To Do:
HS Staffing Meeting Prep: In preparation for our staffing meeting on Monday, please add the relevant information to this document for your school.
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Reminder about HSS compliance and good practice that supports our 9th grade on track work: As we move into the middle of the 2nd semester, it is the time to hold a 9th grade on track meeting. This is a requirement for the HSS dollars. Reach out to Dean with questions.
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From Ryan: Due today! Excellence in Education nominations are due today. There is a lot that goes into the recognition event and completing the forms in a timely fashion allows the various steps to be done in time.
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Do you plan to offer Sources of Strength as a class or club next year? Please email Jenn and Sean and they will send you the paperwork to complete to request the FTE. Also, here is the information needed for the required training for staff:
BLS Sources of Strength Adult training from 8am-4pm on Tues, May 23. Register through this link.
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Information:
School Board Candidates in schools: Several seats on the BLPS school board are available for the May election. We have heard of candidates requesting to access schools during the school day. Scott Maben conferred with our district legal counsel to seek clarity regarding what we can and can not allow candidates to do in our schools.
If a candidate would like to visit a school, take a tour, etc., to learn more about education issues, they can make that request. But they should not use the opportunity to promote their candidacy, including handing out campaign materials.
If a candidate wishes to make a facility use request for an after-hours event, that is another option available to them. The candidate would be responsible for promoting their event; we would not use district email or resources to inform staff or families.
If you have questions about this, please contact Scott Maben.
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From Kinsey: Here are a couple upcoming ‘nontraditional’ PD opportunities that relate directly to our conversations the past year or so around land acknowledgements and our local indigenous community. These also tie into our professional learning around belonging, dignity, and listening to student and family voices.
I am going to try and attend both of these events. If any of you would like to attend either or both, I would love to buy your ticket, as I think these look like amazing opportunities for our leadership development and equity lens. I will invite some other leaders as well, but thought of you all first given our conversations regarding graduation ceremonies—I think it would be powerful for our high school leaders to have a strong presence at these community events.
If you’re in for either or both, can you indicate your interest here? At the end of this week, I’ll get tickets purchased for whoever’s in.
https://www.towertheatre.org/tickets-and-events/the-land-its-people-and-the-future
https://www.towertheatre.org/tickets-and-events/a-reflection-of-life
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From Jenn: Postings for School Counselors and Student Success Clinicians are live on UKG as pool postings. I will partner with principals when hiring with these positions. They close on April 14th. School Counselors Student Success Clinician
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From Lora: Principals, I hope that each and every one of you had a wonderful break!
Our meeting scheduled for Monday, April 10, has been cancelled. We know it will be a busy week for all of you, and we look forward to seeing the whole admin team on Friday, April 14, for Day 4 of CEL work.
Next Friday, April 14th, we will again be meeting as an Administrative team with Jonathan and Renee from the Center for Educational Leadership. We will convene at Bend Senior High School in Perseverance Hall at 8:00AM.
Here is a link to the agenda for the day.
Please bring your Student Experience Story Guide and 4D Framework that have been passed out previously.
We will have coffee, bagels, fruit for a light breakfast and Nutritional Services will be serving Mediterranean Bowls for lunch.
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From Kinsey Martin:
Dress Code: Here is information on the student lesson on Dress Codes. Please consider how you will engage in reviewing the lesson together with your staff, to ensure your school is implementing the correct/updated district policy.
(The following message is written to come from you, not me, as Steve mentioned at Cabinet that he would like you to communicate expectation that this presentation happens at each school) 🙂
Bias incident data with staff:
Recently Kinsey sent you resources and an outline for a staff meeting workshop on your school’s bias incident data. It is important to me that you engage in this conversation with your staff, and that it guide your thinking and designing as you look into next year (staffing, schedules, priorities, etc). Please be sure to complete this workshop with your staff—Kinsey is available to support or co-present with you if needed.
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From Krista Baker: We will be holding a CPI INITIAL TRAINING as well as a CPI REFRESHER TRAINING during Conferences on April 13th. For Student Services staff we will time sheet you to attend the training as well as for the 2.5 hours of online training you are required to complete prior to attending the training. If you are not a Student Services employee, you will need to work with your building administrator to get approval to attend and they will be responsible for time sheeting you. These trainings will be entered into Performance Matters shortly. Please go in and sign up as soon as possible as both classes will close for registration on April 10th to allow us time to get your books to you, and for you to complete the online portion of the training. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Calendar:
April 10: HS Principal Staffing meeting 1:30-3:00 @ KT’s Office in Ed Center; complete this document prior to the meeting.
April 10: Principal Professional Development @3:00-4:30 in the Boardroom CANCELED
April 11: High School Admin Work Session 8:00-9:30 @ Caldera HS (Agenda: We will debrief the input on the PD proposal presented at the ICCL/Admin training this week and talk about next steps)
April 14: CEL – all administrators 8:00-2:30 @ BSHS Perseverance Hall
April 21: HS principal breakfast 7:30@ Original Pancake House
April 24: Safety Cadre meeting 314 @ Ed Center
April 25: HS Administrator Work Session 8:00-9:30 @ BSHS in Perseverance Hall