{"id":1045,"date":"2022-02-18T22:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T22:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2022-02-18T22:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T22:28:15","slug":"2-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/2022\/02\/18\/2-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"2.18.2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wave riders, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a level we hit some choppy water in the last two weeks. I appreciate each of you for staying strong and committed to these challenges. I came across a quote from Michael Jordan, (you will read it at the bottom of this post) the mistakes we make are what leads us to success (Juan&#8217;s interpretation). The waves are rough right now but I know we can make it through together as a team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you get out this weekend and find time for yourself. Have nice three day weekend.~Juan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"to-do\" style=\"color:#f40404\">To Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">From Lora<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We heard great disappointment from many administrators about the training with the Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) scheduled for June 27<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and 28<sup>th<\/sup>, primarily because many of you will have completed your contractual days by those dates. SO, we are postponing the first two days of the training until the week of August 8<sup>th<\/sup>. We will share the exact dates of those trainings, as well as the schedule for the entire school year\u2019s work with CEL, as soon as they confirm the dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">From Dave VanLoo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please see Dave\u2019s email earlier this week titled \u201c<strong>Important!! OSAS Security Training and Testing for 2021-22<\/strong>\u201d it was dated 2\/15.&nbsp; It has important and timely information regarding state testing and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Something to share in your staff newsletters From Kinsey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear certified teacher,&nbsp; A key priority within our district\u2019s equity efforts is to improve outcomes and experiences for our culturally- and linguistically-diverse students and families. We know that teachers who have specialized skills and training through an ESOL endorsement are better able to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>understand multilingualism,&nbsp;<\/li><li>identify strengths and assets of emergent bilingual students,&nbsp;<\/li><li>support language acquisition during teaching, and&nbsp;<\/li><li>partner with families through culturally-sustaining practices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to obtain your ESOL endorsement&nbsp;<em>for free<\/em>?!&nbsp; Bend-La Pine Schools has partnered with OSU to provide a&nbsp;<em>full scholarship<\/em>&nbsp;to five certified teachers, to participate in the endorsement program.&nbsp; To learn more about this opportunity; understand the timeline, application, and selection process; and ask questions, please join BLS and OSU:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Informational session and Q-and-A<\/li><li>Tues, March 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;4:30-5:15pm&nbsp;<\/li><li>WebEx meeting: join&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bls.webex.com\/meet\/kinsey.martin\">here<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.oregonstate.edu\/teams\">Here are<\/a>&nbsp;additional details about this opportunity, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd87wLa2_iRJu2dkIzbCsQPmEPM3v_UOp5sjvBdT48Zyd2_SQ\/viewform\">here is<\/a>&nbsp;the application (due April 1, 2022).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growing your toolbox of culturally- and linguistically-sustaining practices is incredibly valuable and relevant professional learning for educators, as our community grows and diversifies.&nbsp; If you are interested in learning about other PD opportunities related to this topic, please reach out to your building\u2019s Language Specialist, or to one of our district\u2019s multilingual department instructional coaches&nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">From HR: Classified Evaluations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> It is that time of year again when HR sends out the list of classified employees who need to be evaluated this year. As a reminder, our classified staff are evaluated at least once every two years.&nbsp;COVID and the craziness of last year have resulted in quite a few evaluations getting bumped by a year or two, so some of you might see that your list is much bigger than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the three items you will need to complete the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1y3EyG6H6Vi0yrd85zOmgLd73A6NkK_rE\/view?usp=sharing\">The Classified Evaluation Rubric<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10FeIdp1PFLdaVutNKymZH3w_HxcZoA6W\/view?usp=sharing\">A Classified goal setting form<\/a><ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\"><li>Using this form is your choice (optional)<\/li><li>Please do not return the goal setting form to HR. Those are for your files only<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>21\/22 list of Classified employees who need evaluations from your site\/department<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We are making a change to the process of how you will submit your completed evaluations to HR.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be utilizing our Frontline software to capture the completed evaluations this year. Please&nbsp;do not&nbsp;send the hard copies to HR. Instead, watch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Kd87W2kfPcaHFXd43Fx5DeR72LhqdTEA\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this quick training video<\/a>&nbsp;for instructions on how to upload your paperwork.&nbsp; We would like to have all evaluations completed and uploaded in Frontline by May 13, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After review of the attached staff list, please let us know if you see any errors or have any questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Your HR Classified Team {Jessica Lamay (x1118) &amp; Kelly Marty (x1115)}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:HR-Classified@bend.k12.or.us\" target=\"_blank\">HR-Classified@bend.k12.or.us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"this-and-that\">This and That<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about Project Wayfinder&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are excited to share with you our pilot of Wayfinder SEL&nbsp;+ Beyond Curriculum.&nbsp; By filling out the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/SDd4by9Xg3zsUdMQ9\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Interest Form<\/a>&nbsp;you will gain access to the Wayfinder App and receive&nbsp;a 30-45 minute orientation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wayfinder program is designed specifically with middle and high school&nbsp;students&nbsp;in mind.&nbsp; The focus of the program is to help students build connection and belonging so they can discover their purpose and live a life of meaning.&nbsp; &nbsp;Check out their&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withwayfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>&nbsp;if you\u2019re interested in more information.&nbsp; Or take a look at the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1mkfstEdQ3cd408On9SC3HJajDd-BFVjDxr0npKP9ppQ\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">10 Lesson Scope&nbsp;+ Sequence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0841ed\">From Nick in the Business office <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a&nbsp;handy <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1iyJ-iRskVedGqjmNSKqq1XxQmvmvqIkM\/edit\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1iyJ-iRskVedGqjmNSKqq1XxQmvmvqIkM\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> explaining the different budgets&nbsp;that you work with.&nbsp; This may be helpful as we start to get ready to head into another budgeting season.&nbsp; (side note from Tammy\u2013this does not include Title 1A).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Updates from our COVID Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0563fa\">FYI From Terry Cashman <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water fountains are being turned back on.&nbsp; Clearance was given by the health department.&nbsp; Walt will coordinate with your building engineer on getting this done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YES to volunteers<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>field trips and after school activities beginning April 1<\/strong>: Volunteers must be&nbsp;<strong>cleared<\/strong>&nbsp;through our volunteer process AND staff must have a mitigation plan submitted and approved prior to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Math Pathways<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1M0m9e4oOe9NYkXRBzkujVhJMBrBeLxl4\/view?usp=sharing\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1M0m9e4oOe9NYkXRBzkujVhJMBrBeLxl4\/view\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1M0m9e4oOe9NYkXRBzkujVhJMBrBeLxl4\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">information about mathematics<\/a>\u00a0\u201cpathways\u201d in middle and high school is being shared with our fifth grade staff\u00a0AND\u00a0fifth grade families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"reminders\">Reminders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">From Lora (from last week&#8217;s Blog)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Principals and Learning Leadership Council,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you know, we are hosting three networking\/professional learning\/district information sessions for all of you this spring. One component of each session will be dedicated time for small group discussions of&nbsp;<em>Unconscious Bias in Schools.&nbsp;<\/em>Here\u2019s the reading schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday, February 28<sup>th<\/sup>*: Chapters 1-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday, April 4<sup>th<\/sup>: Chapters 4-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday, May 9<sup>th<\/sup>: Chapters 7-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*All sessions will be in the board room from 3:30-5:00 PM. SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED!&nbsp;\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"calendar\">Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OLzXksPAE9UVBlpPIF3vG9atqCswxqqpdzCuQYI0CyA\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">Updated SIW Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/files\/2021\/09\/Middle-School-Horizontal-Meetings-2021-22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">M.S. Horizontal Meeting Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cGOqX_zMt6ZfE1DAjeUBMmFoHLWpzKS9mIB2XnRaFHE\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">Educator Network Day Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>February 28 \u2013 Preparing to Lead Equitable Schools\u2013<strong>Principals only<\/strong>.&nbsp; 3:30-5:00 location TBD<\/li><li>March 1st-Bias Incident &amp; District Equity Stance 8:00-9:00 Location: Board Room  <\/li><li>March 14, Middle School Horizontal Meeting @REALMS MS @7:30-9:00 am<\/li><li>March 29, Youth Truth Data Debrief-<strong>Principals only<\/strong> 8-9:30 zoom Here is link: <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/my\/youthtruthjimmy\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/my\/youthtruthjimmy<\/a><\/li><li>April 4th-Preparing to Lead Equitable Schools-<strong>Principals only<\/strong> 3:30-5:00 location TBD<\/li><li>Aril 25th-Middle School Horizontal Meeting @La Pine MS@7:30-9:00 am<\/li><li>May 9th-Preparing to Lead Equitable Schools<strong>&#8211; Principals only <\/strong>3:30-5:00 location TBD<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"fish-on\">Fish On&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1011\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/files\/2022\/02\/IMG_0C58EA4067AA-1-1024x1011.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/files\/2022\/02\/IMG_0C58EA4067AA-1-1024x1011.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/files\/2022\/02\/IMG_0C58EA4067AA-1-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/files\/2022\/02\/IMG_0C58EA4067AA-1-768x758.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/files\/2022\/02\/IMG_0C58EA4067AA-1.jpeg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wave riders, As a level we hit some choppy water in the last two weeks. I appreciate each of you for staying strong and committed to these challenges. I came across a quote from Michael Jordan, (you will read it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/2022\/02\/18\/2-18-2022\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":633,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1045"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1082,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045\/revisions\/1082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/juan.cuadros\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}