To Do:
Job Fair Monday: Just a reminder that the job fair will be this Monday: April 11 from 12:00 – 6:00 pm, with lunch provided for administrators. We will be meeting with candidates from 1:00 – 6:00 and are continuing the past practice of asking all administrators to be present to interview candidates for a two-and-a-half hour shift. Buildings with two or more administrators need to have at least one admin present at all times during the event.
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Important Reminders:
Please submit your safety plan AND indoor contingency plan for Graduation by May 2. We will review them at our May 5 COVID meeting. There are two circumstances that will require us to move graduation indoors and therefore need a contingency plan: unsafe smoke levels and lighting/thunder.
Be sure to allow a time during your ceremony in which Dr. Cook accepts the class.
22-23 HS School design plans are due by May 13. Here is the link to the School Design folder. HERE is a link to the essential questions Dave Van Loo prepared to guide thinking about plan design.
Information:
Summer School: Please share this link about Summer School employment opportunities with your staff. Kevin Milner is the administrator leading this work and Dean is our HS lead.
“Home Bound Tutoring –
Teachers, if you are interested in making a few extra dollars this spring, or long term we are in desperate need for Home Instructor/Tutors. If you have any interest or questions, please reach out to Josh Marks via email or phone for specific details. [email protected] or 541-355-1060.”
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From our Secondary TOSA’s and Dean: We are in the final stretch of an incredibly challenging year. Each of us have given all that we can to support our students in ways that we never knew we had in us. Baked into the teacher DNA is hard work and dedication to our students.
Remember as we see the end of the 2021-22 school year in our sights, that we must take care of ourselves in order to be ready to help our students finish strong.
This week’s blog is from Culture of Care Coach (and former Bend High School Psychologist) Amy Yillik. She shares strategies to help us make the final push.
10 Tips for Getting to the Finish Line
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From our Secondary TOSA’s and Dean: Do you and your students get high anxiety this time of year due to end of the year summative assessments? If so, read on about ideas that can be used in your classroom to help reframe and reduce that anxiety.
Linda Adams, Mathematics TOSA, shares a personal story about how she helped her students excel when the pressure was high.
Supporting Students During High Stakes Testing
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From Melissa in Tech – In a blink, here we are again at the time to look at end-of-year purchasing! We’re sending this reminder out even earlier this year because we are still experiencing some availability and shipping delays. Lots of things are in our stock now or can arrive quickly, but many items like projectors, iPads, and some computers and monitors still take weeks longer than we’re used to. We are trying to maintain a reasonable number of difficult-to-obtain items in our stock, but we can’t guarantee numbers once everyone starts buying. We’ll do our best to fill your requests or offer a work-around, and the more time we have to do this before the deadline, the better our odds of success. Please keep in mind that all materials purchased under the current year’s budget must be physically received by our department by June 30, with paperwork to prove delivery date. There is no flexibility in this deadline and our accountants do follow up on dates listed on tracking and delivery. Anything received after June 30 will be returned to the vendor or that money will have to come out of next year’s budget.
This year, we are encouraging all 2022-23 orders to be placed by early May to maximize the odds of those items arriving by the deadline. This time of year is always busy, so earlier is better for getting your purchase requests in. Please don’t hesitate to email me any questions you might have. I’ll be out of the office for the rest of this week but will catch up and start placing orders next week.
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From Scott Bojanowski: It has been brought to our attention that some schools have their secure vestibule unsecured and propped open. We need to ensure that schools are meeting the expectation that their school entries are locked and that vestibules are being secured properly.
It is unacceptable to prop doors open or left unlocked for the sake of convenience. Safety must be a priority at all times. The district works hard to create a culture of safety and we appreciate your attention to this important detail.
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Calendar:
April 11: Central Oregon Job Fair 12:00-6:00 @Redmond Fair Grounds
April 12: HS Admin Work Session 8:00-9:30 @ MVHS
April 13: HS Admin PD with Roseburg HS/District Team 2:00-3:00 @ Ed Center room 314
April 14: Principals WS (staffing/transfers) 8:00-9:00 @ Ed Center room 312
April 14: Learning Walk LA and SS 1:00-3:00@ CHS cancelled and will be rescheduled!
April 18, 19, 20: Katie at a conference in Virginia
May 9th: Preparing to Lead Equitable Schools– Principals only 3:30-5:00 Ed Center, Room 314