Today is International Women’s Day. The focus is on inspiring inclusion!
Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #InspireInclusion.
To Do:
Collective Bargaining Agreement (Tentative Agreements):
Although we do not have a finalized copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for BEA, HERE are the tentative agreements, by article, that was shared with all members in order for them to ratify. As questions arise, please reach out for clarification. We will continue to train on the changes and our HR team is working with BEA leadership to build systems to support the agreement and clarify implementation.
Read through the tentative agreements at your earliest convenience. I am scheduling 30 minute trainings prior to every HS administrator meeting beginning April 2. Bring questions and wonderings to that session.
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Parent Conferences: If you haven’t already, be sure to schedule your interpreters for parent conferences!
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Graduation Vendors: By now, you should have secured your vendors for graduation. Let me know if you have questions or need help.
Reminders/Action Items:
From Ryan: Excellence in Education:
We’re thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for our Excellence in Education awards!
This event aims to recognize district employees who have showcased exceptional leadership, innovation, professional practice, and positive contributions throughout the 2023-2024 school year, both within the workplace and the community.
We’re seeking to honor one certified and one classified staff member from each school, as well as a staff member from as many departments as possible.
Similar to last year, we’re requesting one nomination from each school or department. Feel free to engage staff members, ICCL leaders, PTO/PTA members, students, volunteers, etc., in the nomination process.
- To nominate a certified staff member, please use this link.
- To nominate a support services staff member, please use this link.
Nominations are due by March 24th.
As you nominate employees, please bear in mind that those recognized as Excellence in Education award winners will be considered for our Employee of the Year, to be announced at a surprise event in Fall 2023. Following that, we will assist each Employee of the Year awardee with applications for state-level recognition in their respective category.
Further details about the celebration event will be provided at a later date.
Please reach out if you have any questions or need the nomination history for your school or department.
Thank you in advance for your nominations. We’re excited to celebrate and honor our outstanding employees at this special event.
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From Ryan: We are very excited for the 2024 Educator Job Fair, which will be held at Deschutes County Fairgrounds on Thursday, April 4 from 1:00 – 6:00 pm.
Please sign up by Wednesday – March 20th: Here is the sign-up sheet.
We are offering a remote component again this year in an attempt to attract a wider range of candidates. There is a spot on the sign-up sheet to indicate if you are interested in meeting with candidates via MS Teams. Kathryn Moseley will follow up as the event gets closer to those who indicated that they are interested in helping our efforts to reach a wider range of candidates by participating in the remote interviews.
- Some nuts and bolts for the day:
- We have two shifts this year, 12:00 – 3:30 and 2:30 – 6:00
- Lunch will be provided, more info to come.
- Interviews will be 15 minutes long
- Interview questions and rating forms and rubrics will be provided
- The first interviews will be scheduled at 1:00, the final interviews will be scheduled at 5:45
- Please bring a fully-charged laptop
- NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK PERMITTED
Please, let me know what questions you have and thank you in advance for participating.
Information:
From Paul in HR: This week office managers received information from HDESD about subs and a change to 4 hour sub positions. They will now need to be entered in as 3.99 in Red Rover and they were instructed to watch for this through the end of this year. Check in with your office manager about these new practices for your awareness and reach out if you have questions, reach out to Human Resources with questions.
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Leave June 17 and 18: Please address questions about leave on June 17 and 18 to HR.
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Check out this National STEM opportunity for high schools students!
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From Jennifer Hauth- StudentSafe Raptor Training: We have recently expanded our partnership with Raptor Visitor Management System to include one of their new products called StudentSafe. StudentSafe is platform to enter, collaborate, and track data round NSSI (non suicidal self injury), suicidal ideation (suicide risk screens). Eventually, we will use this platform for behavioral safety (threat) assessments for school teams as well. Stay tuned for more information this summer from Eric Powell.
On February 28th, all School Counselors, Nurses, School Psychs and Student Success Clinician/Coordinators were trained in the new platform and will be using this tool for all Suicide Risk Screens and NSSI going forward. School risk screening teams will enter these screens into this system moving forward and we will all be able to better collaborate and track student safety concerns in buildings going forward. You may have already received an alert in your inbox from a risk screen that has been completed in the last 10 days by one of your staff. The emails alerts will come from StudentSafe.
All building administrators have access to their school site(s) dashboards and data. Here is the BLS Raptor/StudentSafe Navigation Walkthrough document. Please make sure that you can log in to Raptor StudentSafe (using your district email address, no password required). Any administrator or building team who would like more training, or for any technology issues or related problems, please contact our district Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Jamie Gunter ([email protected]).
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From Tami Pike: Clarification/Update to Overdose Emergency Kits
Information was included in your blogs last week on the Overdose Emergency Kits. Questions have come up regarding kit placement locations in school buildings. Currently, there are 2 doses of Narcan in every AED cabinet in our schools. The emergency kit cabinets received from OHA should be stored as follows:
High Schools (each received 2 emergency kit cabinets and extra doses of Narcan)
- 1 overdose emergency kit cabinet mounted to the wall in the school nurse’s office.
- 1 overdose emergency kit cabinet mounted to the wall in the school principal’s office.
- 1 box (2 doses) of Narcan in each office of the assistant principals.
- 1 box (2 doses) of Narcan to be placed in the orange front office first aid kit.
- All remaining extra Narcan doses received should be stored in the overdose emergency kit cabinets located in the nurse’s and principal’s offices.
Please inform your staff about the locations of the additional doses of Narcan. Many staff received Narcan training at the beginning of the school year by their school nurse. For additional Narcan training, please connect directly with your school nurse to arrange a training time.
Calendar:
LINK to the SIW Calendar and HS administrator work sessions and agendas for 23-24.
March 8 and 11: Katie out of the office
March 13: College information night 5:30-7:00 @ Caldera
March 20: Admin PD at Perseverance Hall at Bend High 3:00-4:30: Focus is on ELL and Newcomers
March 20: Sign up for Job Fair due
March 24: Excellence in Education Nominees are due!
March 25-29: Spring Break—enter in UKG which days you will be taking as non-contract
May 21: National Board Info Session 4:30-5:30 in board room
April 2: HS Administrator CBA work session: 7:30-8:00 @ Realms HS
April 2: HS Administrator Work Session 8:00-9:30 @ Realms HS
April 4: Central Oregon Job Fair
April 10: Admin PD at Perseverance Hall at Bend High 3:00-4:30: focus is on YouthTruth
May 30: School Counselor Celebration in board room! Principals have received invites and Assistant Principals are welcome also! Come and support your counselors!