Principals, on the same topic of meeting in the mornings and knowing it is a challenge to meet at 7 am for principal’s breakfast. I would like for us to come up with an alternative, what might be one? I am open for suggestions. Here is a short google form to collect your feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the latest updated links of information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~Juan<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Dean Richards<\/p>\n\n\n\n On October 13th<\/sup> Michele Clements and Torie Withers shared information about the Common District Assessment (CDA) in Language Arts. A team of BLS teachers created a first draft of the CDA and are in need of feedback. The ask was to have a teacher at each level pilot the CDA and provide feedback to the teachers for the next draft before implementation next year for all teachers. Please give the name of your teachers who are volunteering to pilot the CDA to Michele and Torie via email by Wednesday, October 26th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From HR, Paul Dean<\/p>\n\n\n\n UKG Update<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The current practice for<\/strong> teachers, EAs, media managers, secretaries and office managers is to enter absences into Frontline Absence Management (AESOP) in order to trigger a request for a substitute. When our district transitions to digital time and leave tracking on December 5th, this practice will continue even when a substitute may not be needed. Information entered into Frontline Absence Management (AESOP) will be automatically transferred to UKG’s Time and Leave module thereby eliminating the need to complete an additional entry within UKG.Please spend some time at a future faculty meeting to review this google doc<\/a> for essential information about this transition on December 5th, best practices when requesting a sub and a Frontline Absences Management (AESOP) how to guide. From Stephen Duval<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christie McCormick, one of our Canvas technicians, has worked to put this\u00a0grading cheat sheet<\/a>\u00a0together for schools using the 0-4 scale. \u00a0Please pass it along to staff if it applies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Office Manager meeting \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Please pass on to your office managers that these meetings are required so your assistance in helping them get out of the building to attend is appreciated. Elementary will be 1:15 \u2013 3:15, Secondary will be 2:30 \u2013 4. There will be an overlap of about 30 minutes for the whole K-12 group. The next meeting is Nov 2nd at High Lakes Elementary. We look forward to seeing them there! <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Jennifer Hauth<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring three experts in the field of youth mental health and well-being. Each panelist brings a different perspective from their part of the field and will share a report on their work as well as actionable insights on this critical topic. This event is free and open to the public, made available to you through a partnership between the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, Challenge Success, and the U.S. Surgeon General\u2019s Call to Action on Youth Mental Health. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Student Conference is ready for school counselors to start using, so please begin inputting your contacts in Synergy. We will gather data in a couple of months to see how we are doing. Here is a quick SCREENCAST<\/a> to show you how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MOU has been signed with Rimrock so we can begin referring students that are screened as High Risk for substance abuse counseling through Rimrock. Rimrock is asking that there is 1 point of contact from each Middle and HS for coordination of the high risk students. We are suggesting it is a school counselor since you would want to be in the loop with a student that is going to receive outside counseling. This is different that the Upshift coordinator, that will remain the same. Here is the referral process for the HIGH RISK identified students<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Tami Pike<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drills and AQI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When conducting scheduled fire drills, please be cognizant of the AQI. We’ve had a few fire drills occur where the AQI was in the unhealthy or unhealthy for sensitive groups range. Some staff and students had respiratory reactions to the smoke causing shortness of breath and the need for their rescue medication. My recommendation would be to conduct fire drills when the AQI is good or moderate (Below 100). If you have a drill scheduled and the air quality is above 100, please consider rescheduling the drill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Kinsey Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n CAFE Program: In-House Bilingual Support<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are thrilled to have our first group of CAFE Program<\/a> staff members in Bend-La Pine Schools! As a reminder, these bilingual staff are receiving a stipend as trained, qualified linguists who can support occasional translation\/interpretation needs in our schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some very important notes about this program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juntos Program Facilitators<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you have an awesome Spanish-English bilingual staff member who might be interested in serving as a facilitator for Juntos? (Juntos is a family empowerment and student academic\/ollege support workshop for our Latino students, facilitated entirely in Spanish and offered in partnership between Bend-La Pine Schools and OSU-Open Campus.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juntos facilitators are paid for their time, and trained as facilitators to lead the 6-week workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We are partnering with OSU to help them recruit facilitators: If you have a staff member who might be interested, please invite them to join an informational session with OSU 4:00-4:30pm next Tuesday, Oct 25th<\/sup> using this<\/a> Zoom link. Thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bias Incident Reporting<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THANK YOU for your leadership in rolling out a very successful district-wide student lesson on bias and bias incident reporting! This was not a perfect lesson or roll-out, but it was a huge step for our system, and your leadership led to a ton of positive feedback from students and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow-up lessons will come, so this is not a one-and-done conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the meantime: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Multilingual Dept Staff Mini-Observations and Evals<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As in prior years, in an effort to partner on monitoring the effectiveness of multilingual programs and services across sites, Office of DEI leadership will continue to support mini-observations for certified staff in those roles (ELL\/Title III, Dual Language Immersion). <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to coordinate mini’s more closely, or visit a classroom together to calibrate evaluation conversations with a lens on culturally- or linguistically-accessible practices, please reach out to Kinsey! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanish FAFSA Night<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please save the date for a district-wide Spanish-language FAFSA Night (in partnership between Bend-La Pine Schools, COCC, and Juntos) on the evening of Tuesday, November 29th<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This applies mainly to our high schools, although Spanish-speaking parents\/families or our staff members who are interested in support for pursuing financial aid for college are welcome to attend as well! <\/p>\n\n\n\n More details and an invitation will be shared via multilingual programs’ specialists and liaisons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Sean <\/p>\n\n\n\n re: Behavioral Health Tele-Therapy appointment in school \u2013 <\/strong>Many of you have had parents request that their student be able to access their behavioral health tele-therapy appointments while at school. Myself, school administrators, legal counsel, and IT have developed a protocol to allow this to happen. Please read carefully and let me know if you have any questions. You can find the procedure HERE<\/a>. Thank you<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 18: <\/strong>Middle School Principal (informal meeting:TBD) (optional) Time: TBD @TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 20 & 21: <\/strong>Juan out of office. If you need admin assistance please call Dean Richards, or Katie Legace, or Stephen Duval. I will be available by phone or text. I will have limited email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 24:<\/strong> Assistant Principal Professional Development 7:30-8:30 @Ed Center Boardroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 27: <\/strong>Middle School Work Session 7:30-9:00 @La Pine Middle School<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 31:<\/strong> Halloween<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 1: <\/strong>(principal informal meeting:TBD) (optional) Time: TBD @TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 2:<\/strong> Center for Educational Leadership Embedded Sessions 8:00-2:30 @La Pine Middle<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 10: <\/strong>Middle School Work Session Time:TBD @Pacific Crest Middle School<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 15<\/strong>: (principal informal meeting:TBD) (optional) Time: TBD @TBD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Week of November 21:<\/strong> No School-Holiday Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 28: <\/strong>Assistant Principal Professional Development 7:30-8:30 @Ed Center Boardroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n Team, I hope you all had a productive week and conferencing went well. 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