To Do:
Submit your budget to Kristi Scheiderman by March 8!
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Information:
From Lora: Presenting YouthTruth data to your staff: In the next few weeks, all our principals will receive training in accessing information from this year’s YouthTruth surveys. We believe that when people participate in surveys, they should also have access to the findings. So, it will be a district expectation that you share important information.
By the end of this month, we will share tools and templates as resources for building leaders to help you plan staff activities and family communication regarding your school’s themes, as well as themes that emerge at the district level.
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Secondary blog from Dean and our TOSA’s: Teachers generally think of rubrics as a tool for assessing student products for grading; however, this tool can also work to advance student learning. One way is to give students feedback on how to improve their work by examining how well they have addressed the performance criteria in the rubric and, if given an opportunity, students can see how to revise their work and improve their performance. If the rubric is written with giving feedback in mind, the student can use this tool to identify and improve areas of weakness. Teachers need not spend so much time giving each student specific feedback on their work. This works especially well when teachers are giving much the same feedback to all students.
Check out a couple of ideas around using rubrics for feedback in this blog from Mathematics TOSA Linda Adams.
Rubrics for Feedback: Getting Students to Work Harder Than You
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Conferences – Conferences are in person.
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In addition to bringing back volunteers at the end of March, we will bring back visitors beginning Monday, April 4. Visitors do not need to go through the volunteer background process, but will continue to use Raptor to check in.
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This note about masking updates was sent to our families today:
Guidance for Schools After March 12
The Oregon Department of Education recently released new guidance for schools following the Governor’s announcement that lifted the state’s indoor mask mandate as of March 12.
Key updates include: face masks will be recommended and no longer required for students and staff in schools and on buses, sunsetting current quarantine protocols, and the continuation of isolation for those positive with COVID-19.
Masking becomes strongly recommended
Beginning March 12, Bend-La Pine Schools will continue to strongly recommend masks as a precautionary measure for students and staff, especially for those at high risk of contracting COVID-19, as well as during times when COVID-19 cases are at a high level in the community. The ultimate decision will rest with families and individuals.
Our staff will work to reinforce an environment of respect and inclusion for all members of our district, regardless of their personal health decisions.
Additionally, masks will no longer be required on buses after March 12.
No more quarantine after March 12
Effective March 12, 2022, Oregon will pause contact tracing and quarantine for the general population, including K-12 settings.
The Bend-La Pine Schools COVID-19 Response and Recovery Team will send exposure notifications at the classroom level at elementary schools and school wide at the middle and high school level. School-sanctioned teams, clubs, and activities will also be notified, as appropriate.
Isolation continues
Individuals who have COVID-19 must isolate for at least 5 days. Isolation may end after 5 full days if the individual is fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and symptoms have improved.
Layered mitigation continues
The district will continue to have layered mitigation and safety measures in place to protect the health of the students and staff in our schools. High quality masks and diagnostic tests will be available to those that choose to utilize these tools.
Maintaining a Sense of Community
Students may be feeling excited about the masking change, worried, nervous, anxious or even angry, especially if their choice is different from the majority of their peers. Staff members recognize that students will need opportunities to build empathy and understanding of the different choices/situations they will likely observe in their classrooms. Our responsibility is to honor individual choices and our goal is to create understanding, foster community and prevent divisiveness as much as possible.
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This note was sent to our staff from Lora today:
Masking: After March 12, masking will become strongly recommended, rather than required, for students and staff. This means our hallways, classrooms, gyms, libraries and other school spaces will likely include students and staff who are wearing masks and those who are not. While this will create visible differences, it is key that we continue to honor all students and staff and help them feel like part of a rich community of learners. Jennifer Hauth has put together activities for Friday, March 11th and Monday, March 14th to help with classroom conversations that honor individual choices. This information is being sent directly to teachers but please include this in your own staff communication too.
Additionally, staff cannot require students or parents to mask, but staff members are welcome to utilize one-way masking for themselves.
Bend-La Pine Schools will adopt new COVID-19 Return to Play guidance from the Oregon Schools Sports Association, effective Friday, March 4.
https://www.osaa.org/docs/osaainfo/ReturnToPlayFollowingCOVIDInfection.pdf
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Calendar:
HERE is the calendar for meetings for the year
Here is a sample Learning Walk schedule you can use as a guide to plan that visit.
March 8: HS Principal Work Session with Human Resources 8:00-9:30 @ SHS.
March 10: Learning Walk -WL and CTE 1:00-3:00@MVHS
March 15: HS Admin Work Session 8:00-9:30@ BSHS
March 21-25 Spring Break
March 29: HS Admin Youth Truth Presentation – 8:00-9:30 WebEx
March 31: Learning Walk WL and CTE 1:00-3:00@BTA@MHS
April 4 – Preparing to Lead Equitable Schools–Principals only. 3:30-5:00 location Ed Center