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Principals-please identify at least one person on your admin team to be the UpShift Coordinator in your building. The coordinator will be responsible for tasks 1-3 when a student is offered and accepts Upshift. The UpShift Specialist will be responsible for tasks 4 & 5. A person needs to be trained in order to manage UpShift. There is a training on Tuesday, September 26th. Here are the details: 8:am-10:30am at Trinity Episcopal Church – Brooks Hall (469 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Have a great weekend~Juan <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Principals – Leadership teams from each school are being asked to complete this survey<\/strong><\/a>so we can better understand how schools use and access student data. You are encouraged to discuss these questions as a leadership team and complete the survey as a group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Survey questions are organized into groups with a number and a letter (e.g., 1a, 1b, 2a, etc.). Each number and letter combination (e.g., 1a) really is a multi-part question. If you answer the first question about the type of data, be sure to answer all follow up questions specific to those data. Please be as specific and descriptive as possible when answering these questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Please complete the survey by Wednesday, October 4. Contact Dave VanLoo with any questions about the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Sean Reinhart<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please see the link flyer for upcoming training opportunities from our Culture of Care Coaches. Thanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17qdFJg0_lduC1mJG-KQaVt0Xfq0beH1W\/view<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time-sensitive: Please identify two Social Studies teachers in your building<\/strong> who will attend this workshop<\/a> on Thursday, October 5th<\/sup>. Their substitute will be paid for, and lunch will be provided. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you’ve confirmed your two participants, have them register ASAP please (registration form in the link above). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Administrators are welcome to join. If you can’t stay all day, the morning portion is recommended, and you’re welcome to stay for lunch\u2014just please rsvp using the registration form. Thanks! From Lora Nordquist<\/p>\n\n\n\n Years of Service Apples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the coming days, your level leader will deliver the \u201cyears of service\u201d apples to the appropriate building principals. Please find a few minutes in a staff meeting or at the start of an SIW to formally recognize the outstanding staff who have served our district for many years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Possible (Temporary) Changes to Supervision and Evaluation Requirements for Certified Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Dean and I are working with Sarah Barclay on some temporary changes to the supervision requirements for certified staff who have contract status. Our hope is to help relieve some of the observation burden for our administrators. STAY TUNED! In the meantime, as we\u2019re waiting to bring UKG fully on board for this process, you can complete observations using any tools you regularly use. This information can be uploaded into UKG at a later date.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Stephen DuVal<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you haven’t already done so, please make sure you set aside some time for your teachers to set up their gradebooks together with support from your\u00a0CST<\/a>\u00a0(Canvas Support Team) member and other experts in the building. \u00a0Taking 20 minutes now to ensure all setup is correct can save a ton of time and heartache later in the semester. \u00a0Each school has chosen a method for reporting grades with Synergy and\/or Canvas, so please ensure your building team is the tier one support for this process. \u00a0As a reminder, here is a\u00a0checklist<\/a>\u00a0for staff when it comes to Canvas minimum requirements. \u00a0We also recommend reviewing these items with your staff and counting it as a mini observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Paul Dean, Human Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classified Daily Break Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a reminder to all administrators\/supervisors regarding mandatory classified breaks\/meals from Article 16.5 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Per the CBA, classified staff who are scheduled for more than six hours receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (You may view Article for 16.5 for breaks\/meals for employees working less than 6 hours)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We understand current staffing challenges, but these breaks and meal periods must be arranged and scheduled per the contract. We ask that you double-check with your classified staff in the next week to confirm that they have written schedules and that those schedules include the appropriate break\/meal times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n OSEA leadership is committed to supporting their members and will reach out to building\/level leaders if they are notified that someone is not receiving their regularly scheduled breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n UKG Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We anticipate checking in with school administrators next week to confirm the accuracy of staffing data within UKG. We\u2019ll provide a google form for you to log incorrect staff in your My Teams view. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work through PAs and system updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Performance Evaluation Module<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The district (Lora) and BEA are in discussions to modify the number of mini-observations and reduce the number of standards to be evaluated for all certified contract staff (probationary\/temporary staff requirements won\u2019t change as we must conform to ORS rules). We will likely have the same amount of mini\u2019s for both on & off cycle staff. Stay tuned for more information on this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the meantime, please continue your normal classroom visits while we get ready to roll out the Performance Evaluation module in UKG. You\u2019ll have the opportunity to enter prior mini\u2019s once the new module is launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are currently testing and making tweaks to the Performance module in preparation for an October rollout. We have to create a different profile for each certified group that has a unique evaluation rubric. We are prioritizing the classroom teacher rubric first as that is our largest group of certified staff. We\u2019ll then move to Learning Specialists, Counselors, Student Success Clinicians, School Psychologists, TOSAs and Speech Pathologists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Jamie Goldman, Bend-La Pine Education Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hi All,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Friendly reminder that the early bird applications for the classroom grants are due by September 16th for a chance to win an additional $500 to their grant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamie Classroom Grant Doc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n From Scott McDonald <\/p>\n\n\n\n Greetings from IT,<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following applies to personal devices only and not school issued student iPads.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Students have always been able to access Bend La Pine Schools digital applications from a personal device (such as a cell phone or desktop computer )while at home. This year, access from a personal device is still encouraged, but in the interest of security and data privacy, just a bit more challenging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Students will need to complete multifactor authentication prior to accessing BLS applications on their personal device. Multifactor authentication adds a critical second layer of security before any student information is visible on a device that is not known by our organization. The steps to complete multi-factor authentication can be found on the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/bls.fyi\/mfa-student<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Printed as well as Spanish versions of these instructions are available from the Tier One Technology representative at each school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is important to note that the most efficient way\u00a0\u00a0to access BLS applications is on the student\u2019s iPad and avoiding this process all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Josh Marks (from Sept 21 Horizontal) <\/p>\n\n\n\n PDF doc with Links<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Sean Reinhart<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a part of our suicide intervention efforts for our\u00a0Adi\u2019s Act plan<\/a>, suicide prevention trainings are required for our staff. All of our trained suicide risk screeners, which are typically your school counselors, school psychs, some nurses, and some SSC\u2019s attend the ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) PD every 5 years. This year, ASIST will be offered on Nov. 2 and 3, which will be required for those who have never been trained. There will be two additional ASIST trainings offered in the winter and spring for those who need to recertify.\u00a0 School sites are responsible for sub coverage for staff who require it. For questions, please reach out to Jamie Gunter (jamie.gunter@bend.k12.or.us<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Jennifer Hauth<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you all for your continued support of Wayfinder. I have drafted newsletter content for your families. Please remember that we are not using Social Emotional learning when speaking or promoting Wayfinder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elementary Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Middle School Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n High School Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have implementation or wonderings about Wayfinder, please reach out to myself and\/or our Program Manager- Diana Curtaz:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diana Curtaz<\/p>\n\n\n\n diana.curtaz@withwayfinder.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 916.206.9784<\/p>\n\n\n\n Training Decks from In-service Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Resources to support teachers with implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n o If your teachers want to learn more about Wayfinder, have them enroll in Wayfinder Academy<\/a> (it is asynchronous). o Here is a Collections Step-by-Step Guide<\/a> + a Getting Started with Collections video<\/a>. o The link to Wayfinder\u2019s Tech Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n o Waypoints<\/a> information for grades 6-12 (grades 3-5 coming in 2024!) BLS will have students in 6-12 complete this assessment between September 25th<\/sup> and October 6th<\/sup>. o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Here is a\u00a0Resource Guide<\/a>\u00a0with additional resources and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sustainability\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Education <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sustainability Advisor Position – SustainBLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are still a few schools that do not have a staff Sustainability Advisor in place for the school year. The SustainBLS program is one of the ways ALL schools can make sustainability, stewardship and conservation the norm across our district. Through SustainBLS, a certified staff member takes on the role of the school Sustainability Advisor and works with a school green team. This team can be a class, a select group of students or an environmental club. Our first training of the year is next Wednesday from 4:30-6:00 in the Facility Development Office behind admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Transportation <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Walk and Roll Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Walk and Roll<\/a> to school day is on October 4th<\/sup> this year. If your school wants to have some give aways stickers, please apply by September 27th<\/sup> to Street trust<\/a>. Teachers should be encouraged to gather information about student transportation to assist BLS. There are tallys<\/a> here that can be sent to sustainability coordinator, Jackie Wilson Admin via inner district mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get There Challenge with Commute Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Get There Challenge is an annual competition to encourage people who live or work in Oregon to drive alone less and use transportation options more. Running for two-weeks, October 1-15, the Challenge helps promote commuting by teams will competing for recognition and prizes by logging trips taken by bike, foot, carpool, vanpool<\/strong>, and transit and remote workdays. Your school can create a team and sign up here.<\/a> Any member of your team can be the team captain<\/a>, but there needs to be one for each team. Check out the great prizes<\/a>, including a $1000 gift card for the winning team. There will be a special district prize for the team with the most trips logged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Materials Management<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Recycling 101 in Deschutes County Solid Waste<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With school in session, this is a perfect time to share with staff and review what can and cannot go in the blue co-mingle recycling carts in Deschutes County<\/a>. Please note that plastic produce clamshells, coffee cups and copy paper reams are NOT <\/strong>Recyclable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Buildings and Operations<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Total Building Energy Useage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember to keep building energy use in mind at the end of the day and on weekends. The building automation system sets schools to unoccupied modes over the weekend. If you have any questions or concerns about your school facility, please contact Jackie.Mueller@bend.k12.or.us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n September 26-October 5<\/strong>: Wayfinder Assessment: For ALL students; & For ALL Middle schools<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 26<\/strong>: UpShift Training at Trinity Episcopal Church – Brooks Hall (469 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703) from 8:00-10:30 Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n September 28: <\/strong>MTSS Lead Professional Development Location TBD at 3:00-4:00 (Only MTSS admin Lead for your building needs to attend-Dean sent calendar invite)<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 3:<\/strong> ICCL and building administrator training <\/strong>and work session location (TBD) (Topic Equitable Grading)<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 5: <\/strong>Juan visiting schools<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 5: <\/strong>MS Horizontal @Cascade MS at 3:00-4:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 11: Educator Network Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n October 19: <\/strong>MTSS Administrator Lead Professional Development @ 3:00-4:00 @ Ed Center Board Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 25:\u00a0<\/strong>All Admin Professional Development\u00a03:00-4:30 @ BSHS Perseverance Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n Team, Here is the topic from this afternoon’s virtual meeting: UpShift. 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