TO DO:
On Monday, Debbie sent out our agreement with our classified staff in regards to school closures and late starts. Please review it and check with Debbie if you have questions.
As part of our board outreach, The Hope, Help, & Heal Series is coming up in March and April. In order to make these events go smoothly, we are needing volunteers for each event. Volunteers can help in 4 different ways:
- Registration & Resource Table
- Welcome attendees, distribute group wristbands, ensure attendees sign in, staff resource table at conclusion of event
- Group Escorts
- Assigned a group to rotate with, assist with group management, if someone triggered connect them with a Mental Health Support person
- General Escorts
- Remain in halls during breakout sessions and direct attendees to their rooms, monitor hallways during event, connect anyone that needs mental health support to the Quiet Room
- Mental Health Supports*
- Professional Mental Health or Behavioral Health provider who will assigned to staff a safe room OR staff a break out session. Provide support to attendees that express needing extra support
- Before signing up for this role, please contact Misty Groom ([email protected])
Folks can sign up to volunteer here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aYLuKv1eI16Cb_sjcl2hOxhhfbJ78BdDokaUhtcfZ2U/edit#gid=235871403
If you are willing and able, please consider volunteering for a role. If you are already speaking at this event, or If you know of someone in your organization who you think would be a great fit for a volunteer position, please pass this along. After folks sign up, they will receive an email with detailed instructions.
Information:
Dr. Tim Feeney is coming to Bend on March 5 and will focus on strategies for providing collaborative supports for youth who demonstrate significant behaviors. District admin has an opportunity to meet personally with Tim on March 8 (7:30am – 10:00am in the Board Room) to speak with him about working with students who demonstrate challenging behaviors. Please let Hayley Etnier know if you plan on joining on March 8. Here is a flyer for additional information.
One Class at a Time: Mid Oregon Credit Union in Partnership with KTVZ is sponsoring this program that highlights one classroom a month that is doing something unique with our students. The teacher is rewarded with $500 to use towards a project. Consider nominating one of your teachers for this OR send this info to your staff so they can enter themselves! Let’s get the word out about the cool opportunities happening in our schools!
Reminders:
Here is a reminder sheet from Andrea about changes to our AR’s. I sent these out to you last week. Be sure to replace old forms with this new Field Trip form!
Calendar:
Monday, March 4: HS Principal meeting 7:15 at Jackson’s Corner eastside
Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday, March 10.
No Leadership meeting this month. Please use this time to connect with your Administrator PLC!