To Do:
There will be a required training session for Health teachers for the next 3 weeks. All secondary Health teachers are expected to attend. We are paying for your sub coverage. Please indicate workshop/conference
These are the dates and times of the in-person sessions, by grade level band:
- High School: Oct 5, 12, 26 from 8am-12pm
- Middle School: Oct 6, 13, 27 from 8am-12pm
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From Alandra: In the coming days, you’ll receive some informational flyers with key facts about the November construction bond. Please be sure to put one on your bulletin board and keep others at the check in counter area. I’m happy to print additional should you like some for an event, etc. Thanks!
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Please check in with your Athletic Director to learn how the required Interrupting and Preventing Discriminatory Acts Training is being implemented and tracked in your school: This is part of the OSAA STAR Initiative which is not in effect. OSAA developed this initiative in partnership with COSA, ODE, OSBA, and OASC and the purpose of the initiative is to disrupt racism and combat discrimination at Oregon High School Athletic Events.
Part of this initiative is an equity training required for all AD’s, coaches and officials and then specific training for each sport prior to stepping on the field/court.
Dave Williams confirmed with me that the Interrupting and Preventing Discriminatory Acts Training is part of required certifications of all coaches and athletic directors. He explained that our high schools have added and are tracking this with our coaches as a requirement prior to coaching. Here is a link to the training: https://www.osaa.org/training-courses/discriminatory-acts/index.html. Your administrative team should be familiar with this initiative so that in the event an athletic event must be interrupted due to a violation, or you must interrupt an event yourself, you can partner with your athletic director to address the situation.
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Roles and Responsibilities in our high schools: Please complete this doc identifying the leaders of teams in your school. I did add a tab for Canvas family support. This led should not be a teacher as this individual will need flexibility during the day to contact parents.
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Oct. 6: State of the Schools: Staff members are invited to tune in to one of two presentations by Superintendent Cook on Thursday, October 6. He will share information about the state of our schools as well as information about the upcoming construction bond on the November ballot. Tune in at 8 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. If time allows, Dr. Cook will also answer questions from staff. Submit a question in advance using this form. For those that can’t make it, we will record the presentation and share it at a later date. If your school is interested in having Dr. Cook share a presentation in person, please reach out to Marta Broberg and we will gladly add you to the schedule. Thanks!
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Parent Conferences and Canvas support: Plan to open up a space (Library?) during parent conferences or Open House so families can get support with accessing Canvas (including getting the code they need). Reminder, parents can get the code from their student.
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Information:
Forecasting timeline for 23-24: Here is a link to the finalized timeline.
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Reminder from TLC: On October 4th at 4:00 in Bend High School’s Perseverance Hall we will have our first convening of secondary administrative teams and building ICCLs. Our purpose is:
- You will have a understanding of the ICCL position, and some of the changes
- You will make connections between equitable grading, MTSS, and administrators work on Leading Equitable Schools
- You will think about how types of data can inform our school wide (tier 1) MTSS work
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From Jennifer: The link below has some some helpful tips and some things to consider for conferences, curriculum nights, and open houses to make the event more meaningful for our families: Family Engagement: A Meaningful Back-to-School Night Thank you Jennifer!
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Bias Incidents: As you lead the Bias Incident Student Lesson in your buildings, you will have the opportunity to engage with some families in dialogue about the ‘why’ of this work. Here are some tips and resources:
- Remember, our Equity Stance has language you can pull from to respond
- Remind families they are invited to share their thoughts (positive ones, too!) via the feedback form linked in the letter they received. Staff are welcome to use that form as well, to share how it went in their classrooms.
- If you get anyone particularly persistent or upset, Kinsey is happy to connect with them individually or in partnership with you.
- Once you have completed the lessons in your building, please note that here
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From Tami regarding field trips: For students who may need nursing support during a field trip, please complete the Medical Request for Direct Care Nursing for Off Campus Fieldtrip form and send to Tami Pike at least 2 weeks PRIOR to the trip. Due to nurse scheduling, requests submitted less than 14 days prior to the event may be denied due to staffing.
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UKG Project Update: The HR/Business Department will be sending out an email to admin and all BLS staff regarding the UKG Phase One Implementation separately from the weekly blog announcement.
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AP Fees: Here are the charges related to AP testing this year. Schools do not have the option of charging fees different from what is listed below. Please communicate this information to your families. If you have questions, please reach out to Stephen.
The College board is still charging fees for changing an order. Please remind families and students about the fees for canceling and adding tests:
- $40 fee if a student CANCELS a test after the November 15 deadline.
- $40 fee if a student ADDS a test after the November 15 deadline.
- $40 for a late test.
- Tests this year cost $72 and $0 for students on F/R lunch. Please let students know they must be officially on that F/R lunch list if they want their fees waived so they should start looking into that now if it would apply to their families. We also can help a student if they have some extenuating financial circumstances…. Please have them work with your AP Coordinator or VP overseeing AP if families have questions or concerns.
- AP Seminar is $120
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From Dean and our secondary TOSA team: The Secondary Instruction Blog begins this year with a post from Social Sciences TOSA, Monica Freeman, on some ideas about engaging in controversial topics in the classroom.
We know that it can be intimidating to wrestle with the big ideas of the day. Whether this is a topic that your standards take on or it is a “teachable moment” from a student, engaging in critical thinking, respectful dialogue, and seeing multiple perspectives are important skills for all of us to use in our democracy.
This post gives some reasons why these topics are important, some of the protections that you have, and a resource for setting up your classroom to be a space where students and teachers can be brave enough to speak their minds in a respectful way.
Why Should I Teach Controversial Subjects in the Classroom
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SLGG Guidance – Dave VanLoo helped us track down SLGG info for 22/23. Here is a guidance document and below is the link to the ODE site.
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/educator_effectiveness/Pages/slg.aspx
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From Instructional Technology: Canva for Education is now available for all teachers and students. Canva is an online design and publishing tool that provides templates for easy-to-create presentations, posters, documents, and other types of visual content. This link explains how to get access and login to your Canva for Education account. If you need any support with Canva for Education, please reach out to Tracy Howk, Robbie Faith, or Austin James.
Calendar:
October 4: Graduation Meeting – Principals only 3-4@BSHS in Perseverance Hall
October 4: ICCL/Administrator Work Session 4-6pm @ BSHS in Perseverance Hall
October 7: Principal Breakfast@ Original Pancake House 7:30
October 10: Principal PD 3:00-4:30
October 11: HS Administrator Work Session 8:00-9:30 @MVHS Library
October 14: SIF and HSS Discretionary budgets due.
October 14: Bias Incident student lesson should have been taught by school staff.
October 19: Stats I Training 12-4 @ HDESD building in Redmond. This training is required for all administrators and Deans. Contact Eric Powell to sign up or if you have questions.
October 24: Assistant Principal/Dean Work Session 7:30-8:30 at Ed Center in Board Room.
October 25: HS Administrator Work Session 8:00-9:30 @Realms. Prep for meeting: Read Chapters 1-4 in Equitable Grading by Joe Feldman
