To Do:
February 7th- ICCL/Admin Collaboration
In order to create space for ICCL team time and collaboration, we will not be hosting a district ICCL team training on February 7th. We are asking you to reserve two hours with your ICCL team between now and our next meeting on April 4th. We will be asking ICCL teams to collaboratively share a promising practice or an effort that they are proud of and would like to showcase (aka “Braggy Show and Tell Moment”) around Tier One MTSS Culture and Climate or a Tier One Instructional practice (specifically foundational skills for elementary). Please communicate with your ICCLs regarding the change in calendar.
April 4th prep:
Please prepare a 10 minute presentation on a promising practice or an effort that the ICCL team is proud of including the linkages below.
Linkages:
- Tier 1 culture and climate or Tier 1 instructional practices.
- Collaborative inquiry cycle – describe how the team went through the cycle or what data sources were used to make the decision
- If possible, link to school design plan
- Provide archival documents etc. to share with other schools
- Elem – link to tier 1 core effectiveness meetings (perhaps link to the data question that drove the inquiry cycle)
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From Dean: In collaboration with the Bend Downtown Association our students will have the 2nd annual Youth Art Takeover in Downtown Bend. Our celebration of artists and gallery walk will correspond with First Friday Event, on April 7th. This event is how we will be honoring our students who have won awards for the Scholastic Art competition, senior portfolios, etc., as well as honoring teacher choice artists. We are also hoping to have some student musical and theatrical performances as well!
The ask: Please allow art teachers to head downtown to hang student work on Wednesday April 5th during SIW time. If this is a hardship for the SIW plans that you have in place for April 5th, please connect with your Art teacher ahead of time so that they can make adjustments to their plans.
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Please share this with your Activities Directors: Youth Equity Leadership Conference-As 2022 comes to an end, we are working on creating community by hosting the third annual Youth Equity Leadership Summit on Saturday, January 23rd. The event will be on COCC’s Redmond Campus. The Youth Equity and Leadership Summit (YELS) is dedicated to creating a youth-led space that centers the voices and experiences of BILAPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, People of Color) youth, LGBTQ+ youth, and youth with Disabilities. The Summit aims to provide opportunities for these youth and their allies to engage and inspire each other
to emerge as leaders in our communities
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Please share this opportunity with your CTE teachers:
The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is hosting an Engineering Day event on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. during National Engineers Week. As in years past, we invite high school students to our headquarters in downtown Portland for a day of hands-on workshops and an opportunity to speak to and learn from engineers across various STEM fields.
The Corps is committed to helping the next generation of STEM professionals explore the many possibilities before them. We hope you will share this great opportunity with your students.
HERE is our registration form, which includes travel information. Please return completed and signed registration forms (as a scan or photo) to [email protected] by Feb. 13.
The following is the day’s tentative agenda.
| Start | End | Task |
| 08:30 | 09:00 | Check-In |
| 09:00 | 09:30 | Colonel’s Address and Schedule Overview |
| 09:30 | 09:55 | Presentation (Electrical and Computer Science) |
| 10:00 | 10:25 | Electrical Engineering Activity! |
| 10:30 | 10:55 | Presentation (Mechanical and Structural) |
| 11:00 | 11:25 | Structural Engineering Activity! |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | Lunch and Learn (Pizza and job fair) |
| 12:30 | 12:55 | Presentation (Geotechnical and Trades and Crafts) |
| 13:00 | 13:25 | Hydropower Activity! |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | Closing Remarks and Dismissal. |
You can learn more about our Engineering Day event by watching this short video: https://youtu.be/1Z1YYUhSDDs.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected], 541-645-0757 or email [email protected].
We hope to see you in February!
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From Eric: When you have a free moment, would you please review this document to provide any adjustments/changes you’d want made as we look toward this being a visible document for parents/students/community for the 23-24 school year.
LINK to BLS Cell Phones/Electronics
The goal of this document is to be simple/structured enough for all schools to put in place, but also with some areas for schools to implement according to what works at your specific sites. The language around “Support Plans” would give you the freedom to create a strict ‘support plan’ (ie: Phone required to be turned in daily) while also accounting for a ‘support plan’ that is thoughtful of a unique student situation (IEP).
Finally: For lunch and passing, it seems like there may be some difference between what Middle Schools and High Schools want (and we’d want to be thoughtful of REALMS as well).
For Middle School Principals: Are you currently allowing (or not allowing) cell phones or devices during Passing/Lunch; Do you want to align next year and have NO electronics allowed during passing/lunch?
For High School Principals: Are electronics allowed during passing/lunch? Do you want this to continue for next year?
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Information:
We will begin our Priority Standards work on February 7th and 8th in the Ed Center Board Room. All of the training dates are: February 7 and 8, March 21 and 22 and May 17 and 18.
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We will be sending this Expanded Options letters home to families in February. I will send the translated version to you soon. Remember, the intention is to prioritize our students furthest from justice.
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UKG Update
IMPORTANT: Job Postings
Due to the transition from Frontline’s recruiting system to UKG, we will not have any jobs closing from Monday, February 13 – Thursday, February 16 to give us time to confirm that the open postings due to close after the 16th and all applicant data has sucessfully been moved from one system to the other. Our [email protected] team will work with you to have a closing date before or after this window.
You WILL be able to screen applicants and request to hire for postings that close prior to February 12th through Frontline (all data in Frontline will be retained until June 30th). There will be a transitionary period when you may be using both Frontline and UKG to complete the hiring process.
To learn more about this and how UKG’s recruiting system functions, don’t forget to sign up for one of the trainings below.
Admin/Supervisor In Person Sign Up Link
Tue 1/31 – In Person Recruiting/HRIS/T&L trainings
· 9:30 – 11 am @ Northstar
· 2 pm – 3:30 pm @ MVHS
Tue 2/7 – In Person Recruiting/HRIS/T&L trainings
· 9:30 – 11 am @ Silver Rail
· 2 pm – 3:30 pm @HDMS
Fri 2/10 – In Person Recruiting/HRIS/T&L trainings
· 9:30 – 11 am @ LPHS
· 2 pm – 3:30 pm Virtual (Paul’s Webex Room)
Fri 2/17 – In Person Recruiting/HRIS/T&L trainings
· 9:30 – 11 am @ Ensworth
· 2 pm – 3:30 pm @ Caldera
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Please share this with your teachers:
Oregon Educators,
We hope that this note finds you well. We need your help determining how well we are meeting the needs of Oregon students! We are hoping to recruit paid educator panelists to consult on a grant-funded research project. If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this Smartsheet form.
The Oregon Department of Education was awarded a competitive Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) grant in June of 2020 in partnership with researchers at the University of Oregon. The project is titled,A Study in Equity: Oregon’s 9th Grade Transition and leverages our Statewide Longitudinal Data System and the work of our High School Success (HSS) team. Our progress has been impacted by the pandemic, but we are continuing the work and hoping to pursue engagement with educators who have worked with HSS programs in Oregon. A select number of educators will be recruited to participate in regional teacher panels, with whom we will consult to develop a better understanding of study results and implementation of HSS plans.
We are hoping to recruit 18 total teacher panelists, one representing each respective Education Service District in the state. The department will arrange for temporary employee contracts for each panelist at a rate of $150 per meeting for four meetings per year. ODE will also pay panelists $150 to complete required ODE staff training. This will result in a total contract of up to $750 for those who complete the required training and fully participate in all four meetings. The plan is to continue the same panels for next year, but this will depend on feedback and results. Meetings are anticipated to run no more than 60-90 minutes each, and will be conducted virtually and outside of regular school hours.
ODE will recruit to include diversity in terms of race/ethnicity as well as ESD representation, HSS participation, and other aspects of feedback helpful to inform thinking. All applicants are very welcome. We will also privilege membership for one representative from Juvenile Detention or Youth Corrections Education Programs and one from a virtual charter school. Please distribute among your professional networks to spread the word! Those interested should submit an application using this Smartsheet form. Recruitment will be conducted from now through February 3, 2023. Those selected will be offered temporary employee contracts and notified of ODEs virtual training requirements and how to complete them. They will also be contacted by researchers from the UO to begin making arrangements to meet with panelists synchronously in online webinars hosted by the research team.
Please forward this communication to anyone among your contacts who might be interested in participating. Please direct any questions that you may have to Dan Farley, Principal Investigator for A Study In Equity: Oregon’s 9th Grade Transition project, at ODE.
Thank you for your consideration!
| Heidi Gaylord (she/her)Executive Support SpecialistOffice of Research, Assessment, Data, Accountability & Reporting[email protected] | www.oregon.gov/ode |
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From Jennifer Hauth and Aimee Snyder regarding Sources of Strength:
Need more info about Bend-La Pine School’s Sources of Strength program?
One-Pager with new info session time and adult advisor training
- Virtual Q& A on February 2nd from 2 pm to 3 pm: https://bls.webex.com/meet/jennifer.hauth
- Virtual Q& A on April 18th from 4 pm to 5 pm: https://bls.webex.com/meet/jennifer.hauth
- Required Adult Advisor Training on May 23rd from 8 am to 4 pm
- Registration Link
Informational PPT shared with Admin
Is your school ready to commit to starting Sources of Strength next year?
School Checklist for your school to use to prepare to start Sources of Strength at your school
Online form to submit to Matchstick Consulting when your school is ready to commit to starting Sources of Strength. This is a PDF version of the form that can be used to collect the info before you’re ready to submit the online form. Submitting this online form is how you get your $1,000 start-up funds and Sources of Strength materials from Matchstick.
You can consider the May 23rd as your Adult Advisor training and we can make plans for when your Fall 2023 Teen Leader training will be done at the May 23rd Adult Advisor training.
Schools that are ready to start Sources of Strength sooner than the beginning of next school year can proceed on their own with submitting the online form to Matchstick (see the link below) and can set up their own Adult Advisor and Teen Leader trainings directly with Matchstick. Your school’s Public Health Specialist can help. Otherwise, schools can wait until May 23rd, attend the Adult Advisor/Teacher training, and make plans for their school’s 23-24 rollout of the program at the May 23rd Adult Advisor/Teacher training.
Contact your school’s Public Health Specialist or Aimee Snyder ([email protected]) if you have questions.
Who’s my Public Health Specialist this year?
Bend Senior High, Pilot Butte Middle, Bend Tech Academy: Lindsay ([email protected])
La Pine High and Middle: Amanda ([email protected])
Mountain View High, Sky View Middle: Lani ([email protected])
Summit High, Pacific Crest Middle, and Cascade Middle: Emily ([email protected])
Caldera High, High Desert Middle, Three Rivers, Realms: Aimee ([email protected])
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From Dean Richards: This week’s post focuses on ChatbotGPT and the myriad questions and controversies surrounding its foundational technology that renders complete, sourced essays in seconds. For free.
“Who’s Voice am I Hearing? The Evolution and Revolution of Chatbot Writing”
You’ll read a few immediately-possible suggestions for navigating this new challenge, and you’ll see a curated variety of topical link options to explore. And, finally, you’ll receive a TGIF Chatbot poem (because it is, after all, our Friday too).
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Calendar:
January 23: Secondary VP/Dean Professional Development 7:30-8:30 @ Education Center, Board room
January 24: HS Principal work session 8:00-9:30 @Summit HS Library HS Accounting Techs, Athletic Directors and Activities Directors included
January 25: Asian Family Night 5:30-7:00 PCMS
January 26 & 27: Katie and Dean out of office attending COSA Winter Conference
February 1: Flip the Script (Black Family Night) 5:30-7:00 @ PCMS
February 2: No students; 1/2 day Site Based Training and 1/2 day work day
February 3: Teacher work day 8-4. Staff work at their schools.
February 3: Professional Development with CEL for all administrators 8:00am-2:00pm @ BSHS in Perseverance Hall.
February 14: HS Administrators Work Session. 8:00-9:30 @ MVHS