staff Supervision – You should have received an email this week with updates on Family Liaisons and Language Specialists (schedules, case loads, mini-observations, and evaluations).
Thanks for reviewing that information, and letting Kinsey know if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions!
Reminders
Personal Days – Thank you all for closely monitoring personal day use so you don’t exceed 5%. For most schools 5% equals 2 teachers however for some that number might be a bit more or a bit less. When in doubt either round up or give me a call to discuss the leave request. I expect the day before winter break to be another high absence day – fingers crossed we are able to fill all the jobs.
Classified evals – Paul inquired with OSEA union leadership last year and they were not interested in limiting the number of domains for evaluation. While we haven’t asked this year, we can, but we don’t anticipate their position changing. Stay tuned.
Calendar
M.S. Horizontal Meeting Schedule
- December 6-Juan working remotely but available by text, phone, email.
- December 7th-Canvas/Synergy Work Session meeting 8:00 am @ Bend Senior High School
- December 10th & 13th-Juan out of building. If you need assistance access Lora, Katie, Skip or Dean
- December 13-Horizontal Meeting 7:30-9:00 @Sky View Middle School-Here is the Draft Agenda (Canceled)
- December 16-Middle School Social 4:45 pm or soon thereafter @10 Barrel East
- December 20-December 31 No school
- January 1st-SLGGS Due
Fish On…
