To Do:
Staff who do not vaccinate or sign religious/medical exemptions – If you have staff who are asking you what will happen after 10/18 if they do not get vaccinated or sign an exemption, you are to tell them “As of 10/18, you will no longer be employable.” You are not to interpret what that means and you can direct them to reach out to HR with additional questions.
Speaking of vaccinations – We need 100% of your staff to complete the Frontline vaccination form they received via email. If they cannot find the email from Frontline, have them check the “clutter” and “junk” folders, as it has gone to all three places. This survey asks staff to upload their vax card or their waiver form. We will be reviewing staff lists next Friday and notifying you of those staff who have not completed this request. Please provide time or assistance as needed. This is very important. Again 100% participation from every staff member at your school.
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Developing teacher leader teams: In TLC we are excited about increasing our support to teachers with our TOSAs. To support Linda and Colleen in this work, we are seeking 4 Math ICCL (2 MS, 2 HS) and 5 Science ICCL (4 content specific in HS and 1 MS.) An email went out to Science and Math teachers on Friday to apply for ICCL positions. Please encourage your teachers to apply by Sunday October 3rd. We hope to have the ICCLs selected by the end of that week. Those names will be included in this blog.
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PSAT testing Saturday, October 16: Several schools are hosting the PSAT in three weeks. If you are one of those schools, please follow the COVID protocols outlined in this letter (linked here) AND plan to send this letter to families registered for the PSAT at your school.
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Staffing plans – now that hiring has calmed down we need everyone to put the final edits on your staffing plan. Please look at people, positions, and hours and make the necessary updates. Thanks!
Information:
HS Admin Learning Walks: We completed our first Learning Walk Thursday at BSHS. It was awesome! Chris prepared this schedule for our team. Feel free to use this as a template for our visits to your school. Next stop, LPHS next Thursday!
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HERE are the slides from our HS Admin meeting this week.
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HS Admin calendar – agenda topics for work session/business meetings: Our first work session/business meeting is schedule for October 12th 8-9:30. Here is the HS Admin calendar with all of the dates. We will use these session to problem solve together issues that are common in our schools. Examples of topics may include: tools to support students with challenging behaviors, calibrating discipline across the schools, student management during open periods, and school budgeting. Eric Powell will be collecting the work session/business topics for these meetings. Look for an email from him.
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Educator Network Days: As I explained in the HS admin meeting this week, we are planning district wide PLC work for our certified staff (including counselors) and some classified staff on these days. Here is a description from Lora about the purpose and plan for those days. Please do not schedule any building PD on those days. We will have the schedule in next week’s blog. HERE is the (SIW schedule) so you know which days to save for cross school PLC work.
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Expanded Options and COCC online: A few counselors have inquired if Expanded Options money can be used for online classes at COCC. We do not normally allow that because COCC charges an extra $40 per online course. This year they are waiving that fee.
Because of this, we will allow the use of EO money during the 2021-22 school year. Every school is allocated a certain number of credits for Expanded Options. If schools run over that number, you can use your building budget to pay for the additional EO requests.
Just a reminder that the intent of the law is that schools prioritize this money for historically under served populations.
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Staying virtual with Open House: With county metrics and changing frequently, what we are allowing in terms of events and activities can change as well. Because of this, plan on scheduling Virtual Open Houses this year.
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Sub Requests: Filling our sub requests is already serving to be a challenge this year. Please follow these guidelines related to subs.
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From Dean: All new hires in the 21-22 school year (with the exception of counselors, world language and special education) to Bend-La Pine will be involved in the Disciplinary Literacy Training this year.
The first training will be held virtually on October 20th. This may conflict with a staff meeting or other building activities. I apologize for that, with other activities, we were not able to do it on the Educator Network Day. Please prioritize this professional development for our teachers. It is generally a small number of teachers per building. I will send you a list of the teachers I believe to be required to attend the training next week.
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Meet our secondary TOSA’s: This year, we have the exciting opportunity to reap the benefits of a small but mighty secondary TOSA team. For many years, the elementary schools have benefited from the TOSA role as supportive coaches, PD developers, PLC leaders, and curriculum planners. As employees of the Bend-La Pine district, we are so pleased to be able to offer those same roles to secondary curriculum areas.
Please read this week’s post to learn more about the background and experience of our team members: Please Welcome our Secondary TOSA Team!
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YouthBuild is amazing opportunity open to students 16 and older looking for a work based credit earning opportunity. Students transform their lives and roles in society through earning their GED, high school diploma, or college credits, learning job skills, and serving their community through building affordable housing. Recruitment sessions are scheduled for the next four weeks beginning Tuesday, Sept 28. Reach out to [email protected] for more information.
Calendar:
HERE is the calendar for meetings for the year: You will notice we will be in schools on Thursday afternoons for learning walks. Lora and Dean, as well as our secondary TOSA’s may be joining us on those days. The goal is to get into schools/classrooms most Tuesdays and Thursdays. Here is a sample Learning Walk schedule you can use as a guide to plan that visit.
September 28 – MS/HS Admin School Design Work Session 9:00-10:00@ the Ed Center
September 30 – Learning Walk at LPHS 12:45-2:45
October 1 – Open Period Letters collected from parents/filed with their counselor
October 31 – Civil Rights Training completed with staff and recorded here
October 31 – SRP videos viewed by staff and students.
Reminder: complete your work calendars. If you need assistance please contact April Jorgenson.
Mark your calendars for June 20 and 21, 2022 for our Leadership Training Academy.